The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-24
OSAKA TO
HAVE SHOW
R. w. Irwin Will Be
Commissioner
There.
LOCAL. OFFICIALS
MAKING PLANS
Prospects for an Exhibition Of All
Forms OF Industrial Effort
in Hawaii.

A T a meeting of the executive off,
N cials of the Hawaiian Exposition
Z u Association yesterday with n. w.
Irwin, former Minister OF Hawaii
at the Japanese capital, that gentle
man was rendered and accepted the
post of commissioner for Hawaii to
the Osaka exposition Of 1903. The meet
ing was held just before the departure
of the Doric and Mr. Irwin Will at
once upon his arrival at the Japanese
capital take up the work, his creden-
tiais following him in the next steamer.
The meeting OF the officers with Mr..
Irwin was held at the Office Of the
president. w. G.. Irwin, and there were
present Secretary Cooper. Mr.. Cooke.
Mr.. Giffard and Mr.. Spencer. The mat
ter of representing the Territory OF
Hawaii was placed before Mr.. Irwin
and he at once consented to undertake
the task. There was some discussion
of the prospects and the outcome was
an agreement between all concerned
that the work should be pushed, and
that Mr.. Irwin should take up the qu,s-
tion 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 at once and endeavor to Sc
cure a governmental appointment to
accompany and supplement that Of the
association, so the commissioner will
have every possible backing in his
dealing with the fair officials, I'm the
task of securing space and display
for the products of the Territory. Mr..
Irwin said yesterday:
1T affords me the greatest pleasure
to assist my old friends IN every way
possible and / have undertaken to act
for the association in the matter OF
the making of an exhibit for this Ter
ritory. The exposition viii be in real
ty 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 10 see the
sights in every instance, there promise
10 be several millions at the fair during
is life
THE fair on small scale of course,
viii be similar TO the great ones which
nave been given at Chicago, Paris and
that proposed for st. Louis IL will
De international in it's scope. and the
promise will be for an immense number
IF exhibits from every country doing
business with Japan.
Il should think IL would be OF bene-
II 10 this country TO show everything
II moment in its uIuetrial nfe. There
mould be a display of sugar, OF the
,rogress OF the cane growing and I'm
very way a showing Of the workings
f the plantations. Then there are 9TH
r. industries here which would be
worthy of a place among the various
isplays which will be made there.
While there are now here some co.
90 japanese in Hawaii, there has been
steady exchange Of the people and
erhaps there are half as many now
t home who have been here in the
asst. All of these all OF the friends
T those now here, and every one who
as seen any OF the printed accounts
Z life in the Islands, viii be interested
4 the displays of the Territory, and
very effort will be made to secure the
est position and TO make the display
worthy one"
Mr.. Irwin has been In the States for
ne past two months and has visited
ne East and he says had most en-
JyabIe vacation. He said that he had
realty enjoyed the reunion with his
Id friends here and he had been more
nd more surprised by the growth Of
le city.