The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-27

Central Improvement
Club Does Good
Work.

be modified. intimation to that effect
being given by Charles Frazier, who
controls the local billboard business,
to the Central Improvement Associa-
ton last night.
Waikiki banana plantation just Off the
Waikiki road is to be removed to an
other section of the city, the cigar sign
on the Waikiki switch is to go else
where and the billboard on King street
between Piikoi and Keeaunsoku streets
will be erected in anothr place Mr..
Frazier also gave assurance that the
Waikiki road and property adjoining
would not in future be used for bill
board sites.
The matter was brought to the atten-
tion of the association last night by
Chairman e. T. Spalding. He told Of
the understanding he had that the
pickle sign and cigar signs We're to be
removed from the Waikiki road sec
tfon.
''The Central Improvement Assocfa-
ton is particularly opposed to erecting
these signs on the main car lines. .
said he land especially along the line
on King street out Waikiki through the
park. Mr. Frazier has represented that
this is cool business proposition, that
n in States
that he is anxious to defer to the public
wishes with regard to Objectionable
signs SO far as he can
Mr. SpaIding mentioned also the bill
board on King street on a lot owned
by Mr.. steiner, which was to be re-
moved, the person objecting paying the
expenses of removal He also referred
to the tobacco signs on the Asiatic
tenement facing the Waikiki turn. Mr.
Frazier stated that these signs were
inherited from David Lawrence. The
location was a valuable asset and so
considered by a large number of mer-
camille people who believed in such ad-
vertising.
"Mr. Spalding suggested to me to
%confine the billboards to the business
districts said Mr.. Frazier That
seems TO me Impossible for several rea-
sons, AS a matter of bushes it is nee
assary to have signs strewn along at
Intervals so that repetition will have its
advertising effect. If I should confine
the boards to down town, I might, for
instance, lease the Bishop lot across
from the Young Hotel, and surround 1t
with a fence and advertise on it. That's
what I'd have to do.
billboard men are notoricusly
cheeky as to putting up their signs,
but I am not altogether billboard
man. AS long as / maintain controi
of the boards here shall be consider I
ate of individual peoples feelings when
such boards are considered offensive to
the view of residents. 1 am very SEN
sitiye about these things and worry
about them, but I don't think it would
innprove matters if 1 should step out
of it,
Secretary Thielen felt that under the
circumstances Mr.. Frazier was entl-
ted to the thanks OF the association.
in which other members agreed.
Mr.. Frazier hastened to say, though
that he contemplated in the near fu-
ture putting up other signs on King
street, because it was necessary to place
them on main street car lines. By
streets would not be touched.
At the opening of the meeting, which
was held at the Promotion Committee
room. letters We're read from the Public
Works Department relative TO requests
from the association. That in regard to
the Improvement of the government
premises on the Waikiki side of the
Judiciary building was commented on :
by Superintendent Holloway as place
nc would like to improve had he the
money to dc So He did desire to ex- !
cavate a lot of coral dumps from the /
grounds, but did not like to use prison ,
abor. as there was objection to such
labor being used so close to town. He :
spoke also OF erecting q fence to hide
he rear of the japanese tenement
iouses.
The Board of Supervisors replied to
he request TO improve the county road
It Pukal1i hill. near Moanalua, saying
he matter would be investigated. MT
;paldfng stated he had recently ridden 5
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