The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-05-16
COMMISSION IS
READY FOR WORK
Men Who Will Have Charge of
Hawaii Exhibit at Exposition
Perfect Organization.
(rrom "Wednesday Advertiser)

(FrOm "Wednesday AdNertlser)
With II. 4. Wood as chairman, and A.
T. Taylor as secretary, the Hawaiian
Fair Commission, whose members were
appointed by Governor Frcar during
the last hours of the last legislature, Of
fcctcd a permanent organization yester-
day afternoon at the promotion commit
tee rooms. Chairman Wood was author
lied TO visit San Francisco at an early
date for conference with the San
francisco 1915 Exposition officials. He
was also directed to ascertain from
Delegate Kalanianaolc if there is hope
for the passage of an appropriation by
congress for the construction of an OK
position building Tor the Hawaiian Is.
lands. Pending news of federal action,
the work Of the commission for the
next two months will be of prclimi-
nary nature and no definits plan of az.
ton will be mapped out until that In
formation is received.
| The new fair commission included
Chairman II. p. Wood, John Hughes
and John Wise, all representing Oahu;
and G. l.. Wright, Hawaii. J. n. S.
Williams, the Maui member, is absent
on the mainland, The four members
present passed resolutions by which the
two executive officers wero designated
and authorized to begin their duties at
once.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Wright the
chairman was authorized to call meet
Jugs whenever necessity arose. These
meetings may be monthly when actual
work is commenced, but at present lit.
tie win be done by the commission IN.
til the return OF the chairman from the
mainland.
The commission found itself confront
cd with concession business at the ont
set, an application for the sale of curios
rndsr Hawaiian fair auspices, being
presented by Thomas Treadway. This
was placed on file.
A letter was read from y. S. Hubbard
of San Francisco, who recently made an
address before the commercial club on
the work Of the San Francisco Exposi-
ton directors. He said that the nom
bers of the Exposition Legion and some
of tho exposition officials gave o luuch-
con on May 9 in honor of j. N. 8. Will
lanis in recognition of The good work
he had done as au exposition commits.
sioner for the Territory. Mr.. Williams
was made an honorary member Of the
legion and he was asked to boost for
the fair while on his trip abroad. lol
Chairman Wood Reports.
Chairman Wood presented report OF
the last years work by the oiu com.
mission leading up to the securing OF
legislature appi Opriation OF $lOU,00u
! FOR Hawaii exhibit. His report dealt
largely with the work of subcommittee
| x,,,A la,t - ,,,,kl,, m tr,.
ton, appointed last year as chairman
OF tho committee on education, had fur
thcr appointed each supervising prin
cipal in the Territory to serve with hin
to represent their several districts. Til,
committee planned for n $4,000 exhibit
tho leading features of which will bs
pictures and models showing develop
ment in wood architecture; an origina
grass house school; the frame building
of a later period; larger building OF
the middle period, and modern buildings
such as the new Liliuokalan School
pictures Of classes from the time of thu
grammar school composed of Hawaii
ans up to classes of the present day
model school, showing plan of school
rooms, Fairgrounds, gardens, shops ant
domestic science.
oral experiment station, was appointed
to work on plans for an attractive ant
distinctive agricultural exhibit. Doe
tor Wilcox after considerable discus
sion with various persons, said thu
Pineapple Packers Association, the Ha
waiian Rubber Growers Association
Hackfeld & Company, Hawaiian Fibe
Company and sugar planters had an
> nounccd their intention to exhibit. IL
connection with the exhibit of each in
dustry it is intended, reported Doctor
! Wilcox. to have a series of photographs
! illustrating all processes connected will
the particular industry.
Ralph s. Hcsmcr, superintendent o.
}. forestry of ths Territory, prepared {
/ plan to exhibit specimens of island
{ grown woods. President Pratt of tn,
= board of health proposed an exhibit OF
l HYGIENE and Topography arranged IL
call attention to tho remarkable eli
G matte conditions offered by Hawaii.
: Being Widely Advertised.
y "The exposition is being widely an,
successfully advertised,' reported
!, Chairman Wood, "and will unqueston
ably bring to the Pacific Coast thou
. sands of visitors, to each of whom Ha
Ia wall VIII WISH 10 present IN an alfur
! ing form the story Of her great devel
> oprnont and marvellous attractions.
question often asked is, what will Ha
: wall make out of the investment o
$l00,O0Ol As partial answer, let M
:, say that largely as direct result o
;, the work now being done in calling at
u tcntion to attractions and advantage
: offered by Hawaii. the three month
J, ending March 81, 1913, showed upward
. of $500 arrivals exclusive of the mill
tary.
"Flacing the average expenditure o
each tourist at $500 while in the Ter
ritory means that more than 81 100000
! of new money will be placed in circu
:. lation throughout the Territory reach
n ing every part of the Islands and bene
fling every one either directly or in
q directly. There is no other such beau
h tiful country in the world and in al
4 probability there will never again b
4 such a grand opportunity TO make Ha
IL.