The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-14

San Francisco friends, that the great
bulk OF tourist travel goes to Southern
California and Florida We are also
aware that San Francisco, as well as
Seattle and other northern cities, are
and have been for some time endeavor-
ing to secure proportion OF this trade.
1t should be pointed out to them that
San Francisco is not sufficiently tropical
to satisfy those whose health or pleasure
prompts them TO seek either a warm
equable climate, or something novel that
cannot be obtained on the mainland
Hawaii can furnish both of these re-
Quirements. Furthermore, it should be
pointed out to San Francisco that In ex-
tending their itineraries to include Ha-
waii, they will in most instances shut
out Southern California, and that by
devoting a portion of their efforts to
the support of this Territory on the
tourist question, and thereby diveEting
the travel via San Francisco to Homo
lulu, they will necessarily in the abb
sence of direct steamer communication
between Honolulu and San Pedro, re
ceive the benefit of being. the point of
advent and exit for the great majority
of tourists travelling to and from Ha-
wall
1t should be also demonstrated that
San Francisco as a terminus does not
and will not satisfy the average tourist
He has great inducements offered to
extend his trip South, in which case he
can readily return eastward over the
Santa Fe Line without revisiting San
Francisco Hawaii is ready to cooper
ate with San Francisco, but there must
ultimately be reciprocity in this as in all
other business propositions. So far as
the tourist proposition is concerned, San
Francisco and Los Angeles can never
work on basis of reciprocity; each is,
and will be. endeavoring to divert trade,
particularly tourist trade, from the other,
and as Los Angeles is far nearer ap-
proach to tropical climate than its
northern competitor, it would seem that
it should be only natural that San Fran
cisco should prefer to work in conjunc-
ton with Hawaii, which must prove
an adjunct rather than a competitor
a LOS ANGELES POSSIBILITY.
A strong feeling is developing here,
that, failing San Francisco, we should
endeavor to negotiate with Los Angeles
Your Committee, recognizing certain
advantages that might accrue from the
fact that the latter city is identified as
the Mecca of the tourist on the Pacific
Coast, feels that our natural ally for the
reasons above stated should, neverthe-
less, be San Francisco, and the sugges-
ton is made that this Association should
first endeavor to secure support from
the latter city, to the end of invoking
their influence and efforts to assist us
in securing lower passenger rates and
frSt-clasS service between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu. AS an argument,
the volume of business we are doing
with San Francisco as against other
ports, can be shown up very strongly
as an especial reason why they should
act in this case conformity with us, in
order to prevent our seeking other mar
kets whether for supply or outlet. 1t
is assumed by your Committee that SUI
gar will not always be the only impor-
tant commodity exported from Hawaii,
and that new industries must of neces-
s1ty develop within the next few years.
If San Francisco will work with us there
IS no reason why that city should not
continue to hold as large proportion
of our business as heretofore. If it
declines to do so there is no reason why
we should not negotiate with any other
available market affording reciprocal adj
vantages
1t may further be suggested that the
cooperation of San Francisco through
the medium of its commercial organiza-
tons, having as a result the establish
ing of transportation rates sufficiently
reasonable to induce increased travel
to Hawaii, will do more to insure a
volume of our present bust
ness with that city than could be &C
complished by any other method. I'M
mediate benefit will accrue to its mer-
chants. for the reason that our requisi-
tons for supplies must increase proper
tlonately as Our population increases,
whether transient or permanent. Your
Committee therefore favOrs and recon-
mends a direct negotiation with San
Francisco on the above subject before
seeking other alliance; but it should be
done promptly, and if satisfactory re-
plies are not forthcoming, we shall then
feel at liberty to address the next best
available field.
RECOMMENDATIONS.
Your Committee recommends, first,
that representation be made to the
Oceanic Steamship Company, pointing
out the comparative discrepancies in
cost of travel between Honolulu and
other ports in the Pacific by their YES
sells, asking that in view of past support
afforded by this community it is en-
titled to as low rates as are provided
for Tahiti. which would be on the basis
of $1,000 rate for single trip between
San Francisco and Honolulu, or 10000
for a round trip, and requesting that an
immediate answer be given, as other
plans are in contemplation by this AS
ISOLATION. Furthermore, that sufficient
accommodation should also be guaran-
teed by the Oceanic Steamship Company
for transportation of all intending pas
sengers from this port Should the