The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-01-02
To FRAME
PLANS FOR
TOURISTS
Committees Will!
Work Out the
Details.

Another STEP and long one, was
taken yesterday by the joint committee
of the Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association when, after
hearing statements by F. c. Smith as
to plans for the catching of the tour
list trade which should grav!tate ~ the
American tropics, committees were
named for the purpose OF getting down
to facts and figures on the working
out of the suggestions.
The plans of the committee, in gen.
eral, are being based on the eXpendi-
ture of not less than $4,000 a year,
ard every argument made was that
the basis be put much higher. Should
all the suggestions be carried out, there
will be established here Il central bu-
reau, or office, in connection with
which there may be trade or product
museum; large number of folders
distributed throughout the country,
principally by the aid Of the railroad
companies, and agents placed in Coast
cities to send travellers down this way.
After this the development may be the
advertising of the local attractions in
the magazines, or the sending out of
illustrated material broadcast.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman Wight, with Messrs. Cooke,
Macfarlane, Spencer, Hall, Wilder,
Waldron and Secretary Helm in at
tendance, and the work was taken up
Immediately, the chairman calling up
Oh Mr.. Smith for an expression of his
views, based on his visit to the
States during the early winter. Mr..
Smith said that he had spent the three
days of the session of the American
Association Of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents in meeting the members
and discussing with them the best
methods of securing the attention Of
intending travellers, and afterwards
visited the general passenger agents at
their Offices in the different large cities
he visited. He said:
Everyone advocated plan along
similar lines. The agents said the first
step should be the securing OF large
number Of folders along the lines of
some of those sent out by the largest
reads of the states, devoted to the at
fractions of Hawaii as a resort for Wis
itors. At the same time, everyone OF
the gentlemen there said that they
would do all in their power to have the
folders distributed through the chan
nels which, in the past, have proven
of the highest value to the roads them
selves.
II reached the states too late to have
material effect upon the winter adver-
Using of the various railroad lines, and
the result is that / will have to make
another tour next year, with the hope
of effecting more in this line. Some
of the roads have taken up the matter
o. tours to Hawaii and are putting a
line in their newspaper advertisements,
and some again are sending out a leaf
let. In case there shall be another
edition of the New York Central's lit
erature on tours, then l expect there
will be mention of Hawaii.
"a second requisite would be the
opening of an Office in San Franciso
or Los Angeles, with an agent who
would keep in touch with the travellers,
and who would be, as we'll, the distrib-
utor of the mass of printed matter
which should be flooded all over the
country. The Office placed In San
Francisco would be in touch with Los
Angeles, and there might thus be found
some people VINO would come here for
q short stop. After these would come
the advertising in magazines. This is
highly regarded by the railroad men,
for the magazines are read everywhere.
For instance, in the event OF the IN
arguration of some special train, tho
railroad putting it on will spend tens
or even hundreds, of thousands of dol
lars in making it known before 1t has
made "Trip.
tct. CHI
reached at their homes before they
have made their plans for the winter
trips. That Is the place to do the
work, and it should be done during the
summer and fall. OF course, by the
maintenance OF bpreau at Los An.
geles there might be number of peo
pie taken away from Los Angeles. after
they have come there to spend the
winter, but there could be no great re-
lance placed upon such trade. ,s Il
now stands J expect there will be in
creased tourist trade here during this
winter and that next winter there will
be an immense increase owes the past.
Mr.. Smith showed a folder which h
had secured and made the basis NJ :
bid for block OF 100, 900 In San Fran
cisco. These would cost 81 $50 ready
for distribution,
Chairman Wight said that the plar
which appealed 10 him was the makinl
of start first by the Inauguration OF 1
otntrai bureau here. with man IL
charge vlD could be delenao,i upon 4
meet strangers and show them thu
oc irtesies and give then, Information
Another statement was made TO tn
committee, outlining plan for m,
combination ~ the trade bodies ~ th'
city for the purpose ~ mairlaininI
one central room, which might b.
made AZ once trade or product mn
scum and meeting place for th,
trade badles, the curator ~ the mu
scum aud the secretary ~ the organ
isati0ns being o0mblned In one person
Irom This haFsau the adyrIl.kini