The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-26
HAWAII HAS A PLACE IN
THE EYE Of AMERICANS
Increased Travel May Be Expected---PIans for
Advertising the Islands in
the South

Interest in Honolulu and Hawaii is
growing on the mainland said T. a.
Grady who is in the city on his way
to sydney. where he will be the agent
of the A. and A line, which includes
the Oceanic Steamship Company and
the transcontinentaI railroad lines
which have their western termini at
San Francisco. Mr.. Grady has given a
generation to passenger business, nav
ing been connected with several of The
great transcontinental lines, including
service as tourist agent as well as
travelling passenger man, latterly being
in the Chicago office of the sante Fe
road.
j My selection to go to the south as
the representative Of the COMBINATION
line. means that we will at once take
up actively the work &C striving for
our share of the travel from Australian
ports. to send it through the United
States. The combined lines have decid-
ed that they will make a hard struggle
for this business, and owing to the
scenic possibilities of the various roads
the outlook seems to be good for our
of the south seas. and thus coming more
actively into competition with all other
lines of travel. We will press this
phase of our work all along the line,
and should be able to have a good re-
port very soon.
I'VE have had numerous inquiries as
to Hawaii, and I found that from every
part of the country came the same re-
port, that there would be large num-
Der of visitors making the journey to
these islands. So great has become this
spirit of interest in this, the newest
Territory of the United States, that L
am in reality here for the purpose of
becoming acquainted with the entire
situation, of seeing what is to be seen
here, so that 1 may advertise and talk,
as one of the attractions of our through
line of travel, a stop-over in Hawaii. 1
have heard so much of the islands that
I feel that 1 know their general points
of attractiveness, and though I came
only yesterday, in the Alameda, know
Ill e
the beauty of the place. I am convinc |
ed that properly presented as a point |
for Iay-over, to break the journey, /
where there is much to be seen that
viii please the tourist, there will be
many people who are going through !
on the Oceanic ships who will avail
themselves of the opportunity for sight
seeing in these islands
II should say that there was never /
a better time to inaugurate the business
of attracting tourists to Hawaii than
now. The people are travelling largely /
and there is a great deal of curiosity !
about the islands. 1t would take very |
little urging to induce scores to con-
tinue their trips from California points
to Hawaii. The number Of visitors in
California this year is phenomenal.
There are tours and private parties and
from every side one hears the same
report that there is increased journey II
ing to the Pacific Coast for the winter 1
season. These people do not know just
what there is here for them 10 see, or
what they might expect if they were
TO come to the islands. All this must
be placed before them and I feel c;n-
Einced that there could be no wiser plan
than to get to work right in California
for the purpose of inducing travel. One
good thing about the state as an OBJ
ective point for work. is that there are
really only two places where work
should be done. San Francisco and Los
Angeles afford opportunity to reach
almost, every tourist who comes from
he East. and the right kind of presen-
alton in those cities should bring about
'esults.
IF asked my opinion as to a course
o follow, I should advise such local
organization as would give a center for
lotion. and then the distribution widely +
# literature which would attract atten-
ion from the people all over the coun-
~. When there has been made such
arrangements tor Information as would +
insure attracting the attention OF the
Iesired sort of travellers. then the work +
# reaching the people IN California
would promise great success. The peo-
Ne are there now and they might be {
cached as soon as work is commenced I
.Tnong them. Agents should be secur-
d in both the California cities named, s
md they should push the work as hard
md rapidly as possible.
Il should advise that the matter Of I