The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-09-28
REACHING
:. THOUSANDS

Much Of the time OF the Premotior
Committee was taken up yesterday II
arranging their business to allow the
secretary TO be absent for some weeks
on the mainland. Thus all the ac.
counts OF the committee to fail due OF
October 1 were authorized TO be Paid
the work of the assistants In the Of
flee mapped out and arrangements
made whereby the members of the
committee will take turn about to have
charge of the office and the work for
week. putting in an hour each day,
All the members OF the committee ex-
cepting A. Gartley were present.
A letter however was read from Mr..
Gartley in which was proposed "a pho
Geographic contest under the auspices
of the committee. in order that 1t
could be known where suitable photo
graphic work for exhibition and adj
vertising could be had when wanted.
Mr.. Gartley wrote: h.t
THE Promotion Committee are con-
stantly in need of suitable photograph
ic work for exhibition and for adver-
Using the islands. There is a great
deal OF good professional and anna
teur work do.e In these islands, but 1t
is difficult to locate and obtain for
your use.
Il would suggest that an exhibit of
photographic work of amateurs and
professionals be given under the aus
pices of the Promotion Committee in
their rooms or under the auspices of
the .Kilohana Art League, medals or
ribbons to be awarded to the differ
ent exhibitors in the different classes
to the amateur photographers only. 1t
Is hardly fair to the amateurs to ask
them to compete with professionals,
nor. do think the professional photog-
raphers would care to enter into
competition with each other. be-
lieve they should be given the privil-
eye of placing an exhibit in the ex-
hibition room at the time of the dis
play"
This matter was favorably consider
ed by the committee and will be acted
upon at an early meeting.
ENTERTAINING AT, A PROFIT.
The accounts relating to the enter
tainment of the Southern California
editors were presented, showing that
the total expenditures had been $s42.-
35, of which the luau had been re-
sponsible for $3.50. For the entertain
ment of the visitors the committee had
received s947, leaving a balance to be
turned over to the treasurer.
The various accounts due and which
are to fall due during the rest of the
month. totalling s9S7.25, were ordered
paid and an appropriation of $500 for
the expenses of the secretary In his
sr.
was passed.
AN ADVERTISING COMPETITION.
Mr.. Wood presented his scheme to
interest the passenger agents of the
mainland in Hawaii through a compe-
tition in which all who take part must
necessarily learn a good deal about the
Territory and its advantages. The
scheme is to offer three prizes, of
800, $50 and SIS, for the best answer
to the question why Should Hawaii
Expect to Become Great and Pop
ular Resort for Homeseekers and
Tourists
The competition is to be limited to
railroad and steamship passenger
agents. and the services of three of the
best known railroad advertising
agents of the continent have been Sc
cured as judges, these being Geo. II.
manager of the advertising de-
partment of the New York Central
w. II. Simpson, advertising agent of
the Santa Fe System, and Jas. Hors-
burgh, general passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific. 1t is a guarantee of
the soundness of the plan when it is
sanctioned by these men.
Full authority was given by the COM
mittee for Mr.. Wood to push the
scheme through, and the necessary
and mailing of the Informal
ton of the competition to the 5000
passenger agents will be done at once.
TO REVISE THE ASSOCIATED.
A letter was read from Alex. McC.
Ashley, now with the u. S. Weather
Bureau at Pittsburg, who wrote that
much of the news being printed about
Hawaii in the mainland papers was
enough to make a kamaaina shud-
1er." Part of Mr. Ashley's letter Is:
II read not long since of a severe
on the island of Hilo. This
s sample. I am of the opinion that
most of the press dispatches relate to
ava flows; earthquakes, tidal waves,
stc., none OF which things may be re-
yarded as promotion assets. / have
net the local manager of the Associat-
ID Press and have volunteered to re-
rise Hawaiian dispatches before their
in the Pittsburg papers.
rhe offer has been gladly accepted"
Mr.. Ashley further suggests that the
me responsible for the cable news from
iere might be shown the desirability
# suppressing sensational matter and
items regarding sports and I
estivals. to >
The report presented by the secre- !
airy was:
LITERATURE FOR THOUSANDS.
BY the Siberia we are in receipt OF
showing that the cir
ular letter we are sending so generally
0 medical men throughout the West
nd Northwest is being we'll received,
ifferent physicians acknowledging re- !
eipt OF the same, some OF them send
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