The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-27
THREAT OF BILLBOARDS STARTS
UPROAR IN THE BIG ISLAND
Canvass Of Public Sentiment in HiIO Shows That
Community Is Against Uglyfying"
Of the City

scenery. On the other hand, we have
much pretty scenry about Hilo which
could he badly disfgured if billboards
were placed there. -
r. w. FILLER, superintendent Hilo
Railroad Colt would be about the
biggest outrage which could he per
petrited TO have n landscape ms beduti-
ful as this disfgured by billboards
ANY propertyowner who will allow his
buildings or his grounds to be defaced
by such, should be heartily ashamed of
HIMSELF
II. V. PATTEN, manager First Bank
of HilO-"I think it is a shame to in.
troduee billboard advertising here, and
from what l have heard from over
nifty people, it will hurt the adver-
tisers who use them"
WILLIAM. McKAY-"I have not
given the matter any thought, but 1
should certainly object to having the
road to the Volcano, hill sides or any
similar place defaced by signs of any
kind. -
MISS PoMERoY, Comfort Shop
awe have already one example of
these horrors in Puueo, and we surely
do not want any more of them"
Z. II. AUSTIN, Peacock & Co-"I
refused absolutely to give out any bill.
board advertising. / am dead against
it, and I, personally will not patronize
any goods so advertised. -
J. d. KENNEDY-"W When they
, stick their hillboards up in places
where they become eyesores, they are
certainly very Objectionable. On the
other hand, when they put them up in
places which cannot be defaced any.
how, ] cannot see how it can make
much difference"
| GEORGE WILLIAMS, territorial
land agent-"One of these billboard
, men came to me and asked whether
they could place billboards on govern
. ment land. / told him that unless !
was otherwise instructed by my supe
riors, would chop down every bill
, board that went up on government land
! in my district. Furthermore, / do moi
! propose to buy anything that is adver
, tised in that manner, no matter what
it is. The other day / was given Ger
tain brand of cigarettes, which are be
. ing advertised ON billboards. L refused
[ to smoke them
w. S. WISE, manager Hilo Drug
2 Store-''I don't think much of bill
{ board advertising. While I can see NJ
particular objection to the placing o.
billboard advertising at places whicl
have no claim to beauty, they should
: not be allowed in places where the,
tend to spoil scenery One great oh
lection to bilIboards in empty lots
which has caused much annoyance oil
g the mainland, lies in the fact that i
is impossible to prevent people from
I. using the space behind them for gar
I tage Dumps
, CHRISTIAN CASTENDYK, manage
Hackfeld & Co.-''I am decided
against billboard advertising, especial
ly the large, ugly patterns, with brIgh
a colors, which we see stuck up all owe
: buildings
t LEWIS SCHoEN-' Billboard al
n vertising, as 1 have seen it in Sa
n Francisco and many other large cite
o which | have visited, is, to my notion
a nuisance. Still, such ads, where the
t are used to advertise a circus or a show
J. and are used for only few days in til
! year, are probably to some extent e'
o cusable; but permanent advertis,
G ers have other, and not objectionapi
d means for advertising at their di
t pOsal.
d G. +. WRIGHT, manager Volcan
e Stables COL have no objections
o billboard advertising, as long as it
not of an Objectionable character an
is not placed In places where it become
n Objectionable. | think that IN SON
# cases even, billboard advertisement
l, may be very instructive; found it ,
e in several cases when / was or I'll
n mainland recently
D. G.. NJ. LINDSAY WATSON, maragi
Bishop & Co. IS BanlS-'fI do not thin
J. that billboards should be allowed whel
/ they interfere with scenic attractions
o, II. D. CoRBETT, Wall, Nichols Co..
81 am dead against the billboards.
a for one, will never advertise on hi
is boards. l will fight them with al
d. one.
ut L. N. HoLMBS.-'I object to &c
~ tain kinds of billboard advertisement
s. and also to billboards where these a
so placed that they spoil scenery. Q
= binary billboard advertisements, whe
e. these are placed on vacant lots, s
he no objection to"
ig COUNTY ATTORNEY BEERS
am against billboard advertising.
mt have seen too many small towns ON I
pc Coast spoiled thereby. 1t spoils t
DIS looks of a town"
lis ATTORNEY HARRY IRWIN
he think billboards can become a nuisan
ne II becomes mainly question as to he
M the matter can be placed under contr
list SO far we have never been much bot
he cred by this kind Of advertising he
rlS in Hilo. aud ! have therefore ne,
"A considered the matter much, but
10, seems to me that there ought 10
en- some way In which the billhonrds eol
be placed under regulations
I'd COUNTY CLERK KALI do !
ng favor hillhoards, think they ~
al, / the looks Of the town.
va. FRANK A, MEnrALf|' rouri
"a are l0oiing Tor scenery when they go
eh here, aud the billboard viii hii them
- The face like cola water think ],
ng ID pity 90 have them introduced her,
/ rnuhTY AUDITOR NA0ulRl
r. pa don = mind peoinR d billboard 10
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