Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-25


ISOLATION yesterday afternoon, the com
mittee on tourist travel made its report
and 1t was decided to have 500 copies
printed and distributed among those
interested. No action was taken on the
report, 1t being decided that there
should be more time given for study
of the situation before discussing at
greater length the plan suggested.
| Another matter brought up was that
of the income tax law. President Mae
farlane, on motion. made a report OF
the steps that were taken last year
when 1t was decided to send w. ..
Smith to Washington to make an APP
peal to the Supreme Court Of the Unit
ed. States.
This report was the signal for much
discussion for and against the income
tax and finally 1t was decided, on mo-
ton. that the report be accepted and
tabled and that there be no expression
of opinion until later.
letter from the Collector of Gus
toms was read. In it was a request that
the members of the association give the
collector report showing the value of
merchandise imported between June
IA. 1900, and June 30, 1902, for the use
of the statistical division of the depart
ment. II was decided that each men,
Der of the Association be asked to do
this at once.
J. +. Hamburg, for the committee on
permanent quarters, reported that there
was room in the Judd building which
the Association could secure for $65 a
month. 1t was decided to take a lease
on the place and to have it prepared
for the meetings of the Association.
The committee in charge of the Mer-
chants Fair reported progress but that
there were six spaces still unocCupied
The report was made by p. II. Helm.
Following is the report in full of the
committee on tourist travel:
Mr.. President and Members of the Ho-
nolulu Merchants Association:
Your committee. to whom was N.
trusted the question of tourist travel
and how to secure 1t, have found the
subject one of engrossing interest, nut
one difficult of solution that will at
once meet universal approval, but we
believe that the question is destined
eventually to become vital one in the
commercial annals OF Hawaii
There are serious difficulties appar'
ent even to the casual observer to be
overcome before we can reap the har.
vest that is rightfully ours, but this
will have reference later on.
We submit for your consideration
that never was there n land so prepar'
ed by nature for tourists haven, new
err were conditions fairer than in lla.
wam for an ideal resort both in winter
and summer but for want of reason.
able effort on our part none but an or.
binary and casual visitation has hith.
erto accrued to us. 1t is up to the rep
resentative people of Hawaii to decide
whether or no this Territory shall or
shall not secure a trade that Is admit
tedly large and profitable in itself, be-
sides being a business that, properly
directed cannot fail to result in bring
ing us ultimately an increased and per.
manent population of the most desir-
able character. Your committee 40
not believe in the efficacy of any puer.
lie and ineffective methods of proceed.
ure in going after this business, but
advocate an active and aggressive cam.
paign to bring IL here, feeling conf
dent that 1t can be obtained, and with
the conviction of assured success, pro.
vided tnat 1t is undertaken as com.
munity interest.
We Want Tourists.
Let us first resolve that he want
tourists and are determined to offer
them such inducements as will entice
them here; let us then resolve that we
want the best of the species, the veal
! thy, the healthy and the Bohemian, who
has money to spend and will spend 1t,
rather than the weak and hollow.
chested invalid; we do not want to
make Honolulu a hospital but a rec.
reation ground. We want a class that
will know what they require, know
when they get it, pay for what is fur.
nished. and insist on having 1t. It Is
up to us that the required accommoda.
ton is supplied.
Rates Of Travel.
Your committee, therefore, do not
advocate any undue reduction of rates
OF travel between the Mainland and
Honolulu, but we most emphatically
do recommend that every possible ef'
fort be made to induce the Inaugural
ton of an improved and upto-date pas
senger service between Pacific Coast
ports and Honolulu as well as faster
and more efficient inter-island passen
ger service accommodation. II we are
TO make a success of tourist travel t is
the conviction of your committee that
these first principles are of vital i'm
portance, and that in a measure 1t is
within the power of the Honolulu mor'
chants to insist upon it. We must
hnwayar "a a community eXnpct IN add