The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-08-18
EXHIBITION TO
Be WORTHY AND FIT
Ccontlnued FROM Pace one.,

In regard TO the building, pleasing
and effective arrangement would be a
large attractive exhibit room opening
into an auditorium capable of holding,
say, six hundred (600) people comfort
ably, these two rooms surrounded on
three sides by typical Hawaiian lanais,
at least twenty feet in width. Back
of the lanais at the end of the building
could be located your offices, reading
room, rest room, toilets, etc The ex.
hibit room could be lighted from the
top with ceiling high enough to permit
the construction of wide balcony around
three sides of the room which could
serve as the art gallery where paint
ings and photographs could be shown
to advantage, the gallery railing to
carry frames of transparencies, potteo
plants, palms and ferns.
The center of the exhibit hall to be
occupied by group of our largest tree
ferns.
"Provision should also be made, if
possible, for a small aquarium so as to
be able to show some of the harder
specimens of our wonderfully colored
| fish,
"In the corners of the lanais, attract.
i've demonstrating booths could be ar.
ranged where pineapples for instance in
every form, Kona coffee, poi cocktails,
etc., would be served, where, in fact,
one could secure typical Hawaiian
lunch at moderate price. Hawaiian mu.
sic softly played everywhere in the
lanais. haunting the galleries, the sweet
sounds to be heard at every turn.
Fancy bags of Kona coffee to retail
for fifty (50) cents and one dollar
($1.00) should be provided. We might,
by that time, also have enough of good
tobacco on hand to warrant one calling
attention to the industry by keeping
couple of men or more busy making Ha,
waiian cigars and cigarettes.
Pr eapples canned in small fancy
boxes, say of three and six tins, would
readily sell, orders being taken for
alligator pears and other fruits in Their
season, as well as jams, iellies etc,
could be displayed and sold. Some of
our deft fingered Hawaiian women
could be employed to make hats, fans
and mats for which there would be a
ready sale at profitable prices, while
lava specimens and quantities of Island
curios could also be disposed of.
''As to the character of the exhibit.
that is fully outlined in the plan sub
mitted to you by the Interior Depart
ment.
''In the carrying out of these plans
| you will have the active, intelligent
| cooperation locally of the heads of the
various Federal and Territorial de-
| partments, whose assistance ensures
| success.
"On one side of the entrance to the
| auditorium ] would suggest placing an
enlarged Crossroads of the Pacific ,
map, say, twelve feet in diameter,
noting on this map, every morning, the
approximate location at noon the day
before of every steamer crossing the
Pacific, making Honolulu a port of
| call. giving name of steamer, etc. The
map should also show cable lines and
stations. as well as wireless stations,
and should be on a scale large enough
| to make fair map of the Islands.
81 should think, also, that arrange
ments might be made with the Navy
Department to note the position from
day to day of our naval vessels in
the Pacific, thus making the map of
still greater interest.
con the other side of the doorway
/ would suggest placing a travel map
of the world, with Hawaii occupying
the central position. This map should
be approximately eight by twelve
feet the distances for full-powered
steam vessels as shown on the cross
roads map should be Indicated, the
same data being given for the Atlantic
and Indian oceans; trunk lines of rail
way to be plainly marked, distances
| given, the principal ports and leading
cities of the world shown, cable lines
and stations indicated. There should
also be tables giving cable charges,
passenger rates to Honolulu, ETC.. etc.
SIN the communication received
from the Interior Department, / note
that panorama of the Volcano of
Kilauea is suggested. In my opinion,
the amount of money that would be
necessary to prepare panorama of
this wonderful spectacle such as was
shown at the Midwinter Fair could be
better utilized in fitting up a moder-
ate-siZed auditorium capable of seat
ing say, six hundred (600) people, not
too large. Better crowded room and
people anxious to come in, than vacant
seats.
"For series of FIVE lectures there
should be provided:
500 lantern slides, colored, at 81. S 500
1000 feet of moving picture films
for each lecture, total of TO-
600 feet, at lie. 1900
Sundries :. 300
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fOne lecture would deal entirely
with the trip to the volcano, showing
, the good ship Mauna Kea leaving hel
wharf at Honolulu, arrival at Hilo
, views about Hilo, trip on railway
, stage drive, arrival at Volcano House
} panorama view of the crater, descent
into Kilauea, with moving pictures OF
3 Halemaumau in eruption.
"Mr. Bonine will be at the volcano
this week and goes prepared to remain
several nights, if necessary, at the
crater's brink in order to obtain wha
believe will prove to be one of thu
most startling series of moving pic
lures that have ever been, presented
to the public.
"The other four lectures could b,
Q made to cover thoroughly the foul
D. l.. ~ Il. H.,