The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-06
MAKE CARNIVAL
A WORLD EVENT
Mainland Celebration Expert Says
Honolulu Has Grand Chance
to Shine.

Il. -. Webster, the nainlander who
did a largo part Of the deeor,iinp Of
the city for the Carnival AMI whose
pusiness takes him TO all the big ear
niynls. fetes ani celebrations ,l,rGngh.
out the West AMI South, responds to
the request for suggestions for future
Carnivnls by Recommending tbs, pure
chase Of II Caraiyal Park site 10y the
city and the. llatrration Vg ti,c Mid.
Pacific icdFbifat iato oa6 " &elir treat
festival events CT Tie world Mr.. Web.
stor writes.
stEditor Advertiser Your arrival
for 1914 has als3eA, and only ndw II
memory and a rrronl as print u upon
Iages OF Commercial Advertiser paper.
Kindly allow nc space in yoIr widely
read journal, 60 cfier q few suggestions
TO tho people ~ Honolulu, and plrtirti.
l1rly TO the men who will have charge
Of your 1915 Carnival, and your yel,ly
events after. ."
NY first suggestion Is this: Secrro
by lease. IL not by purchase, the lands
now covered by the unsightlv and un.
sanitary duck farms. drain that entire
area, grade aud I'll IL with earth. and
then upoh that reclaimed area build
tho most beautiful Carnival Park in
the world. by doing away with these
duck farms Won win DO away with Eint.
ty-nine per cent of your mosquitoes, and
that stagnaut water is both breeding
ground for pests and nlgo n bad sight
for tourists who visit vour beaches.
"This land is particularly adapted
for park, lying as IL does IN the cen
ter Of the most beautiful panorama of
scenic grandeur. with Diamond Head
on the south; the sun kissed water OF
the Pacific on the west, lIonolnlu and
it's euvirous on the north, and that
greenfhued range Of mountains and foot.
hills backing your park on the east
What q glorious opportunity TO cmbel,
fish that land aud build world re
nowned play ground.
"Then build that boulevard one HIM.
bred feet vide from the city 20 tho sea
at Diamond Head and have all the ear.
nival events held in Carnival PARK
with a grand stand built semi-eircular
/ in form, with two hundred foot half
mile race track, whers chariot. Roman
standing and harness races could be
held. Inside your race track have O
stadium for holding athletic sports, q
baseball grounds and tennis courts, alsa
n dancing pavilion aud banquet hail
Then large sheds, wherein all your
floats could be built and finished aud
housed from year TO year.
! "The transit facilities are there nj
ready, and ear track could be built
right into the grounds All parades
should assemble inside the park+aad 70,
turn 10 it after the parade. "
Your opportunity to develop such
q park outelasses those of Pasadena ten
to one. " r 3. II.
Relating to the money TO devclot
this nark, that g easy. Add FIVE cents
| to yonr tax rate, iichlde the stems Ii
Your budget, and inside Of FIVE (5)
years You will be deriving revenue Il
your city from your carnivals.
Cor underwrite the items by subsid,
Of prhperty-owners and then hy ircor
porating and selling stock; put youl
carnival upon sound financial basis
but my first suggestion of taking cart
of it out of your tax money is best, fui
then the burden is placed lust where Il
belongs, upon all the people, who, il
turn, are all benefited BY this carnival
| "HOu will make no mistake il vor
make this Mid-Paciiic Carnival one OF
the world s big EVENT., and IL is ms &
the People of Honolulu to do il, and
believe you will. .ti..