Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-06

7
! he balcony floor line.
/ . The frames of the palaces Of varied
industries and of agriculture are be-
: ing erected, and those of the palaces
=, of liberal arts, manufactures and
transportation are being assembled.
The floors of all the main group of ex-
hibit palaces are completed or in va
rious stages of progress.
! Contracts have been awarded for
the steel or the r;,laces of horticulture
and CT fine arts, and these steel struc-
lures ill son he erected.
' or the three FIRE sutton houses, one
| is more than T.: FER cent completed,
an'ther H. :,hcut 80 l,e: cent completed
and the ll.!rd Is ven started. The
lire alarm and lO!Ice signal systems
are being Installed
The hi"h aid low pressure water
systems, the Ct: rage system and the
! underground electric conduits are
nearly completed; entirely so in some
sections of the grounds. The~freight
ferry slip is in use, the power and
other houses IN connection with It
being almost finished. The passenger
ferry slip is having its rock break
water and dredging done.
About 10000 cubic yards of serpen-
tine rock have been quarried, hauled
and sprea1 upon the drill grounds and
the race track, and the aviation field
is being graded. Roads are being ex-
/ tended rapidly, the standard gauge
railroad Is far advanced and in use in
some places.
Ground Plan Beautiful.
| The esplanade of the Marina, once
/ a desert waste of sand but made fer
tile by covering of rich loan and
/ fertilizer, is a broad greensward now,
and trees are being transplantea in 1t.
/ The grass is growing luxuriantly in
the. south garden and is being planted
elsewhere. so that the grounds are al
ready beginning to resemble the great
system of parks that they will even
tually become.
The railway terminal yard, south of
the palace of horticulture, has been
sown to lawn and is nearly ready for
| its first cutting. Later this turf will
be taken UP and used through the
various courts for rush work. The
work of bottoming and lifting the eu-
cayptus, cypress and acacias in what
was formerly Lobos square, has now
reached an advanced stage and these
trees are ready for removal at any
time. Pines and cypress are being
shipped from nursery In Millbrae and
are being planted in the gardens Of
the Marina. japanese honeysuckle and
ot-ier vines are being planted along
parts CT the fence around the grounds.
During the exposition period, from
j February 20 to December 4, 1915,
there WI be series of congresses and
conventions, covering subjects relat,
ling to science, art, industry, trade,
education, political and social econo-
| many other fields of thought and en-.
| deayor, To date arrangements have
been made for IT'S congresses and
conventions, national and information
al, and James A. Barr, manager of
the bureau of conventions, who has
this matter in his charge, is in CORE
| spondence with about 5000 different
organizations in all parts of the world,
! or about 80 per cent of those that ex-
| list, with a view of getting as many
| more as possible to hold their meet:
| ings in San Francisco in 1915. The
exposition will really constitute a
great. international forum, where the
questions of the day may be discussed
| by representatives of all nations and
all callings.
Exhibitors FIocking In.
Applications for exhibit space are
being received daily in large numbers.
In order that the exposition may rep
resent only the vest of every class,
these applications are given careful
scrutiny, and only the best and most
representative are being given space.
! BY a process of elimination the space
available is being adjusted to the best
advantage of all.
| Up to the present time 81 foreign
nations have signified their intention
to participate officially. Thirty-five
states and territories have chosen
| sites for their pavilions. The foreign
nations are: Argentina. Brazil, Bo-
| livia. Canada, Chile, China, Costa
RIGA. Cuba, Denmark, Dominican Re
public, Ecuador. France, Guatemala,
Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Japan, Lii
uSlld, MeAICo, Nicaragua, + dudHld,
Peru, Portugal, Salvador, Spain. Swe-
den and Uruguay.
The states or territories and United
States colonial possessions are: Ari-
IONA. Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho Him
OILS, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
! Louisiana, Maryland. Massachusetts,
minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Jersey, New
! Mexico. New York, North Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylva-
MIA, Philippine Islands. Porto Rico,
/ South Carolina. South Dakota, Texas,
Utah, Washington, West Virginia,
| Wyoming, Wisconsin.
From the applications made for
amusement concessions it is estimat-
ed that fully $11 .OOO. 600 will be eX.