The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-28
]. D. WOOD NOW
MILAN CONSUL
Former H0n0IuIan Gives Some
Interesting Facts About
That City.

L ne bangor EApfeSS Adu tHe 1oIlOW'
ing story which tells of former Ho
nolulan who was at one time mem
Der of the Oahu College faculty:
John Quimby Wood, the American
vice consul at Milan, Italy, is making
short visit with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs Frederick Wood, in Buck
sport, before leaving for Boston next
week, when he will sail on his return
to Italy. He has called on a number
of friends in Bangor.
Mr.. Wood although he has the facts
and figures of the office he holds at
his finger tips, is just as familiar
with the signals for end runs and
double passes on the gridiron, being
known as "The father of football in
Honolulu.
After his graduation from Wesleyan
he went to Honolulu as the assistant
president of Oahu College. He found
that Oahu hadn t had the experience
of breaking it's collar bone in a mass
play on center, so he introduced to this
faraway college the great American
collegiate game.
Football took and became the medi-
cine for all ills, even as it has in
America, and today its first instructor
holds an enviable place in the high re-
gard of this land in the center of the
Pacific.
Later Mr.. Wood, having graduated
from Harvard Law School, returned to
Honolulu, where he praeticed law I'M
c,5aooCc
However, it is the American consul
at Milan who is now visiting the Unit
ed States and not the popular full
back, and football has had to take a
back place in his activities if not in
his interests.
Mr.. Wood, who has but recently re-
turned from Italy, says although we
were geographically removed from the
earthquake center at Messina, we had
plenty of the atmosphere of it. In
Milan, as in every other city of any
size in Italy, collections were made of
supplies for sufferers and destitute,
which were to be shipped from Rome,
the distributing point These collec-
tons were made in what we should
consider novel and original way al
though it is the customary method
over there.
'xUnder the auspices of the city or
town authorities. groups of men were
sent out with large bags. These
groups, captained mostly by students,
were preceded by military brass bands
and went as thoroughly as fine,
toothed comb. As they passed from
street to street, the people showered
them with clothing, food, and money
which were put into the bags and
| turned into the general collection.
SIN the total debt and credit budget
| of Italy for 1908 profit of $4,000, 00C
was shown-a record which is in strik
| ing contrast with the deficits of other
| governments, such as England, Ger
] many and France, and record which
shows the good fnanciering of the pres
| ent ministry. The total annual ex
ports of Italy are 1925 200, 900, and the
imports 1925, 100000, which gives ar
| apparent money deficit of about 500,
| 100000.
| "This is more than made up, how
ever, by the immense amounts of money
sent back to the home country by emf
! grants to other lands, and also the i'm
mense amount spent by the tourists. Il
| is conceded that the American tourist:
| alone leave about 100000 a year
in the country. When it is remembered
| that there are 100000 Italians il
South America, and about 100000 il
! North America, and that a large pro
| portion of them are sending their saw
| lngs back to the old country, some idea
| can be had on the effect of the circu
lation in Italy.
Furthermore, an Italian of the la
| boring class with 800 in the United
| States would feel as if he had about
| 5000 in Italy, so that the money sent
| back appreciates in value by about thai
| ratio.
''Italy has the highest regard fol-
America, for American industries anC
| American methods. In the course OF
the last year branch of the American
Radiator Company was established by
| Mr.. Wilson, and an American plant
will be built very soon. In one respec
| Italy has not followed our example
The government subsidies the mer
chant ships heavily, with the result
that with her splendid merchant ma
rine, Italy is today a competitor o
Germany and England in the Soutl
| American and Oriental markets in cot
ton goods.
At the time of the earthquake JAS
E. Cunning was American Consul a
Milan, but has since been transferre
to Havre. Mr.. Dunning was born an
brought up in Bangor, only twent
miles from Mr.. Wood s home town
Shortly after the earthquake and Will
W. Bayard Cutting, Jr., whose account
of the disaster have been so widel
read in this country, was at Messin;
Mr.. Wood was in charge of the Amer
can consulate, which charge he retain
ed until August l.
Mr.. Wood will sail from New Yor
and join Mrs. Wood, who, as Henriett
GODDARD, has won so many friends j
Boston and other cities, and the
daughter. Nanon GODDARD Wood VIII
have been spending the summer at Ii
cerne- Mr.. Wood will resume his col
sulate duties about October l.