The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1918-12-24

The regular December meeting o.
the Kauai Chamber of Commerce was
held at the Waimea Court House or
Thursday, with President Brandt ii
| the chair.
After reading the minutes of the
two last meetings the secretary gave
synopsis of the correspondence, tc
save time, but read in full the letter
from the Lihue Plantation in regard
to the public use of the Ahukini land
ing.
Promotion Committee
Member.
The President called attention to
one matter that seemed to need i'm
mediate action, viz: the appointment
Of the Kauai member of the Promot
ion Committee. Mr.. VIM. Henry Rice
had been consulted, and he had ex
pressed his willingness to continue to
act in that capacity. He had given
good satisfaction and it seemed by
all means advisable to reappoint him
Accordingly a resolution to that effect
would be in order.
MIR. Broadbent so moved, and the
motion was duly carried.
Mr.. Lydgate reported for his com.
mittee in regard to the inadvisable
transfer of Liberty Bonds that the
committee had conducted a publicity
campaign through the press, and by
means of lantern slide notices in the
moving picture shows, and posters
through the camps.
Unwise Alienation of
Liberty Bonds.
Mr.. Brandt said that in this connec.
tion Bishops Bank, and probably the
other banks, stood ready to pay the
regular market price for Liberty
Bonds, viz: from SAT to $4S.5O, to
such holders as found themselves
absolutely unable to carry them, and
he was making this publicly known
in order that ignorant holders might
not be gulled into parting with them
at ridiculous sacrifice as was fire.
quently the case. For instance, a
Chinaman came into the bank the
other day with a $50 bond and wanted
to realize on it. l asked him where
he got it. He said from a Filipino.
For how much?" For $35." GO and
get the Filipino and bring him here"
He did so; then l said, THAT bond is
worth $4S.5O. will give you the $35
that you paid the Filipino, and l will
give him the balance, $780," which
did"
Mr.. Broadbent thought it would be
well to take this matter up with the
banks, and give publicity to the fact
that they stood ready to pay the full
market value for them.
Mr.. Nahum suggested that this
should be done discreetly, and with
emphasis on the fact that the banks
were not looking for the business and
would take over the bonds only when
the holders were unable to carry them
any longer. Otherwise a good many
people would realize on them unneces.
sarily, whereas it was desirable, for
every reason, to have people keep
their holdings.
Cane Growers
Contracts.
Mr. Broadbent reported for the cane
growing pOntrooto committee T., H.
absence Of Mr.. Cheatham. He ex-
planned that, in response to a letter
from the secretary of the Chamber,
the governor had admitted that the
contract between the Waiakea Mill
Company and the Government had
been signed before the deputation
from the Chamber had called upon
him. The governor also admitted that
he had made a mistake in approving
this contract in view OF the face that
the people most interested, viz: the
Waiakea homesteaders, did not know
the provisions of the same He
thought, however, that the governor
himself, was perfectly straight and
above board in the matter, but he was
afraid the same could not be said for
the land commissioner and the at
torney general.
Waiakea Demands
Eminently Fair.
The governor intimates in his letter
that the demands OF the homesteaders
are some of them reasonable and some
not. In this respect he certainly
could not agree with the governor.
Their demands seemed to him decided
ly modest, and entirely reasonable.
Their main contention was for a 6O-40
division of the sugar which was now
the basis of all fair contracts. Indeed
this is less favorable than some of the
contracts, and they might have de.