The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-29
FRUITS co
FROM THE
DISPLAYS
Thieves Mar the
Agricultural
Exhibit.
MERCHANTS FAIR
MAY BE CONTINUED
Exhibitors Anxious to Have il
Continue During the
Week.

+ ~ ROWDS which filled the AIer-
chants Fair pavilion and the
~ Drill Shed to their utmost ca
pacity, which eongested the
aisles of both buildings and overnowed
into the lawn outside, and stood listen
ing to the band until there was a va
cant space where they might 90 within
the buildings, were drawn down town
By the two attractions last evening.
How many thousands there were Is a
question, some putting the number at
1000 and others even higher. At lsas.
true il is that there were moments
when progression was impossible.
The Merchants Fair opened with
new. bright things in mapy-.of the
spaces yesterday morning and during
the day there was not moment when
the building was deserted, even when
the greatest crowd of the year was At
Punahou. At night the throng was
greatest and the aisies were so filled
that at most times IT was out of the
question TO make any headway in mov-
ing about. The exhibits were the at
traction. too, for every booth was filled
and crowds stood about looking In and,
on at each OF the displays
So far there have been very few losses
from the booths J. A NJ. johnson haz
to report that some one had annexed
burnt leather pillow cover and again
a visitor coveted a few Jars OF pre-
serves but these We're alone in the
matter Of the losses The Doiics have
been very active in keeping the spaces
free from congestion, but they cannot
make Interested people move and there
seems to be no one about who has not
some particular object in being present,
and he win stop.
In the Agricultural Fair. when the
crowd was the greatest, at about 500
o'clock, it was noticed that some OF
the very best specimens OF the mar
goes had disappeared. This was at
once attributed 10 some small Portu-
suese lads who had been seen hang
ing about the exhibition space during
the evening. Later similar conditions
IF shrinkage were to be discovered in
other exhibits. the thieves not stopping
At fruit. but taking handsful Of beans
and everything they could secrete. one
little Punchbowl resident was found
with handkerchief filed, but he man
aged to make away before ne could be
autht. additional police will b. 81
hand this evening and they VIII en-
ieavor 10 exclude some OF the little
mes from the show. unless they arc
accompanied. and even then they will
'c kept under as close surveillance as
possible.
SO great has been the success OF the
air that all the exhibitors but one
= two have requested the committee
n charge TO keep it open for the re-
nainder of the week. There will be
special meeting Of the committee bav-
lg the affair in charge this morning
or the purpose OF determining just
that is to be done, and IL IL Is deepsed
, be desirable It is probable that the
will be arranged.
Should there be any such decision IL
understood that some of the exhib-
ors viii change their displays so that
ley Will present 10 visitors an entirely
cw line and thus keep uD interest dur-
lg the entire week The thousan Us
no have attended will not drop off en-
:cly and the attraction OF band eJn-
.r:s . IN certainly have the effect Of
r. i''',,s the attendance up 10 the mark
he band concert today will begin at
a. M, continuing until noon, and
lere will be another in the evening.
he list of exhibitors as published yes
rday was incomplete, as the names
the Pacific Hardware Co and 7.
Davies, both OF whom have shows
much merit. were not in the list