The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-09-29
THAT Is HOW HAWAII WILL DO
TO PARIS.
VIII Have a Department in the United
States Reservation-Money to be
Guaranteed This Afternoon.

Indications now are that Hawaii viii
have an Independent territorial exhibit
at Paris, in the grounds reserved for
| the United States. There will be nc
such thing as exhibiting with Califor.
mia, or with the Southern Pacific Rail.
way Company. Hawaii will have a
special department, which will be Ella.
| borately adorned and viii contain a
tair representation of the products and
industries of the country.
This morning there was a meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce with the
Executive to discuss the matter. II
was there estimated that the cost of
the exhibit, such as would be desirable
TO make, would be about $4,000. The
Government agrees to assist all
through the Islands i'm gathering the
display and arranging it. A commits
sioner Will be appointed by the Gov
ernment. The money for expenses is
to be raised or assured by the Cham
Der of Commerce and Planters AssD-
citation. Meetings of both bodies for
that purpose will be held during this
afternoon. An effort will be made to
get letter off on the Picking securing
the space required.
Present at the meeting this morning
were: President Dole, Minister Mott
Smith, w. G. Irwin, F. A. Schaefer, f.
j, Lowrey, w. f. Allen, r. f. Lange.
W. w. Hall, II. T.. Waity. G. l.. Wight.
a. V. Gear and J. G. Spencer. Follow
ing is an account of the principal
events of the meeting
President Dole said the Government
was much interested in an exhibit
Correspondence had been carried on
with Mr.. Peck. the United States COM
missioner. OF late there had been lit
tie enthusiasm on the subject, prob
ably to recent efforts along the same
line. The Paris exhibit was more i'm
portant that d State affair as the ex-
position at the former place was in
ternational in its character. The bene-
fits to accrue were inestimable
Minister Mott-Smith made a state
ment regarding correspondence. one
letter was from Commissioner Peck to
Senator Cullom, and suggested an ex-
hibit from Hawaii with the exhibit of
the United States. Several other local
letters were read, as well as two or
three to and from officials at Washing
ton. The idea of the executive was to
make the exhibit distinctly national
In answer to an inquiry Mr.. Dole
gave as his idea that Hawaii should
nave regular, separate State space and
exhibit in precisely the same way a.
other States. The principal expense
would be for appropriate booths and
ornamentation at Paris.
Mr. Lowrey thought there was merit
in the proposal of the Southern Paci-
hc Railway Company to make the Ha-
waiian exhibit
Mr., Irwin thought it would be un-
dignitied for Hawaii. as nation or a
territory, to become IA fraction of a
corporation in an advertising scheme.
Mr.. Mott-Smith took the floor again
to advocate distinct national exhibit.
The scheme of the Southern Pacific
seemed to be in opposition to the plans
of the various States.
After this there was considerable dis
cussiOn in which several of those pres
ent took part. 1t was finally decided
to call the meetings mentioned to ar
range for the money part of the pro-
position.