The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-03
'SANFRAN(IsCGs II.
AQUARIUM PLANS
REPDRTEDCHAHGED
Coast CITY May Open Large One
ii Proposed Golden Gate
Park Museum, ", =.
COLD THROW DOWN FOR
HAWAI- ASSERTS THAYER
Secretary Of Territory Is Much
Worried BY Rumors From
the Mainland

Wade Warren Thayer, secretary Of
the Territory IL much worried by news
he received in the mail Yesterday, an
nouncing that San Francisco has chang.
ed its mind regarding the establishment
OF an aquarium In the Hawaiian build.
ing on the old exposition grounds. The
plan now Is, Mr.. Thayer learns, to open
o monster aquarium in Golden Gate
Park, where II Is proposed 10 establish
a great museum, The plan Is being
backed by M. H. de Young, proprietor
OF the San Francisco Chronicle, and
other influential San Franciscans. 4
TIT that report Is true, said Thay.
err yesterday, "then II Is cold throw
down for honolnlu and the Territory,
for we have already practically given
the Hawaii building to the Exbosi-
ton Preservation League, and offered
to share the expense in maintaining an
aquarium with Hawaiian fish. ,,,l' 4
Letter Prom Chairman
s'Just recently received letter
from Il. o. Mccormick, chairman Of
the committee in charge Of that work,
asking me TO attend a luncheon con-
ference at the Palhce Hotel, eeptem.
her 81, at half past twelve O'Clock, in
regard to establishing a permanent
aquarium in San Francisco. That let
ter addss
/" Under tho auspices Of the Expo
sition Preservation League. good
start has been made toward obtaining
the necessary building and equipment,
and they have already secured the co,
operation Of local institutions, the
state and national governments
SIR Is q fact that the food fish of
this coast are neither known nor con.
sumed in one-tenth the quantity that
they should be. We believe that the
establishment OF a. permanent aquatiuni
in San Francisco on 10 scale worthy Of
q great sea port win be of tremendous
educational and commercial value.
s"f "A cdmmittee Of representative
business men had agreed TO orkanize
| this aquarium under the auspices OF
the Exposition Preservation League
and we hope tliHt yon viii meet with
Ius next Thursday to discuss the; mat.
tier. Please let us have your accept.
snce on the enclosed card as soon 81
| possible. y SO ~ ~
enable To Attend
II. ~. NoPAAfNfl NoJ my thdt = aICHtpbtCu
being unable to- attend the luncheon,
and. making dome suggestions along
Hines I had mentioned while in Har
Francisco. I pointed out that the Ter
ritory proposes giving the Hawaii
building TO the league, and has already
given the league "a lease for mind
months, 10 cover the time which must
elapse before the legislature can gran
us permission 70 dispose Of the build
ing permanently. lf
81 also recalled the fact that I had
suggested that IL seems but fair tha'
1.-THE building should bear some outward
sign Of the gift, such as bronze PLATE
suitably inscribed. J. also suggested
THAT placards or notices be placed upon
the tanks containing the fish, showing
where they Dame from and what thsS
were. st AstB,Fb ~ hbatt
! SIN conclusion l urged that til,
kleagus make an estimate Of the eosi
OF maintaining the building aud II
least two tanks Of Hawaiian FISH, and
THAT the estimate be sent here as sOoI
as possiblef II agreed 20 present b,
the Legislature recommendation thai
a certain AMOUNT per aunum be appfo
.priated for the PURPOSE, on the hash
Of half for the Territory and half FOL
the league. " fts n