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

The Hawaiian Board of Honor
ary Commissioners for the Worlds
Columbian Exposition, held meet
ing yesterday morning in the
Chamber of Commerce room, His
Excellency Samuel Parker in the
chair. After Hon. L. A. Thurston
read the appended report he
stated that it was almost GER
tainty that Hawaii would be
granted the space made vacant by
Chile's declination to take part in
the Fair; he estimated the cost of
Hawaii's exhibit at about $4,000
His Excellency Samuel Parker
stated that Her Majesty and the
Cabinet took deep interest in the
matter, and to insure the success
of the affair, an item for $4,000
was decided on to be placed in the
Appropriation bill, but by an over
sight on the part of the Minister of
Finance it was omitted.
The members of the commission
unanimously accepted Mr. Thurs
tons report, and adjourned until
next Tuesday at l o'clock p. NJ,
when the different committees are
expected to furnish estimates for
the costs of their different depart
ments.
The following is Mr.. Thurston's
report:
HoNoLULU, ii. L., June 10, 1892.
Hrs ExcELLENcYN SAMUEL PARKER, Min.
lister of Foreign Affairs and President
Hawaiian Board of Honorary Com
missioners Worlds Columbian Ex-
position:
SIR: had the honor on the 9th of
April last to ward to you from Chi
cago prelimiIIal, report of the proceed
ings OF your Special Commissioners to
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, up
TO that date. | how hereby report to
you all OF our proceedings up TO the
present time. | have repeated some of
the statements made in the pre- liminary
report in order that a full statement may
be in convenient shape for consideration.
Your Special Commissioners erriyed
at Chicago on the 18th OF April, and
after presenting their credentials to Di-
rector General Davis, had numerous in
terviews with the Director General and
various heads of Departments and Com
mittees, including the Foreign Affairs
Department, the ort'cultural De-
partment, the Department of Music,
h. H;,I,0 fh1
tation Department, the Buildings and
Grounds Committee, the Ways end
Means Committee the Chief OF ConsITuc.
ton and the Installation Department.
enclose herewith copies of cores
pondence between your Commits toner's
and the Director General and the heads
OF Departments.
The following is general statement OF
the situation as ascertained by your Com
misSioners;
APPLICATION FOR SPACE.
In November last the Secretary OF the
Hawaiian Board of Commissioners made
application for space and enquiries for
information as to whether Hawaii could
make collective exhibit instead of
dividing her exhibit among the various
buildings by subject also whether if this
was permitted, we could make such eX-
hibit in one of the main buildings, or
whether we would have TO erect build
ing of our own; also number of other
enquiries.
We found that this application had
been mislaid and no action taken there
on. We thereupon filed an application
for approximately 10000 square feet OF
space, this being the amount estimated
by the Local Commission to be our re-
quirement. We also requested that Ha-
wall be allowed to concentrate her ex-
hibit instead of its being separated in the
different buildings by classification. We
were informed orally by the Director
General that one of the rules of the Elk
position was that the exhibition OF all
articles should be by classification and
not by nationality; that although the
question of allowing the smaller Govern
ments to present collective exhibits ha6
been considered, the question had moi
been definitely raised for decision, but
that he favored It and would bring the
subject before the Commission for de-
csion upon our application. He further
stated that if permission was given t
make collective exhibit, it would bt
impossible TO assign 10000 or even 8 ,00(
square feet in any OF the main buildings
for the reason that there were already
applications on file for space so far in eX
cess of the available area that he coult
not assign that amount OF space in an.
one building to any one applicant; ant
that further, so large block OF spac
filled with varied exhibit would inter
fere with the general character OF tn
exhibit in that department to a create
extent than they were DESTROYS OF allow
ing, and that if we were to make q co
lective exhibit it would have to be in
separate building OF our own.
~LoCATIoN OF BUILDING SITE.
We were informed by the Directo
General that there was very little spaC
left available for location of buildings
nearly all OF it having already been a:
signed. He recommended that We q
npon the grounds and see what ther
was available and thereafter make az
plication for snch space as we might d.
sire and find available, which we az
cordingly did. We found the unoccupie
spaces to be mostly rear lots and M
very desirable; but ascertaining thu
Chile had been assigned very desirabl
lot upon one OF the main avenues
Iactly opposite the Fisheries Building
ON OF the finest buildings and mo
inte'esting exhibits, and that she hs
withoawn her acceptance OF the invit
u9n Oh S,e United States Government
take part'p the exhibit. We immed
ately MACS application for the assig
nent 70 Ha%aii OF this site. Both Dire
tor tteherai Devils and Chief of Constru