The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-16
NO LET Up IN
PROMOTION
WORK
crrom thursdays AdvertIser)

AfTOTn
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 1t requires. This
means about $500 more than the pres
ent rate of contributions to the work
supplies.
After statements of the requirements
by Mr.. Spalding and of the prospects
by Mr. Wood, a committee consisting
of j. F. Morgan, f. |. 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
n distribution of 100000 to 100000 h
month against the 100000 month
which, according to the lowest esti-
mate, visitors TO the islands have been
dropping here the past few months.
A good deal of routine business was
dispatched at the board meeting, one
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, occu-
pied the chair, with him being present
Jas. G. Spencer, secretary and treas
urer; l.. Tenney Peck, +. |. Spalding,
w. LAM, r. Give Davies and Jas. +.
Morgan, directors; John A. McCano-
less, president and II. p. Wood, secre-
tary. of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittec
Mr.. Spalding 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 au'
ditional means for it's work be pro-
yided.
The receipts of the Committee were
approximately $1,000 n month, from
shippers wharf tax at the present rate
of 10 cents ton. This made $4,000
per annum, subject to diversion at any
time for quarantine purposes. In adj
-dition there were private subscriptions
of only $l40.5O a month, bringing the
total up to $l3,756.
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 month, $4,000; postage,
about 800 month, $1,000; incidental
4 expenses, such as lantern slides, etc,
$500 month"; $2400. The New York
agency received about $500 year for
general expenses. Advertising in mag
szines and illustrated papers would RS.
quire $3.50 a month, or $4,000 year.
The agency at Los Angeles called for
5000 monthly, $2400; at Chicago, $115
or 1880; at Boston, $55, or 5000; at
San Francisco, SIS, or 5000 a year.
Then $500 would be needed for fold
ers and pamphlets All of which made
an aggregate of little more than $l9,-
900. At the lowest possible estimate,
therefore, there was deficit of oven
$4,000 between absolute requirements
and visible resources to be met. The
Committee had a balance in bank at
date of $S0.0l.
The principal folder, "Hawaii," Mr..
Spalding said, had become exhausted.
An order was given for new edition
some months ago, which would cost
$1,000
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 $l50,000 a month was now
being expended by tourists. They felt
confident that this could be doubled in
year.
Mr.. Wood had called their attention
TO a new field of effort, the great
Northwest. The committee deemed it
inexpedient to attempt to divert travel
especially while funds were limited
from the extreme East. But Mr. Wood
thought that the Northwest-the Nome
goldfieds, Western Canada, Oregon
and Washington-and the Western
States as far as Iowa formed a field
well worth developing. From those
sections, in the winter season, good
class of people might be induced to
come to Hawaii.
Secretary Wood did not know If he
could add very much TO what Mr..
Spalding had said, but he believed
good results could be obtained from
the work suggested,
THE field In the Northwest Is par
tlcularly our field" Mr.. Wood said,
for this reason: The distance is but
little more than from Southern Cali
fornia and. most of the journey being
by ocean steamer, the travelling ex-
penses would be practically no more.
MIR. Smith OF the CANADIAN Pacific
agreed with him In this opinion. There
was a large number OF people In those
regions wanting place TO spend the
winter. Some three months ago he
wrote 10 superintendents OF education
throughout the territory Ia question,
as result of which he had received
lists containing upward of 5000 names
of live people interested In education,
President Grifillhs Of oahu College
had mat day got the proof ~ folder
on Education In Hawaii" which he
had prepared, Copies ~ this work
would be distributed az the meeting
~ The National Teachers Association