The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-15
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of October magazines, each one has
heen responded to either with a form
letter, or where there has been a special
inquiry. with a long and exhaustive
statement. The Office of the commit
tee has been used for the display OF
wall and relief maps, various products
of the islands and the complete pic
torial exhibit prepared by the Hawaii
EXPOSITION Association and sent TO
Japan, with the exception alone of the
few frames which were not returned.
ACCOMMODATIONS AND RATES
The question of rates of fare between
san Francisco and Honolulu was TAX
en- UP in person by the secretary of this
committee with the general passenger
agents of both the Pacific Mail and
Oceanic Steamship Companies, as well
as Mr.. r. P. Schwerin, vice president
and general manager of the Pacific
Mail, one year ago. In response 10
representations then made, both ofn-
Gals declared that the ruling rates OF
passage could not be changed under the
existing circumstances. On more than
one occasion the subject has been re-
opened but universally the response
has been that the companies consider
their rates such that they could not
make any reduction. Early in 1904
new attempt to secure consideration
of lower rates was made, by letter.
These responses were received. From
r. P. Schwerin, Pacific Mail, dated
Newport News, Va: Regret to say
that the Pacific Mail Steamship Co.
does not see its way clear to reduce
its present round trip rate of $135.00,
aSOll
know is already very low-in fact much
lower than the rates in force with the
Transatlantic for rendering a similar
service. We shall always be very glad
to receive and distribute your adver-
Using material through our various Of
fees and do everything we can to pro-
mote travel to Hawaii, but it is alb
solutely impossible for US to reduce our
rates.
From L. F. Cockroft, Oceanic Steam
ship Co., dated San Francisco: I'VE
have carefully considered the matter of
passenger rates to Honolulu and in
view of all the circumstances and the
average proportion that we receive, 1T
is not deemed practical at the present
time to make a reduction as you sug-
gest we fell confident that the
present rates in effect do not interfere
in promoting travel to Honolulu"
Even so late as June when an effort |
was made to secure reduction on ac-
count of the Knight Templar conven- |
ton in San Francisco, the response was |
made on both hands that the present |
party rate of $1,000 for fifteen passen- |
gers, was deemed so low that no re-
duction was possible. Again last month |
this matter was taken up in person |,
with the general passenger agents of |
the two lines but without effectiveness.
The Canadian-Australian s. S. Co. |
took. up the question of fare reduction |
in earnest this summer and the deci- |
sion of Mr. Robert Kerr, passenger
traffic manager, was communicated to
this body in the following letter:
Mr.. E. M. Boyd, Secretary, Hawaii
Promotion Committee, San Fran
cisco, Cal.
Honolulu Excursions.
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor of
September 9Th.
I take pleasure in advising you that
we have arranged for our November,
December and January sailings to sell
at a special round trip rate of $4,000
from Portland, Puget Sound and Brit
ish Columbia ports TO Honolulu and
that this rate will be used for basing
purposes by all agents east of Van
couver. 1 trust that this may produce
the desired result.
Yours truly,
(Signedl ROBERT KERR.