The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-09-17

titled in advance of the purposes of the
voyage. 1t is expected chat merchants
distant from the ports of call, will be
notified by Consuls and the press, and
exhibitors may therefore anticipate
very satisfactory attention in this re-
gard. Again, the public press will
given the full list of the names of pas
sengers and their business.
The deck plan of the Victoria as
published for intended participators
shows the entire deck forward on the
main deck and the entire deck fore and
aft under the main deck reserved for
exhibits. This makes a very practical
and spacious arrangement. Passage
for the entire voyage including meals,
berth and from 300 to 400 cubic feet of
space for exhibition purposes, as well
as space for tons of cargo to those
wishing to sell goods direct during the
voyage, will be from $1,000 to $500, ac-
cording to location of stateroom select
ed and the amount of space required
for exhibition purposes. The ships
crew will be at the disposal of passen-
gers for installing and taking care Of
exhibits free of charge and no charge
is made for light and power.
Commenting upon the plan the Amer
lean Asiatic says:
The plan of this exposition will APP
peal to the practical commercial man;
and particularly for its very tangible
feasibility. This vessel will simply
specialize that which regular passenger
liners in less ordered form are engaged
in every trip they make-it is safe to
say that during 1908 American steam
ships carried between two and three
thousand representatives, of American
manufacturers and other commercial
houses to the foreign Pacific territory:
the Orient, Australia, Pacific South
America, Netcy These travellers were
largely bent on exploiting territory new
to them They did this at great eX-
pense, and perhaps without due eco
nomy. The Victoria floating exposition
gives the opportunity to cover large
territory with a minimum Of expense
and with full economy both as to time
and practical execution Of specific
/ purpose-the specific purpose of cam
paigning' every point of interest in the
/ Pacific commercial hemisphere. There
/ is no reason in practical commercial
/ sense why this floating exposition
should not be a set and regular bust
ness. We could point to a score OF
| firms within very short limited radius
| who now send a representative, one on
more, each year over the exact route
mapped for the Victoria. This repre-
/ sentative looks up old agents, estab'
{ fishes new agencies; drums up new
! business and nourishes the old. The
| time given at each port by the float
/ ing exposition is sufficient for all pur-
poses. In brief the floating exposition
| is the commercial Travellers moving
hotel and display room. It should not
| be overlooked, i'm this connection, thai
the territory to be covered by the Vic
/ toria peculiarly suited to the practica
! execution of business by the cruise
! proposed The vessel, i'm fact will cal
at all the ports that are made or are
necessary to be made" by American
Comercial Representatives; and once
having done" these ports the whole
territory will have been done. For in
stance, at Valp raise complete com
mercial arrangements are made TO
Chile, just as they are made at Homo
4 lulu for Hawaii and as they are mad,
at Shanghai for all North China, a
Manila for the Philippines, at Singa
pore for the Straits. We recommend tn
notice of this American floating eX
position to American consuls in tn
Orient and the other Pacific ports l
, should meet with great success in ever,
direction.