The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-07
AT THE MIDWINTER FAIR.
PROGRESS OF HAWAIPS EX-
HIBIT.
The Buildings to Be Completed by
December Ist-Spreckels Bros.
Munifcent Offer.


the Holomud to the Exhibition Com
pany, its formation is an assured sue
cess. Within the last few days enough
subscriptions have been guaranteed to
insure the sending of an exhibit to the
San Francisco Midwinter Fair the like
of which has never left these Islands.
With regard to the Midwinter Fair
ITSELF The following letter received by
Thomas w. Hebron by the last mail
will be of interest, especially as it is
official
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23d, 1898.
T. w. Hebron, Esq, Honolulu,
II. DEAR SIR At the suggestion
of Mr.. l.. A. Thurston, | desire ITO call
your attention to the progress that has
been made in the construction of the
buildings for the Exposition.
Four weeks ago to-day there was not
stick of timber on the ground in
Golden Gate Park To-day work is
being carried on in the construction Of
all five of the main buildings, and one
of these buildings that for the Mechan-
ical Arts, is now having the roof put on.
The main building, known as the
Manufacturers Building, is also nearing
completion; the brick walls of the Fine
Arts Building are finished, and the
Horticultural Building is progressing
satisfactorily. The Administration
Building is the only one that has not
yet risen above ones head, but this is
the smallest building of all, and can
easily be finished in time.
There has already been subscribed
enough money to pay for the con-
struction of the buildings referred to,
and the greater part of this has been
collected the balance is available on
demand, and there is no shadow of a
doubt but that the Exposition will be
great success in every sense of the
word.
Special concessions have been let to
the extent of many thousands Of dollars,
and contracts have been signed for the
erection of twenty other buildings than
those erected directly by the Exposition
management itself
Application for space, from all parts
of the world, are continually pouring in
and the demand for space is fully equal
to the supply.
There need be no uneasiness on the
part of any one who contemplates ex-
hibiting at the Midwinter Exposition,
for the success of the project is assured
beyond peradventure of doubt, and
those who at first feared the plan might
fail, are now only over anxious to get
on board.
Under separate cover, you have to-
day been mailed pictures of the build
ings and other documents explanatory
of the progress made in the work thus
far.
Trusting that you will give all pos
sible publicity to these facts, and that
they will set your own mind at rest,
l remain, Very respectfully yours,
FRANK H. TRUsDELL,
Chief of Department of Publicity and
Promotion.
AS to the progress that is being
made on the buildings for the Hawaiian
exhibit it might be stated that E. A.
Mcconnell, general agent of the Ha-
waiian exhibit at Chicago, arrived in
San Francisco on October goth and
will remain there until the work of con,
struction for the display at Sunset City,
as the Widwinter Fair grounds are
called, is we'll under way, when he in
tends to return to the Worlds Fair and
make the arrangements for the transport
tation of the entire Hawaiian exhibit, in
Guiding the Kilauea cyclorama, to San
Francisco. On behalf of the Cyclic
rama Company, contract has already
been let by Messrs. Thurston and Nc.
Council for the construction Of the
building at San Francisco. The latter
gentleman declares that Hawaii's dis
play at Chicago will be nothing to com
pare with the extended exhibit to be
made at the Midwinter Fair. Work
on the other buildings for the Hawaiian
exhibit at Sunset City was commenced
on Monday, October 23d, and large
force of men will be employed in order
to complete. the buildings by the first
of December
A recent San Francisco publication
says: "The Government of Hawai-
will also take prominent part amons
the nations which are to be specially
represented at the Midwinter Expo
sition. Their commissioners are now
J devoting themselves to the embellish
ment Of the two acres which have beer
granted them and where the South Sc;
Islands commissioners are uniting will
them in preparing an exhibit. In thi
!, space the era of progress in the Ha
waian Islands and other islands of tn,
Southern seas will be exemplifed to tn,
fullest extent, its strong contrast to tn
! past history Of the Islands being EN-
phasized by accurate pictures of nativ'
life"
: Mr. Hebron complains that tn,
steamship companies are not interesting
themselves in the success of the ex
e hibit to proper extent, nor in prope
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