The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1919-06-17
HAPPENINGS At
TERRITORIAL FAIR

Although not strongly reprcso nted
in the live stock ection of the Terri
torial Fair, the island of Kauai was
most strongly represented in the per-
sonal exhibits. Kauai people evi-
IDENTIFY do not believe in sending live
stock to the Fair to represent the is
land, but prefer much more to go
themselves and put up a good per
sonal appearance for the island. That
was sure the case at the last Terrific
rial fair. Kauai was on the parade
in Honolulu, and the lobby of the
Young was apparently the muster
ing place. Hilo sent an ad-club and
the Hawaiian band went down to the
wharf to meet them, and all the Hi,o
people wore yellow hat bands to be
distinguished from the others. Kau.
al people needed no band to proceed
them in parade and announce their
coming. They were SO thick around
Honolulu that mere numbers made
them conspicuous. Where ever
crowd gathered it was sure to be
bunch of Kauai citizen iscussing the
county elections or the cane con-
tracts at Kapaa. Tho not labelled
with hat bands there was nothing
obscure about their identity. Per
sonally Kauai was sure thele.
Lack of live stock exhibits should
not give us black eye however. We
have the live stock to be sure, but to
ship high grade stock, worth thou
sands of dollars, is not such simple
matter from Kauai. The Maui ex-
hibitors have no such shipping diff
culties to contend with as we have
here. The Maui exhibitors are ship
ped via Kahului where the Claudine
ties up to the wharf and the cattle
lead up the gang plank. 1t is also to
be noticed that Hawaii was not
there" in the live stock exhibition
largely on account of the same rea-
sons, for the big Parker Ranch is far
away from Hilo and good shipping
points.
On the other hand as far as agricul-
tural exhibits were concerned Kauai
did very well getting away with
several prizes for forage crops and
getting two firsts and several specials
in the poultry section. The firsts in
the poultry section went to birds
owned by Miss l.. c. Brewer of Lihue.
Sudan Grass raised by Fl. Brodie of
Hanapepe took first prize at the
Fair and had to compete with exhi.
bits from Paia plantation. Grove
Ranch and elsewhere. Also two Kau-
al plantations sent up very credit
able exhibits namely Grove Farm
Plantation and Makaweli The Ma
kaweli exhibit demonstrated molass-
es burning for potash and on account
of offensive gases given off by the
burning process the exhibit was
placed in an out of the way section
of the fair grounds where very few
saw it. Mr.. BrOadbent of Lihue also
had an excellent exhibit of cocoanut
products showing the various pro-
ducts of the cocoanut including the
oil, press cake, and residue. This
was the only exhibit of its kind and
something really new. On the other
hand Mrs. Broadbent exhibit of Ha-
waiian silk that had been raised in
Lihue was most attractive exhibit
and actually made a hit.
Kauai showed up we'll at the fair.
There were numerous exhibits from
Kauai, but of course the competitive
exhibits had to be placed together in
order to compete for prizes and no
labels regarding the .origine of the
exhibits were allowed. The Maui
homesteaders known as the Haiku
homesteaders association had col
lective exhibit, and it is sad that Kau-
al homesteaders could not have had
similar exhibit, but it should be
remembered that the Haiku expert
ment station fosters the Haiku home
steaders' association, and until we
have an experiment station on this
island there is little possibility of get
ting much OF a collective exhibit of
diversified farming from our local
hCmesteaders. The fact that Kauai
was so we'll represented in the num-
Der of people visiting the Fair from
Kauai goes to show that we want to
be in the swim in the big things. but
give us an equal chance.
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