The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-12
PLAN FOR
DISPLAYS
Merchants Ready
to Make a
Show.
WANT PAVILION
AT DRIILSHED
Would Erect . Building in Front
Of the Agricultural Fair
Site.

rnent officials and Merchants As
ISOLATION members. the double
event OF Agricultural and Merchants
Fairs will attract crowds OF Island folk
90 Honolulu about July esth- The re-
port OF the committee which has In
charge the initiation OF the work will
BE- made to the Merchants Association
durfnE this week. and at that time the
endorsement Of the body L. expected
for The plan
Definite choice has been made by the
Government os its dates for the ASri-
cultural Fair. owing to the fact that
the steamer schedules must be con-
suited 10 has been decided by Com
missioner wray Taylor that the fair
sszu be held July 2Sth and 18th. being
Massay and Tuesday OF the last week
Nv the month This viii enable the
growers OF the biggest pumpkins and
th- enest ear % corn. 60 set their spsci- I
mems from the vine and stalk and into
tho exhibition hall in the shortest time.
o-iax TO the fact that the Incoming
steamers Will arrive during Saturday
and sunday. The smallest delay In the
ot4fsoinsr OF ths- steamers VIII enable
fpo-e visitors Who have little time 10
stop to return 90 their homes early.
Where would thus be necessary On the
para OF the Government only the ar
ranEemcnt of display booths. and when
fh@ ships arrive with the articles 90 b.
exhibited they viii BE- put In place In
ths shortest time 50 that when the
doors os the fair open on Monday
morning there viii be on che shelves
the freshest and brightest Of products.
Thea. too. there would be possible the
Judging ut The very shortest space of
Tine between plucEinE % the fruits and
their appearance before the jury.
TIE Merchants Fair will be In every
way geparat~ from the Agricultural eN-
hibft. but also there will b. such
that The visitors 20 one
" iit be able 90 make the trip through
the other with ths. least possible trDu-
bic There have been made 90 Captain
quarteruaster % the
7 'nitrd States Army. in charge of the
tErtli shed and ssruuuds representations
which are expected TO result I'm hi. .
swing 90 the Merchants Association ,
ne use Of the space in front 81 the ,
Drin Shed for thv purpose % the rrcc-
ton of their exhibition pavilion. n
this - done. ard th~ representations
srs such that ther~ ts every possible I
hancs that tn request viii b. granted. ,
here will BE- buiit BY the merchants a ,
which Will extend from the .
Jrfn Shed Co Hotel street. forming an :
.ntrance TO the Agricultural Fair and q
swing space for displays by every firm :
Nv the city OF its principal impcrtations ,
nd products.
The idea Of the msrchants' commit ,
- ~ that there should be formed a ,
arnpany among the exhibitors. or that d
he association should put up the build {
nx and charge exhibitors for space. -
rrt the entire cost may b. met. Al q
lady there have been offers To take Z
= ace which will meet the probable {
80 OF the structure. although tnvesti- 4
atoms as 90 the expense still go on {
wren the report has been approved by &
hs association and the committees G.
AIMED for carrying out the work. plans a
" the building viii b. prepared and "
hsn space will De- let in advance. 50 q.
Rat there will D. no doubt as 10 the =
st or the structure being met from G.
- revenues which 10 will bring to the ?:
ISOLATION. Z.
The space which Captain Williamson II
e been asked 20 give To the associa- e..
ON for the purpose OF the exhibition
rva OF the grass plots which have
-vn 80 carefully cultivated. and would
20 DIVIDED that tu~Ee Grut0 u~ no
,-sible damage done there BY crowds. ..
~ last use to which this space was
10 vas as a camp for the men of the 60
ansport Warren. when that ship was q.
1derEoiuE repairs here The plans 80
" as they have gone provide for the ON
scine % the entrance 20 the building
: the street line. and between the
--ty planted trees. - that there will c1
. 10 daruaEe which might b. charged s.
spirst the fair. "
The possibility that the United States bs
ftaoritirs will refuse the request has
.su taken under discussion BY some ~
nc merchants also. and thFr~ are at il
s-t two sites which are being con- 4"
Tered. One ~ these - the vacant O.
&c rt the corner % Hotel and Rich
- streets. opposite the Hawaiian Iio- -,
= and the other is lu Miller street. "