The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-09-26
Fifthlnter-l Island Conference Fav-
ors Legislative Aid For Big
Territorial Fair
GREAT CROWDS VISIT .-' '"'
HI HAWAII COUNTY EXPO
Convention Endorses Chair Of
Governmental Economics and
Sends Aloha To Writer
Especial BY Mutual wlrslssO

climax to n day which, in
throngs of visitors, excitement,
enthusiasm and events Of Territory
, vide interest, has been perhaps the
greatest in Hilo's history, the u. 8. ).
cruiser st. Louis, with eighty boys Of
Hawaii 5 naval militia aboavd, moved
into Hilo bay today and tied up at Ku
hio Bay wharf. n= e.
The war vessel lies alongside the
| Hawaii County Fair, which is staged
on that pier. Lieut.. -Comdr. Victor s.
Houston reported he had encountered
I not the least difficulty in making the
berth and that he had every confidence
in the absolute safety Of the ships To-
cation at the big pier. 4,.s '..s
Charles r. Forbes, chairman of the
harbor commission, who always has in.
sisted on the safety Of Kuhio wharf
and who found occasion in the course
of his speech before the Fifth Civic
Convention today to accentuate. his
opinion, is delighted at Commander
t, Houston's stStement. 1t tends strong
NY to vindicate all who have declared
the territorial bulkbead is trustworthy
for the larger seagoing ships
Day Pull Of Excitement
I With the civic convention in full
sway, with several eloquent addresses
and warm debates; the Hawaii County,
Fair. in the FIRST of its glory, and, with
| thousands of3yisitors from other parts
Of the Big Island and the other islands
of the group, the Crescent City enjoyed
a full day of excitement, 81. p. d
| One of the features of the second,
days session in the civic convention
was the adoption of a resolution offer.
ed by DR.. H. B. Elliot, calling upon
the businessmen of the Islands to en-
dorse an annual territorial fair. In
: his talk to the convention Doctor Ell
/ lot, member of the Hawaii County Fair
committee, recommended that a terri
torial fair be tried, at least as an ex.
pertinent, the first to take place in
Honolulu next year, simultaneously
with the Sixth Civic Convention. II
successful, 1t would be held in the 9th
!, eT larger islands in rotation, .,, ....
= The resolution urges that the legisla,
ture be asked to support the enterprise,
at least in part, by setting aside funds
for it, The measure was adopted vir-
thally without opposition.
Bond Issues Create Debape
Two other papers read at the con
vention attracted close attention and
reused discussion. G. B. Forbes spoke
on the subject of transportation, and
Emil A. Berndt, member. of the Ha-
waii Promotion Committee, spoke on
island promotion, yr.,
Forbes commented upon the question
of the proposed Honolulu bond issue
for public improvements, and his re-
. marks aroused lively debate. Merely
by suggestion ii threw open the discus
sion that waged warmly between the
Honolulu chamber, of commerce and
the. Honolulu supervisors on the same
subject few weeks ago, bringing the
same forces together in o clash int
which delegates from the other islands
were interiected.
The debate was warm and lengthy.
It became evident that the convention
: twas to be called upon to register its
I, approval or disappr0yal on the general
subject of bonds, for, Hawaii county,
as well as Oahu, wants more funds
than it can get right now for much
y needed roads. A vote will be taken
on the question tomorrow morning 2"
lL The convention passed q resolution
!, urging the next legislature to set aside
an appropriation of $1,000, to establish
Bin the College of Hawaii a chair OF
governmental business economics.
Promotion Is Endorse
, The Hawaii Promotion, Committee 4
: campaign for tourists received the con
lyention's unanimous endorsement. A
: resolution was passed to that effect
The measure also recommends cOntin
uance of governmen tal nd for the com
Imittee and urges that all the counties
: support the promotion committee whole
heartedly. 49,
Next to bond issues, the tourist bust
ness of the Islands received the hon'i
Eshare of attention, even the bond dis
kcusSion being interlarded freely will
u references to the TerTitOry's needs TO
|, Tourist accommodations.
s J.. A. ThurstOn reported that visitor
h at the Volcano House in the first sever
n months and half of the present yea
numbered 1900. They came from al
q parts Of the mainland, every State IL
= the Union except three being repre-
a scented.
! Jack London. the novelist, who's
. Particle "My Hawaiian Aloha" is au
Y Epearing currently, in the Cosm opolital
4 lmagazine, received leeognition from
/. the convention today, 1t adopted
resolution expressing its aloha for tn
n famous author and voicing it's thank
3 to him for the excellent publicity b
;, is giving the Islapds by virtue of hi
N faMe, name and praiseworthy WORKS
Fair Opens Auspiciously
q To date the Fifth civic Conventio
" is a huge SUCCESS, while Hawaii
,r "oWniy fair was GCetCd On its opening
,e this mpr4pg, BY . tbrppg that com
Il nletcly 6ued the capacious Kubio Ra,
e. pier. Working hard and unitedly, tn
VI people of Hilo and the Big Island hav
yl achieved Wonders aud more than mad
al good their promise Of surprises for tn
10 visitors from the other Islands.
] Hilo's streets are riot Of color b.