Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-01
ON TOURIST TRAVEL.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
TO PLAN AND REPORT
ACTION OF JOINT COMMITTEES OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
MERCHANTS AssociA.
TON.

A joint meeting of the committees
Of the Chamber of Commerce and
Mechants' Association appointed to
take up the matter of tourist travel to
Hawaii was held in the Offices Of Il.
o. Hall 4 Son yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of hearing remarks on the
subject by Fred c. Smith, General
Passenger and Ticket Agent Of the o.
X. & l.. Co. who has just returned
from trip on the mainland which in
cluded many OF the principal cities and
railroad centers of the United States.
The meeting was called to order by
Chairman c. l.. Wight and there we're
present the following: Messrs Cooke,
Macfarlane, Hall. Spencer. Wilder,
Waldron and Helm.
Mr.. Smith. upon being asked to re-
port on his trip, started out by saying
that he had spent the three days of
the annual session Of the American
Association of General Passenger and
Ticket agents in meeting the members
and talking over with them the best
methods Of securing the attention of
people intending to travel. Later
on, he visited the general passenger
agents at their Offices in the different
large cities which he visited.
Mr.. Smith, continuing, stated that
the men he had seen advocated a plan
alongl IDENTICAL lines. The first step
should be to secure a large number OF
folders such as those sent out by the
big railroad systems Of the Mainland,
these to be devoted to the attractions
of Hawali.as winter resort for visi-
tors. The men at the session which
Mr.. Smith attended said they would
do all IN their power to have the fold
ers on Hawaii distributed through
channels which had proven of the
greatest value to the roads themselves
Mr.. Smith said further that he
reached the mainland too late to have
much effect upon the winter advertis-
ing of the various railroad lines and
therefore hf will have to make another
trip next Year. Some Of the roads
have already taken up the matter oI
tours to Hawaii and are calling atten-
ton to the Islands in their newspaper
advertisements. Some of the roads are
even sending out leaflets.
An Office would have TO be opened In
San Francisco or Los Angeles with q
competent agent installed there who
would keep in close touch with tn,
travellers and be the means OF distrib.
uting printed matter to ali parts of the
country. Next TO this would come tn,
advertisement OF Hawaii in the mag.
azines. Mr.. Smith stated that this
form of making good things known was
very highly regarded by the railroad
meut. .t
In order to reach prospective tourists
they should be reached In their homes
previous to having made any plans
for water trips. Mr.. Smith said h
was sure there would be increased tour.
list trade here even during the present
winter and that next winter there
would be very great increase over the
past.
Upon concluding his remarks Mr.
Smith showed a folder which he hat
secured and made the basis of bid fol
a block of 100, 200 in San Francisco
The cost would be 1880 when read,
for distribution.
Chairman Wight expressed 1t as hii
opinion that a start should be mad,
by the establishment of a central bu.
reau here with a man in charge who
could meet strangers and give them the
La f,,f
Mr.. Cooke said he thought II a goot
plan for the various trade organization,
to unite for the purpose of maintain.
ing one central room which could b,
made a MACE for the meeting of tbes,
bodies and a sort of a trade or produc
museum, the curator OF the museum
and the secretary of the organization.
to be combined in one person. From
such bureau as this advertising mat,