The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-06-28

building would be in order to act intelli-
gently upon the subject here, we secured
the services OF Mr.. J. X. Cady, reputa-
BILE architect, TO draft plans and furnish
estimates of cost for a suitable building.
reqesting him to make a building to fit
the lot proposed to be assigned to us, OF
as near as possible 5000 square feet of
floor space, with band stand, and linn
ting him TO Building not TO exceed
$1,000 in cost. We also furnished him
general idea OF what we wanted, His
plans, showing floor plans and elevation
and description OF the same are enclosed
herewith as part of this report The
building is one story, with a surrounding
interior gallery, and contains, including
veranda space and excluding Office and
| band stand, $3.50 square feet OF floor
space.
FISHERIES EXHIBIT.
Application was made TO the United
States Fish Commissioner at Washington
for information concerning availability
OF United States Fish Commission tank
cars for transportation of live fish from
San francisco and also the probable cost
OF the live fish exhibit The Commits
sioner informed us that there would be
no difficulty in obtaining the use OF the
aSA' tdiih anu HAS
promise TO give u' as full information as
he can concerning probable cost and to
recommen an expert to fake charge OF
the transportation Of the exhibit. Ills
formal reply has not vet been received
He advised that tanks be erected imme-
diately in Honolulu. and the fish to b.
| transported placed therein, in order that
they might become accustomed to the
confinement and the weak ones weeded
out. We endeavored to make an agree
ment with the Chicago authorities by
which they would take over the live fish
on the same basis proposed as to plants,
but did not come to any conclusion.
have no doubt, however, that the exhibit
could be sold for something. Sea water,
and probably aqua-marine tanks in the
building will be- furnished by the Fair
authorities. This part of the exhibit
would have to be in the Fisheries Build
ing, to make the water supply available.
Observation-Disclosures OF THE BAND
Application was made TO Messrs. Theo
Thomas and Mr.. Tomlins, Chiefs of the
Musical Department, to see whether they
would give employment to the Hawaiian
Band in case it should go to the Fair.
They assured US of their kindly interest
in the subject and stated that it was
| their desire to employ various musical
organizations to supply music during the
Fair, but that they We're unable to make
any definite engagements until a decis
ion had been arrived at by Congress as
to what further financial support would
be given to the Fair. They requested us
to file written application setting forth
the qualifications of the band, to which
they would reply as soon as they were in
condition to do so. This request was
complied with, but up to the time of my
leaving Chicago no action by Congress
had been taken and no reply received
FREIGHT RATES.
The Transportation Department OF the
Fair has made an agreement with the
! Trans-continental Association OF Rail-
roads by which the Association his
agreed TO charge full regular rates from
all points in the United States to Chi
cage on all exhibits and to return them
free OF charge have secured from the
Association their classification and rates
OF freight, which varies from $3.50 to
81 30 per 100 pounds from San Francisco
to Chicago. Possibly better rates can
be secured than the list rates herewith,
but as to this do not know. | had no
opportunity for ascertaining and do not
know what the rates would be from Homo
lulu to San Francisco.
FREIGHT on GROWING PLANTS.
By the courtesy OF Mr.. J. NJ Samuels,
Chief OF the Department of Horticulture,
we were enabled to come to an agree
ment with the Park Commissioners OF
Chicago, by which they will pay the
! freight from San Francisco to Chicago on
| growing ferns, palms and other plants,
| provided they are turned over to them
at the end of the Exhibition. The as
sumption of this expense will very
materially reduce the cost OF forwarding
such an exhibit to the Fair, and enable
us 20 make a very much larger. exhibit
| Tor the money than we otherwise could.
In conclusion l beg leave to call atten-
| ton to one or two points. The business
of the Exposition is to a great extent
carried on by unpaid committees which
consist of business men whose time is
largely occupied by their own affairs.
The scale upon which the Fair is being
! organized is an enormous one, and the
pressure of business on each and every
committee is very great. The result is
that il is extremely difficult to get a
| hearing or action taken upon PROPOSE
! tons brought before the several commit
| tees. There are very large number of
| exhibitors, both national and private,
who have representatives on the ground,
pushing committees to the utmost in or
der to get action taken upon their respec
tive matters. The result is that if there
is some one on the ground to push mat
tiers and keep them going along the
routine channel and past the red tape
barriers, progress is made, while those
matters which are not personally super
Intended and advocated by persons pres
ent on the ground are liable to be pushed
aside. An experience OF six weeks upon
the ground convinces me absolutely that
no satisfactory progress of any kind can
be made without a representative on the
ground attending to the business. l have
secured the services of Mr.. VIM. F. Ses-
ser, a driving, energetic, responsible
man, to represent the interests of the
Kilauea Volcano Company in the exhi-
bit to be made by it, and he is willing to
superintend all of the Government bust.
ness at Chicago until the opening of the
Fair for the sum of $50 per month. Il
available, do not think the money could
be better spent. know of no other one
, who is in a position, or has the time, tC
: render the services required for SO small
sum.
/ would further recommend that Thu
matter be brought before the Legisla
ture as soon as possible, and an appro
priation secured that will allow OF thu
employment of assistance to push thu
exhibit, as the growing plants should b.