The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-12
After Studying Highway System
For Territory It NlH announce
Conclusions '''
INVESTIGATION COVERS
PERIOD OF TWO YEARS
Delegation From Honolulu Is
Slowly Getting Together and
viii Be Large

+ When the civic convention meets IN
Hilo ON sebtetfiber 20 II probably will
Develop 4 number of surprises At least
that seems to be the opinion Of many
~ the delegates who win 90 to the
Big Island tbe latter part Of the month.
One Or t6e. biggest surprises, however,
probably viii be the report Of the good
roads committee. rElet u. he VOC
n 1tS appeafstftha two years ago a
eoinmitfee was appointed by, the con
vetti6t then in session 10 make, q care
full stub Of a system of roads for the
fslands This committed Is now known
a, the stfi6hg over +" COMMITTEES and has
prosecuted its investigations over a
period Of two years 1t, has never made
any report and the announcement yes.
terday that 10 had completed its in
designations and that il Would file an
Interesting report came as q surprise.
In fact, except for the members theni'
selves and . few persons, the existence
Of the committee had been Forgotten.
Investigations Are Through I ~ fen-
CIT ~ nm 3sttsOod that during the two
yetrs y6fu it's existence the committee
has not been idle. In fact II was learn.
ed yesterday that its Investigations
had been through and covered. the road
situation In MI parts of the United
States. It's recommendations To the
convention probably will have an I'm.
p0ftSht bearing on all future road con.
stfnetibH, Throughout the Territory III
y Raymond @. Brown, secretary Of the
chAmber Of ebinmefee, stated yesterday
that sixty delegates had already been
Secuted who have "sigRed upp for as.
Communications in the steamer that will
take the party to Hilo. A number Of
others have signifed their intention
tbiInake the trip, he said, and that by
the lend Of the week this number will
be materially increased. ttui,-r III
Vie Further stated that unless those
who desire TO 20 to the conventions do
not make reservations at oncerfit viii
be too late, as it is his purpose to II!
lease the company from its reservation
obligations in day or two. II in
Understood that great many persons
will attend the cofyenti0n as individ-
nails and t6atin record can be obtained
Of them. tinhei total number Of Honolut
lans swh0 will represent the city at
the convention, either as members of
Organizations or as individuals, is es-
timatedF at more than 100. -,
Ad Club Heads List
.SAec0rdihk 10 present information OBJ
tanned 1T the chamber of commerce
the Ad club leads in the number, of
delegates who will 90 to the Big Is
land. OF this organization thirty-fbree
are expected to be present. The cham
Der of commerce comes next with
nineteen members. Counting the wives
Of d number Of the delegates the total
number is already placed at seventy.
Secretary Brown yesterday issued .
note Of wdfnihg to all persons who con
template making the trip and urged
that reservations be made at once. The
reservation of the steamer, he said,
could be held only few days longer.
~ understand he said, "that
many wish to make the trip who are
not delegates. Early next week l shall
turn back the reservations that / have
not sold and l am informed that they
will be quickly taken by those who
have already applied to the, Inter. Is.
land cOmpany's Offices for passage on
September CO..
Delegates Now Listed
NP " ldbt ulkut Juc lOliONlHR utle
gates had been listed by Secretary
Brown:
AID Club-W. r. harrington, J. F.
Child and wife, W. l.. Emory, VIM
Clark, Jack Scott, Neil Slattery, Pro,
fessot Casceres, Tom Sharp, L. W
de Vis.Norton, DR.. Seaman and wife
A. Larnach and wife, r. l.. Noggle and
| wife and lady friend, Il. A. Stobie, r
NJ. Talbot, W. Hutton, Geo. B. Curtis
G. r. Frazier, Lloyd Killam, j. Dun
bar; John Ness, c. Lambert, Chas. Z
GaDzert, John Watt, H. S. Decker, C.
+. Lund, Mr.. shaw, H. GoOding Field
Henry Bredh6ff, Jahnatt V. Sharp, II
ID. Melim, A. A. Dnant, H. G. Jewel
| and John H. Drew.
Chamber of Commerce-W. G. Achi
F. f. Blake, j. d. Boyle, J. ID. Dough
erty, j: b. Guard and wife, 8. l. John
son; G. X. Harrison, B. f. Noble, W. o
Smith, j. T. Taylor, VIM. Thompson
d. I. Thrum, O. G. Graves, DIR. J. 4
B. Pratt, G. w. Smith, C. du Roi, Ray
mOnd c. Brown, J. P. Medeiros and
wife and j. l.. Cockburn.
Commercial Club. NJ. Young and
| wife.
Promotion Committee-Ed Tovse
A. p. Taylor, J. d. McInerny.
Rotary Club-E. A. Berndt.
Board Of Supervisors-B. Hollinger
the mayor John C. LaHe) and c. N
| Arnold.