The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-11-17
CHAMDERAMENDS
its BYLAWS and
ATTACKS TRAMWAY
Proposal Of Engineering Company
d Tpl0sesPa Against
=, ~ After Debate
Thirty Members Present At
Meeting United In
Opposition q

morce Of Honolulu discussed all the
proposed amendments to their bylaws
at the monthly meeting yesterday. With
the exception of article 7, section /,
nll the proposed amendments wore
adopted. This paragraph relating to
the selection Of candidates for election
as directors and officers will stand with.
out change. t.
Proposes New Bylaw ..
! +. J, Lowrey gave notice that he will
, introduce n new bylaw, rs follows; g.
"Any committee handling indcpend.
ent of special funds shall make an
annual report to the TREASURER If the
chamber Of commerce in order that
{ they may be combined by him in a
general balance sheet showing the total
receipts and disbursements of the cham,
Der including its committees. 49,.
After sharp debate by y. B. Dole,
A. i. Castle and Ed. LOwrsy, the re.
! port of the public utilities committee
relating to the aerial tramwuy AT the
1 Pail was partially adopted "in 30 far
as being opposed to its constructions"
on motion of Mr.. Lowrey, seconded BY
| Mr.. Castle. The thirty members pre-.
! sent went on record as being I'm.
animous in their opposition. The report
! follows:
"In keeping with an action by the
last meeting of the members, held on
October Is, 1916, whereby the question
| of a proposed aerial tramway, which
is to run from the bottom of the Pail
on the windward side of Oahu to the
top of the Pail, was referred to the
| public utilities committee for investi.
! CATION, your public utilities committee
beg to report that il has carefullyNcon.
sidered the proposition from the view
point of all the interests that NAV be
served through the construction of the
so-oalled aerial tramway. 1t has heard
the side of Mr.. f. J. Lord, president
of the Lord-Y Young Engineering Com.
pany, who makes the application, from
MIR. George N. Collins, city and county
engineer, from Governor Pinkham and
from representative of the Oahu Ship
ping Company.
Viewed From Many Points
| 1.-THE proposed tramway has been
cOnsideredifrom the standpoint of i'm.
pairing the beauty of the scenery on
the other side of the Pail; the service
such tramway may render to the
interests on the other side of the Pail:
the use of the Pail road from the top
| of the Pail into Honolulu by trucks
which may be used to convey freight
into Honolulu and the possibility of
trucks on the Pail road interfering with
the road as an asset to tourists. The
committee also considered the tramway
ms necessity in the development OF
commercial industries of this city, and
in fact every angle, insofar as has
been possible, and it's conclusions are
as follows: =
"YOur committee does not feel that
the objections to the proposed aerial
tramway on the score of destruction of
the scenic beauty of the Pail, are well
founded. 1t is of the opinion, on the
contrary, that the establishment of an
aerial tramway from the windward side
| of the Pail to the top of the Pail would
probably stimulate agriculture and its
products to such an extent that an
increase in the wealth of the Islands
may be looked for. The committee is
strongly of the opinion, however, that,
| unless some means of transporting
freights or goods of any kind or ma.
ture, which may be brought to the top
of the Pail by aerial tramway, may he
employed other than by means of the
Pail road, that the project should not
receive the approval of the chamber Of
| commerce.
at would not take action which
could be construed as opposing com.
mercial development Of this island or
the Islands of the Territory. 1t can.
not forget, however, the wonderful
beauties of the Pail and the pleasures
attending visits thereto by tourists and
citizens in trip from Honolulu to
the Pail.
No Way Of Moving Freight
| Ar present no means of bringing
frrights from the Pail to Honolulu are
off"r"d except the Pail road and, with
II largely increased number of convey
nrr"s which wonld be used in transport,
ing freight from the Pail TO Honolulu,
The committee is of opinion that the
Pail road would almost be denied 10
| 'I"hsure conveyanees. The question
| rises as to whether or not d modern
means of transportation, such as an
aerial tramwPy. is a necessity to the
ptNrcsts on the windward side of Oahu
! This position has been carefully COZ.
| sidCrcd, and the committee il of opin.
| ion that corporation now operating
| ii'Ih INV NIhuNHIu III NuHu 10 no
nOlulu and back is at present providing
II means Of transportation adequate TO
the demand
"Under the circumstances, your com.
mittee is of opinion that the chamber
of commerce should not act faVorablv
on tn" proposition to construct an
aerial tramway from the windwerd side
+ Oahu TO the top Of the Pail nnlras
h" freight from the top of the Pail be
transported to itS destination in Homo
lulu by ms other than the use of the
present. Pah road"
Tho report is signed by the following
0'"rrbors: J. n s. Williams, George A.
Brown and J. +. Child
w q. Cooke, of New York, was
l""t"d delegate to the annual meeting
Vt the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States to be held at Washing
ton January 81, February and 2. 1917,
the other delegate being 8 NJ. Ballou.