The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-18
Sees Carnegie, Looks Over Pub
lie Building Plans, and Talks
Architecture.
AMENDMENT BILL IN HOUSE
Satisfactory Meeting With Taft
and BaIIiGger-Waiting
for Delegate.
BY Ernest G.. Walker.

WASHINGTON, December Gov
ernor Frear arrived here yesterday and
today entered upon the work which he
mapped out as the object of his long
trip from Honolulu to Washington. He
spent part of today at the Capitol,
where he met number of old friends
in senate and house. Attorneys Hem
enway and Wilmington were there also
to witness the opening of the session
of congress, and the three lunched to-
gether at the senate restaurant. The
Governor came to Washington by way
of New York, where he tarried for a
number avs.
This afternoon Governor Frear men
toned his visit to Andrew Carnegie as
one OF the very satisfactory events of
his trip TO the big city. The Governor
learned soon after his arrival in New
York that Mr.. Carnegie had decided to
give Honolulu a 100000 public Ii
.,bfary. A letter written by the Coy
ernof some time ago had been received
by Mr.. Carnegie on his return from.
abroad and informed him that Homo
lulu had complied with conditions he
imposed. such as provision by the legis-
lature for the maintenance of the Ii
brary and the merging of the local
subscription library with the new insti-
tuition. Mr.. Carnegie had already re-
piled to that letter before the Governor
called upon him, but they had very
pleasant talk of about an hour never
theless.
Advising Architects.
Governor Frear said that naturally
no further steps had been taken toward
the construction of the building or the
preparation of designs but that will
come later in due course. While in
New York he saw members of the firm
of architects of York & Sawyer, who
have been commissioned to prepare the
plans for the Honolulu public building,
and incidentally suggested to them that
there might be opportunities for OBJ
tanning further commissions should
representative of the firm go to Homo
lulu, as the treasury department ex-
poets will be done. The Governor al
luded to the fact that a new public Ii
brary was to be erected, as well as
new Y. NJ. c. A. building, probably
new chamber of commerce, and so on.
Public Building Plans.
The plans for the Honolulu building,
as approved by Assistant Secretary of,
the Treasury Hilles, Secretary Mae
Veagh, Secretary of the Interior Bal
hnger, and Postmaster General Hitch
cock were shown the Governor in New
York. He regards these plans as very
satisfactory. Some changes have been
agreed upon, such as postOtiee boxes
on the outside of the building and sep
arate quarters for the marine hospital
service. which will preclude the posi-
bility of contagion to persons coming
to other parts of the building. The
building material will probably be con-
crete.
Bond Reminding.
While in New York the Governor
talked with various financial firms in
the Wall Street district about the pro-
posed refunding of 100000 of ter
ritoTial bonds. He gained deal of
valuable information, he said this at
ternoon. about acceptable methods OF
issuing such securities so that they
would find the most ready market. The
Governor believes that New York firms
will be glad to buy large blocks OF the
new securities One firm, that handled
a previous Issue of territorial bonds.
expressed willingness to handle the
entire refunding issue.
Chat With Taft.
Governor Frear expects to have a
talk soon with President Taft about
Hawaiian matters. His call this morn
ing upon Secretary of the Interior Bal
huger was very pleasant. The secre-
tary made an appointment for later
day. when they can have general talk
about Hawaiian matters. He also saw
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
Wilson. who was at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific Exposition. During the after
noon the Governor went to the Supreme
Court. where he moved the admission OF
\. F. Judd Of Honolulu to practise there
and listened to the argument of the
case of the Hawaiian Evangelical As
ISOLATION against the Territory of Ha-
waii to recover $4,000.
The Governor has not formulated yet
his plans for remaining in Washington.
He remarked that the amendments to
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