The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-11-15
REPRESENTATIVE
IN CAPITAL
WANTED

! Delegate Kuh.o, h.v.ns appointed his
own svs .otart, ana having d1tiOed to
| eia Do uh aY such WAct.er the com
| tr Hb organ cations OF the cty would
1amv h.M as thor ~ ashingtoa repre-
sentative, following the line OF action
taken when George Mex. Me, l,lan was
ne Delegate secretary, the chamber
| ui commerce yesterday decided to can.
ass tlc situation with a view to nam
ny thcir own sfecia prcsentati,e e, but
one who wou rs lar us practicable
We on the friend lest terms with tho
| Delegate
Vice President Frank Atherton of
the chamber OF commerce, at yester-
day s meeting OF the trustees, stated
that he had talked this matter over
with II w. Single, ono OF the Dele
gate S close friends, and asked HIN con.
corning the Delegates secretary. Mr..
Shingle informed him that the Delegate
had selected Jack Desha, and that he
considered him satisfactory. Mr.. Shin.
gle also informed Mr.. Anterior that
kuhio did not expect the commercial
bodies to name his secretary as their
representative and did not expect to
call upon the commercial bodies for
any financial support for his secretary
or to increase his secretary $ salary.
Mr.. Shingle told Mr.. Anterior that
the Delegate, however, would be glad
to further any matters of theirs and
would be glad to have them referred
to him, aud he would do his best with
them in the house of representatives
and give them his personal attention
and cooperate with the commercial
bodies in every way possible.
n. /. Spalding was of the opinion
that representative of the organiza-
tions had been of convenience in the
past, and he believed the system should
be continued w. +. Dillingham; said
it was for the best interests of the Is
lands to have as representative in
Washington an able man who knew the
Islands and who knew the ropes in
Washington. He did not think any
time should be lost in obtaining such
n man.
In order to get the matter properly
before the meeting, Mr.. Spalding's mo-
tion that the president of the chamber
of commerce and the president of the
merchants association confer on this
subject, was passed. The two presi-
respective bodies at an early date.
The New City Charter.
Acting President Atherton also
brought before the meeting the sug.
gestion that action be taken on the
proposed new city charter. 1t was
stated, however, that Governor Frear
was taking the initiative, and the cham
Der will await action from the execu-
tive building before making move.
A. +. Arledge, lighthouse inspector,
notified the chamber of commerce that
the lighthouse steamer Kukui would not
be removed from Hawaiian waters. A
communication was also received from
Jack Desha, the Delegate Is secretary at
Washington, announcing the same news.
Judge Ballou, who is the planters
representative in Washington, was
named as the chambers delegate to the
first annual meeting of the National
Chamber of Commerce, to be held in
January.
Bruce Cartwright, consul for Peru,
transmitted copy of an official call
for representation from the Islands to
the Fifth LatinAmerican Medical Con
gress, to be held in Lima, Peru, July
10, 1913.
The Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
invited the local chamber to be repre-
scented Mt the Third Annual Road Con-
gress and the Ninth Annual Conference
Of American Road Builders Associa-
ton, to be held December SO, 1912.
Promotion Endorsement.
Various resolutions which were passed
by the civic convention at Hilo last
summer were presented through letter
from Secretary Henry w. Kinney, the
one being endorsement of the
promotion committee work and urging
hat the legislature make liberal pro.
vision for carrying on the work in
much larger way.
Mr.. Atherton said that in view of the
Importance of this promotion work the
'esolution should be referred to the leg.
slative committee. 1t was stated also
hat this matter, with Others, will come
up before the joint committee of all
he commercial organizations, to be
considered before the Legislature meets
md while it is in session