The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-10-05
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PROMOTION


terday by the members OF the Promo
tlon Committee In a discussion of the
promotion assets OF Hawaii and steps
were taken to harvest these with the
least possible delay A. Gartley was
the guide. who pointed out that In the
Oriental settlements and the Oriental
life of the islands the Promotion Com
mittee had material which should prove
to be strong drawing card for tour
lists but which up to the present time
had been overlooked altogether in the
promotion literature.
Messrs. McCandless. Gartley, Morgan
and Waldron were the members pres
ent at yesterday afternoons meeting.
Mr.. Waldron acting as secretary.
The question OF promoting a photo
graphic contest among the amateur
photographers OF Honolulu, which had
been suggested at the previous meeting,
was brought up. The proposal received
the hearty endorsement of the Commit
tee and the matter was turned over to
Mr.. Gartley with full power to act.
Sundry accounts. amounting to $125.75,
were presented and payment was or
dered. Mr. Morgan, treasurer, took oc-
casion to remark that these accounts
would wipe out the available appro-
priations. The collections for the
month had been s1250.
The following letter from Jared G.
Smith was read:
Honolulu, Hawaii. Sept. 2s, 1906.
Hawaii Promotion Committee, Homo
lulu, T. II.
Gentlemen: Under the direction of
the Chief of Insular Stations have
been directed to prepare material rep
resenting Hawaiian industries for the
exposition at jamestown. This station
sent quite an exhibit to st. Louis. and
the material shown there was again
exhibited at Portland and is now loan
ed to the Yale Commercial Museum at
New Haven. Conn, subject to recall
for further exhibition purposes. The
larger part of the exhibit now at Yale
University consists of tropical fruits.
Would you be willing to contribute
any other products. such as pineap-
pies. sugar, sisal, vanilla, tobacco, cof-
fee. rubber rice. spices, silk. ETC., for
exhibition at the jamestown Centennial
In connection with the station exhibit?
II 50 kindly state what, the amount.
and when 1t can be ready.
My understanding is that the total
cost OF transportation and installation
of the exhibit will be paid by the Unit
ed States Government.
Yours truly,
JARED G. SMITH.
Special Agent In Charge.
In reference to this the Committee
felt that they were not in position
to make any appropriation. but would
assist Mr.. Smith in all possible ways
by communicating with the pineapple
growers and others who might wish
to make a suitable display of their
products ytH
A short report from Secretary H, p.
Wood was read. He reported that
through the courtesy OF the Oceanic
Steamship Company in giving him a
pass the expense of his trip on the
would be considerably les
sened
A request for assistance from the
Committee for the Black and Gold, a
school publication, was tabled the
matter being one which the members
thought should be acted on individ-
lally.
Mr.. Gartley then brought up the
matter of advertising the Oriental fea-
lures to be found here, In respect OF
which Honolulu had San Francisco
skinned to DEATH" although that city
had, before the fire, made of their
Chinatown great tourist feature. An
,ther idea was to promote correspond
,nce between the school children OF
Hawaii with those of the other parts
of the Union. He thought that the
Chinese and Japanese chill
lren here would attract widespread
interest In the Islands by corresponding
with the children of the mainland.
The fact that here are being worked
nut educational problems of world wide
interest is, said Mr.. Gartley, something
hat might well be written up. articles
IN which. II written in the proper way.
would be accepted by the highest class
magazines, and in that way act as pro-
notion matter. There was material
lere, also, for special articles In photo
graphic magazines and other semi
echnlcal publications. This kind of
natter would be the best possible adj
,ertising and could be secured without
ost.
To each of the suggestions the Com
nittee added the seal OF It's approval.
fr. Morgan was delegated to interview
ONE OF the leading educationallsts
With view of interesting them In the
preparation OF magazine articles on
hawaiian educational matters and ex-
,eriments. and Mr.. Gartley was ap-
pointed to confer with the Superintend-
mt OF Education to see what could be
lone to promote interstate correspond
u &C omong the school children.
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