The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1917-12-11
Special Meeting Of
Chamber Of Commerce

The president called the Kauai
Chamber of Commerce to order
about 3 p. m. on Wednesday stating
that the special meeting was called
to consider two items of immediate
importance; the first being the Ma
wiliwili Harbor. He then called on
Mr.. Wishard, chairman of the Har-
bors Committee. to explain the pro-
position on which the Chamber was
asked to take action.
Mr.. Wishard in reply, said that
the time had come for the Chamber
of Commerce to take forward step
in the matter of the Nawiliwili har-
Dor. 1t had become increasingly
evident that we needed some one
on the ground to represent our in
terests in Washington. 1t was pro-
posed TO combine with Honolulu
and Hilo in the employment of
Mcclellan to represent those interests
at the coming session of Congress
now opening. 1t was thought that
perhaps fifteen hundred dol
lars or so would be necessary for
this purpose and it was proposed
that tentative subscription list be
made up, to which the members
might contribute if they felt like it.
Presumably the corporations, with
large interests involved, would help
generously. He finally proposed
the following motion:
Resolved that the directors OF tie
Kauai Chamber of Commerce be
hereby authorized to receive sub
scriptions from the members for the |
purpose OF engaging the services OF |
a competent person to present the |
matter of the Nawiliwili harbor to |
the favorable consideration of Con-
gress at the present session.
With little or no discussion the
motion was put and carried unani-
mously.
LIHUE POSTMASTER
MIR Crawford explained that he
was no longer in the running, as he
had Just handed in his resignation.
No one need have anv hesitation
about speaking his mind in the
matter. Thercupon he surrendered
the chair to Mr.. Brandt and retired
from the meeting.
Mr.. G. us. A. Rice explained that
we were in fair way to have inn
posed on us an utterly incompetent
and unfit postmaster for Lihue in
the person of Cyrus T. Green. lie
begged to move that IA cable mes
sage be forwarded forthwith to the
postmaster general in Washington
protesting against his appointment.
Mr., Lvdgate inquired as to the act
ual status of the matter; had the
new man been appointed or was he
only going to be sometime?
Mr.. Wishard replied that he un-
derStood that the appointment had
not actually been issued but that il
had been prepared and was ready
iOT cOIlSulllllldllOl.
Mr.. Wishard Furthermore said
that the Bank of Hawaii had taken
a good deal of interest in the mat
ter, and at his request Mr. Lewis of
the Honolulu office. had formulated a
resolution which he read, and which
set forth at some length the grounds
for the protest in the incompetence,
AMI general unfitness. mental and
moral, for so responsible position.
Such an appointment would result
in confusion and detriment to both
private and public interests, and
would be menace to the CONNER
cial well-being of the community.
The motion~to send a cable pro-
test was now amended to include a
notification that particulars would
follow by letter which letter should |
consist of this detailed formal pro-
test. This motion was carried with.
Dut dissenting vote
The Secretary was instructed to
attend to the matter. l.
1t was the general hope of the
that the appointment of
his unworthy candidate being {
blocked Mr.. Crawfofd might hold ,
over indefinitely. /