Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-30
TEAMWORK FOR
COUNTY FAIR IS
ROAD TO SUCCESS
kuhio Wharf Filled With Many
Exhibits and All Are
Impressive
CROWDS so LARGE ONE
DAY ADDED TO PROGRAM
Description of Various Sections
and Booths Gives Idea
of Scope

1HEN AT 10 O'Clock on Friday
w morning, Sept. %. the Second An
nual Hawaii County Fair open
ed its gates and hundreds upon hun
dreds Of people began to stream into
Kuhio Wharf, q group OF men still
busy--heayed q sigh OF relief and
wiped moist brows.
Among them we're DIR. II. B. Elliot,
Donald s. Bowman, Carl 8. Carlsmith,
z, G. Allen. ID. McH. Forbes, ]. B.
Thompson, Eugene Horner, Harry
Hapai, G. r. Willard, Brother Mat
thias and James Henderson. These
are the nen-and don't forget it,
who put the Hawaii County Fair on
the map.
II was big fair and II was q bully
fair-in its construction, its planning
and its exhibits.
Each of the committeeman gives
some other the credit for the success.
Elliot did it'll tell you he's q
wonder" said one. Another declared,
Let me tell you Don Bowman n his
quiet, unassuming way. has made this
possible
At any rate, it's evident that ali
worked together and pulled with q
win, even when of varying opinions.
Kuhio Wharf was Transformed
transformed into huge home Of IN
dustry, beauty, novelty. The great.
bare, covered structure. with one side
fronting Kuhio BAY and WITH , 1nnlr.
en- railroad track running lls length,
was no longer a wharf, It was 4 hum.
ming hive OF busy. active. Interested
humanity.
II was filled with booths. with
stalls, with counters: with stores.
shops, busfnesshouses; Il was colorful
with decorations; It was noisy with
the lowing Of cattle, the cackle OF
chickens, the greeting OF geese. the
neighs Of horses. and with q vast IN
dertone Of human beings All talking
at once. It was filled with exhibits
on every hand, public and private.
DR.. Elliot. chairman Of the execu-
i've committee. took time off for III.
teen minutes that Friday afternoon to
sit down with a Star-BulIetln repre-
sentative and briefly run over some
of the work of preparation. And as be
spoke. the visitor could see back Of
all this humming hive Of temporary
exhibits, the months Of work-and
also the very lively and universal pub
lie interest.
Some Of them wanted Us to hold
1t in the Hilo armory-but say, and
DR.. Elliot laughed rather delightedly,
we couldn't put more than our live
stock exhibit In the armory. Even
Kuhio Wharf Is taxed
The success of the fair was az.
sured In advance-so well assured
that on the first day the committee
decided to extend It for one day.
keeping open on Sunday II was re-
allied that many people could not
come down on a week-day-realized
also that here was a great. vital,
clean, wholesome educational institu-
ton. one which stirs industry, thrift
and enterprise. And therefore II was
deemed perfectly proper that It
should be open even on the Sabbath.
The shape of KuIlio Wharf, long
reet9ngle-is made to accommodate
the exhibits. On one side OF the sunk
en- tracks of the Hawaii Railway were
placed the commercial and advertis-
ing exhIbits-the displays OF business
houses and other firms. On the other
were the public and semi-public ex-
hibits-displays of government de-
partments and bureaus, OF the sugar
planters, etc.
But. in order to accommodate all
Of the exhibits. the rule could not be
adhered to exactly The government
exhibits, which were impressive both
In size and number. were on both
sides Of the tracks, the tracks, by the
way. having been bridged over with
frequent ais1es
Among the exhibits and displays
the following were striking:
Photographic Display
This was In charge of the very
CAPABLE Carl s. CarIsmith, who Is not
only a connoisseur in photography but
Is keen and enthusiastic amateur
photogra pher and one whose personal
work stands high. These two at
tributes he brought to bear in getting
up this exhibit, which represented
both amateur and professional work
not only in Hawaii but on the main
land.
Perhans the two star features
were exhibits by the Eastman Kodak
Company and the Ansco paper peonle
each of whom had sent 4 magniffc-
ent display OF their very hest photo
graphs But there were many other
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