The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-02
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y. IN CONCLUSION, ' would make
humble recommendation On the all-im-
Doftant question of ways and means.
Recognizing that your government can
do nothing except by act of your legis-
lature, whose next session IL yet a -
way OF, | would strongly advise that
the community at large, or through its
leading ganlzations, such as the
Chamber Of Commerce, Merchants AS
social on end Planters Association APP
point Worlds Fair Promotion Com
mittee. or Hawaiian Worlds Fair AS
ISOLATION. to take preliminary steps and
devise ways and means. Something of
this kind, I would respectfully urge,
should be done without delay. whether
the Exposition is to be held i'm 1903 or
1904. II held i'm the former year such
procedure Is Imperative. and Is the on
ly way OF securing Hawaiian partici-
patton. If in the latter year. there will
not be one day too many in which to
make the necessary prepar ltions for an
exhibit of which you Will be proud.
such a committee or association could
take steps for "a popular subscription
which, in view Of your great business
interests here, should amount to a large
sum. and it can awaken public senti-
ment so that your legislature will feel
duty bound to supplement such funds
with Territorial Appropriation. More
proper are already pursuing this meth
cd. / would advise early action fur
thermCre so that there can be a rosDon-
iible agency to communicate at once
with the Worlds Fair management and
safeguard the interests of Hawaii in
the preliminary preparation at st.
LOUIS and to make necessary reserva-
tons Of suitable location for a build
ing and Of ample space for various ex-
hibits.
II such committee. in conjunction
with the government OF the Territory,
would in the near future decide upon
some thoroughly competent man or
men to act as the Territorial Commits
SiOner or Commission, whose appoint
ment would be confirmed by the gov
eminent Of the Territory after the leg
islature had acted, or to continue to
hold that position if the business in
terests alone carried through the par
ticipation, n long step would be taken
toward the successful contamination
of n creditable Hawaiian exhibit at st.
Louis In other words, the more per-
feet organization you can develop
witrCut any faint of politics, the more
you Will accomplish.
| beg OF you as an enterprising COM
munity. having now more at stake than
ever before and being at critical
point of your development. to tate
this all-imTortant question now and
carry 1t forward to a successful solu-
ton. That this will be done l am con-
fident. What | have seen of your Off
cials. your Leading men, and your news
papers, convinces me that my humble
and respectful appeal will not be in
vair
The cordial reception you have given
me. which l recognize is not for my
persC nality, but for what / represent.
Is most gratifying, end l shall take
great pleasure in reporting favorab y
on your attitude to the government at
Washington and the management of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
st Louis. AS | shalt soon proceed to
the countries of Asia and Australasia,
there will go with me the cheering in
SEPARATION given ne by your receipt on
to execute more faithfully the high
mission that has been entrusted to my
hands.
After Mr. Barrett had presented the
case for the exposition, Governor
Cooper said that he thought the time
for action was the present. He did not
want the matter to be allowed to lie
dormant and he thought the represen-
tative character of the meeting should
make it the proper time to take action
looking toward the organization of the
work
w. a. Bowen said that 1t occurred 10
him that while those present had
caught much of the enthusiasm of the
speaker, and would like to take hold
OF the matter at once the proper course
would be to refer it all to the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Merchants
Association, so that after some thought
there could be found men to take hold
of the matter and make 1t a success
He therefore made a motion to that
effect.
c. NJ. Cooke said that ne did moi
think this was the way to proceed, FOL
The two associations had primarily The
same membership, and so there shc ulG
be new association, with geae:l n
membership, which would take up TIE
work of preparing for an exhibit. This
would enable the officials of the Gov
eminent to join the businC So men and
perhaps lead them in the work. B. f.
Dillingham; and l.. A. Schaefer agreed
with Mr.. Bowen, and Governor Cleg-
horn was of opinion that there would
be nothing lost by taking time fol
thought.
Ii. +. Dillingham; said again that II
Governor Cooper would take the chaif.
inanship, he would favor n committee
which would act temporarily and pre-
pare plan which would bring about
action in the other associations. III.
Atherton, taking up this phase of th'
matter, said that such committe,
could bring the exhibition plan before
the three associations. and In sucl
shape that there would be somethins
tangible for them to act up1n, ans
they could do more than II they WEE,
left to work out the problems alone.
With this statement, Mr.. Bowen ac
cepted the. suggestion, and the result
was that the motion for the temporary
committee. put by Mr.. Dillingham;, wal
carried. Governor Cooper. acting unde
| 1t. appointed as the committee: +. A
Schaefer, c. NJ. Cooke, j, b. Atherton
w, NJ. Giffard and II. +. Dillingham;.
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