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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-14
CALIFORNIA PAPER DENIES
POLICY AGAINST OUR FRUIT

Mr.. Thomas complaint about the
treatment of his pineapples at San
Francisco, his deductions on the subject
and the stirring up Of the matter by
the Advertiser, is bringing many Off
eial and yon-oficial protests. and dis
chalmers. The California Fruit Grower
in its issue of August l, says, under the
heading, Hawaiian Shippers Needlessly
Excited:
Recently California Fruit Grower re-
ceived from the Hawaiian Promotion
Committee, Honolulu, marked copies of
the Pacific Commercial Advertiser, pub
iished at Honolulu. One of these call
ed attention to a scare head news arti-
Gle, asking in large capitals, . Is Cali
fornia Hostile TO Our Pineappless and
a second copy Of the paper has double
loaded editorial dissertation on The
Fumigation Conspiracy, as the editor
calls It. written on the strength of the
pineapple story. Both articles are full
Of inexeusable errors, and false state
ments which might easily have been
verified. and as they were printed are
bordering on the ridiculous. However,
Hawaiians evidently are taking the
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be done by the owner or his agent and
the shipment viii be held in quaran-
tine by this department until we are
satisfied that the pests are dead, when
the fruit viii be released.
This ruling has been followed out TO
the letter. few lots were held for
fumigation and these were released
when the pests were dead. No pine
apples have been destroyed or return
ed to the point from which they were
shipped, without permission to fumi-
gate at San FRANCISCO, nor have the of
feials there ever refused the con-
signees the privilege of re-fHmigating
the fruit; in fact, they have diligently
urged them to do 90 with dispatch,
and they have even gone to the trouble
Of lending such agents taTpaulins and
chemicals, so that no hardship would
be experienced.
conspiracy in California against Ha-
waiian fruits to which the State Hor-
.tieultural Commissioner and his staff
are parties. ii il utterly ridiculous.
There is absolutely no foundation IN
fact for the superstition that our pres
emit State Commission or anyone else
is engaged in ar attempt 10 exclude
Hawaiian pineapples or bananas from
the United States on the ground that
they come in competition with Califor-
MIA fruits. Our fruit growers do advo-
cate a protective tariff on foreign mot
Hawaiian) banana importations, as this
fruit incidentally does come in strong
and active competition with the fruit
not only Of California, but Of other
States and with the Hawaiian fruit as
well. That this Central American
fruit should be admitted into the
United States free of duty is openly
coEtended against ard the contention
does not IN any manner partske of the
nsture Of a conspiracy.
The suggestion that the commercial
interests Of Bawaii adopt retaliatory
measures against San Francisco -
manifestlv entirely uncalled for in view
of the facts IN the ease.
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Two years ago, when the fire was rag
ing at its worst, the sight of the classic
outlines of the Fairmont Hotel, stand
ing out white against the black clouds
of smoke, lent hope to the anxious thou
sands. When the flames swiried fiereeIy
about it, to many it seemed that the
last hope was gone. at that time the
Fairmont Hotel was just about to open.
Three years of time, and more than
three millions of dollars had been spent
in the construction of the building and
the fnishings and furnishings of its in
terror. How well the building was con-
strueted is evidenced by the fact that II
came out of the stress and trial of both
fire and its Accomplishments without
single injury other than the complete
destruction of everything infammable
to be found inside of its walls
After the reaction of the first month
had passed, work was Immediately
commenced to rebuild and refurnish the
entire building, at a cost of over two
million dollars, the work of reeonstrue-
ton went on. Over a million dollars
was spent in interior fnishings and fur
niture, and the magnificent appoint
ments of the house as it stands today
speak well for the care and taste used
IN the selection The formal opening
of the hotel to the public took place on
the 18th of April, 1907, just one year
after the catastrophe. at which time the
Chamber of Commerce gave a banquet
in celebration of the event. On the
21st of April, 1907, the doors were
thrown open to the public with a SPLEEN
did reception. to which nearly all San
Francisco came.
The hotel was not fully complete at
that time. Some of the rooms on the
upper floors were not ready, but when
the Palace Hotel Company, which for
merly operated the old Palace Hotel on
Market street, took hold, determined to
push things through, the work went on
with amazing rapidity. Today, more
than any other building in San Fran
cisco, the Fairmont stands monument
TO the energy and determination of her
citizens
In it San Franciscans have a hotel
of which they can justly be proud, as
in the matter of location, It stands
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| absolutely unsurpassed IN the world. In
the matter of appointments, service, and
exclusive features which make hotel
life pleasant, it is without peer. The
Fairmont Hotel today has capacity for
| taking care of one thousand guests.
It's entertainment features are so nu-
merous and so varied that, as has hap
pened many times, as many as SIX diff
ferent gatherings, including banquets,
balls and public meetings, can be held
| under its roof at the same time. and
under such favorable conditions that
one assembly scarcely realizes there is
any other IN the house.
The view from the Fairmont Is such
as To make the most blase and expe-
rieneed globe-trotter stand In wonder
and amazement. From it's windows flor
every room in this magnificent hosiery
is an outside room) can be seen the
superb panorama of the Golden Gate,
the Bay of San Francisco. crowded with
ships from all parts of the world, the
mountains and hills of Contra Costa
County on the other side of the bay,
with Mt. Diablo 80 miles to the south
east, and Mt. St. Helena over hundred
miles to the northeast breaking the
skyline. IN the immediate foreground
of the hotel lies the busy city, in which
new steel sky-serapers are rising in
place of the old style business houses
which were destroyed
Chinatown, almost entirely rebuilt in
a new and better way, is but a few
minutes walk from the door of the
hotel BY means of the various street
car lines which pass it's doors all parts
of the city, the ferries and railroad
stations, the banks and exchanges, re-
tail business and theater centers, as
wen as the residence portions of the
city can be easily reached.
The Fairmont Hotel differs from al
most any similar institution in the num-
Der of unique features which it offers
for the entertainment of its guests.
Because of these, it is easily the social
center of San Francisco; YOU might
say, of the State. inst as the old Palace
Hotel, which is now being rebuilt on a
new and greater scale at the old site
on Market street, was one of the most
famous hosteleTies of the world, and
entertained guests of all nations, so the
Fairmont, under the same management
which so adequately took care of the
affairs of the Palace, is most cosmo-
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matter seriously and it is possible that
some others uniformed in regard to the
real conditions might be prone to do
likewise, so we are taking occasion to
call attention to the errors made In the
articles referred to.
The foundation for the whole mat
ter was in the fact that the California
State Commissioner of Horticulture in
eommendable zeal to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of fruit pests of any kind
into this State and IN obedience to the
law on the matter, through his auaran-
tine deputy at San Francisco, refused to
release at that port consignment of
plneapples which had been insfficiently
fuTnl gated at point Of shipment, and
were found to contain living pests.
With this small germ of fact some re
porter probably anxious 10 make a
name for himself evolved nearly a col
umn and half story in which ii was
stated that the California Board Of
Horticulture is acting in a high-handed
and unjust manner, and that .'Ihe
plan Of fumigating pineapples before
shipping them to San Francisco, IN
stead Of having them fumigated after
their arrival there, is not working out
as satisfactorily 70 the pineapple grow
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ers as was expected. that
pineappIes found ineffeetively fumi-
gated on their arrival at San Francisco,
are to be rejected. and not to be fumi-
gated by the Board of Horticulture, nor
TO be allowed TO be fumigated there by
agents of the shippers, are
to be turned back to the trans
portation company to be reshipped TO
Honolulu. Within the past few
| months there has been a complete re-
versal of policy in q number of respects
in the California State Board of Hor-
ticulture. There have been in
dieations, too. of a policy of active hos
ti1ity to fresh fruits from other coun-
tries. The bananas from Central
America have been antagonizcd IN va
rious ways on the theory, apparently,
that being a fresh fruit, they come into
injurious competition with the fresh
fruits of California The suggestion
has been made that perhaps the same
spirit Is at work against the pineappies
of Hawaii. as being a fresh fruit that
interferes with the fresh fruit prod
ucts of California. -
without. it is plainly evident, tax
ing pains to ascertain how much truth
there might be in the statements IN
the news article in his editorial the
editor asks: Are we not justified IN
calling this a conspiracy to shut ont
Hawaiian fresh fruit2' and suggests
that sit Is time fer patriotic mer-
chants and planters Of these islands to
consider whether the millions which
are annually spent by them in the San
Francisco market for natural and
manufactured products, cannot be dl-|
verted. in large part. to the markets OF
the Northwest. F"
Now for the facts of the matter IN
reference to fumigation of pineapples
from Hawaii The following ruling
was passed by the quarantine depart
ment Of this State and sent to all
steamship companies and growers in
the Hawaiian Islands:
after June j, 1908, all shipments
of pineapples from the Hawaiian Is
lands destined for California consump-
ton. and which are infested with
MeaIy bugs (Pseudococcus species) and
Scale Insects (Diaspis bromeliae) must
be fumigated with hydroeyanle acid
gas or some other effective means must
he employed to destroy the pests before
the fruit leaves Honolulu and other
shipping points in the Territory Of Ha- |
wall
"An shipments Will be carefully IN |
spected on arrival here, and II the /
pests injecting the fruit are found to /
be dead. the shipments will be released, /
but If the pests are alive, the shipments |
will be ordered funigated, which viii
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politan, and IN its halls win be found
the experienced travellers from every
country of the world.
The ball room of the Fairmont Hotel
is one of the most beautiful. as well as
one of the largest. in existence. 1t has
one of the few spring floors to be found
In the country, making dancing pecu-
liarly delightful. 1t is decorated in
white and gold, with hangings of blue
satin tapestry. It's walls are covered
with mirrors, between which are decora-
tions by the most famous mural artists
of the world. And the ballroom is not
merely an ornament. San Franciscans
are a very sociable people, and the rec
ords of the ballroom show that 1t IS
occupied an average of three times a
week during the social season. Behind
it is the famous red banquet room,
which has, perhaps, held more distin-
guished company than any other room
of it's kind west of Chicago. On the
floor below is the magnificent Norman
Cafe banquet room. hall of superb
proportions and simple grandeur. 1t is
the best illustration of a hall OF the
Norman period Even the tesselated
floor is made Of special design, a char
acteristie of the Norman times. From
the lofty ceiling hang chandeliers OF
quaint design, made of hand wrought
iron in Paris especially for this room
The long French windows. which cover
the entire north side of the Norman
Cafe, open on the terrace. a broau,
tagged promenade, which overlooks the
Bay of San Francisco and the city.
Upon special occasions of large enter
tainment. the terrace is canyassed in,
making another hall. almost as large as
the Norman Cafe itself On warm days
the terrace presents an animated scene.
reminding one largely of Paris or the
in London. Here parties
of convivial spirits gather around the
tables where lunch is served in the open
air. overlooking the most beautifui
panorama of mountain and sea.
Another thing fer which the Fair
mont Hotel is noted is the number and
variety of its different dining places.
In them one may find place to dine
as suits his convenience. The Laurel
Court, which is Immediately behind the
lobby. offers convenient grill for
ladies and gentlemen. Further on IS
the main dining salon, with aeeommoda-
tons for three hundred people. This
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room is done in white and gold with
/ silken tapestries. From its windows.
as one dimes, he may look cut over the
bay and the shipping Then there is
! the beautiful grey breakfast room.
which is particularly well adapted for
private dinners, luncheons and ban.
quets. Ia other parts of the same floor
are found the special tea and card
rooms set aside for the use of guests
who wish to entertain in less formal
way. Then there are private dining
rooms, where organizations may meet
around a friendly board. On floor A
Is found the crypt, one of the most
unique cafes in existence. 1t is in the
corner of Mason and Sacramento and
is extremely popular with the business
men of San Francisco. 1t offers a com
Portable grill and bar for men, where
special attention is paid TO the cook
ing Of steaks and chops and old coun-
try dishes The service here is swift
and efficient, and it is immensely popu-
lar as a luncheon place for business
men.
The Fairmont, as it stands today, is
the epitome Of hotel excellence. The
vast experience which the Palace Hotel
Company had in the celebrated Palace
Hotel has been utilized in this house.
To Colonel John G. kirkpatrick. General
Manager of the Palace Hotel Company,
was given the task Of instilling into
a brand new house the spirit of hos.
pitality which made the old Palace Ho-
tel celebrated in TWO hemispheres. How
well he has succeeded in doing this is
evident the moment one enters the
doors of the Fairmont For the Palace
Hotel spirit of hospitality enfolds one
like a garment, making his visit one
of delight. his leave-taking one Of re-
greet. and his memory of the time so
spent one Of great pleasure.
The Fairmont Hotel offers TO the
traveller all the convenienees and luxu-
ries known to the best modern hotel,
together with MANY exclusive features,
some of which we have spoken Of above.
Every room in the entire hotel has a
bath attached For $3.50 one may thus
enjoy a pleasant room, beautifully fur
nished in mahogany, with a dainty
white tiled bath: or, for as low as ten
dollars, suite Of rooms. Visitors to
San Francisco NAV rest assured that at
the Fairmont Hotel they viii find only
the best of accommodations and service.
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Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
For Waianae, WaiaIua, Kahuxu and
Way Stations-*s:15 a. m, s320 .. n.
For Pearl City, Eva Mil and Way
Stations-f7:3o a. m, 1918 a. m, s11:05
g. m, "2:15 p. m, $3.50 p. m, "5:15 ..
M, 1890 p. m, I'll p. N.
For Wahiawa-"9:15 a. N. and "5:15
p. m.
INWARD.
Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, War
alua and Waianae-*8:36 a. m. 5:31
p. m
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mil and
Pearl City-T7:46 g. m, 1886 g. m,
1898 a. m. "1:40 p. m, '4:31 p. m,
6:sf p. m, "7:30 p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa-
1886 a. N. and @5:3I p. m.
aDaily. TEX. Sunday. tSunday Only.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hour
train (only first-class tickets honored),
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at s:22
a. m; returning, arrives in Honolulu
at 1910 .. N. The Limited stops only
at Pearl City and Waianae.
G. P. DENISON, T. c. SMITH,
Superintendent. G. P. & 7. A.
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ROOLAU RAIL WAY
KAHUKU EAST.

In effect August l.
Connecting at Kahuku with the o.
r. & L. Co.'S Oils a. III. train from
Honolulu.
Returning, leaves Kahana at 1877 p.
m, connecting with the afternoon train
for the city which leaves Kahuku at
2:20.
JAMES J. BOWLING, Supt.
R. s. POLLISTER, G. P. & T. Agent.
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AGENTS FOR THE

AGENTS FOR THE
Royal Insurance Co, of Liverpool, Eng
land.
Scottish Union & National Insurance
Co.. of Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Upper Rhine Insurance Co., Ltd.
Commercial Assurance Co., Ltd, of
London.
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SUGAR FACTORS AND
COMMISSION MERCHANTS

List Of Officers
C. NJ. Cooke, President; George NJ
Robertson, Manager; E. F. bishop,
Treasurer and Secretary; F. " Mae
farIane. Auditor; P. C. Jones, G. II.
Cooke, j. R. Gait, Directors.
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High and Low
ALL JAPANESE READ
THE HAWAII SHINP0

An authority among japanese News
papers. published in the Territory OF
Hawaii
The only Illustrated 10-page Japan
csc Daily in Existence.
12-page Sunday Issue is the Best Ad-
vertising Medium.
Job Work in japanese and Chinese 3
specialtY.
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SUGAR FACTORS AND
COMMISSION AGENTS


VIM. 6. Irwin Pr President
John d. Spreckels.-First Vice President
W. NJ. Giffard. Second Vice President
h NJ Whitney. $780, Treasurer
Richard Ivers. Secretary
d. q. May. Auditor
AGENTS FOR
Oceanic Steamship Co., San Fran
eIseo, Cal.
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadel-
phia. Pa
Hakalau Plantation Co.
Hilo Sugar Company.
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Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Co.
Kilauea Sugar Plantation Co.
Olowalu Company.
Paauhau Plantation Co.
Waimanalo Sugar Co.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-20
WIDOW HAD THOUSANDS
OF C. W. MORSE STOCK
Mrs. Gelshenen Profted Largely by the
Former Ice Kings Deals--Made
Money Through a
Dummy.

New York, Oct. 20.-At the trial of
Charles W. Morse, in the United States
circuit court yesterday, on the charge
of violating the national banking law,
Frank G. Pringle testified that about a
year and half ago Morse came into
the loan department and asked to see
the loan books particularly the entries
referring to the Whiting transactions.
The witness said Morse made some re-
mark about making money" pringle
said he had overheard the conversation
between RADIO and Curtis in regard to
the Whiting loan and had heard RADIO
make a remark about the inadyisability
OF having such loan in the bank where.
upon Curtis said that the price of ice
was going higher.
Early in the proceedings the name of
Mrs. Katherine Gclshenan. widow Of the
former president Of the Garfield National
bank, was introduced Letters from
Morse's stenographer, Miss Katherine
Wilson, addressed to Mrs. Gelshenan,
were read These letters informed Mrs.
Gelshenan that Morse had just put to
her credit sl3,SB5, representing profits
alleged to have been made on ice stock
he had put in her name.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-20

gan TO come 10 brother William about
as soon as he left the law school,
1t is clear that the ultra Protestant
vote in this part Of the country viii 70
surprisingly large extent be cast for
Bryan. An old man at the inGrmsrv,
avowing himself lifelong Republican,
asked to-day how it would look to send
missionaries from America to heather
lands. and have native turn around to
ask them why they had never succeeded
inconvincing their president of the di.
WITTY Of their Great Master This over.
looks the glowing tribute to the value
OF Christian missions in Asia which NIr.
Taft paid on his return from that eoun.
try. II overlooks the fact that his re.
Hgious connection and utilization have
equalled those Of two-thirds of our pres.
idents. including Jefferson and Abraham
Lincoln. II seems somewhat accidental
that the point should be raised now and
it should so suddenly become promi-
nent; that this is the case is in some
measure a product Of the recent sue
cesses Of the temperance enthusiasts in
this section.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-20
THAW'S CASE in
PITTSBURG COURT
Reasons Presented for Not Producing
Him BY DR.. Lambs Council Asa
Bird Gardiner.

Pitsburg, Oct. 2o.--Col. Asa Bird
Gardiner of New York, acting as special
counsel for Attorney General jackson.
appeared before Judge Young in the
United States District Court here yes.
terday and presented reasons why
Harry X Thaw sould not be given
up by the authorities of the Mattea-
wan State Hospital for the Criminal
Insane to the Pennsylvania courts
Judge Archibald had issued an order
for the appearance Of Thaw in bank
ruptey proceedings in Pittsburg
Col Gardiner submitted the affidavit
Of DR.. Rahort b. Lamb. the supern-
ttndent Of the asylum. In this DIR.
Lamb recites the history of the Thaw
case and the different stages through
which it has passed recently. DR.. Lamb
then denies the Jurisdiction of the
Pittsburg court.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-10-20
THAw STILL IN ASYLUM.
Disappointed Because He Was Not
Taken to Pittsburg.

New York, Oct. 20.--Harry Thaw re-
manned in Matteawan asylum yester-
day dispirited and unhappy, because he
was not taken to Pittsburg Sunday,
as he had hoped. His lawyer, Charles
Morschauser, went to Pittsburg sun.
day night. Before his departure he
told his client:
Either you viii be taken to Pitts.
burg tomorrow to appear before the
federal court in obedience to that writ
on | promise you that Or. Lamb, sup
erintendent OF the asylum, and Col.
Asa Bird Gardiner, his counsel, viii 60
TO Jail for contempt of court.
Thaw was SO confident that all day
he sat looking out of the window for
the expected arrival Of the marshal TO
take him out of the jurisdiction OF New
York.
DR. Lamb declares he win not obey
the order of the federal court to pro
duce Thaw in Pittsburg to testify in
the bankruptcy proceedings unless ad-
yised to do so by Col. Gardiner. Col
Gardiner will appear before the FEEDER
Al court in Pittsburg and argue against
the removal of Thaw.