The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-08-27
(Maii Special TO The Advertiser.)

billboard business in all its glory, with
paint pots, posters and boards - be
stuck up on posts, had arrived % llilo
agitated the community not a little
last week. As matter of fret, the
Hilo Advertising Company has been
/ formed and is in the field here for
| business.
The Tribune was asked by several
prominent business men to ascertain
what was the general sentiment IF the
community in regard to the billhoards.
This has been done by asking residents
of the town, business men as wen as
others, what might be their opinion.
Every man asked was told that bis ex-
preston of opinion would be published,
no matter whether he wished the bill
boards used as MephistopheIean tnel or
if he claimed that in bilboards only
could he find the expression of art for
which his inmost soul craved.
Same Old Tale.
Mr.. Webbing, the presiding genius
of the Hilo Advertising Company, was
also seen. He was advised as to what
was going on, and was told that the
general sentiment seemed to be strong
ly against having any scenery marred
by the presence of the billboard.
Mr.. Webbing neither looks nor a1ts
like the vandal a billboard man. might
be believed to be. He is pleasant al d
courteous young man, and he expressed
n desire to so conduct his business that
he would give no offense to the com.
munity.
"The Hilo Advertising Company ia a
concern of its own,' said Webbing
81 used to work for Mr.. Frazier of tho
Pioneer Advertising Company of Hon
Ululu, but while lie will help ME along
where | need it, this is my own indie
pendent company. / intend tn conduct
my business so as to AVOID offending
any one, if possible. While i can say
nothing definite as yet, | intend al
present to confne my billboarls in IIilc
e. the business section, as, for instance
tire Front street section, which is de
voted to business, anyhow, and where
the boards can spoil no scenery.
= don't want to stick a billboard right
alongside nice piece of residence
town, except for the business sectio9.
]. ''Chop EN- DOWN.
!. Land Agent Williams last week no
titled the billboard men that, unless h,
!. was instructed to the contrary by hi
snperiors, he would chop down every
" sign found on government land. H,
= then wrote to Land COMMISSIONS
, Tucker for instructions on the subject
= Tucker IS reply came back like sho
Z, from a gun: Sc fo-
); "Chop down every signboard fount
a on public land, - it said.
: Hilo Public's Opinion.
: c. C. KENNEDY, manager Waiakei
> Mill Company" Billboards are hor
b. rible things, and we certainly don ,
want them here. One thing is certain
= there will be no billboards allowed Of
!. the Waiakea lands, and they extend t.
the seven-milc post. D"
JAMES f. YEAMAN, presiden
!, Scotch German Improvement Asso
. ciation-''I suppose that the bill
y boards which they are trying t.
= put up here in Hiio are tn
!, ones which they have been force,
to take down in Honolulu. In tina
y town they have been making goo
y Roadway with their fight against tn
, billboards, but it seems a shame if Hill
: is made to suffer as a consequence. -
TAX ASSESSOR FORREST"
= think the billboards are far fror
} being an addition to the beauty o
, the town. They ought to be stopped
> if it is possible to stop them. On tn
\ other hand, if the people of the tow
!; do not take steps to stop their Intro
y duetion, nothing else will
r DAVID EWALIKO-"The bill
: boards are an ordinary nuisance.
- hear number of the women folk, to-
II kicking about them.''
D. SHERIFF S. X. PUA-" From
? business point of view, i suppose il
h' the privilege of a business man to az
H. vertise in any way he pleases, bl
n from the point of view of the ordinaI
=. citizen, the billboards are great nui
ie ance.
POSTMASTER GEORGE DESHA-
y al think the billboards are a nuisanc
H. Here we are trying to improve Il
"a, town and they are certainly not goir
81 TO help MS in the work.
j. =. A. CLOVES, federal experime
H. station, Glenwood--"I certainly hol
H. that the fight against the bllboar
n, will be successful | can see how III
D. island must offer a tempting field to d
IT. outdoor advertising man, but also o.
ISIS whore he could do great damage. II
y, aRine, for instance, having the tourl
y, gazing at line of signs along {
;. cliffs on the HamAkua coast The No
Is. of vandalism has already begun in
$. small way ON the road TO the NolcaI
En- a brand Of beer signs having De
es, tackled To the telephone poles,
"a, 10 TOR ELLIOTT, president boa
of trado-''l have thought for 10
time TINT bllhoarls should moi he
,y lowed 10 mar the beauty Of the TOW
H., We have already enough ugly thin
y, hrre. ,ueh as rhneks and the Ike, viii
''' tend io spoil the natural attractions
A. A. uEdElt-'' Eyeryihl
within roar0n ln certain Hertionf
believe, billboard advertising be- 10
innate Newspapers ni lmcf sion lu
advertising Zinc whom ihry Wini
ftrilfrWnnif 0f Hn offensive nuiufr.
flilN hIlNliflll They 4
place their hlli oafis wherever n
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