The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-08

that we ought to bring our school ex-
hibit into competition with the other
states and territories, and SO I recon-
mend the first plan; that is to have
your exhibits go into their proper places
and the building for headquarters.
Your building could be as inexpensive
as you desire. a typical modern Ha-
waiian home with the broad verandas,
using Tapa cloths for draperies, walls
decorated with photographs, paintings
and maps,-hala mats on the floor and
possibly the outside walls matched, all
one story, the roof inclined like that
at Kualoa or Ahuimanu. from which
to direct the Hawaiians who inquire as
to just where your exhibits are in the
main buildings, and to assist them in
finding their way around. Also to dis
tribute advertising matter to the stran
gers who call. This, I believe to be
the better plan and if it is carried out,
then place the building by all means
among the others. If, however, you
will put your whole exhibit in the
building, then the location over by the.
Alaska building will show more promi-
nently out in the open. OF course if
you so desire, you can combine the
whole exhibit into one building and still
have it placed over in the park, or
among the trees alongside the others.
I then called upon Mr.. G. w. Ristine
to ask if any arrangements had been
made for freight rates. He had forgot
ten all about Hawaii and seemed very
much put out at himself. Special rates
had been made for Japan and China.
In most cases the railroads give one
way rate, that is, they will practically
return the goods free of charge. This
gentleman said he would Immediately
see what could be done, and I gave him
your name to communicate with you.
He thought that Spreckels ought to be
able to give a low steamer rate, but
that by all means you would secure
a through fiat rate from Honolulu to
ST. Louis without classification of any
kind.
To sum up the whole thing, you must
have building and it would give Ha-
wall more prominence if it was locat-
ed among the others and used as head
quarters. Get up something original,
have plans made and by all means come
on yourself to let the contract. You
can then get into the spirit of the thing
and understand the whole exhibition in
a way that no description can give.
This can be done any time before the
end of the year, that is after your loca-
ton is selected, and by that time YOU
will be able to get some pretty good
ideas from what has been done by the
others, with which to elaborate your
plans.
I see no reason why, if it is found
impracticable to raise any money from
the merchants for a building, you
should not use part of the appropriation
for it. Mr. Skiff said that he did not
see how you could possibly expend more
than $4,000 on exhibits and urged very
strongly that the balance be used in
having a headquarters. I don't think
the people in Honolulu realize how
much larger this fair is than any other
The total floor space of the Buffalo ex-
hibition is equal to about one-third of
the st. Louis Agricultural building
The pike" which corresponds to the
midway" is as long as that in Chicago
and then extends another mile. Nc
such Fair has ever been given on hilly
ground and the effect is very much more
striking.
This is the first fair that the United
States Government has invited foreign
countries to exhibit in, and there will
be expended an amount nearer $4,000
900 than sS0,000,000 as originally plan
ned.
Take my advice and come on to ST
| Louis as early as you can. 1 believe
your success depends upon a visit te
the ground itself.
| Yours very truly,
| G. r. CARTER.