Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-24
ALEXANDER FIELD
FOR THE REVIEW
BalIentyne Tells of the Difficult
ty in Handling Large
Crowds.

General Manager Balentyne gave his
reasons at length why kapolani Park
was better for the review of the Floral
Parade from Il rapid transit standpoint
than was Alexander Field at Oahu Col
lesc, at meeting of the executive
committee of the Floral Parade yester
day afternoon
1t was regular meeting of the com
mittee called in the Promotion Com
mittcc rooms at 4 O'Clock, ana MI Bal
lcntyne was present at the request oil
Chairman Wall of the committee, to
give his opinion of the various sites for
the review.
lie said at once that the baseball
park was too small, that Alexander
Field could not be used on account Oh
The railway not being able to handle
the large crowds on the Punahou line
alone, and that <apolani was the real
place, as the company could handle any
number OF persons TO and from that
place.
Mr.. Ballentyne pointed out to menu
bcrs of the committee that the sidinss
| on the Punahou line would take only
| three cars, two running behind the
regular one. and that on the King street
line the sidings would take nine cars
| in string.
If seemed the opinion of the commit
t,.,,,,,-,,r tIut tho comDanV COllt
handle the crowd in some way at Al
cXander Field.
Extras could be run on the Punaho'
line ON the Hotel street line and OIL
King street, those going out on the 1--WE
latter lines having but one and 1--WE
blocks to walk to the field at Punaho'
to see the review.
Another thing in connection with TN
Punahou location is that many person
could walk out there who might ID
unable to get to Waikiki at all TO SCI
the review.
Alexander Field is particularly adapt
ed to a review of this kind, the NH
surrounding the field making cNcellch
grandstands. and at kapiolani II IS an
1icult to see much on account OF tn
natness of the land
In regard to the stopping of the car
so as not to break into the parade, MI
| Ballentyno stated that he had no au
thority to stop them and that the
must run on schedule.
Under the terms of the franchise
each passenger who was not take'
through to destination could get $lo
damages from the company ana al
passcngcrs must be taken through T.
The point they wished to reach.
There was one way out of the din
Guilty, said he, and that was for pc
liccman TO stand in the middle OF tn
track and stop the cars. The police ar
the only authority which can stop TIL
running of the elcctrics, and the man
agcr Of the company suggested ina
ON tho day of the parade and after !
started, police be stationed Nat tn
uoiuts where the tracks followed tn
line of parade and stop all cars unit
the parade had passed.
, The matter of field was referred t
a committee composed of W. Il. tBroWl
Richard A. Cooke and +. {. Anterior
who will investigate and report at TIL
next meeting,
The sentiment of the board was $
overwhelmingly in favor of Punaho
that it is believed this field will be Sc
lectcd as it has been offered the com
mittee
The matter of advertising on float
was taken up and it was decided tina
an long as there was no lettering o
them they could be entered, If they ha
artistic merit.
The question was brought up by
proposition from the Barnhart Ice %
to h;tVc float with fruit, fish and HOW
ers frozen into blocks of ice. This |
a way would be advertising, but ther
could be nothing Objectionable about /
was the decision of the committee.
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