The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-01
TO Be
KEPT ALIVE
WRAY TAYLOR PLANS FOR MORE
EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR.
WILL BE HELD AT GOVERNMENT
NURSERY.
Drill Shed Fair While Most Satisfactory
Was Only a Beginning-Legislat
And Graziers Looked to.

Yes l consider our first Agricultural
exhibit under the territorial government
an eminently satisfactory one" said
Commissioner of Agriculture Wray
Taylor "Of course you must remember
that it was only a beginning, following
exhibits will have the advantage of all
the experience and advertising of this
one. We-were disappointed in a few
things and we could not arrange the
displays exactly as we wanted to. but
the fair succeeded | feel sure. i'm it's
primary object, that of arousng and
increasing the general interest in the
agricultural products of Hawaii.
Before we go any further l want TO
say that whatever interest was aroused
will not be allowed to die down. We
are not going to rest on our oars until
next year but try and keep things NOV
ing in the interim l intend in about
four months from now giving an eXhi-
bit in the government nursery grounds.
not on a large scale at all indeed limit
ed to enc or two subjects. The nur-
sery is admirable adapted in many
ways for such a display. The grounds
are very pleasant and, planted as they
are with varieties of rare shrubs and
trees very instructive We are now
having labels placed on the trees so
that he who runs may read. There is
large space there that could readily
be rooted over with an awning, benches
could be distributed about the walks
and instead of the afternoon band con-
cert at Emma square some afternoon,
we will hold it at the nursery.
Such an exhibit would emulate in a
small way, the dahlia and chrysanthe-
mum show of other countries. With
our climate the flower display of Ha-
wall should be wonderful under proper
interest. Mr.. Perkins has got a fungus
that acts very theoretically on the
Japanese BEETLE pest and we are ra-
pidly finding enemies for our flower des-
troying pests. The first exhibit might
be confined to carnations, the next to
ferns and so on.
Forester Haughs miniature forest
has been taken to the nursery and plac-
ed under big tree where the young
trees are doing splendidly. They were
not slips as many seemed to think but
seedlings taken out of the nursery pots
up Nuuanu valley. There were six va
rieties in all. The silk OAK, eucalyptus,
acacia melanOXylon Ga sort of foreign
koa), Monterey cypress and catalpa
ITO return to the fair. Everything
went along very smoothly and the chief
elements of the success, the exhibitors
themselves, seemed highly pleased.
Many of them expressed surprise at our
capability of displaying the exhibits as
well as we ulu. lUeEe nave Deen u
large number of IF we had only
known" laments from people who had
good exhibits to make but refrained
from various reasons. One exhibit of
navel oranges and another of green figs
and big banana punches will come in
next year if they still have the goods
to deliver.
I'VE were disappointed in not getting
a big display of rice, paddy and sugar
No he Of n ifrrl tr1rs gyyh i
bit in Hawaii without sugar cane! I
would have made them from the de-
partment but we expected them to come
in, Then guavas, there are lots of qua
vas in Kalihi valley yet that could have
been brought in. And such local pro-
ducts to tobasco sauce, poha jam, pre-
served papaia, guava jelly, should all
have been presented.
Il was unable to get the exhibit of
natural woods completed in time, but
next year we must show the public
what beautiful decorative woods we
have here. l hope too there will be
tourists in town or at least a coast
steamer here. OF course there were
many fruits eliminated through the
season, but there are plenty that can
yet be shown. Native flowers too can
be brought in, lantana barred of course.
Il have great hopes from the Legis-
lature, Senator George Carter was an
exhibitor and is an enthusiast and Sem
ator Clarence Crabbe is also much in
terested. Next time We ought to get a |
good appropriation and then the Gra- |
Tiers Association can work in hand |
with us. The interests of both, in ques- !
lions of forests and. fodder supply, lie !
very closely together and a fair with /.
poultry and cattle would be very inter- |
esting. All our benches we still have |
ready for future occasions. We have |
kept within the appropriation all right, |
indeed some of the exhibitors who were |
entitled to money prizes have stated |
that they would prefer the diplomas |
which really are more valuable to them |
as certificates of merit, so that we are |
ahead that way too"