Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-08
LOCAL man FOR
COLLECTOR JOB
G|sT OF CABLE
TO WASHINGTON
Commercial Bodies Unite in
Forwarding Request to
Secretary McAdoo
RESOLUTION PAYS TRIBUTE
TO WORK OF STACkABL {
II Change Is to be Made, Resi-
dent Of Territory Asked
to be Appointed
RESOLUTION PAYS TRIBUTE
TO WORK OF STACkABLE {

10 Dc AppuiIiteu
lengthy eablegran, signed hy the
ncnclulu Chamber of Commerce and
me honclpu Merehants Aseoelation,
this mornlne Vas torNarceo . WIZ
liam Q. McAooc, secretary q the trea.
sury, urging thst the person selected
g take the place q Z. z. sfackanle
- collector q customs q this port,
" case any epanse - % pe mace pe
: RESIDENT o. the terr'sory o. raWah.
faying 2 ltrlDnte 70 =. =. stackaDle .c
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Cd 70 resign. the trustees OF tne Cnam.
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The resolution which nnahy was
adopted was IN the TORN Of an amend.
ment 70 resolution offered BY J. A.
Kennedy, which was not passed or
account Of the fact that It suggested
step which TIE directors and trustees
did not favor the commercial bodies
taking at this time The amendment
was proposed by 2. !. Bishop and
was nnanimously adopted Following
the meeting i was cabled % Seere-
tary Of the Treasury McAooo IN fuil.
the message reading as follows:
The following resolution was IN
animonsly passed g = jolnt meeting
OF the commercial bodies q Honolulu
this day. for which We ash Jour scare-1
ful attenti0us
BE Il resolved bg the trustees OF
the Honolulu Chamber Of Commerce
and the directors Of the Honolulu
Merchants Asnociation that q cable
be forwarded to the secretary Of the
treasury at washington stating that
the services OF the present collector
OF customs OF the district Of Hawaii.
Mr.. =. r. Stackable, have been highly
efficient for period OF IA years past.
but II any change is to be made. In
asmuch as we have among our citi-
zens men Of ability and standing able
20 fili this position satisfactorily to the
government and the territory. that We
respectfully request that q resident
or this territory be appointed to the
position.
The resolution presented by Mr..
Kennedy follows:
aBe Il resolved BY the Honolulu
Chamber OF Commerce that this body
favors the appointment Of local busi-
ness man for this position, in the
event that Mr.. Stackable no longer
continues to hold the same, and
"That in view Of the efficient and
capable services which have been
rendered to the commercial commun-
ity Of the territory OF Hawaii, or e. J.
Mccarthy, during the past three
years, as harbor commissioner. and In
further consideration OF his fitness for
the position Of collector of customs.
both ifi1his personal character and his
business abilities, which are Of the
highest order this body respectively
urge and recIs est the he be appointed
To the position df collector Of customs
for the port Of Honolulu. And be IL
further resolved that this request be
Immediately cabled to the authorities
in Washington"
The first paragraph in Mr.. Ken.
nedy,s resolution met with the approx
al Of those present. but 1t was the