The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-20
WANT MORE
TOURISTS
Business Leaders to
Canvass for a
Fund.

Tourists travel and how to get it to
come to the Hawaiian Islands was the
basis of a long and earnest discussion
at special meeting of the Merchants
The result was the appointment of a
committee to canvass the city for funds
on a general plan outlined at the meet
| ings, the details of which will be ar
ranged later. The sense of the gather
| ing of the merchants was that every
effort should be put forth to attract
| tourist travel to Honolulu.
| Considerable difficulty was experien-
ced in getting quorum and it was
1O:45 before the meeting was called to
order when the following persons We're
present. F. L. Waldron, w. w. Harris,
]. F. Soper, w. w. Hall, ]. G. Roth
well, F. w. Macfarlane, F. j. Church.
L. E. Pinkham, F. LANCE, f. A. Nc
Inerny, w. H. Hoogs, w. Lishman, c.
NJ. v Forster, w. Pfotenhauer. w. W.
Dimond, G. w. Smith, Robert Cation,
j. Kirkland and c. L. Cullens. F. w.
Macfarlane presided.
The Tourist Travel" report, which
was published several weeks ago, was
read by Chairman Macfarlane. He
stated that the merchants should con-
slider the question of finances in con-
nection with the plan outlined in the
report, before taking UP the report it
self He felt that the present strained
| financial condition of the market would
| be an incentive towards having the
merchants contribute to a fund which
would in the future bring good financial
| results to the community. He recog-
nized the fact that collections were bad,
but despite this he hoped that the asso-
| citation would make a definite vote on
! the question. In his opinion a commit
tee should be appointed to solicit sub
| scriptions for six months experiment,
| the payments to be made monthly. He
stated that twenty-five cents ton for
all exports and imports had been Sug
gested.
W. W. Dimond referred to the hotels
as not having been assessed in proper
ton to the merchants, but agreed with
the six months experiment. Fred
Church did not wish to see reduc-
ton in the wharfage. F. L. Waldron
moved that the Board of Directors act
as committee of the whole to canvass
| for sufficient funds TO carry out the
experimental suggestion and report
back to the association in two weeks.
He thought the money was the first
object of the movement G.. w. Smith
thought the merchants should not be
the ones to be taxed primarily, but Mr..
| Dimond stated that the merchants who
are proposing the Tourists Travel plan
should be the first to express their
willingness to contribute to the fund.
The present steamer rates which have
| been advanced since the Tourist Travel
report was first rendered were dis
! cussed. Mr.. Pinkham felt that when
the railroads and steamship companies
| found possibilities opening UP for in
| creased tourist travel between the
coast and the islands, the problem of
rates would work it's own solution.
Upon motion of w. W. Dimond vote
of thanks was carried for the trainers
of the Tourist Travel report.
Going back to the plans for raising
funds w. H. Hogs thought that ten
cents wharfage on imports alone was
sufficient, leaving out exports alto
gether. The motion of Mr. Waldron
that the Board of Directors act as a
committee of the whole to canvass for
subscriptions was seconded by G. w.
Smith, and carried. The following gen.
tlemen comprise the board: F. w.
Macfarlane, w. w. Dimond, ]. Wake
: field, H. F. Whitney, G. W. Smith, L.
I LII,
!, burg and w. W. Harris. The commit
tee was empowered to employ an as
sistant to the secretary. The assistant
will be paid employee, and by the
terms of the motion he will be en-
powered to solicit, the business houses
to obtain subscriptions to the fund.
F. w. Macfarlane announced that as
soon as the Judd Building elevator was
repaired the Merchants Association
would move into its new quarters there
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