The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-01-10
NOT TOO LATE.
a Last Plea For HawaiFs Elk
hibit at CHICAGO.


wall nei before the Legislature
closes its long extended session
and its members are relegated to
the pursuit oftheir avocations in
the various districts to which they
belong? | refer to the exhibitor
non-exhibit-of Hawaii's produc-
tions and resources at the Worlds
Columbian Exhibition at Chicago,
which is to be opened to the public
of the world in May next. If I
understand Alright, the Legislature
here have already decided that
our excellent band, with their eff
cient leader, Prof. Berger, are to go
to Chicago, and to accomplish that
object $4,000 has been appropri-
ated. That was an excellent and
commendable step to take, but it
is only the minor part of what
should be done. By all means let
the band be sent, and with them
an efficient, energetic business
agent, under proper appointment
and bonds, to make contracts for
their engagements, to take charge OF
finances and to conduct their en-
tire business arrangements. With
the right man in charge, an entnu-
siastic, pushing business man, Mr..
Editor, / believe there need be no
necessity to take a single dollar
from the home treasury, beyond
what is required to get the band to
its destination, and that not only
could their expenses of the entire
trip be met, but enough to fully
cover their salary during the period
of absence, and so practically make
a saving to the treasury of the
country of what would have to be
paid in salaries to the men during
the same period at home, provided
the band is allowed to make short
excursions and give concerts in and
around Chicago and neighboring
cities, and so extend their popular
ity, and at the same time make
Hawaii more widely known.
It has been my privilege, while
in the United States, to hear the
Miller Bell Ringers, the Hampton
Singers and the Welsh Glee Club
in different places, and wherever
they appeared they were received
with large audiences and unbound
ed enthusiasm, and their tours were
profitable and remunerative. There
can be no doubt that the musical
novelty of a purely Hawaiian band
in the limited States, with such a
conductor as Mr.. Berger, and the
skill and excellence which the
band possesses, would draw large
and eager audiences as soon as
they were at all advertised.
With the facts as above stated
in view, 1 wish to make two points,
which I deem worthy of considera-
ton and immediate action. First,
-as the amount appropriated by
the Legislature, $4,000, could be
met in the manner above suggested,
why cannot our Legislature stretch
point for expediency and double
that amount, and take hold of this
matter yet with push, energy, en-
terprise and a get-there determina-
ton, (pardon the slang,) to make
an exhibit and place Hawaii in an
honorable position among the
worlds exhibitors. 1t is yet among
the possibilities to accomplish this,
and our Legislature has an oppor-
tunity of closing its session with
the achievement of one grand act
for Hawaii's permanent and lasting
benefit and they go out with flying
colors-make the amende of their
past action and appoint commits
sion to vigorously push the collec-
ton and transport of the same and
forward collection and exhibit.
If this cannot now be done, l come
to my second suggestion, viz:
Have we not five or ten of our
wealthy citizens who may be in
duced to come forward with the
necessary amount, and uniting give
say $4,000 each, and place the re-
quired sum at the disposal of a
well qualified commission, put a
live and active agent in the field,
and empower the Hon. L. A.
Thurston to at once erect suitable
building, and push it to its COM
pletion? We have a number of
citizens in our midst who have
made in Hawaii nei all they have,
and have received from her soil
and business their wealth to the
extent of hundreds of thousands of
dollars, and now grand opportu-
nifty offers for the exercise of gen.
erosity and patriotism which shall
permanently benefit the entire resi-
dents of these islands. Have we
not the honorable citizens whose
love for Hawaii nei and grateful
return for what she has done for
them will reach such a height as
to bring them forward with the re-
quired sum, select a committee and
assure them of the necessary
finances to carry out the work. 1t
was such generosity as this. on the
part of the citizens of Chicago,
which secured for them the locat-
ing of the Worlds Columbian Ex-
noSition AFT that nOint. was ner-