The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-03-15
No LET Up IN
PROMOTION
WORK
Chamber of Commerce
TO Raise the Money
Needed.

AT meeting Of the directors of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday after
noon there was unanimous and enthu-
siastic agreement for proposal that
the Hawaii Promotion Committee should
have all the money for its present
years campaign which it requires. This
means about $500 more than the pres
ent rate of contributions to the work
supplies.
After statements of the requirements
by Mr.. spaGding and of the prospects
by Mr. Wood, committee consisting
OF j. f. Morgan, L. |. Spalding and A.
Garvie was appointed to raise the
money and report at the general'meet-
ing of the Chamber of Commerce ON
Wednesday next
Mr.. Wood held out hopes of tourist
arrivals next winter Of from three to
five times as many as this season, with
distribution of $1,000 to $500,000 I.
which, according to the lowest esti-
mate, visitors to the islands have been
dropping here the past few months.
dispatched at the board meeting, one
of the most important items being a
request for cooperation in pushing the
interests of Hawaiian coffee on tho
mainland, made by large wholesale
house, to which the directors paid earn
est respect.
W. NJ. Giffard, vice president, oceu-
pied the chair, with him being present
Jas. G. Spencer, secretary and treas
urer; L. Tenney Peek, E. /. Spalding,
w. LAM, T. Give Davies and Jas. f.
Morgan, directors; John A. McCano-
less, president and H. P Wood, secre-
tary, of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee.
Mr.. Spa1ding made an oral report on
the finances of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee. Created by the Chamber
and partly supported by funds there
from, that organization had been strug-
Cling to do a large amount of work
on very small resources. Either its
operations must be curtailed, which
would be very much regretted, or ao-
ditional means for it's work be pro-
vided.
$1,000 a month, from
shippers wharf tax at the present rate
of 10 cents a ton. This made $12,0 900
per annum, subject to diversion at any
time for quarantine purposes. In ad-
dition there were private subscriptions
of only $4,000 a month, bringing the
total up to $13,756.
OF expenses absolutely necessary Mr..
Spalding gave the following schedule:
Rent $50 a month Extremely low,
5000; salaries (of secretary ana TWO
clerks). $3.50 a month, $4,000; postage,
about 800 month, 1920; incidental
expenses, such as lantern slides, etc,
5000 month, $2400. The New York
agency received about $500 year for
general expenses. Advertising in mag
azines and illustrated papers would re-
quire $3.50 month, or $4,000 year.
The agency at Los Angeles called for
5000 monthly, $2400; at Chicago, $115
Or 1880; at Boston, $50, or 5000; at
San Francisco, $75, or 5000 year.
Then $500 would be needed for fold
ers and pamphlets. All of which made
an aggregate of little more than $19,-
300. At the lowest possible estimate,
there was a deficit of over
$4,000 between absolute requirements
md visible resources to be met. The
Committee had a balance in bank at
late of $S0.01.
The principal folder, Hawaii Mr..
5palding said, had become exhausted.
An order was given for new edition
some months ago, which would cost
$4,000.
1t had been thought well by the |
Committee to place the matter fairly |
before the Chamber. AS to what had |
been accomplished the Committee could |
point to tangible results. At least from |
100000 to $150,000 a month was NOW |
being expended by tourists. They felt |
confident that this could be doubled In |
year. |
Mr.. Wood had called their attention |
o a new field of effort. the great J.
Northwest The committee deemed it |
to attempt to divert travel |
while funds were limited |
rom the extreme East. But Mr.. Wood
hought that the Northwest-the Nomefi
oldfelds Western Canada, Oregon |
nd Washington-and the Western |
Itates as far as Iowa formed field
veil worth developing. From those
ections. in the winter season. good
lass of people might be induced to
Cme to Hawaii.
Secretary Wood did not know if he |
ould add very much TO what Mr.
palding had said, but he believed |
ood results could be obtained from
he work suggested.
The field in the Northwest is par
icularlv our field Mr.. Wood said.
for this reason: The distance is but
tile more than from Southern Cali
ornia and. most of the journey being
V ocean steamer, the travelling ex-
enses would be practically no more
Mr.. Smith of the Canadian Pacific
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