Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-29
Business Men Decide To
Make Bid For Tourists


merce and Merchants, Association yes
terday. the following report of the
joint committee of those two organi-
cations was adopted
Honolulu. T. r.. January 10. 1903.
Sir. c. NJ. Cooke. Vice President. Cham
Der of Commerce: Mr.. F. w. Macfar-
lane. President of Merchants Asso-
citation. Honolulu, 4. n.
Gentlemen: Your joint committee
appointed to recommend the best
means for promoting tourist travel, to
THE Islands" beg leave to report as
follows:
First--A tourist agent should be EN-
ployed with headquarters-at Honolulu
whose duties shall be to supply tour
lists with full and correct information
as TO hotels. points of interest, means OF
Transportation, and such other infor-
nation as may be asked for, and We
recommend the engagement OF Mr.. L.
"a Boyd for this position.
In view of the proposed reorganiZa-
lion of the Tourist matter, we recon-
mend that the contract entered into
with Mr.. Weldon and the Commercial
bodies be not renewed.
Second.-Suitable quarters should be
provided and furnished for tourists
Headquarters. These rooms should be
fitted for a display of the agricultural
resources of "The Islands," curiosities
relics, maps, etc.
Such rooms can be secured for $4,000
per month. including janitor and lights
IL the Alexander Young building. pos
session to be given about the LIST Of
March, and your committee recon-
mends that they be taken.
Third-An agent or agents should b,
employed in California. more partic'
uiarly. in San Francisco and Los An
geles. $4,000 per month would prob
ably secure such services and u further
expenditure of from $500 to $500
per month for Office room, might b.
necessary. AS this agent would be sub
ject to future committee. II is recon-
nended that the matter of his selection
he placed In their hands.
Fourth. literature SHOULD
b. distributed at all points from whicl
tourist business can be secured; 100.
COO copies of a suitable folder will cos
about 100000 and II is recommended
that this matter be taken up immed
lately.
We recommend that all other natter
pertaining TO printed matter and print
ed advertisements, be referred to per
manent committee.
The matters heretofore referred L
touch In the briefest manner this ques
ton. In addition to the expenses men
toned. other expenditures will I'm
doubtedly be required In the immediat
future. AS the whole community wi
nc benefited through the tourist bus
!, ness, II is recommended that steps b
taken, such. that the present charg
OF 10 cents per ton on incoming freight
be applied to this work.
In order to insure a healthy an
growing business, steps must be take
to make the visits of tourists enjoyabl
fIom beginning to end. "The Islands
have unlimited resources IN the way G
scenery, bathing, canoeing. fishing, an
huntin, to say nothing OF the Volcano
and our climate; which in other cour
tiles have brought in millions of do
lars. Like any other business, ii wi
require careful and continued after
4 ton and II is recommended that a con
mittee be appointed for one year wit
full powers to act in this matter;
8 consist of five members, two from IL
Chamber of Commerce and two frol
\ the Merchants Association; they
select the remaining member.
C. l.. WIGHT, Chairman,
+. J. LoWREY,
GERRIT p. WILDER,
VIM. w. HALL.
p. r. HELM,
FRED. l.. WALDRON.
l I. Ii.