The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-05-05
WILL MAKE
AN EXHIBIT
Hawaiian Products
to Be Shown in
st. Louis.

Work has already been commenced on
at least one exhibit which will best
present Hawaiis resources at the st.
Louis Exposition. Jared G. Smith,
| agent in charge of the United States
Experiment Station, has been requested
by the Agricultural Department in
Washington to prepare a display for
Hawaii to be exhibited at st. Louis.
The letter upon the subject is self ex-
planatory:
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture
Office of Experiment Stations,
Washington ID. c., April 16. 1903.
Mr. Jared G. Smith, Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station. Honolulu, Hawaii
Dear Smith: l have been delegated
to prepare the exhibit of this office at
the st. Louis Exposition, and we de-
sire to have our Insular Stations well
represented. 1t is the expectation that
each station will prepare material suf-
ficent to fill a large pavilion case, and
in making my plans l have set aside
such a case for Hawaii. In addition to
the Office Exhibit in the Government
Building, we shall also be represented in
collective exhibit of Colleges and Sta
tions in the Educational Building, and
in preparing material it should be Sc
cured in sufficient abundance to prove
adequate for display in each place.
/ am writing you this early so that
you can have plenty of time for the
collection of the material. All fruit and
other substances which are liable to de-
cay should be preserved in formalin; n
two per cent solution being about the
proper strength. 1 have specimens of
fruit collected in Alaska five years ago
that stin retain their original color and
appearance.
| would like to have you send us lib
eral amounts of material showing the
sugar and coffee industries of your ISL
ands together with taro, rice, native
fruits, nuts, oils. fibers. etc, and in those
which are adapted to the process the
different stages of preparation for mar
ket could be shown as well as number
of different commercial products. /
would also like to have Illustrations of
the station work as far as you can pro-
vide them together with a series of
good photographs, some of which l ex-
pect to have enlarged and for this pur
pose only clear, sharp pictures can be
used
be called for by the end of October in
order that we may be able to arrange
its installation. The fruit and similar
material could be preserved in ordinary
fruit jars and we will see to having
them placed in the proper museum Jars
at the Exposition. Careful attention
must be paid to the labelling of this
material and | have found that writing
label with a soft lead pencil on paper
and placing in the jars Is one of the
most satisfactory ways of doing It.
1t is possible that we may be able to
aid you somewhat in the expense OF
collecting this material II you find that
the station can not afford it. / will be
glad to hear from you at any time re-
garding the preparation of this material
for the Exposition.
Yours very truly,
WALTER II. EVANS.
Mr. Smith is preparing n circular let
ter which will be distributed through
out the Territory requesting the assist
ance of the small farmers, planters and
all interested In agricultural work in
preparing this exhibit. All economic
products of the Territory will be worked
up in order that the best possible show
ing may be made for Hawaii.