The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-01-24
PROGRESS FOR
CONSOLIDATION
Bylaws Drafted for Organize.
ton Of Greater Chamber
of Commerce.

While the special committee repre-
senting the chamber Of commerce, the
merchants association and the civic
union has completed the draft of by.
laws for n Greater Honolulu Chamber
of Commerce there are still number
of problems to be worked out, accord.
ing to certain members of the commit
tee and officers of the organizations.
One of these is the question of carry
ing on the direct work of the organ
izations under the consolidation. Thus
the work now pertaining to the mer.
chants association is important and
will have to be followed up by the
greater chamber; also the wide scope
of the present chamber will have to be
considered, while the civic union s ac-
tivities win be merged.
l.. Tenney Peck, chairman of the
civic committee which is working for
the formation of this great body of
commercial and business interests for
Honolulu, is optimistic. Speaking yes
terday of the work so far accomplished
and to be done Mr.. Peck said:
Consolidation Plan.
GAS the first basis of action, the cham.
Der of commerce and the merchants
association will come together in one
body. Then the doors will be opened
to a more comprehensive membership,
and the activities of the greater cham
Der of commerce enlarged on lines
somewhat similar to those adopted in
recent years by Boston, Rochester,
rIax.alov1 AnOalau onl n
cisco, so that the organization will be
munity enterprise and development,
civic as well as commercial.
"The joint committee has held two
meetings. 1t met Monday and adjourn
ed to the call of the chair. In the
meantime the members will consult
with their respective organizations, by
which the proposal will be discussed
and altered perhaps in many ways be.
fore being finally adopted, if the move
ment is to go on to contamination.
Commenting briefly upon the results
of the consolidation so far as it may
affect the present organization of the
promotion committee, E. A. Berndt said
yesterday:
Undoubtedly the promotion com
mittee will disappear as a self-contain
ed body if the scheme goes through
There will be no commercial body out
side of the greater chamber Of com
merce.
Important Work Necessary.
f. 1. Spalding, former president o.
the chamber of commerce, who worked
hard for greater chamber Of com
merce while at the head of the present
chamber and who is chairman of tn,
joint committee, was inclined to b,
enthusiastic, when seen yesterday, owe
the prospects for the new body. H,
believes that it win be productive o.
great benefit to both Honolulu as thu
capital and commercial center of tn,
Territory as web as for the entire Ter
ritory itself.
! Mr.. Spalding accentuated the neces
sity of providing in the new chambe
for the work here so important to tn,
retail business interests, now looked
after by the merchants association
Cooperation with the commercial or
CARNATIONS of the Japanese and Chi
nese is also an important question, TO
il is proposed that all the interests o
the city should pull together for tn
good of the community.
Incidentally, while the copies of tn
proposed bylaws are being discusset
by the members of the two organiza
lions directly involved. there is cUnsid
cradle comment concerning the variou
questions covered in these bylaws an,
il is probable that there will be som
amendments before they are finall.
adopted as a whole. Among these i
that of membership, which is wide a
to qualifications for membership, blu
circumscribed as to the manner of cleo
tiUn.
The merchants association will hol
its annual meeting tomorrow and i
is more than probable that action will
be taken upon this important question
of consolidation.