The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-25
OSAKA To
HAVE SHOW
r. W. Irwin Will Be
Commissioner
There.
From Thursdays danyJ

A I n meeting Of the executive ofh-
~ cials of the Hawaiian Exposition
~ Association yesterday with r. w.
Irwin. former Minister OF Hawaii
at the Japanese capital, that gentle
man was rendered and accepted the
most OF commissioner for Hawaii to
the Osaka exposition of 1903. The meet
ing was held just before the departure
~ the Doric and Mr.. Irwin will at
once upon his arrival at the Japanese
capital take up the work, his creden-
;ials following him in the next steamer.
The meeting of the officers with Mr..
Irwin was held at the office OF the
president, w. c.. Irwin, and there were
present Secretary Cooper. Mr.. Cooke,
MI Giffard and Mr.. Spencer. The mat
ter of representing the Territory or
Hawaii was placed before Mr.. Irwin
and he at once consented to undertake
the task. There was some discussion
Of the pros; ..ts and the outcome was
an aEreeu,, %, between all concerned
that the work should be pushed, and
that Mr.. Irwin should take up the ques-
ton of an exhibit with the officers of
the exposition, despite the fact that his
credentials were not ready and could
not reach him until the next mail.
officers of the Exposition Association
here will take up the matter with the
governor ut once and endeaVor to Sc
cure a governmental appointment To
accompany and supplement that of the
association, SO the commissioner VIII
have every possible backing in his
dealing with the fair officials, in the
task OF securing space and display
for the products of the Territory. Mr.
Irwin said yesterday:
1t affords ne the greatest pleasure
10 assist my old friends in every way
possible and l have undertaken to act
for the association in the matter OF
the making of an exhibit for this Ter
ritory. The exposition Will be in real
ity one of the great events of the year
Osaka Is a city of some 100000 people
and as the japanese are a great people
to travel and very keen to see the
sights in every instance, there promise
TO be several millions at the fair during
its life.
The fair, on small scale of course
VIII be similar to the great ones which
have been given at Chicago, Paris ant
that proposed for St. Louis. 1t vii
be international in its scope, and The
promise will be for an immense number
Of exhibits from every country doine
business with Japan.
Il should think il would be of bene
fit to this country to show everything
of moment in its nuustrial life. Ther'
should be a display of sugar, of thu
progress of the cane growing and II
every way showing of the workings
of the plantations. Then there are 9th
er industries here which would b
worthy of place among the various
displays which will be made there
While there are now here some 60,
900 Japanese in Hawaii, there has beef
a steady exchange of the people ant
perhaps there are half as many nov
at home who have been here in tn
past. All of these, all of the friend
of those now here, and every one VIII
has seen any of the printed account
of life in the Islands, win be intereste
in the displays of the Territory, an
every effort will be made to secure tn
best position and to make the displa
a worthy one"
Mr.. Irwin has been in the States 70
the past two months and has visite
the East and he says had n most en-
joyabie vacation. He said that he ha
greatly enjoyed the reunion with hi
old friends here and he had been NOR
and more surprised by the growth {
the city.