The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-03-17
Nine Out Of Twenty-Three Off
cers Reelected BY Honolulu
Commerce Body
SECRETARY BROWN MAKES
FULL REPORT OF ITS WORK
Uncle Robert Levers Is Remem.
bered On His Natal Day BY
His Mates

There was well attended meeting
81 the members 81 the Chamber Of
Commerce at the annual election Of
6aicers yesterday afternoon. Follow
Ing the reading Of the reports of the re
firing president, Fred L. waldron, and
secretary Raymond C. Brown, the cleo
ton Of officers was had with the result
that George W. Smith was the choice
Of the members for the presidency, his
only opponent, r. W. Macfarlane, hav-
ing withdrawn his name from eonsid-
Grafton. The other officers elected are
J-F. c. Hagens, first vice president;
Norman E. Geige, second vice presf-
dent; J. Il. Cockburn, treasurer. SE
\, The directors elected are George II.
Angus, Z. A. Berndt, +, E, Blake, A. j.
Campbell, A. L. Castle, J. p, Cooke, r.
A. Cooke, Richard Ivers, A. Lewis Jr.,
n. J. Lowrey, 8. 8. Paxson, T. II. Petrie,
Geo. Rodiek, j. 4. Shsedy, 4. I. Spald-
ing, Norman Watkins and Z. o. White.
Secretary Makes Report
The secretary's report was a very
fnli one and dealt chiefly with the
work accomplished by the chamber
through its several committees, all Of
which have been very active during the
year, with the exception of four Of
them, As there was no demand for
their attention on matters coming IN.
r.their Jurisdi, ton they had no meet
ings. The report states that "the mem
befa of these standing committees are
keenl, alert to the interests of Honolu,
Ia Rnd II occasion had required service
in line with their activities. they would
have zealously performed their func.
tions,,' ami then it continues:
1.-THE work Of the chamber Is con.
tinnaliy taking on new activities and
it's to be hoped its influence win con
tihne 20 be felt ON all questions to the
endsthat an expression Of the chamber
Of commerce can be accepted as an ex.
preston Of the citizens, and an express
ion Of the eitizehss an expression of
The chamber. We need more members.
An organization can only be rs strong
a. lie membership. If all the business
men Of Honolulu can be enrolled in
the otfanization, there is no task too
hard, not 10 there plan in the interest
Il can be enthusiastically accomplished II
Z the membersbip will hut mt it's solid
shoulders to the wheel, - ~.
NJ. Waldron Reviews Work ~ -
The report of the retiring president
went into the development Of the Ter
rito-y AMI dwelt on the various crops
Or the Islands Of which the t'tourisi
crop, Is beeoming-a valuable one. The
position OF the chamber on shipping
mhtters was discussed and the presi
dents opinion on the manner Of con
Quoting the affairs of the city by tn,
supervisors is treated in very ters.
manner. Here is Mr. WaldrOn s report
"Your president and directors dur
ing the chambers fiscal rear, l915-19lt
are just completing terms of Office
during which has been undoubtedI,
the most prosperous period in the lif,
Of the chamber and the history of Ha
waii. - IL
should notVand eha ri erh O Of Ha
wall will not--be taken without full
thOhgbt Of regrets, sympathy and par
tieular charity towards those peoples
Of the world who from strife and war
fare have been responsible for the ma
teEial profit to the Hawaiian Islands.
sugar Records Banner Year
( HOn,se again sugar records q banne
crop Of 646,445 tons with the extraor
binary high average price of $92.S4 pc
TOD and q gross revenue of $50, OILS, 953
At the present moment, the year 1911
haa every prospect TO in turn out dis
~ fanee the 1915 results and altogethe
the. old time pessimist (who has pro
pheSed ruin for sugar "next year .
Is dumb. ="
q Pineapples with record quantit,
9 Of 9,6d0,OO0 eases canned, have nstte
a tnceess regardless Of a low level O
prices. The good results have bee
attained only BY concerted energy an
the close study of economical manage
msnt
The estimate of pack for 1915 /
i fdb0nt . half million eases decrease 8
that the prospect for, higher price