The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-05
TOM M'KAY'S IDEAS OF
TOURIST TRAFFIC FOR HAWAII
New Steamships Will Garry Thousands by
This Route on Their Way to
st. Louis Fair.

Fifty when writer prepares history
early development steamship passenger traffic the Pacific
step writing will be to look the history Tom Mckay
every port OF the Pacific He FLYING
Dutchman of this here today Yokohama and
the Straits Settlements the day And every step
he takes he the hand OF fellow being Joyousy de-
clarng the pleasure the meeting hmand forgetting
acquaintance that there only three steamship lines the
crossing great
continent which gentleman travel without upsettng his
dignity
1t nearly ten years now since Tom Mckay first brushed into
the Orient Prior time many years.
for how old Tom he made business of
boarding every craft that entered San and literally ang
continent the railway he represented At that time his tall spare
figure lively engaging and shiny silk hat made
travellers
changed but little today. His figure just his hair and
muace fast approaching white shade his just
glib and the he has tell of the Orient fascinating
than book of fiction But he has discarded the
silk hat In its place he plain
he has do with business his remarks concerning
that traffic and the chances of Honolulu securing her share of are
interesting here
greatest YOU of the
Orient in this direction early he said and Honolulu moves
lively she the bulk But advertise place
Advertise the Orient Just think by gosh funny when
entering port Thursday my
travellers standing the rail of the vessel One asked the other
the other few minutes later fellow passengers point
the others board the beautiful coane of the
of lo made my blood cold hear and of
had them right but this incident only example of what
needed You advertise all the Orient If do properly
you will good results Just think how the tourists grab
of guide while travelling If islands had guide book
of the Orient but few
through would pass you by without three weeks
| stay.
years great development
travel Pacific Great have taken the places of old
time vessels Superb railway carry traffic from San
East The Pacific Mail liners Mongolia and Man
the Francisco
Have idea what this will cause 1t will that peo
pie big liners around by of India the Suez and
Mediterranean Europe will this They ensured rapid
steamship transportation Pacific the Atlantic and the
finest trains in the world the land distance.
ALL OVER THE ORIENT
81 have been for nearly years the Orient have travelled
of The early months of 1904 will show the climax
of the results of this work The steamers will have more to than
"The of
advertising the Far East The royalty and business interest OF the
Most of these people wish countries possible during
the they travelling and would be glad to break the journey
| across the Pacific by stopping few days here"
Mckay probably the known passenger the world
nearly every person that has made round the world
trip London Paris Berlin New York of the
larger party travellers spinning yarns about the
first thing that anyone of them another if
he Mckay the Orient MET him.? the would
probably be- you you Tom
Mckay. him in Singapore time and weeks later
in Sydney found him again At Sydney the Fitzgerald Bros Circus
famous there the Forepaugh Circus here show
ing Mckay the show The spotted him and in
few minutes big elephant passing around the ring bearing the
legend Tom Mckay, King of the Tourists En- Route Around the
World There few fashionable people in the Australian city who
do know Mckay and that
There loud shouts for Mckay show himself In minute
he could be standing his seat the shiny silk hat in his hand
that captivating He brought the house
down andwe that incident
for Toms lines"
And Mckay is one of the greatest advertisers one
teller story he
with people he and of their magnificent lines OF
OF Mckay said he scattered railway and steamship tickets
Palace Gardens Toxic by sending them the
place attached to balloons
Mckay will again pass through here in months time the
China way and large of Homo
lulu advertising placed in his hands then likely that would
! all accomplish great deal of good.
II TOO PRECIOUS
Will One