The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-09
Exposition Agent
Comes To Secure
Naive Village

Regardless Of the fact that the ter
neutrality-suspicious. abstslned ,frotil MAX,
ing an appropriation FOR an exhibit Il
Vie PahAma' Califotuia Exposition II
Ban Diego, Hawaii win be represented
fthcre og'n large scale. "
This was Souched for yesterday with
the arrival in Honoioir OF Kenneth
Croft, ono of the leading san Diego
fair Boostcfs, sent here 70 collect OK.
hibits ana carry out the plans for the
= IIawaiiah viIlaecp which promises
70 be iohc 'of the most attractive fea
lures ef the southern California Expo
sitipn.s a...
So mnch has been written and said
of the San Francisco Exposition that
San Dicgo's enterprise has been over.
shadowed, so far as publicity here 4
concerned, and very little has been pub.
lished ION tho Panama. California fair.
VIII Organize Attractions
Mr.. Croft's business here IS TO turn
the spotlight on tho southern California
city for time, and arouse Interest In
the e,tposition about to he opened there.
htNtiie same time he win be busy get.
Ting The exhibits OF various Kinds ar
ranged for, selecting the choicest hula
experts Of the Islands. the best uku-
lele players and singers, and chanters.
He win arrange for large shipment of
pines, canned aud fresh; of Hawaiian
coffee, eigars---in fact all the products
that may be shipped.
The Hawaiian village will cover more
than an acre. II will come under the
Of concession, and win
require an expense of more than $780,
600 for its construction and mainten-
ance. IL will be one of the largest and
most picturesque concession buildings
on the ground, says Mr.. Croft.
Mr.. Croft arrived on the steamer Ma.
noa yesterday morning and was in con-
ference with H. r. Wood Of the Ha-
waii Promotion Committee short time
later. .alga
Picturesque Building
The plans for the building were Just
made. The construction work only be.
gan few days ago. Il.
have not had time TO catch my
breath since starting on this exhibit
tion, 4" said Mr.. Croft yesterday. i'We
decided few weeks ago that the fair
wouldn t be complete without Hawaii
represented in some way, and so we got
busy on this present plan.
1.-THE building win be artistic and
picturesque, and should be the greatest
kind Of advertising medium for Ha-
wall The front portion of the build
ing shows Kilauea burning with her
fire. One enters through the Volcano,
and comes TO a broad area to which the
Hawaiian tropical atmosphere will be
transplanted--the palms, the grass and
flowers .s.s.t
"Therc will be tables of unique
and artistic design scattered about this
area, where people may sit and enjoy a
glass of Hawaiian pineapple juice, Ha-
wRiian coffee, or poi cocktail. Or one
may smoke Hawaiian cigar, or eat a
r0ha tartlctl You see, I know good
deal about Hawaii. But / have never
been here before. ] learned all this
from your promotion literature. .,.
Old Hawaiian Life A.
"WcII, behind this refreshInent area
one comes to the Hawaiian village.
Here we are not trying for an exact
reproduction; that would miss the
point. We wish to epitomize in this
village the old Hawaiian life, to get
some of its atmosphere" and "eol-
orr and physical attributes, and out
Of II all produce a picturesque picture
Of Hawaii. -. v......
"Mr Wood has very kindly offered
to help me in all ways he can to get
things in shape for the exposition. |
think the residents here viii cooperate
with mo, too; for il is really very
big thing for these Islands.
San Diego is going 10 have a won.
dertnlly beautiful exposition. 1t will
not be as large as San Francisco's, but
y is not small one by any means. The
are all carried out in the
Spanish style Of architecture, and the
work has been done exquisitely.
... War VIII Holp Fairs
"The exposition opens in January, SO
will run eontemporaneous with San
Francisco s.
The war hurt either of the exposi.
tons? Not a bit. II is going to help
them, and help them wonderfully. BE
,ause of the war more people will visit
San FRANCISCO and San Diego than 9th
1rwise. i@..i
1.-The reason for this is simple. Ira,
vel to Europe is cut of. Therefore all
people in America Who wish to travel
must 90 to California and San Diego.
HONOLULU should get large number of
,hese people. The travel here should,
De exceedingly large, .., D.. ast.s T. 4, .
South America will send thousands
10 the Pacific. The people there can't
20 to Europe either The South Amer
can travel to Europe normally about
'quaJs that of North America. So you
zee what this war means. II il anus.
ng to hear people say that the war
will hurt tho fair, It's lust tho con