The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-14
WORKED A GOOD THING.
wEEDON's REQUEST FOR EQUIP
MENT TURNED DOWN.
Merchants Association Disagreeably
Surprised at Lecturer weedon's Re-
quest.

The request of Walter c. Weldon for
assistance from the Merchants Asso-
citation in securing his outfit of lantern
slides and views to enable him to go
ahead and make show of earning his
5000 a month subsidy, occasioned a
great deal of surprise among the mem
bers at yesterdays meeting. The Asso-
citation had understood from Mr. Weed.
on that he was already fully equipped
when he first asked them for a subsidy
and emphatically refused to render him
any further financial assistance on his
itour.
The original proposition made by Mr..
Weldon to the Chamber of Commerce
land Merchants Association conformity
twas that the two bodies provide him
| with salary of 5000 month and also
with ocean transportation. In return
ithe was to give a series of elaborate lee
lures in the United States, illustrated
| by stereopticon views, The application
/ stated that Mr.. Weldon had a large
number of views on hand that he had
already made arrangements with lee
ture bureaus with regard to exhibitions
and left the impression with the mem
| bers of both bodies that he was fully
| equipped for the trip He further Of
| fered to take with him native quartet
| - u blSSSl SluSlhg NOulu De IOftnCOn-
| ing. This was not considered by the
merchants. The Chamber of Commerce
| contributed a promise of 800 a month
subject to satisfactory work and half
the steamship passage the Merchants
Association guaranteeing an equal
amount
Secretary w. w. Harris of the Mer-
| chants Association stated this morning
! that the Association was greatly sur
prised at the request Of Weldon. Il
understood from Mr.. Weldon that he
! had -four hundred fine slides all ready
for use. We promised him. in conjunc-
ton with the Chamber of Commerce
S2oO a month"; and have arranged for
his steamer fares, besides the proba-
bility of getting his railroad transpor-
tation also arranged for. The members
| generally feel that Mr.. Weldon has al
ready been literally dealt with and we
have informed him that no further
financial assistance will be rendered
him"
Many members of the Chamber of
Commerce have expressed themselve.
IN the same manner concerning Mr.
Weedons request for further aid on tor
OF agreements already made and ac
"Spted by the merchants at the pro
poser's own figures
Under the heading. Ineffective Pub
llcity, the Paradise of the Pacif,
says: The Chamber voted 500 month,
ly as an aid to a stereopticon schem,
for the exhibition of Island pictures or
the mainland. This sum with the SlOl
also donated by the Merchants Asso
citation at once sets the show on a pay.
ing basis as far as the promoters ar,
concerned. The amount of profit to b,
reaped by Island business men is ,
matter of vague conjecture. The stere
Opucon is an amusing feature at schoo
and other Juvenile assemblages, but 1t!
influence for instruction is usually dis
PEELED after the last flash of the ligh
that develops it. Though full of inter
est while on view it is as soon forgot
ten as any other short evening diver
sion. We should think that a plan 81
important as advertising Island inter
ests abroad should take more sub
stantial character than the giving o
childish entertainments which, Will
meritorious in their way do not enlis
the attention of the class needed to de
| Velop home resources"
The proposal of c. ID. Chase to tn
Association concerning the establish
ment of an Information Bureau in Sal
Francisco for the benefit of the touris
trade, has met with the disapprobatio
of several prominent members of tha
body