The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-05-17
PLAN MEETING OF
BOARD OF TRADE
HILo's BODY TAKES FIRST STEP
IN MoMENToUs MOVEMENT
IN THE ISLANDS.

Hilo's Board of Trade has taken the
initiative in calling a convention of all
the commercial organizations of the
Territory, with Hilo to act as hotess.
The object is to have the members of
these bodies become better acquainted
and to bring the organizations to-
gether in such manner that they will
cooperate in the future in matters of
common interest. The Hilo board of
trade was to have held a meeting at
Hilo Tuesday to decide upon a plan of
action and to extend the invitations
to the other organizations.
The matter was brought up before
the meeting of the Hilo board of trade
directors by DIR. Elliott, the president
of the board, last week and it was de-
cided to place the proposition before
the general meeting on Tuesday. The
proposition has been taken up in a
tentative manner during the past
month, and there has been some cor
respondence in this line with several
DuslHOsS VI
So far the proposition has met with
considerable encouragement. 1t is plain
that the the commercial interests of the
entire group by being associated, more
or less formally, will acquire a unity
which will make for strength. The in
terests of the various commercial bodies
coincide in most matters, and by work
ing together the united business inter
ests could without doubt make their
power felt in manner far more eff
fective than they can at present, when
they work without unity or cooperation.
All Get Together.
1t has been suggested that the com
mercial and civic bodies including the
chamber of commerce and the mer.
chants association, of Honolulu; the
chamber of commerce of Maui, the
] Civic League of Kohala, and the I'm.
provement Club of Kona, be invited to
| join with the Hilo Board of Trade in q
| general convention to be held in Hilc
at time to be agreed upon by the
various organizations. For such a con
vention an appropriate program would
be prepared, and, while the business
men from the various islands would
thus be given an opportunity to become
better acquainted, the convention
would proceed to outline some form OF
a central organization or federation OF
the different bodies, which could ar
range for annual conventions, to be
held on the different islands, and
which could make such provisions as
should be found useful or necessary fol-
the carrying out of the work of the
various institutions as unit.
Honolulu in Favor.
E. I. Spalding, president of the cham
Der of commerce, and A. J. Gignoux
president of the merchants assoeia
ton, are each fully in accord with tn,
purposes of the proposed convention.
Personally, it appears to me to b,
a good movement said Mr.. Spaldinl
yesterday. "'While we have to con
slider our local interests and act as eff
fectively as we can, frequently matter
of general or territorial interest, sucl
as federal or local legislation, arise il
which harmonious and united action j
very desirable. By becoming better &C
quainted in our various commercial OF
CARNATIONS, methodical action can b
obtained
'Honolulu has been at disadvant
age in the past by lack of union il
regard to important public matters an
the failure to pull together, and tn
Territory has also suffered because o
lack of united action.
$50 far as the attitude of the loca
chamber of commerce is concerned tina
is matter to be decided by the boar
, of trustees. A preliminary lette
from Doctor Elliott was read at the las
meeting of the trustees and was re
ceived with favorable expressions. w
understood then that formal inviti
ton to cooperate would be extended t
! the chamber