The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-16


would lead io thg settling forth " the
development and progress of the nation
aud Its people. each Item which will
iaIl tl the millions what has been ac-
tuuplishtd. viii boz mnEn. fed and made
central features of the displays. so that
th, exposition Hs whole will repre-
. a.ut America ~ today in contrast with
. th. country when the Louisiana pur-
chase added sp many millions of acres
t1 our territory"
Cummiasluner General John Barrett
who will leave iu the Nippon Maru toe
morrow for the completion OF his jour
j ncy through the far East and the
/ South Pacific, In the interest Of the
exposition, has only the highest ideas
as to what he hopes To see in the ex-
/ position when IT is an accomplished
! fact, and In every talk he has had with
| representative Hawaiians he has dwelt
at length upon what he would term the
educational features which II is hoped
to see Incorporated into the various
displays at this Worlds Fair. Mr.. Bar
rett has had many opportunities TO see
the country Immediately about Homo
lulu but II is matter Of the greatest
regret that his stay Is cut short by
force OF circumstances. so that he may
acquaint himself personally with their
beauties and tell the people how close
to the hearts OF the President and his
/ advisers and the management of the
exposition is n thorough display OF the
| products and resources of this territory,
on the occasion Of the great fair.
Mr.. Barrett. when he leaves Homo
lulu, will go first to Japan, where there
Is already much interest felt in the
exposition. Then in turn he will visit
Korea. China, the Philippines, French
( lndo-China, Siam, the Straits Settle
| ments, Java, Burmah India. Ceylon
Australia, New Zealand, and thence
| back to the United States by way OF
| Samoa and this city. In all this means
a trip of some $4,000 miles which is to
! be accomplished within the next eight
months During the journey Mr.. Bar
! rett will have to deal with Emperors
/ and Governors, Princes and Ministers,
/ and the presentation OF the claims for
consideration OF the great fair will oc-
| cupy his best endeavor and claim his
! complete attention.
During many Of his private conversa-
tions Mr.. Barrett has outlined what
| appears to him to be the foundation
| of an exhibit, but he has always re-
Trained from giving a positive opinion
owing to the fact that he Is of opinion
that these are questions which must
in the future be settled by the people
here. who know fully the resources OF
the country and what may be accomp-
lished For this reason also he has re-
GREETED the impossibility of forming
any conclusions when he has not seen
the other Islands, and he has been most
in, lt IA, II fritz do
here to secure the most perfect har-
mony OF action. so that the exhibit
shall be OF the entire group and not
from oahu alone. Continuing his con-
versatlon at the Moana Hotel yester-
day, Mr.. Barrett said:
THE people of the United States
now and for some time in the future
will be most intensely interested in the
problems OF the development of the Pa
cihc trade and countries. There are the
! greatest possibilities in what may be
accomplished in this Western Ocean
and now the people are looking for
whatever they may find OF information
of the people, the countries and the
routes of travel. Nothing which in
terests them should be overlooked, and
for this reason there IL in the minds
OF our leaders OF thought a desire that
Hawaii shall make a most comprehen-
sive display of its products and peo-
pie
primarily of importance / would put
relief map OF the Pacific Ocean and
its boundaries. showing the position OF
the Islands and their relation to the
trade routes. ! should say that a relief
map, twenty feet square, perhaps. in
dicating the shore lines of the Pacific,
a n ~
and steam vessels and cables in trav-
ersing the sea. and the Importance OF
Hawaii as lying upon the most direct
and practical routes. would be one Of
those things which would attract more
attention than anything else which
might be prepared People will give
to a raised map attention and obser-
walton that they will not bestow upon
the most elaborate wall map. They
can see just wha. is indicated in the
lines of the Islands. the seas shores
and the various delimitations OF the
lands. Such a map would do more to
educate the people as to the location
and possibilities of Hawaii than any
! number OF printed maps and descrip-
tions.
} This accomplished. the next step, In
my opinion, would be the making of a
series OF maps OF the various Islands,
showing their mountains and valleys.
; the watersheds and the arabic areas.
, What you want to do is to disabuse the
l public mind of its general opinion that
e the Islands are heaps OF sand with
4 palm trees upon them. Few people in
the country know that here are the
5 general features OF scenery, with noun
: tains more than 10000 feet high. and
vast valleys cultivated in general
I. products. They must be educated II
the Islands hope to have friends who
!, will be OF great benefit when there Is
\ a fight to be made for the Territory
d and Its products. Supplementing the
j maps there viii be, OF course, photo
y graphs and other illustrations Of tn,
4 fna az isla nd