The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1919-07-01

The regular June meeting Of
the Kauai Chamber, Of Commerce
was Eeld in Lihue Monday after
noon June 30, at 3 p. III. with tie
president in the chair.
As to KOkce Rentals
Under tie head of reports OF
committees Mr.. Brodie placed
before the Chamber the cores
pondence between the special
committee on camp sites and the
Board of Agriculture and Fores-
try, in which the committee in
quired if the reduced rentals were
to apply only to the new appf-
cants, and not to the older occu
pants, with improved lots. In
the opinion of the committee this
was an unfair discrimination
against the older occupants, who
had done much to open up the
country there in the way of max.
ing roads, trails, etc.
In reply the board of agricul-
ture and forestry made the fol-
lowing concession. The improv-
ed camping sites are to pay six
per cent on the estimated value
of the improvements in addition
to the regular. rental charge of
ten dOllars.-and the improve
ments must be kept up.
After some more or less de
sultory discussion this decision
was accepted as final, and fairly
satisfactory.
As to McClelldn's Services
The secretary read the report
of the special committee appoint
ed to solicit funds for the remu-
neratiOn of Geo. Mcclellan for
his services in our behalf, in
Washington.
The substance Of the report
was to the effect that the Homo
lulu Chamber of Commerce had
allowed certain restrictions to 90
into the appropriation for the
Nawiliwili breakwater which are
prejudicial to the interests of
Kauai from which it was very
evident that Mcclellan was not
working for us but for them.
Under these circumstances the
committee did not see it's way to
solicit funds for the benefit of the
Honolulu Chamber.
The report was accepted and
approved by the Chamber, and
the secretary was instructed to
report this action to the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce, and send
them copy of the committees
report.
Blue Sky LaW to HdiCdii
Judge Dickey reported, for the
special committee appointed to
urge the passage of Blue Sky
Laws, that the committee had
taken such energetic and timely
action in the matter that such a
law had been passed. While a
bill of this nature had been in
trOduced early in the season it
was buried in committee, and
would probably have remained
there had it not been for the time
ly action of the Kauai committee.
The law he believed, was very
good one, and would prove quite
effective. The crucial point of
the law was that any investment
put on the market must bear the
stamp of approval of the invest
ments commission, made up of
the Treasurer, the Attorney Gen
eral and the Auditor of the Ter
ritOry.
This verbal report was accept
ed, and the thanks of the Cham
ber rendered to the committee for
the good work done.
More Steamers Wanted ~
Mr.. Nahum complained of the
insufficient and unsatisfactory
passenger service that was given
by the Inter-Island these days.
The Mauna Loa had been convert
ed into Il sort of a gasolene
tramp, and what between bring
ing down -gasolene and taking
back empties, she was not avail
able for passengers much of the
time. There was always Il con
gestiOn of travel during the
summer months, and this year it
was worse than usual. The H
nau wasn't equal to the require
ments, and some additional
means of passenger travel should
be found.
The matter was referred to the
transportation committee.
The circuit court Judgeship
There was considerable lively