Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-25

Plan TO CARE
FOR VISITORS

Stirred to action. through an address
delivered by Lorrin A. Thurston, the
Joint committee Of the three CONNER
cial organizations of Honolulu, which
was appointed to make arrangements
for the second annual convention Of
the civic and commercial bodies OF
the territory which will be held In Ho,
nolulu. September IL to 30, this morn
ing voted to cancel all trivial matters
of business which might come up at
the conference, and restrict the SEES
sion to questions OF promotion, tourist
travel and affairs of immediate terri.
torial importance.
Before calling for discussion, Chair
man Won .Hamm announced the pro-
gram for the three-day conference.
The first day will consist OF the pre-
sentation Of the credentials OF the
delegates and the delivering Of num-
Der of addresses during the morning.
while it is planned to hold banquet
at the commercial club in the after
noon, following which II has been spg-
gested to take the delegates on 9 trip
to Pearl Harbor. Admiral G. B. 4,
Moore was suggested as being the
speaker at the luncheon. The morn.
ing of the second day will be given
over to addresses, one by the super.
intendent OF public works and others
relating to roads. harbors, wharyee
and improvements, and also briei
talks by the visiting delegates. II il
trip to the various fortifications In
and about the city. The business OF
the session would be completed on
the second day. while on the third q
trip around the island has been sug-
gested, this to be followed by q ban.
quet at one OF the hotels In the even
ing.
Upon the call by the chairman FOR
suggestions, Lorrin A. Thurston re-
sponded and spoke, in part, as fol-
lows:
Il have talked with many OF hose
who were a ike dance at the I5ilo
convention rsst year, and my fe ling
is that the isfsilds must ret together
and do som sling before i III; OK eye
is Put on the sugar industry.
We must not wait until me Industry
gets that black eye, but we must start
at once In order to meet the situation
/
should do all In our power to keep
our money at home. and to 40 this we
must stand back OF the sma / faime:
who will raise the produce which we
have been in the habit of paying large
sums Of money to coast firms for. The
government has started a small ex-
pertinent farm at Glenwood, Hawaii,
and hear that 1t is proving a great
success. If the tariff is to be taken
OF sugar, we should make plans to
figure on tourist income instead Of
a sugar income, and in order to do
this We should double our appropria-
ticn to the local promotion commit
tee. l believe that a satisfied tourist
is one of the best mediums of adver-
Using of which Hawaii can boast. .
A. Gartley, speaking from stand
point of the work which the coming
convention expects to accomplish, said
that the delegates from the islands
should get together and discuss needs
and conditions, and that, II necessary,
the members of the board Of super
visors and the government officials
should be invited to attend the con-
ference. The matter of roads was
taken up by Robert Single, who said
that some action should be taken to-
ward keeping the roads of Oahu In
constant repair The roads in Kauai
which have been laid three years or
more" he said. ARE today in far
better condition than the new belt
road on Oahu which has just been
completed"
The matter of financing the trip OF
the delegates from the other islands
was taken up. and after discussion
as to whether they should pay their
own expenses. or whether these ex-
penses should be met by the local
commercial organizations, the matter
was referred until the next meeting,
at which time the reports of the island
chairmen will be presented and the
correct number of delegates ascer-
tanned. 1t was favored however, that
in case Honolulu furnish the money
for the expenses of the delegates, that
this money be raised by subscription.
James L. Mclean, appointed as COM
mittee of one to take up the matter
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