The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-09-17
Last Day of Fair
Will Be Holiday
Plantations Agree And Merchants
Are Asked to Join; Fair Director
Renders Report That Shows Pre-
paratiOns About Complete.

Saturday, October 23, the last day
OF the Fair, will be holiday and bust
ness generally will close If the busi-
nessmen of Central Maui respond to
the request of the Maui County Fair
and Racing Association as have Wal
lultu Sugar Co., Hawaiian Commercial
and Sugar Company. Maui Agricultur-
al Company and Pioneer Mill Com
pany whose managers agreed yester-
day to the holiday proposal.
Friday, October %, will oe a Chill
drens Day and the kiddies who can
possibly reach grounds in Kahului
will have the time of their lives.
Following a meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Fair Associa-
ton yesterday morning, members met
yesterday afternoon. The report of
Director Harold w. Rice was the most
important matter to come before the
meeting and was greeted with keen
satisfaction for it shows splendid
state of preparedness.
Admission Prices Low
Admission charges are to be kept
down to the minimum and the Execu-
tive committee has decided on a
charge at the gate of 25 cents for
adults and Is cents for children. There
will be no season tickets and no
asses given to any one except Boy
scouts, the police and the military.
Director Rice reported nat two
nirds of the filling complete and
le grounds filled "A good shape. The
Sterior of the stock building will
completed morrow and there will
amplS-Isom ~ it to house all stock.
aolrers are under construction by
nahului railroad and will be counter
parts of those used in Honolulu at
the carnivals The meeting authoriZ-
1 the erection of another permanent
lilding which will house the flower
nd plant exhibits.
Fine Exhibits Certain
Coming to the subject of entries and
exhibits the report said already 162
cattle, horses and mules have been
entered, the College of Hawaii is to
send over an exhibit not included in
the number and a few others may be
expected Mr.. Ting, who is handling
the poultry show expects to have in
cubators working showing eggs hatch
ing during the fair. Much interest in
poultry is being shown, one man hav-
ing entered 10 pens of fine birds. En-
tries of dogs thus far have been few.
The agricultural committee has lined
up enough exhibits to fill building
and that made it necessary to erect
new building for the flower show
which has Mr. Lindsay at the head.
Mr.. Walsh in charge of the manu-
factures exhibits, the report says, has
enough such exhibits to fill a building
and a lean to as well. A concrete
floor will be laid for the Commercial
Building.
Races are to be a part of the pro-
gram every afternoon. Purses of
$4,000 will be offered and no entry fee
is charged entrants. Plans for two
evenings of entertainments have been
worked out by Mr.. Childs, in charge
Sf the evening shows and one even
ing has been left open for the mill
tary. Mr.. Rice has seen Major Cen
eral Morton and the latter has signifi-
ed his willingness to help out in
every way possible. He believes, from
past performances that the military
can give a highly entertaining even
ing. The hope is expressed that the
Japanese, who are pastmasters at
staging lantern parades, will take hold
of on evening and put on show that
will be we'll worth while.
Holiday Is Desired
Following the reading of the report
the motion was passed favoring
holiday on Saturday, October %, and
the businessmen of Central Maui will
be asked to close up and make the
last day one of big jollification. To
the holiday proposal the plantation
managers acceded and business men
present agreed to cooperate.
Wheels of chance are to be barred
from the grounds and novel feature
will be that concessions for sale of
refreshments will not be charged for
but that such concessionaires must
Sarnish a list of food prices to the
director for approval and must put up
for themselves rooms or booths which
shall be both attractive and sanitary
The meeting was well attended and
was enthusiastic over the progress
made. When this seasons work is
completed the association will have a
property at Kahului which $150,000
could not dupliacte.