Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
HONOLULU WELL
REPRESENTED BY
BUSINESS FIRMS
Industrial Section Finds Capital
City Making Displays That
Attract Attention

departments ~ Which they were in
ciuded.
Theo. n. Davies q Company
Occupying more space than any
other individual exhibit was that OF
Thee H. Davies G Company. Since
agriculture formed such an important
part Of the Maui fair II was proper
that there should be an excellent dis
play of agricultural implements.
These were in one OF the largest tents
within the grounds and extended out
and beyond its ends. There were
cisk plows and small plows, cultiva-
tors aud harrows, agricultural ma
chinery and implements of all kinds
and types. II was an exhibit in which
lionolulans took pride and in which
III who felt any interest in agriculture
: took an. equal interest.
Engines Kept in Motion
Another large and important exhibit
was that Of the Honolulu Iron Works
which consisted mostly of engines
end motcFs. With many of these In
operation this exhibit, even though
it were not snowy, attracted much at
tention.
Fine Electrical Exhibit
Yet another of the large exhibits
was that of te Hawaiian Electric CON-
pany. With a bubbiing fountain of
dancing water shoots in the center,
surrounded by lamps, colored globes,
electric irons, shiny chatting dishes
and percolatefs and dozens of other
articles OF store and household equip-
ment, the exhibit was well installed,
highly attractive and pleasing to the
eye. Especially was this so in the
evening when lights we're on.
Music at All Hours
Equally large and attracting more
attention was the exhibit of the Homo
lulu Music Company. Here there
were pianos, graphophones, musical
instruments Of many kinds and most
OF the time sweet and melodious
airs floated out from 1t, filled the tent
and were carried off on vagrant
breezes. out over the grounds.
Hall Showing Fine
Yet another. large exhibit was that
OF E. o. Hall & Son. The chief feature
Of this exhibit was the Keen Kut-
ter goods put out by the Simmons
Hardware Company of st. Louis.
High UP and in the center was the
figure Of a negro above q grind stone,
sharpening a knife, and almost as
tribe Of the stone pedaling steadily
like bicycle rider. In addition to
cutlery and tools Z. o. Hall & Son
had motorcycles. bicycles and an as
sortment of athletic goods on dis
play.
Great caIabash Shown
Right at one corner OF the SAINT
tent In which were the otEer Homo.
lulu exhibits, with the exception OF
the Davies, was the booth of H. Cul.
man Company with A. S. Coming
ham IN personal charge for much OF
the time. Here there was a great
exhibit of Koa wood. There was one
OF the largest, If not the very largest,
known calabasnes which belonged to
Ke Kuanua and Is very old. There
was well modelled outrigger canoe,
"a tapa stick that is said to have be-
longed TO Kalakaua and many other
curios. Besides this there was a fine
display Of jewelry and souvenirs.
Star-eulletln Popular
In the same tent was the booth of
the Star-Bulletin. This contained an
exhibit OF printing. engraving, sta
tionery and other output of a print
shop. Photographs added to the inter
est and the booth was fitted for use as
a rest and writing room. Souvenir
postal cards and stamps were furnish
to all who desired them and there
were mailed from here between 200O
ana zoOO postal cares during the fair.
a. G. Smith was in charge and made
all visitors welcome. To the right of
the Star-Bulletin booth was that of
the, Hawaii Promotion Committee and
to the left was that OF the Advertiser
Ia another tent was an exhibit of
oagasse paper. there through the
courtesy OF r. Renton Hind. This
consisted OF framed samples of paper
and was worth attention and consid.
Grafton as showing one of the posi-.
. DlHties for use of former waste
product.
Much Money 10 Seen
Besides the Honolulu exhibits There
were, other fine entries. The First
National Bank of Wailuku showed its
fine safe. said to. be the only one of
its kind in the. islands. In a glass
case was a large display of bills and
coin. There were several thousand
dollars in gold eagles and double
eagles and in the display of paper
money there was one little bit of
paper manufactured by Uncle Sam
that passes current for $1,000. In con.
trast with this valuable bit of paper
were some other bits of paper issued
under the authority OF Pancho Villa,
which do not pass current and are
valuable only as curios
There was the Laniakea Gift Shop,
American Tobacco Company, B. F.
Schoen of Hilo showing leather goods
and saddles. Lilly poultry food and
Others
Sugar While One Waits
An exhibit to attract much atten
ton was model of the Waikiki mill
Here the machinery was in operation
One had but to put a piece OF cane
on the esculator to see II pass into
the mill and among the machinery.
Later. pop, from the other end of the
min out came a little bag of sugar