The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-01-13


its annual meeting yesterday after
: noon, elected the officers and direct
ors named above and transacted a
considerable amount of business
which included passage of resolu-
tion of respect and regret on the
death of the late delegate to congress
and placing the Chamber on record as
favoring in principle the toll rate
plan which has been adopted by the
harbor board.
Four new members elected at yes
terday's meeting enables the Cham
Der of Commerce to start the new
year with an enrolment of an even
hundred members. The seceretary's
report showed a loss of members,
four by removal and one by death
and 10 new members, making a gain
of five for the year. The treasurer's
report showed an overdraft which
the dues now coming in are expected
to take care of.
kuhios Memory Honored So.
After the receiving of reports and
before the election of officers and di
rectors, Senator Baldwin moved the
naming of a committee to draft res
olutions on the death of Delegate Ku-
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A. Baldwin, d. C. Lindsay and Will
lam Walsh drafted the eulogistic reso
luton which they presented and it
was unanimously adopted.
Next a lengthy resolution protesting
to congress against any reduction in
the protective tariff on sugar as is be
ing sought by Cuba and some of the
Atlantic Seaboard sugar interests
was read, discussed and passed.
Copies are to be sent to congress and
the proper committees of both houses
Meantime a nominating committee
had been named and reported back
and its nominations were unanimous
ly elected, placing a West Maui man
at the head of the. organization for
the year. In absence of A. W. Col
Inns the newly elected president, II.
B. Penhallow, retiring, called j. j.
Walsh to the chair and he presided
for the rest of the meeting.
Wharf Tolls Endorsed
On the call for committee reports
Chairman F. F. Baldwin of the trans
portation committee explained why
that committee had not reported on
the proposed wharfage tolls before.
He said he had no written report but
that Senator Rice had been sponsor
for the project in the legislature and
before congress and had an eXplana-
tion of the wharf tolls plan to offer.
Senator Rice then read a report at
some length, presenting strong re-
commentator for them. 1t was NOV
ed that the Chamber go on record
as favoring the harbor boards plan in
principle. j. H. Gray read an Asso-
ciated Press report showing the har
Dor board to have passed regulations
to go into effect in about two months.
Senator Baldwin and William Walsh
spoke for the motion which passed
unanimously.
In his report Senator Baldwin had
touched on the advisability of legis-
lation which would have the tolls go
into a fund for wharf maintenance
instead of into the general funds. His
idea was that receipts from any wharf
after paying interest and sinking fund
on its debt should go to the main
tenance of that wharf j. II. Gray
next moved that the Chamber go on
record as favoring the legislation ne
cessary to establish a wharf fund
from the wharf tolls. William Walsh
seconded the motion and told why it
was not advisable in his opinion for
the proceeds to be applied as Senator
Rice suggested but rather all wharf
tolls into one general wharf fund.
Vice-PresidenE Walsh said he believed
those details could be settled when
the legislation was pending and the
motion passed unanimously as pre-
sented.
Mala Wharf Reports
+. F. Baldwin spoke on reports that
the Inter-Island would not use Mala
wharf and said the company was be
ing misrepresented. 1t had sent two
officials over to investigate, had not
refused to use the wharf and he be-
lieved officers of the company had
been misquoted. A. W. Collins, chair
man of the Mala wharf committee had
explained the situation to him over
the telephone yesterday afternoon and
told him he hpliaVad tha pompany