The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-16
COOK WILL
HELP OUT
Famous Tourist Agency
to Bring People
Here.

One Of the most gratifying inciden.s
Of the work of Secretary Boyd OF tie
Hawaii Promotion Committee, while IN
San Francisco, was 10 receive the assur-
ance ct the Ihos. Cook & Sons agency
in San Francisco, that the great tourist
company would resume personally con-
Quoted tours OF Hawaii. These tours
were discontinued few years ago, but
for a year correspondence has been car
ried on with the company to induce it
to take the matter up again, and UP to
a few weeks since it had refused.
Thos. Cook & Sons will now adver-
tise tour to Hawaii, and il it should
be popular they will multiply tours ac-
cordingly.
During the secretary's stay in San
Francisco, he found that most of the
Knights Templar had arrived with
tickets in personally conducted groups,
and in most cases they were to return
eastward via the ST. Louis Exposition.
In fact, TO see the Exposition was only
part OF the project of buying tickets
at reduced rates to San Francisco and
return.
Hawaiian literature was distributed
on the trains while the Templars were
coming westward, and at the various
state and territory headquarters main
tained in San Francisco during the con-
clave, the literature was given thor
ough distribution 1t was also distri-
buted on the trains eastward-bound so
that il would be carried into the eastern
States.
The San Francisco Office of the Ha-
waii Promotion Committee ceases today.
1t was organized for the purpose OF
working in with the various railway and
steamship companies, and has been quite
successful in that there is a distinct
change of feeling among the railway and
steamship men toward Hawaii The
transcontinental lines, according to Mr..
Boyd, now seem to be eager to be Of
service to Hawaii. Their faith in the
travel this way is proven by the fact
that at least two of the big railroad lines
are considering Establishing branch
Offices in Honolulu.
Mr.. Jennifer, who was the commit
tees representative in San Francisco
will be transferred to Los Angeles.
Mr.. Boyd states that there does not
seem to be anv immediate or good pros
pect of substantial reduction in steam
ship fares. There has been concession
however, which promises to be of some
aid There has been in existence for
years party rate of $IIo for round trip
tickets to be sold for fifteen persons on
one selling. The steamship companies
have consented to permit Thos. Cook &
Sons to accept registrations in each of
their five Offices New York, Boston,
Philadelphia, Chicago and San Francisco
and in the Hawaii Promotion Commit
tees Office in Los Angeles-to register
parties of fifteen at the party rate of
SIIo each person. Mr.. Stokes. Pacific
Coast Manager for the Cooks, is strong
ly OF the opinion that no sailing, per-
haps, will occur without their agency
being able TO fill up party although
not personally conducted
The Promotion Committee has receiv
ed letter from the Cooks agency in
Bombay, India, requesting the forward
ing OF information on Hawaii. The
writer cited circular letter sent out
from Hawaii in 1892, saving that any
inquiries on Hawaii would be answered.
On this showing the Bombay agency
based its present inquiry.
None OF the railroad and steamship
officials in San Francisco believed that
here would be much travel westward
during the next few months, owing to
he presidential campaign.