The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-12
HONOLULU L|EO ABOUT
IN TACOMA LEDGER

boats have manifested IN the question
~ giving Honolulu better steamship
accommodations is based on about this
thcory-1f Honolulu does not care
enough about VS. 10 give w her best
freight business. sugar. IN which there
is pront, why should We bother about
giving her better passenger accommo-
dations, In which there is little " any
proft? In other words Hawaii has
put her freight business into the hands
OF those who not only give her no adj
ditionnl passenger service, but now, II
seems, knock Honolulu in the most in
famous manner"
PROMOTION COMMITTEEMEN.
H. p Wood Secretary OF the Hawaii
Promotion Committee, was found at his
house in the midst OF preparing a new
folder for distribution, particularly
urging upon people who want a restful
place and an equable climate together,
with absolute freedom from dangerous
disease, to come here, which pamphlet
viii be out about the first of the year
with official statements regarding the
advantages OF Hawaii as a health re-
sort for all other than consumptives
emanating from sources which will be
recognized in America rs authoritative
and trustworthy After reading the
clipping Mr.. Wood said:
ut is most unfortunate that such a
statement should have been given pub
licity, particularly in view Of the fact
that there has been no case of plague
here since the last of October, and it
is generally known that the health
conditions of the city are excellent
Such. in fact, as to warrant the Pro-
motion Committee In making the state
ment that 1t is ONE OF THE
HEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE
UNITED STATES. one of the most de-
sirable places for people to come VINO
are seeking such an equable climate as
we have to offer for the purpose OF
restoring their health"
| e. I. Spalding, cashier of the bank
ing house of Spreckels & Co. and
treasurer of the Promotion COMMITTEES,
to whom the article was read over the
telephone, said that it was a most de-
plcrable incident and one that, with
others, the Promotion Committee had
under consideration in an ende lvo- tn
| correct the evil. He had recently
received a story from San Fran
cisco to the effect that a verv pr ,mi-
nent lady of Honolulu had died. Of
plague and that there wece 140 cases
in the city.
you may say" said Mr.. Spalding
that the publication OF such stories 1,
v+'v unfo'tcn''s t. ~ being quit,
without foundation, and that the Pro
motion Commit ae is enleaN oring t. DE
wise some way to codnteraet their in
tiuence. l will be at the joint meet
ing of the Merchants Association an;
. the Chamber of Commerce tomorrow q.
, a trustee of the Chamber and you ma,
rest assured that I will do all that
, can to have the matter given it's prope
5 attention and ways devised, If possible
4 to prevent it's recurrence"
I Fred c. Smith, member of the Tel
o ritorial Board of Health and also
member of the Promotion Committe,
+ said: The article, especially wit
9 reference to the disease having sprea
to white people, is absolutely false.
q was brought up at the last Promotio
| Committee meeting. 1t Is nullifyin
Z our promotion work. The question
= how to stop It. 1t might be that
: properly worded associated press de
, spatch would help us and yet It nigh
attract the attention of people VIII
9 have never heard anything about ther
, ever having been any plague here.
! was very much opposed to the publ
. cation of the official reports even b
the Board of Health and, If 1 remem
a ber rightly, 1t was just at that tim
= when the newspapers We're full of tn
discussion that the Nebraskan wa
here
THE GOVERNORS OPINION.
Governor Carter, on having the arti
Gle read to him, spoke of the difficult
of preventing false reports from ap
pearing in the mainland papers, add
ing:
"Of course 1t is false, but the leas
said the soonest mended."