Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-01-19
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city for number OF weeks, returns tC
his home in San Francisco by the Ala.
accompanied by Mis-. Patton and theii
child. Mr.. Patton is most enthusiastic
over Hawaii and came into this. Office
during the forenoon to say so. He has
become an active worker in the inter.
ests Of Hawaii on account of having
benefited greatly in the matter 81
health by his visit in Honolulu. He
says the same for Mrs. Patton and
the child. Speaking Of the methods
that might be instituted to attract tour.
lists to Hawaii. Mr. Patton had the fol-
lowing to say:
"The natural advantages of Hawaii
are such that it seems to visitor tina,
the future is wrapped UP to great
extent in the proposition that tourists
and people seeking health must be ut.
tracted this way. Hawaii should have
"a show to vie with California, Florida
or any of the other places in the Unit
ed States where people congregate who
can afford to go away for the winter.
I'm connection with this idea. there
Is one point that impresses me by rea
son Of the fact that San Francisco is
fast becoming a convention city. The
merchants and business men as a whole
have realized that San Francisco is the
very best place for the holding of the
simmer conventions of the various
great orders holding such meetings
and with this idea in mind they have
gone forward hand in hand with the
railroads. spending thousands of dol
lars to attract conventions their way.
THE whole of California sends liter.
ature right into the homes of the men,
bers of the orders concerned and tries
to arrange for tours all through the
State.
Hawaii should see In this a great
chance to benefit the community. Al.
most all of the great orders holding
their conventions In San Francisco.
have branches in the Islands. In all
Of these great conventions in San Fran
cisco during the last few years there
has been great opportunity for the
Islands to secure a large number OF
visitors but doubt II the people here
thought the matter of sufficient i'm
portance to outline program for the
accomplishment Of results.
In order to accomplish these results
speak Of 1t is necessary some six
months or even longer before con-
veution in San Francisco to address
communications to all the branch or.
CARNATIONS in the United States invit.
ing them to visit Hawaii just as the
San FRANCISCO organizations have done
and are doing.
Hawaii should follow suit. The in
vitations should be sent far enough
ahead. with estimates OF money and
time that would be consumed in a visit
to the Islands as a part Of any partic-
Llar outing. II this Is properly done
and some Of the literature now being
distributed is mailed with the invita-
tons to each branch organization in
any of the orders and II low enough
rates are made by the transportation
companies. a large number OF visitors
would come to the Islands on such oc-
casions, this for the reason that the
mistake has usually been made OF send
ing delegates to conventions and in
viting visitors to come to Honolulu.
This plan will not accomplish the
result desired to any great extent.
Most Of those who attend the conven-
tons | speak Of are people Of limited
means and time. With many of them,
these trips are the events of their lives.
You can well see then that 1t is neces.
sary to stir up enthusiasm on the Isl.
ands enough ahead OF time in order
that these people may have the oppor.
tunity to arrange for the extra month
or so necessary and the extra money
needed to make the trip.
"There will be very soon good op
portunity to try the proposition which
| have advanced. The Grand Encamp
ment of the Knights Templars in Sar
Francisco, comes in August Of 1904,
For the past three years the Sar
Francisco men have been at work ant
according to the information commit
tee of that city, some $4,000 visitors
are expected.
Now, then, as to Hawaii: II
proper rate is arranged and showing
as to the beauties OF the trip to tn
Islands made to all the commanderie
there Is little question that enough Wis
itors would be attracted this way I