The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-03-02
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The Government is asked to appro-
pirate 100000 for participation in the
exposition, divided as follows Two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars for
Government exhibits, including the
special fisheries exhibit, the special
| life-saving exhibit, and the special eX-
hibit of the Bureau Of American Re-
publics 100000 for Alaskan exhibits;
! S25, 900 for Hawaiian exhibits, and 500
600 for Philippine exhibits-a total OF
| 100000 for exhibits; and $500 900 for
| buildings. The buildings provided for
in the bill are Government building,
an irrigation and biograph building, a
fisheries building complete, and build
ings for the exhibits from Alaska. Ha-
wall, and the Philippine Islands.
The people of the Pacific Northwest,
feeling that concerted effort should
be made to stimulate our commerce in
the Pacific ocean countries, and to
make known the wonderful resources
and the possibilities of that great
H Western country, concluded to hold an
exposition at the city of Seattle, COM
mencing on the LIST day of June, 1903,
and ending on the 18th day of Octo-
Der of that year. An exposition COM
pany was formed at Seattle with
capital stock of 100000. The people
of that city were asked to subscribe to
this capital stock. A day was set apart
for that purpose, and, on the day nam
ed, subscriptions to the amount OF
$G54,000 were rendered by our local
citizens. A committee of business men
carefully examined the offers made,
and, after eliminating all doubtful
, ones, there remained subscriptions to
the amount of $G25,000. The capital
stock of the company having been oy-
ersubscribed by the citizens Of Seat
tie in a single day, the same was
thereafter increased to 100000. So
far no subscriptions have been invited
to the unsuDscribed $4,000 of increas-
ed capital stock. The subscriptions
are payable in four equal instruments
So far $412,O has been paid in cash
The remaining instalment is not pay
able until April of this year
The State of Washington has apprO-
priated $1,OOO,OOO in aid of this enter
prise, and our legislature passed an act
authorizing the several counties Of the
State to levy a tax for the purpose OF
raising a fund for individual county
exhibits. Under this act the sum OF
$27S 900 will be raised. So far, ! am
credibly informed, some 100000 has
been provided in this manner for the
purposes indicated, making a total OF
over 50 900 900 which the people of the
State of Washington alone will contri-
butte toward this great enterprise.
The exposition is to be held upon
the university grounds of the State, at
the city of Seattle, which front, from
a westerly view, on Lake Union, mir
rored in the heart of the city, and
/. from an easterly view, on Lake Wash
ington.
i. The State of California has appro-
priated 100000 for participation in
the exposition, and the State of Oregon
a like sum for that purpose. Other
States have made appropriations, and
the management feel confident that all
of the Western States and a great
many OF those on the Atlantic sea,
board will be handsomely represented,
And / am reliably informed that the
Canadian government will make an
appropriation in behalf of the Cana
dian Yukon territory as soon as Con-
gress recognizes the exposition by pro-
yiding for participation therein.
r We have extended the Government an
invitation to participate with us in the
exposition, and do not believe that it
can afford to refuse to accept, or that
q it will refuse to accept, our invitation
1t would be most unusual thing for
4 the Government to refuse to partici-
pate in an exposition of this charac-
ter, held for the purpose of developing
our trade along lines which have been
already too long neglected,
Statement Of George B. Mcclellan
representing the Merchants Associa
ton of Honolulu, Hawaii:
Mr. Mcclellan. Mr. Chairman ant
gentlemen of the committee, Hawai-