The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-07-21
FAIR
Commission
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been made. The members of the COM
mission will receive a small salary and
their expenses.
The following extracts from a letter
written by the Secretary OF the Inter-
ior give the general lines on which the
exposition will be handled:
THE EXHIBIT.
A comprehensive and systematic
plan should be adopted for the exhibit
in the beginning and every effort
should be made to fully represent ev-
cry class included in the plan by suit
able material. 1t is not sufficient to
gather material at random. The SER
vices of experts along the several lines
should be freely utilized and the exhi-
bit should be a complete expose of the
resources, history and progress of Ha-
wall Without attempting to describe
a complete scheme of an exhibit,
would say that at least the following
subjects should be included in the
plan: Topography, geology, zoology,
forestry. ethnology, agriculture, edu-
cation, history, social economy. trans
portation manufactures trade and
commerce.
In installation it would be prefer
able to observe the topical division
rather than the geographical. That is,
the exhibit of geology OF the entire
Territory should be installed together,
agriculture should be shown for all the
islands. the locality from which each
specimen came being disclosed by the
labels. 1t would detract greatly from
the unity and effectiveness OF the eS-
hibit to show little of geology, a lit
tie of forestry, a little OF agriculture,
etc, from Oahu, and in another place
a little of geology, o. little OF forestry
and n little of agriculture from Maui,
a similarly varied collection from Mo-
lokai, and still another collection from
Hawaii The names of the localities
mean but little to the average visitor
and division on geographical lines
would be simply an element of weak
ness for the whole exhibit without be-
ing OF material benefit to the several
localities.
Perhaps the major portion of the
exhibit will be contributed by private
concerns or individuals at their OWL
expense. No charge will be made tC
them for space, and the material they
contribute must be considered in al
respects ON the same basis as othel
exhibits, and subject to the same regu
lations It should be distinctly under
stood that attendants, etc, sent by
private concerns even at their own ex
lpense, must be under the control o.
1.-THE officers of the general exhibit.
Selling concessions should be avoid
ed and careful supervision must be
Exercised over the distribution of print
ed matter II is to be remembered
that this is a government exhibit, ant
must be conducted as such, though
greater latitude will be permissible t.
commercial concerns than would be al
lowed in the Government building
proper.
CHARACTER OF MATERIAL.
The one thing needful in all exhi
bits is attractiveness. Unless people
lean be indUeed to visit an exhibit ant
'eXamine It, it would be better to say,
the freight charge for shipping to Seat
tie 1t must be remembered that thu
Exposition grounds will be full of in
} teresting exhibits, and unless tn
building ?of Hawaii is at least as at
itractive as any of them 1t will be
failure. Substantial qualities mus
not be lacking in the exhibits but the.
must be SNOWY and extraordinary a
the time For instance, a case Of or
binary geological specimens, be it eve
, so complete and valuable scientifically
p might be passed unnotlced but presen
! a panorama of the crater OF Kilauea
p after the plan of the panoramas W
= exhibited at st. Louis. or similar I
! the panorama on the pike" at tn
. Buffalo Exposition, and the buildin
: will be packed continually. The cos
Iof such a panorama need not be excef