The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-10
WILL WORK
To SECURE
TOURISTS
Joint Committee
Makes Its
Plans.
Funds From the Tax on
Freights Used for
Quarantine.
Local Bureau Will Be Organized
for Purpose of Advertising
Hawaii on Mainland.

When the meetings of the Chamber
of Commerce and Merchants Associa-
alton are held next week there will be
laid before them definite plan for the
advantages of Hawaii as a resort for
tourists The committee which has
such matters in charge met yesterday
afternoon and after hearing reports adj
journed TO meet again on Monday after
noon at o'clock, for the purpose of
completing the preliminary work.
There is nothing lacking in the plans
which have been proposed by the MEM
bers of the joint committee, the several
features of the organization of tourist
bureau being fully covered, and the
work being placed where it can be or
ganized without trouble, under the di-
rection of the executive committee, as
provided in the general scheme. The
decision of the committee. made up as
it is from members of both trade bod
les, was unanimous, and this gives
promise that the Inauguration of the
plan of the tourist seekers will be push
ed right through to a successful end
ing.
The question OF greatest Importance.
perhaps, is that of the raising of funds
for the carrying on of the work. 1t
was decided by the committee that the
parent bodies should be asked to set
aside the proceeds Of the tax which has
heretofore been levied for the purpose
Of taking care of the expense of the
quarantine regulations, to the fund for
the carrying on of the work of the tour
st bureau, and further that there be So
icited subscriptions from the railroads. |
he transportation companies in gen.
eral, and the hotels and resorts. which |
nay swell the proceeds of the tax and |
make available such fund as will rem
Ter it possible to carry on the plans of |
he committee.
There was a full membership present |
when Chairman Wight called the meet
ng to order. There came up first a
natter of the organization of the pro-
'osed bureau. and after some general
discussion the report of the committee
n that feature Of the work was sub
nitted by Chairman Cooke. Mr.. Cooke
eported that the committee ftToreI
he selection of rooms for the use Of
he tourist organization, one large
partment TO be chosen for fitting up
or a trade and general museum. anoth-
r for an office, and third for the use
s reading and writing room in con-
ection with the tourist bureau. The
Employment of a secretary and super
ltendent was deemed advisable and
he committee finally asked to withhold
IS report until Monday for the purpose
I permitting the members 10 SAdHl4AS
Their locations for the bureau.
F. w. Macfarlane, for the committee
n advertising matter, reported that the
irge cost of the special number of the
Paradise Of the Pacific" rendered it
UGH that the committee could not rec
mmend the purchase of the proposed
pecial edition. AS to the folders which
was proposed should be used for adj
ertising- purposes, the committee re-
orted as follows:
: L. Wight, Chairman of Joint Com
mittee Chamber of Commerce and
Merchants ASSOCIATE ton. ;
Sir: Your committee, appointed for
he purpose of considering the advis- ,
bility of inaugural ting a system of adj !
ertising the islands as "a resort for ,
ourists, begs leave 10 report as fol- ;
,ws: {
We would recommend that there be ,
for distribution through the T
gency of the railroads and tourist ,
of the United States, accord :
IL TO the plan heretofore outlined by {
IT. Smith. an edition of not less than I
TO- 600 pamphlet folders. Illustrated and I
rinted in cOlors so as TO attract the ,
ye =
The only bid so far at hand for the {
of such matter : that I
hich was secured by Mr.. Smith : bile /
San Francisco, of 1880 E4~ the II n 7
er given. we are ssElrsi hcweV = :