Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-18
COMMERCE BODY
NAMES WAIDRON
new PRESIDENT
Businessmen Oppose Proposed
Tax on All Tonnage at
Local WhafVes

At the annual meeting OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce held yesterday af-
ternoon, the following OFFICERS were
elected:
President F. L. Waldron.
First yice-president E. Faxon.
Bishop.
Second yice-president-J. F. G. Ha-
gems.
TreasurerH. II. Walker.
Dtrectors--E. "A. Berndt, F. E.
Blake, Norman Watkins, g. p. Wild
er, l. A. Thurston, E. d. Tenney, E.
II. Spalding, r. w. Shingie, s. s. Pax
son, E. II. Paris, j. l. Mclean, w. H.
McInerny, F., ]. Lowrey, A. Lewis, Jr.,
George p. Denison, ]. p. Cooke and
G. F. Bush.
Following the election, the members
OF the chamber discussed membership
dues Wallace r. Harrington asked
for a reduction to q a month in or
der to let "the little fellow in, as
he expressed II. Secretary Raymond
G. Brown opposed Farrington's pro-
posal, stating that the new order to
have reports printed Is tending to in
crease expenses and that the money
was needed. Brown recommended an
increase. but the decision was that the
dues remain the same, $3.50 a month.
George R. Carter, the retiring presi-
dent, complimented the chamber on
the results of the past year. F. c.,
Atherton urged a better attendance.
at annual meetings especially.
The following withdrew their names
as candidates before the commence
ment of the meeting F. G. Atherton
for vice-president, C. H Cooke and
E. i Spalding for treasurer, G. F.
Bush for second vicepresident, and
r. H. Trent and Ed Towse for dfrec-.
tors.
After a lengthy discussio1, taking in
every possible angle, the chamber
went on record as being against the
Legislative bill to tax all incoming
and outgoing freight passing over the
local government Wharves at 10.
cents ton.
Charles j. Mccarthy, member Of
the harbor commission, told the mem
bers Of the chamber that the wooden
piers are rapidly going to pieces and.
win have to be replaced with rein
forced concrete wharyes IN the near
future. The speaker said that repairs
to the wharves in the past five years
cost an amount equal to one-half the,
original cost Of constructing the piers.
The colonel said that the territory IS
paying $3.50, 900 interest and Incident.
al expenses for the upkeep and opera
tion of the piers.
J. L. Mclean Of the Inter-Island
Steam Navigation Company said that
wharf tolls would be unfair to his
company and to the consumers and
merchants Of the tsIands. He pointed
out that goods arriving in Honolulu
consigned to. wholesale houses would
be forced TO pay 10 cents ton when.
the cargo ID landed, 10 cents a ton
when it passed over the Honolulu
wharves consigned TO other island
merchants and 10 cents a ton at the
point of destination, making total.
wharfage tax of 80 cents q ton He
said that itwould encourage mail or
der business with the mainland firms
The tendency is to drive business
over private piers. the speaker de-.
clared. He pointed on that at pres.
ent owners Of private whafves are v0l-l
unfairly paying q ten-cent tax on
every ton This money goes to sup
port charitable organizations in. the
city, although a part Of Il is retained
as an emergency fund, to be used In
the event OF q quarRntined port, and
other such contingencies He said