The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-06-20

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tirely from all others, said Mr.. Pope
yesterday, "not only that the materials
are, different, but it is unique in it.
self. -
On approaching the building, the Wis
itor comes across a great pyramid of
cocoanuts, IL or IA feet high. Hun
dreds of visitors never before saw a
cocoanut. 1t is something they will
always remember. Entrance into the
building is made through a kukui.nut
portiere, a feature that never fails to
attract. There are about 1000 nuts in
the portiere. Above this is a colored
plate design of the Hawaiian coat-of-
arms and the Hawaiian flag is also
draped over the entrance. Nearby is
Gurrey's Photographic representations
of Hawaiian types, and near that is
Howard Hitchcock IS art exhibit. Both
of these have attracted much attention.
! just within is the koa information
booth, which is center in more ways
than one. At times the crowds are so
dense about it that more than one
person has to help in giving out in
formation. On this counter is the book
! register furnished by the Hawaiian
Gazette Company. To the left is the
| sugar palace which is model of the
| Capitol. In this is being dis
played all forms of sugar making, from
the cane to the sacked product, and
after that the refined product. The out
side of the building is coated with
brown crystal sugar, furnished by the
sugar planters here.
To the right of the information booth
is the display of Hawaiian woods from
the Bureau of Forestry, of Honolulu,
and near it large and beautiful dis
play of polished koa furniture. Near
this is the sisal house made entirely of
products of the sisal companies. In this
is shown all manner of things made
from sisal There is also tower of
bananas which is a picturesque feature.
Other Hawaiian fruits, preserved, are
shown on shelves. The pineapple dis
play is excellent. A huge pineapple
! made up of hundreds of large pines,
| rises to height of % feet. 1t is
surrounded by miniature fields showing
growing plants. Beyond these are pyra.
mids of canned pineapples showing the
labels of all pines exported from the
islands. They have good supply on
hand. The fresh fruit as well as the
canned product sells well. A large part
of the floor space is given up to koa
tables where sliced pines are served to
the public at nominal price. The
sales have often averaged 800 per day.
| Alonzo Gartley came in one day and
was asked to eat plateful. He did
so and said it was the first time that
he had ever eaten canned pineapples.
His comment was: "Isn't it goodf
The coffee exhibit is also very fine.
In fact the Hawaii building is attract
| ing the visitors day after day, in huge
crowds. Both Mr.. Knudsen and Mr..
Childs are laboring increasingly both in
the exhibit hall and in the lecture room
and they have their hands full, even
with Will Cooper present to look after
publicity matters. IT is conceded that
the plan of Mr.. Morgan to have Mrs.
Frances King Headlee go to Seattle to
lecture so as to relieve Mr.. Knudsen
and Mr.. Childs of this work, is an ex-
cellent one and will no doubt meet with
the hearty approval of the two commits
sioners on the ground.