The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-11
The PEARL
HARBOR MAP
May Yet Be Exhibited
AT st. Louis
Fair.

The profile map of Pearl Harbor is
to be placed at the disposal of the
Secretary of War for exhibition at St
Louis, to be afterwards left in Wash
ington for the information of Senators
and Representatives. This plan has not
been definitely decided upon, although
Commissioner Macfarlane and Gov
ernor Carter have conferred on the
subject and the offer will be made to
Secretary Taft.
The Board of Agriculture has made
a request that the collection of fruits
and of Hawaiian woods be given it and
an exhibit will probably be made in
the new quarters at the government
nursery. The Board Will have the
woods cut and polished if they are
turned over to it. The school and fish
exhibit are. both TO be placed in the
rooms of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee
Commissioner Macfarlane would still
like to see the Territory represented at
the St Louis fair. Some time ago he
sibility of Hawaii being unable to make
display the exposition, and in reply
received an urgent request that such
action be not taken. Mr.. Reeves was
emphatic in the statement that such
a course would be the worst mistake
that the Territory could possibly make,
and gave convincing reasons why the
exhibit should not be abandoned.
L believe myself that it will be a
great mistake" said Commissioner
Macfarlane yesterday. ''If the Terri
tory is unable to make a display at
St. Louis at it's own expense, then the
community should do something, in my
opinion. Hawaii will be the only State
or territory In the Union which will not
be represented at the fair. 1 have
placed the matter up to the Merchants
Association and Chamber of Commerce,
but neither body has taken any action. |
80 far there has been no expense |
attached to the preparations for an ex-
hibit. In the statement 1 made to the |
governor there was no charge for SAL /
aries of any kind, and so far I have !
borne all the expenses of correspond |
ence etc, out of my own pocket. l I
have no personal interest in the mat
ter, and Secretary Reeves of the st. !
Louis Fair Commission has rendered |
every assistance in his power, so we
were not out the expense OF sending a /
man to st. Louis to arrange the de-
tails of the exhibit. Mr.. Funston who
is a fair commissioner. now on visit
here, is also of the opinion that it will
be a mistake to allow the opportunity
to slip by without acting. He believes
that if the government is unable to do
it. then the community should come
~,
of telling forty million peo-
pie of the beauties and attractions of
Hawaii
'It simply means that If we do not
make a proper display, Hawaii will
still be known to the world at large as
he home of the hula dancer and moth
ng else. 1t looks now as if the Midway
show from here will be the only rep
of the islands, excepting '
he fruit display made by the Depart
nent of Agriculture.
II am making an effort now to have
he profile map of Pearl Harbor, which
hows the location of the channel. the
proposed fortifications and buildings, /
hown at the Worlds Fair. Governor
Carter has promised to write to the
of War in regard to the mat (
er, Offering him the map, and asking
hat he arrange for its exhibition at
St Louis If this can be done, it will s
,e at least something for Hawaii. The j..
nap is not yet completed but will be
-ery shortly. The fish exhibit will go z
o the Promotion Committee and the
woods and fruits proba bly, to the Board
# Agriculture which has made re- S
uest for them"
Commissioner Macfarlane only re-
emily sent a notification to Secretary /
Reeves, that it has been finally deter
mined not to make an exhibit at st.
.oufs and has not had time for a re- c
,ly.