The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-01-10
FOR A BIG show
Chamber Of Commerce to Look
Into the Matter.
SOME BENEFITS IN SIGHT
Would Attract investorS-Busines
People Could Meet-A
Few Possibilities.
SOME BENEFITS IN SIGHT

A couple of the Chas. L. Wilder, let
ters concerning the project for an Ha-
waiian-American Exposition in this
city the coming summer, will be re-
ferred to the Chamber of Commerce.
and that body will likely hold a meet
ing during the week to consider them.
number of prominent business men
spoken to on the subject yesterday
were not especially enthusiastic over
the enterprise, but all expressed will
lingness to encourage the same and
the most conservative believed that it
could be made a success locally-that
is, the expenses could be met, if the
affair was properly managed, by the
gate receipts.
Jos. B. Atherton, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, said that some
of the producers and exporters Of the
States appeared to believe that Hawaii
was very far behind the time indus
trially and commercially, whereas, the
leading concerns here have always
been apt and ready in search for i'm
provements and markets to meet local
calls. Mr.. Atherton believes that some
benefit would accrue to the men ON the
Mainland who would show goods here.
In any event closer relations would be
established and perhaps better under
standings reached. Naturally it is eX-
pected that in the future the trade with
+I,o
of the Chamber of Commerce men
toned two things important in trade
that factors of the Mainland have for
years allowed Island consumers to
These are steam plows and galvanized
iron. Quite lately some galvanized iron
has been brought from the United
States and a plan is afoOt, as men
toned in this paper a few weeks ago,
to have steam plows for the planta
tions manufactured at Springfield o. |
Orders have been placed there by one
or more of the plantations. AT the
same time steam plows to the value, in
Guiding freight, of $4,000, have been |
ordered from here within the past six |
months.
1t is the opinion of all who have |
given expression in the premises that |
the Islands would be vastly benefited |
by the proposed exposition. A good |
many excursions would be brought |
from all over the United States. The |
travellers would be well repaid for their
expenditures and at the same time
would leave some money in the town
and at other places of the group. There
would be few of the usual show
hangerson, but the bulk of the visitors
would be persons of means and intelli-
gence. The showing that could be made
for the Islands would be an impressive
one. Hawaiian exposition possibilities
are practically without limit. Every
Island and every community would
contribute and the spirit of rivalry
would tend to produce some surpris-
ing results. Native products would be
seen that are unthought of in ordin-
airy considerations. The visitor would
go away mastered with the idea that
in Hawaii there was something be-
sides sugar and flowers and a volcano.
Rice and coffee and taro and all the
fruits and vegetables would have their
innings. To some Of the visitors there
would doubtless come industrial sug-
gestion that followed out would bring
profit that had not been dreamed Of by
home people. The arts and music and
the drama could be exploited. Old and
| new Hawaii could be contrasted. There
might be games and presentation Of
! historical tableaux. All these things
would contribute to the attractiveness
that must exist to insure attendance
from throughout the group.