The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-16
COOPER TO
ARRANGE
EXHIBIT
Will Have Charge
St. Louis Fair
Display.

At a meeting of the Exposition As
ISOLATION of Hawaii. Supt. Cooper in
whose charge is placed the $4,000 APP
preparation for the St. Louis EXPOSE
ton was delegated to arrange the ex-
hibit and appoint a commissioner 10
the fair
Mr.. Cooper who was present at the
meeting outlined in brief what his
plans for the exhibit were. He said
that work should begin Immediately In
arranging a display, and that man
should be appointed to get together ar
ticles to be exhibited and also to carry
on the work to the end, including the
representation of the Territory al st.
Louis.
II think we should lose no time" said
Nj. Cooper, 1.-The exhibit should be
prepared Immediately. In some ways
show off our exhibit but it was evil
Gently not the intention of the legis-
iature to have a building"
Mr.. Cooper inquired the cost of the
projected building and Mr.. Spencer
stated that the estimates were slightly
over S21, 900. The sentiment was ex-
pres ed that this would leav- too small
an amount for the actual preparation
OF the exhibit.
My idea,' continued Supt. Cooper,
is TO arrange a transportation exhibit
Ger one thing-a display of the models
of all the steamers running into Ha-
wan, and also of the transportation
facilities here. Then also there should
ne photographs of our hotels. sou=-
thing to show that we are prepared TO
accommodate whatever visitors come to
Ine islands,"
Mr.. Cooper suggested also that there
should be information at the disposal
OF the commissioner showing just how
much ii would cost to visit the islands.
fIe also favored a display of the pro-
ducts of Hawaii, including curios
showing the progress since early times.
1.-THE school exhibit has already been
arranged for" said Mr.. Cooper.
Mr.. Allan Herbert who was present
suggested that there should be an agri-
cultural display and this sentiment met
with hearty approval. There will be
besides an exhibition by the United
States Agricultural Department, but
this will b, in the general building in
which all the products Of the United
States are to be displayed.
WHO SPENDS THE MONEY?
The legislature did SOM queer things
in it's provision for the governmental
departments, and the st. Louis Expo
sition fund suffered along with the
rest. There is an appropriation of $20,-
600 for this purpose 20 be expended I'M
der the direction of the Superintendent
to Public Works. The item is in the
six months bill and in the eighteen
months bill it appears again, but this
time under the office of the Secretary
of the Territory. This amount is to be
"only such portion of same to be used
as amounts to the unexpended balance
of appropriation for this purpose for
the period ending January list. 1904"
This makes another division of authori-
ty, Cooper will have to oversee the
work Of preparing the exhibit while
Carter will take charge of the work on
the first of the year.
Before an adjournment was taken |
yesterday afternoon a motion by Mr.. |
Spencer was carried to the effect that |
Supt. Cooper should be authorized to |
appoint an exposition commissioner to |
work under his supervision. This was
carried unanimously. Mr.. Cooper stat |
ed afterwards that he had no one in
mind for the position.