The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-12-01
THE TOURIST
CAMP A|GN
Some Queer Requests
Come in the
Mail.

| results. There is but month more o.
the tourist work under the Territorial
appropriation, but the active interest
shown by the merchants in the enter,
prise leads to the belief that the worl
so we'll begun will not be allowed t
lapse.
The Hawaii Promotion Committee 1.
handling bushels of correspondence ev.
cry month. Letters are received by
every steamer containing inquiries re
| garding Hawaii, and every inquiry |.
answered on the first outgoing steam
er. SO great has the volume of bust
ness become that Secretary Il. NJ. BoyC
has been compelled to largely increas.
the staff at work in the correspond
ence department.
THE committee has given out be.
tween three and four thousand pieces
of literature within the last four oil
five days" said Mr.. Boyd yesterday
"These embraced five different things
the book Hawaii, issued by the Terri
tory; the booklet issued by the COM
mittee on Hawaii, Serene f. Bishops
| Beauty Spots of Hawaii" a small
leafiet which is intended for circula-
ton in California exclusively, and the
ny Sllltn OIL tne
agricultural Possibilities of Hawaii"
The committee intends to issue two
more pieces very shortly, which are
intended as follow up books. These
will be entitled Hawaii, It's business
and Opportunities and Hawaii Its
People and Their Legends
1.-THE committee believes that this is
the time of the year to get it's litera-
ture into circulation. Just now the
people in the East are preparing their
winter tours, and our matter should be
placed In their hands as soon rs pos
sible. That is the reason for the en-
ployment OF the extra force of clerks.
The literature is here for distribution
and if people call for it they will be
given the matter to send away with
the wrappers for mailing. We are
making every effort to get our material
into every hotel club and bank in the
United States, Canada, Mexico ana the
United Kingdom. Speed is what counts
now, and the committee believes there
is no time like the present for spread
ing broadcast our literature"
The committee is receiving from
thirty to two hundred queries on every
steamer. The letters) sometimes con-
tain queer requests for information.
One man from New Jersey enclosed his
photo, said he was young lawyer, I'M
married and looking for opportunities.
The inference was that he wanted to
know of the matrimonial possibilities
of the country as well as of the mate
rial resources. Still another man, a
wealthy business man from the Middle
States, said he intended to come to Ha.
wall with his family for the winter
months, and wanted to know If he
should bring along his golf clubs. One
applicant wanted to know if there was
room here for a good surveyor, still an
third wanted to know the cost of liv-
ing. still another asked as to employ
ment in foundries. A Nova Scotia man
wanted to know what the opportuni-
ties We're for grocery, while a New
Mexico man was willing to engage in
anything from farming to running a
store. The Inquiries show that the in
terest in Hawaii is not only by the
tourist class, but also that settlers are
also considering the possibilities of
coming here. Every letter is answered
no matter how queer the query.
Considerable of the literature of the
committee is given to school children
who exchange II with students in
schools. Teachers in the
States also ask for the literature say
ing they want to use it in teaching
their classes.
The literature Is having a wide dis |
tribution. Not only is it sent to every |
State in the Union as well as all the |
Territories but much of it is going into
Canada and Mexico and to Europe.
For instance on the mail sent by the
China letters went to twenty-siX
States, three Territories, Canada and
Mexico and six countries in Europe.
Personal requests for information have
ONE from Germany, England, Ireland,
Scotland, Belgium, Denmark, France,
switzerland and Sweden. One request
anne from Brussels for Quantity of
literature, to be used for distribution.
The railroads and steamship COM
'anies are helping much to extend the
The Oceanic Steamship Co. ,
as agreed to distribute the literature ,
n New Zealand and Australia and the
ynion Steamship Co. will carry on the
from there, The Canadian
'acifc through Mr.. Kerr is distribut- I
lg matter all through Canada and
,ill also assist in the Australian dis :
emination. The Grand Trunk Line Is
literature in Southern ,
anada and about the Great Lakes. ,
r. p. Schwerin of the Pacific Mail Co. ,
also assisting in the work. Three =
nousand copies Of the governments
ook on Hawaii were sent to San I
rancisco on the China, and the Siberia :
ill carry the same number to Japan T,
nd China on her next tripfto the ORR 8
Mt. The railroads have also prom =
ed to include Hawaii in their future Z
Some of the railroads a
nd steamship lines are also following 4
p the advertisements OF the Hawaii
Committee in the magazines
18th ads on the same pages, or oppo-
tie pages. One steamship company
San Francisco received as many re-
lests for information as has the COM
littee here. The report OF the San ]
agent also indicates that the b
emand for information is general in v
lie States, the request for booklets far I
<ceeding the available supply. Sec 4