The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-20
FEDERAL AID.
FOR ROADS
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Chamber Of Commerce to Ask
Congress for Share of Proposed
T $25o,ooO,ooo Appropriation for
Post-roads Judge Ballou Will
Ask That Pinefpples Be Delet-
ed from List Of Fruits on Quar-
hntine List.

From Thursday Advertiser

NfTom lnurSday AdVerIser.)
The trustees Of the Honolulu Cham.
Der of Commerce v3ted yesterday to
request Judge sydney NJ. Ballou to
appear for the chamber at the public
hearing in Washington scheduled for
today, lie was directed to insist that
Hawaiian pinespples be deleted from
the list Of fruits the shipment of
which is forbidden from Hawaii to the
mainland because Of possible fruit.Ay
infestation.
A motion was carried to have the
Delegate demand that Hawaii be Civ.
en- its share Of the money to be ap.
propriated by the Shackleford bill for
federal post-roads The shaekleford
bill, which has passed the house, ap
propriates $25,OOO,O0O pc. annum from.
the general revenues for road con
struetion in each Of the seyerai
States the apportionment to be made
as follows:
Half Of that sum to be divided pro
rata to population Of the states, and
half pro rata TO the mileage Of post
roads in the several states, The bill
passed the house few days ago by
a vote of 252 to AZ. 1t has been
hailed with joy by the congressman as a
brand new variety of Democratic pork.
barrel, and there is no reason why
Hawaii should not have its slice, Pres,
ident Carter said. ,,. i.
Would Keep Naval Station Busy.
On motion Of J. A. Kennedy the
chamber will request the secretary of
the navy, through the Delegate, to as.
sign to the Pearl Harbor drydock and
machine shops the repair Of fair pro
rata of the government vessels on the
Pacific, The repair of certain def,
mite percentage of all government
vessels Is given TO the Bremerton
yards and the balance to Mare Island
as a matter Of government policy to
keep the machinists connected with
the naval establishments fully EN-
ployed -dnning -timas Of peace IN o=der
that naval plant may be efficient IN
time of national stress. Kennedy
pointed out that as it was only mat.
ter of two or three years until the
drydock will be completed IL was not
too early to begin to think about get
ting the full Complementary plant, and
getting work for il to do. his will
result in, bringing large population
to Honolulu. A @
Il. +. Bishop feelingly remarked that
1t was too bad to bring more govern.
ment employees here as it is almost i'm
possible for civilians to hire cooks now.
The matter of the federal improve
ments in Nawiliwili harbor were then
discussed and the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted: III.
Plea for Nawiliwili Harbor. &,
Whereas, There is now before the
Congress of the United States of
America House Resolution Number
1894, being A Bill for the Construction
of Breakwater at Nawiliwili Harbor,
Island of Kauai, Territory of Hawaii ;;
and, "f - Ht. r..
Whereas, The breakwater and har-
Dor indicated in said bill are vital to
the commercial interests of the Island
of kauaf, Territory of Hawaii. -.
'TheTefore, BE IL Resolved, by the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce that
the Congress of the United States be
and is hereby requested and urged to
take up an act tavorably upon said
House Resolution Number 1894, and to
make other provision as will speedily
provide the harbor of Nawiliwii, Kan-
al, Territory Of Hawaii, the breakwa.
ter and shipping facilities appertain:
ing thereto. ,r. .-..2..,. q. "A
u Resolved, That copies of this reso.
luton be transmitted through our Dele.
gate to the President of the Senate ana
the speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives. - .s .s.t -
George R. Carter, president Of the
chamber announced a special committee
consisting of q. q. Guild, +. II. Paris
ana .. r. Warren TO study the subject
or the prevention of Are waste in this
eity. This committee is to consider
the IRE lighting program in connection
rates. - : 'N
President Eatw Arsad the following
letter which he had written on behalf
OF the chamber Of commerce to WilIett
q Gray, the Sugar Statistieians Of New
YORK. The chamber has been endeay.
orig TO impress the fact upon these
autnorAues mat Hawai- is a part of the
Union and that our sugars are domestic
ana not foreign. Carter's letter
reads: ~, .I FT' ~ 'f'.e'
Seeks Proper classification. !
" Gentlemen. Many thanks for your
letter OF February sixth. The Honolu, |
Ia Chamber of Commerce can heartily
agree with ,you, that your classification
OF Hawaiian sugars as other than do.
nestle Is without intention on yonr
part to mislead the public and Il is
hecanse we believe this that we tool;
me liberty of calling your attention to
the matter 3.... ..,. -
-. " Far ke it from MS to even suggest
the classification that will best suit
yonr purnose, but. gentlemen. il YOU do |
not use the standard definition for the
word domestic asd qualify it in no
way, then is It not possible that with,