The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-22

showing, and not always by the place
that has really the most alluring at.
fractions Without doubt the Ha.
waiian Islands are an ideal place for
tourists seeking health. recreation,
rest, pleasure and sightseeing, but
there must be a strong, vigorous and
unceasing effort TO bring their merits,
advantages and inducements before the
eyes, and TO the ears of the travelling
world, and this must be done by hard
work and much loud noise Ii is not
the province of this communication to
tell you how TO get tourists. but sim.
ply to call your attention to an ina
portant focal and distributing point
whereat much good work may be done
and beneficial results derived, and
: which your Committee, I surmise, has
overlooked.
/ ! can but add that / will be pleased
TO do all that ! can TO assist in the
good work which your Committee is so
auspieiously promoting, and it will af-
ford me pleasure to place at your dis
posal, if you so desire, such spare room
in my ofiiees-which by the way are
located on Pioneer Square, whereat are
domiciled the principal ticket offices
Of the railroad and steamship compa-
nies eentering in Seattle-as may be
available.
To enlarge and more successfully
carry out the work which your Com
miteee is so successfully handling, !
would suggest that you establish here,
as soon as possible, an information bu-
reau wherein shall be placed suitable
literature, island pictures of note, pic
lures Of leading hotels, and other OBJ
jects of interest to inquirinC tourists,
and that someone familiar with the
Islands be placed in charge thereof to
receive callers, answer questions, give
general information and distribute lit
erature where it will do the most good.
An office somewhere on Pioneer
Square, whereat as mentioned above
are located the principal ticket Offices,
would be an excellent place for the
purpose of this work, and if the same
could be secured adjacent to some
other Office alrea.Iv equipped with
corps of attaches, the cost Of conduct
ing the same could be reduced to
minimum. l would say that as above
outlined, about fifty dollars per month
could cover rent Of office, services of
an efficient person to overlook same
, and attend to callers, etc.
There would, of course, be small
initial outlay for table and few
chairs, for transparency to hang over
office windows, etc, in order to make
, the office presentable.
, The Canadian Australian Line will
: soon have large and luxurious steamers
on its run, which will add largely to
the means of reaching and returning
, frnn, Hnnnlultt tuhiab in addition n
one or more contemplated lines from
, hereabouts that will also touch at
t Honolulu, will make Seattle a most de-
. sirable and suitable place to locate an
D auxiliary branch of your Committee.
Al Should your Committee desire fur
ther information or action on my part
q in the premises, / shall be pleased to
, render all the assistance possible.
: Much of the prosperity in store for
the Islands must be derived from that
enormous and increasing army of tour
, lists who are ever on the lookout for
congenial retreats offering proper in
I ducements. The fact that the Ha-
waiian Islands offer superior induce
n ments to the pleasure and health seek.
y. ing public, is not in itself sufficient no.
a tice thereof to the world-something
n more is necessary, and the efficient
a work of your committee and able assist
= ants is solving and will continue to
n solve the problem, and soon, as a re-
i suit of your wise, systematic and per-
. sistent efforts, Hawaii will become the
a Mecca of thousands of tourists, who
v will fructify its every artery by a
I, steady inflow of financial blood and
> new ideas, and then, indeed, will full
fruition of your most sanguine hopes
n be realized. Very respectfully,
: ]. p. BALL.
o LACE INDUSTRY.
p Bishop Restarick appeared before tn
q Committee at the opening OF the meet
Y ing with a letter from Locke a. Alther
I OF New York, prominent importers o
y lace work, In which the firm called at
:, tention TO the making OF lace collar
by the women OF Japan, and suggest
!, ing that perhaps women here might d.
"a the same. the firm agreeing to TAX
~ the product and dispose OF H. TIL
y Bishop showed samples OF the worl
=. done by the japanese He stated, how
ever, he had heard these collars wer
=, sold In Honolulu for rs 10 s5 cent
a apiece. This was with duty added. ii
n did not believe that women here coul
;, AFFORD to make them 30 cheaply.
The secretary stated he had arrange
- with Mr. Dole OF Wahiawa TO haV
=, pineapples from his plantation sent o
,, 10 Los Angeles, San Diego and sa
" Francisco 10 be attraetlYely displaye
~ during the holidays IN store window
- decorated with holly and suitably plf
" card II was designed 10 have the fru
o. eventually ma lts way 20 the new
paper oifiees In the hope that Hawa
At would receive tho benent of a lit
's free advertising,
~ THE OTHER ISLANDS,
lo Letters from the Hllo Board
~ Trade, from Lhue ana Maui, answe
~ Ing the request that promotion wol
90 be taken up on tbs other islands, Wel
be read, Bach slgnihed desire 20 %
oF opeFals with the Honolulu eommltle
70 W. % Aiken ~ Makawao, Maui, ~
pR closed schedule Tor an "AroundrA NJ
Fe uW lTlps hy stage, horseback ana lral
20 lakins IN iRe old crater ~ halsakal
he HOsllng tblab far eaeh person
~ A lelieT from Chairman smith ~ q
iq' pounly SUPERVISORS was Ifad, Th