The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-25
The Seattle Fair.
Especial to the Pacific Meekly.)

nrst 5000 Tor success, success, nm
ancially artistically and practically.
rhe very first. few weeks after its Off
cial opening showed that this great
industrial undertaking was to be es-
sentially huge money-making adver-
tisement.
1t is noteworthy that although the
dividend paying feature of the Seattle
Exposition was the one unlocked for
when the fair was Planned upon arts
tic, industrial and educational lines,
the undertaking is actually turning out
to be a good investment.
With its spacious cOurtways, its ex-
hibit palaces, its amusement resorts,
and it's beautiful gardens, always
crowded with daily attendance of zo,-
600 pleasure and sight seekers, the
financial responsibilities of the Seattle
fair are succeeding as only success
car.
In the early days of the fair the
Western states were the chief to visit
the Exposition, but the Middle States
and the East are now gradually awak-
ening to the fact that Seattle has an
attraction well worth thee expense and
time of the journey to inspect, and as
the weeks go by, the daily attendance
is growing ever larger. The greatest
surprise to many has been the truly in
ternational aspect of the show. Many
looked upon the Seattle fair as OF
only local and provincial Importance
but instead there is displayed a great
international exhibit, embracing dis
I plays from every part of the globe and
bringing together the inhabitants of
the tropics, the denizens of the Arfctic,
with representatives from well night
every race of mankind.
In the Oriental and European build
ings are housed displays from all coun-
tries of Europe, Asia Africa and South
America. Perhaps the nose striking
exhibit is that presented by Japan Her
disploy cover nearly every branch OF
industry both artistic and practical,
and in most her work is seen to be on
par with that of other countries The
exhibits of Japan are conspicuous not
only by their beauty and design but
more especially by the fact that there
are few branches Of manufacture which
this enterprising people have not mas
tered. m
The United States Government has
at Seattle the most comprehensive dis
play it has ever shown Five build
ings in all are occupied for this pur-
pore; the main government exhibit,
the Hawaiian, Alaskan and Philippine
structures, and the fisheries in these
is housed a wealth of historical, ms
tructive and priceless exhibits such as
has been seen at no other exposition.
Il As the purpose Of the 1air was nam
ly to exploit Alaska and the Pacific
given special prominence. Alaska is
shown to be land not only of mineral
and fishery wealth but of great agrIcul-
tural possibilities.
To the resident of Hawaii however
the display of this Territory is the lode
star toward which the wanderer turns
his steps Housed in a palatial build
ing it is very gratifying to see the
hosts of visitors who throng its portals
and who listen to the Hawaiian orches-
ira the while they taste our luscious
pines. These two features, the quin-
tette boys and the pineapples, are to be
counted the great drawing-card of oui
island efforts.
1t would perhaps have been better
had we not spread ourselves so ex
tensively upon the trivialities Of schoo
exhibits, but had given more attention
to displaying the wonderful nnatOna
. resources of Hawai-. After all there
is nothing inspiring, or particular!
tropical in acres upon acres of unemo
: tional embroidery and hem-stitcheC
handkerchiels, despite the fact tina
= they have been evolved by the savag
: denizens' of thsse South Sea- islonds
3 A more generous grouping of tropica
vegetation, of hawaiian products, o
manufactures and of proprietary arti
cles would no doubt net us more 4
concrete results than the paltry pro
ducts of school-children hailing troI
< districts of which even the kamaain
has never heard.
One looked with sorrow upon tn
, probdingnagian pineapple adjoining tn
> middle of the hall way, and wishe
that the individual fruits of which
> was composed were not quite so willie
and not quite so dusty. The unreine
model of our sugar palace had ever
appearances of being made of rei
concrete and many were the visitor
D. who were overwhelmed by our pre-
digal waste of such good building mi
terial. 1t was conspicuous by its ow
inetIectuality, its utter lack OF any el
cuse to be present, it's dinginess an
the apolegetic manner in which it oil
structed it's legenless existence befol
n wandering Dublic