Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-09
ANTI-BILLBOARD
METHODS UNFAIR
SAYS MERCHANT
J. 7. Warren Declares Black
List and Threats Against
Trade Are Being Used
in Campaign


Charges at a meeting Of the Homo
lulu Ad Tub yesterday that coercion
was being used on business men hy
aati-bilIboard campaigners were fol-
;cwed by a specific complaint made
10y J. r. Warren, proprietor and mana
ger of the Honolulu Photo Supply
Company
The StarBulletin this morning re-
ceiYed the following letter from Mr.
Warren:
Honolulu. T. H., May s, 1919.
Editor Star-B Bulletin
The time has arrived when some
vigorous protest should be mace
against threats Of loss II trade or ia.
jury TO business, or being put on the
black list" as means Of diss3iading
merchants from using biilboards.
These weapons are seing used In
the fight against billboards and il
seems to me that there is no justifica-
tion for such action. ] do not make
these statements because of any per-
sonal approval of billboards, but solely
because of the weapons used by the
anti-biIlboardists.
il looks to me like business cam
paign of the Advertiser" Yesterday
! was waited on by a representative
OF the Advertiser" who informed me
that he had been sent by Mr.. Thurs
ton to me personally to find OUT how
] stood on the billboard situation,
more particularly as to whether or not
Il intended to continue their use, so
that there would be no mistake made
in getting my name on the right list.
Ii thus appears to me that this bill
board agitation was inspired and is
being vigorously pushed and fought
more by newspaper with the intent
Of removing a supposed competitor
from the field, than by the laudabse
desire solely to beautify the city.
Yours very truly,
]. T. WARREN.
In the meantime, the matter of bill
boards has been taken up by the Oahu
Central Improvement Committee. AT
a meeting yesterday of the executive
committee, the members asked
Charles r. : Frazier, who handles the
local outdoor advertising, to remove
signs on a prominent tenement build
ing on King street and .Kalakaua
avenue. Mr. Frazier at once agreed
TO do so. The two communications
on the subject follow:
Honolulu, Hawaii, May 8, 1913.
Mr.. Chas: r. Frazier, Honolulu.
Dear Sir:-The following is copy
of resolutions adopted by the execu-
tive committee of this organization at
a meeting held this date.
whereas, a plan for the parking
and Identification of Kalakaua ave-
niue is now under way, and
Whereas, in conjunction with said
plan 1t is desirable that the adyertis-
ing signs now displayed upon the.
building on the mauka side of South
King street facing said avenue, be
discontinued; and
Wnereas, Mr.. Charles r. FraZier
who has maintained said sign has ex-
pressed his willingness to cooperate
with said plan of Identification by
disseminating said signs, if SO re-
quested by this improvement COM
mittee.
Therefore Resolved, that. the Cen
trail Improvement Committee of Ho-
nelulu, acting through its executive
committee, hereby gratefully recog
nizes and applauds the public spirit
of Mr. Frazier in the premises, and
his willingness to make a business
sacrifice in order to meet the views
OF this committee with respect to said
matter, and that this committee, so
acting as aforesaid, hereby respect
fully requests Mr. Charles r. Frazier
10 discontinue, and to procure the
cessation of the display of advertising
signs upon the building hereinaboye
described.
"An early reply will favor
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