Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-15
Solving the Fish Problem

The Honolulu Ad club has done great man!
things which the Digwgs Of this city nave s"o
could not I've done This organization has TAKEN
hold of difficult community tasks. given them puo
Hcity, told the people the facts put eh'hnS'"e'
and determination into the work and pulled the
enterprise through to success.
This remark is by way Of an introduction "i the
Portland Ad Club to the city OF Honolulu ana Tue
food commission of the territory. The Ad Clul
spirit Of accomplishment does not appear to Dc CON
fined to one city; it has a national scope
The city of Portland has had it's fish to"d pro-"
lem And il appears that the Portland AZ ''u"
has undertaken to solve that particular Proo'eni
With what result the following from fine for''"no
Telegram of September q tells:
After demonstrating that fish may be sold to CON
sinners considerably less than in private markets the
Portland AID Club today induced the council 10 tahe
over its fishmarket at IS5 Third street ana cotu
IL as a municipal institution. This VIII De uone ~
day morning. ,. -,,oson
to take charge of the market Temporarily. ,, TODD
CITY officials acting with W. b. Aver, 1edera' loou
commissioner may advise the establishment OF per
manent public fishmarket if they determine sucn ac
ton is necessary to keep down the price OF s lheS
nrnnose N eliminate the jobber and big profits
q q Rratton president OF the Portland Ad Cup
headed a delegation which met this morning C C
council w b. Aver State Dairy and Food Commls'
sioner Mickle and Market Master Eastman MI bra.
ton explained that during the three days the
SIS a day. The fish is sold at cent poutu WV
cost. E.". ... ~, -. - Tho
councu about taking over the institution when inc
question of securing supply of fish was raised Tue
mayor suggested that the investigation started py
self and Mr.. Aver be continued by the couneli WIZ" i
the market is In operation determine the best plan
to pursue Efforts will be made to arrange TOT
permanent supply. s. -, o..
markets TO meet prices in the public fshmarket Fresh
black cod is selling today from 70 Genus hoiosist
called attention to fact that culled pears from the
hacking plants of Southern Oregon on which there are
few bemis es and which are spenoia TOT .ooo' TSO
he said are being sold by the packers for hog
feed at S. ton. Thu matter will be investigated.
The Star.Bulletin does not recommend that thu
Honolulu AID Club shall start public fshmarke
N order 10 regulate the price of fish in the Honolulu
market This paper has doubt the the Ad Clul
could and would undertake and successfully carr!
through such a project
The proposal is made, however, that the publ
ofoanization whose business it is to handle thu
subject shall take lesson from the Portland AZ
Climb and drive the work with the same vigor AM
the same refusal to accept anything but quick anC
compIete success that marks civic organization
which do things.
Notsonlv does the fish question need treatmen
from the food commission, but the whole marketing
scheme in which the territorial market is involves
Is obviously suffering for business management am
development on broader scale.
The food commission must carefully study II
legal limitations. but We have also to recall tina
the nation is at war, and victories rewarding TIN
conntry's effort depend largely upon the speed wit
which results are obtained
Let the enemy be the one who in tsese days lind
a means for delays through legal technology