The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-10-24
TOURISTS
ARE COMING
Promotion Work
by E. N. Boyd
at Coast.
People Anxious to See
the Volcano in
Action.
Pamphlets Are Being Printed and
Will Be Distributed by
the Railroads.


ed of course, there has been no mis-
calculation, by reason of labor trou-
bIes in San Francisco, is now being
distributed throughout the eastern part
of the United States, through the
agency of the trunk lines of railroads.
Before the Alameda left San Francisco
a week ago the presses had been set to
work upon the issuance of the orinci-
pal pamphlet or folder, twenty-four
page and cover booklet of which the
edition will be $50, 900 copies. In addi-
ton to this second pamphlet of which
100000 will be issued was ready for
the press
The secretary of the Hawaiian Pro-
motion Committee, Mr.. E. NJ. BOYD,
who was sent to San Francisco to at
tend to the printing, returned yester-
day in the Alameda. Mr.. Boyd said
that upon his arrival in San Francisco
September 22nd he found that the
printing offices and engravers were eX-
tremely busy and the making of cuts
necessary for the Hawaiian booklets
caused a delay of over two weeks in
the getting ready of the plates. In the
larger booklet there are some seventy
five pictures, many of which were new
er before published. Once these plates
were in hand the making up of the
work proceeded rapidly but minor de-
lays prevented the starting of the
presses until a week ago. The letter
press and cuts In this volume are
printed in black and the initials, cap
lions of pictures and explanatory notes
are in red, making the volume an ex-
ceedingly attractive one. The cover is
reproduction in three colors of an an
cient Hawaiian tapa, now in the col
lection of Prince David Kawananakoa,
with the word Hawaii in lima vel
low The inside of the cover contains
the same drawing which has appeared
in the advertisement of Hawaii show
ing the high mountain tops with the
snow cap and the various road and wa
terfall scenes coming down to the sum-
mer beach scene. In the center is the
Mark Twain prose poem.
The smaller book called Beauty
Spots of Hawaii is done in the same
attractive style of double color work,
being illustrated with some twenty-five
scenes. The book is written by DR..
Serene E. Bishop.
1.-The most pleasing thing about our
propaganda" said Mr.. Boyd, was the
spontaneous feeling encountered in ev-
cry interview with an American rail-
road official. On every side was evil
dence of the desire to assist us and we
have been assured that the leading rail-
ways of the United States will include
notices of Hawaii, in their matter de-
scriptive of available resorts for travel
ers. While the edition of our principal
folders seems large, the demands made
by the railroads are such that it seems
probable that it will not last more than
a few months. Every large railroad
from the Boston & Maine to the South
ern Pacific has indicated a Willingness
and desire to assist in spreading in
formation about the Territory, and one
order for supply of our matter comes
from the London office of the Oceanic
Steamship Co. and Santa Fee Railroad
1.-The distribution will be carried on
from San Francisco direct by our agent
there, Mr.. J. w. Scott, until full sup
4
| which the answering of all queries will
be done from the local headquarters
This is to gain time.
I'm California there is feeling that
Hawaii offers exceptional advantages
as a side trip and the hotel men as q
general rule are very willing that ouI
printed matter shall be distributed al
| all times. 1t is not the province of ar
advertiser to prophesy as to results
| but the assistance being rendered by
railroad men leads them to believe that
Hawaii will receive its share of travel
| which this winter promises to be very
| great. At least it seems certain thai
| before the tourist season sets in in De-
| cember thousands of people will have
| heard of Hawaii who did not before
| know much about these outlying ISL
ands.
"All Hawaiians in San Francisco
| We're met constantly with queries as
| to the outbreak of the volcano as told
| by the Associated Press dispatches
| There seems to be a great deal of in
| terest in a living volcano and I an
| led to believe that if the later reports
reaching San Francisco indicate ar
| eruption of consequence many visitor:
will improve the opportunity to see thi:
natural phenomenon.
| Il have had several requests for {
| list of hotels and boarding houses il
Honolulu with rates by day and weel
| and I shall make a list of places of en-
tertainment for the outgoing Alameda
1t is impossible to reach all such places
and 1 would be very glad if proprietor
of hotels and boarding houses woulc
send the information to our office earl!
| in the week