The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-18
COMMISSIONER IRwIN's REPoR

Hon. W. G. Irwin, Hawaiian Commits
report to Governor Dole, which Is printed
In the miscellaneous reports to the Gov
ernor. says:
l have already had the honor of adj
dressing you two letters from Paris in
connection with my mission to that city
as Commissioner from the Territory OF
Hawaii to the international Exposition.
l now have the honor of submitting my
final report, together with the financial
statements connected Herewith.
l have pleasure in stating that frem
the time that the Hawaiian exhibit. was
installed in Paris up to, the time of the
closing OF the Exposition the greatest
courtesy was always. extended to the
members of our Commission both by the
French officials and by the United States
Commissioner General, Ferdinand w.
Peck, and his staff. r..
The space allotted to Hawaii was in
the south gallery of the Palace of the
Trocadero, and, though not sufficiently
large to properly display the exhibit,
was utilized the best advantage, and
compared favorably with any surround
ing displays.
The cases containing the exhibit did
mot arrive until the latter part of June
and were ready for inspection the second
week in July.
In arranging the exhibit 1t was the
aim of your Commission to place in evil
dence the varied resources of the ISL
ands, their commercial opportunities, de-
STABILITY as place of residence and fa-
cilities for education. Information re-
garding the production of sugar. rice,
coffee, fruits, fibre, plants, ETC., so Ear
as figures were obtainable, was freely
given, while the samples of these prod
avid nf tl,r
quality produced.
Printed matter descriptive of the ISL
ands was eagerly sought for and wide
ly distributed, both in the French and
English language, not only to visitors,
but also through official channels to the
Governments, educational institutions
and scientific and commercial societies
of the countries represented at the Ex-
position The complimentary acknowl-
edSments. received testified to the high
held
The first efforts of the Commissioners.
after installing the exhibit, were direct
! eo toward securing the attention of the
Jurles of the various classes into which
the EXHIBITS We're divided The i1Iry
1 TOT sugar and for primary education had
fortunately, not completed their investi,
cations and in due time inspected fine
eHhlDlts OF Hawaii, with the satisfactory
ANSNAt VI q NIidiiu Tor primary e1jI-
cation; gold medal for the Kameham mo
1 ha Manual Training School, and gold
medal for the Hawaiian Planters Asso-
citation for sugar. The other juries hav.
ing already completed their labors thew
were not upon the advice of Prof. Gore
juror in chief of the United States an.
pealed to to reopen their Investigations
and in lieu thereof a Commemorative
Diploma for the collective exhibit was
promised, but up to the time of leayine
the final action of the Superior Jury had
not been announced
An accurate estimate Of the benefit de.
rived from the presence of the Territory
at the great Congress of Nations cannot
at this time be made, but your Com
m1ssioners feel sure that this effort to
disseminate information regarding our
Islands will bear fruit in attracting here
not only the tourist, but those who seek
by honest toll to better their condition,
and, moreover, that the personal inspec-
tlon of the exhibit of Hawaiian resources
by the officials and agents of the coun-
tries of Europe will be found to have
mad an excellent effect should further
immigration from those countries be at
tempted
pleasing sequel to the exhibit Is
found in the interest displayed in 1t by
MI. w P. Wilson, director of the Phila-
delphia Commercial Museums. and the
establishment in that institution of a
permanent Hawaiian exhibit