The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-15
OFFICIAL
HAND BOOK
The Territory Is
Soon to Issue
One.
WILL ADVERTISE
THE ISLANDS
Secretary Preparing Material for
Book Which Will be Sent
to States.

An official handbook Of Hawaii Is
soon to be issued by the Territory for
distribution among the various States
and Territories of the United States.
Secretary Cooper is to be it's author,
and it will be scattered broadcast
among public institutions which now
favor Hawaii with their publications.
| Material for the work, which is to
be unusually complete and comprehen-
sive, is now being collected by Secre-
| tary Cooper. Ie has sent out letters
to scores of citizens of the Territory
whom he hopes to enlist in his effort
to make the handbook as representa-
tive of Hawaii as it is possible for it
to be.
The volume win probably be issued
about the first of March if the neces-
sary data can be secured by that time.
1t Will consist Of 200 pages, probably
with Illustrations. and neatly bound 1t
is to be in a way supplementary to the
annual report of Governor Dole, con-
tanning much Information concerning
the Territory which the report to the
Secretary of the Interior does not per-
NIT. Secretary Cooper outlined in a
general way yesterday the plan and
nature of the work which the Terri !
tory is to issue. It will combine, of
course, reports from the heads of the I!
different departments within the Ter !
rItory, containing also statistics and !
other matter OF like nature Incorpor- |
ated in it will be figures showing the !
amount of collections, expenditures in
formation relative to shipping, taxes,
vital statistics; election returns, laws,
etc. There viii be also historical J
sketch of the various forms of gov
including copies of the ear
Ter constitutions Of Hawaii, and all
matters of historical or geographical
interest. Attention viii be paid also
o the agricultural and manufacturing
possibilities of the Territory and its
advantages as a place of residence,
md in fact he handbook will contain
he answer to any question which any
me contemplating Sojourn or set
ling in the Islands. would be likely to
SIX before making the trip. !,
Secretary Cooper is in receipt by !
very mail of letters of inquiry from
arious parts of the United States and
lseWhere, and of late these requests
Or information have become so numer-
us as to make very difficult a prompt
nd complete reply to all. Secretaries
the various States and Territories
lso send to this Territory their an
ual reports containing information of 7
ne public institutions and private cor
ora lions within the State. They also
ften make requests for similar publ
atoms from this Territory, but there |
nothing which answers the purpose
Iblished by the local governemnt. The 70
st Legislature made an appropriation Il
IT printing and advertising which by
riot economy Will be made to cover
SO the expense of publishing this
andbook. While. of course, the pub
,ation will not be very expensive or
it is expected to make up
r any shortcoming in the wealth of r,
od things it will contain, which will -
of untold benefit to the Territory.
lere is a lamentable lack of knowl-
ge concerning the Paradise of the
cific" in the Eastern States, which
will take a propaganda of education TT,
correct, and the handbook planned
Secretary Cooper will do much to- =
rds correcting this ignorance
f possible, this handbook is to be ,
blished annually, and future secre- -
les Will be expected to continue the A
rk