The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-03
TALK Of
SECURING
TOURISTS
Merchants Meet
the Planters
Trustees.
PROPOSALS ARE
TO BE DISCUSSED
Tour of the Hawaiian Band Will
Be Taken Up Very
Soon.

What shall be done in the matter of
Tourist travel and endeavors to secure
the presence of an increased number
of visitors for Honolulu, was the sub
ject which engaged the attention of the
trustees of the Planters Association
and the directors OF the Merchants
Association, at the joint meeting held
yesterday afternoon.
4 The Merchants Association laid be-
fore the trustees of the other organiza-
ton the plan for the raising of a fund
which was presented by the committee
after long consideration of the whole
matter. There was long general talk
and the proposal was taken by the
Planters representatives for future dis
cussion, when a report will be made by
them to the Merchants. The proposal
is that of the committee in it's entirety
and without doubt will be the subject
of much thought.
During the discussion of the matter
in Joint session there was developed
much antagonism to the plan by some
of the Planters. The argument was
that to insure the approval of the plan
tations 1t would be necessary to have
stockholders meetings, for the action
of la Board of Directors of any single
plantation might be turned down by
the shareholders at the annual meeting.
There was advanced the argument that
the owners of plantation on Kauai,
for'instance, would feel that they would
not be benefited by the presence of
any number Of tourists in Honolulu.
The acquiescence of Oahu plantations
in the plan would be of such a nature
that it would not perhaps insure its
success, and there might ARISE differ
ences which would create friction liable
to cause trouble along other lines.
Many members of the Planters Asso-
citation felt that this might be the out
come of the matter and they felt that
ii would not be wise TO attempt TO
pledge the Association to any stated
amount of subscription at this time. 1t
was with this idea that the matter was
taken under consideration for action at
a future meeting of the trustees.
The Merchants Association men in
sist that they will not give up the fight
for some agreement which will result
in the raising of fund which will en-
able the carrying through of the plan
and the subject will be given further
attention.
At the next meeting of the directors
of the Merchants Association, and for
the purpose there may be called an
extra session during this week, there
will be taken up the question of trip
of the band to the Coast during the
fan months This was presented TO
several of the members of the Board
during yesterday by ]. c. Cohen, who
while on the Coast made tentative ar
rangements for the excursion, If the
plans should go through. The proposal
is to have the local merchants and bust
ness men in all lines contribute to
fund which Will pay the round trip
fares of the members of the band. The
handling of the organization on the
Coast would be done by the manager
of the tour. The plan of Mr.. Cohen
| is TO have the organization go through
from Puget Sound to San Diego This
would give the people who are visiting
on the west coast during the fall
months a chance to hear of Honolulu,
for there WouIu IolloW HHuSh ieS
I vertising of the islands, by the simple
appearance of the band.
The plan would be for the tour 10
commence with the arrival of the Korea
in San Francisco, and after some con-
certs in that city. the band would pro-
Iceed directly to Seattle and then would
work it's way to the South. This would
put it in Los Angeles and San Diego,
about the first of November. when the
crowds of Eastern tourists are begin
ming to arrive. Should the plan go
through there would be distributed an
;, immense amount of advertising matter
= and this would reach the people OF
leisure who might be induced to make
the trip to this city.