The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-28
NEXT IS HOTEL.
CONVENTION
HERE
Promotion Committee Is
Corresponding With
Coast Landlords.

| One of the principal matters discuss
ed at the meeting of the Promotion
| Committee yesterday was the possi
bility of a Pacific Coast Hotelmens
| Convention to be held in Honolulu this
summer The idea is Secretary Woods s
| and he recently sent a number of let
| ters bearing on the subject to lead
| ing hotel men, promotion committees
and steamship headquarters on the
Coast.
1t was like casting bread upon the
waters, and AIR. Wood has been graft
fed TO learn that the matter has been
taken up seriously. A letter from A.
D. G. Kerrell, general passenger agent
at San Francisco for the Pacific Mail.
O. & O. and San Francisco and Port
land steamship companies, indica tes
that he is in line with the PROPOSE
ton. He says:
CONVENTION = PACIFIC COAST
HOTEL MEN.
San Francisco, Cal. Feb. 20, 1906.
Mr.. H. p. Wood, Secretary Hawaii
Promotion Committee. Honolulu,
r H
Dear Sir:
This Will acknowledge receipt of
yours of the 9Th inst. asking whether
we can not in some manner arrange
for Convention of Pacific Coast Hotel
Men at Honolulu this summer. 1
should think that this would be a very
crnn inc ma crrcr act nat
you take it up with Col. J. c. Kirk
patrick. manager of the Palace Hotel,
who is President of the California Re
sort League an association of Pacific
Coast Hotel Men.
In this connection I would state that
there is 20 be a meeting of the Ma
tional Hotel Mems Association at Port
land. in the latter part of May or the
letter part of June, for which reduced !
rates have been made by the rail lines. |
L don't know what attendance will be |
drawn, but the meeting might offer a |
good opportunity to bring forward the |
Convention in Honolulu. I |
trust that from the foregoing informa- |
ton you will be able to derive some !
assistance which will lead to the de- |
sired end.
Respectfully yours.
A D. G. KERRELL.
ST. FRANCIS BOOSTS HAWAII.
Another letter from the st, Fran
that that hotel does what it can to
create travel to the islands. The letter
was as follows:
San Francisco. Cal. Feb. II, 1906.
Mr. a
Promotion Committee, Honolulu,
Dear Sir: We beg to acknowledge
receipt of your favor of February Z
to our Mr.. Woods. Relative
o the feasibility of holding a conven-
ion of Hotel Men at Honolulu during |
he coming summer, it is matter up
IN which it is not easy at this time
o venture an opinion 1t strikes US
hat now that you have taken the
initiative, and in due course will soon
,e in possession of a concensus OF
opinion, which will at least disclose
whether or not there is likelihood of
my concerted action from this end,
7ou will be in a position to decide at
nee upon its practicability.
Through our own Informa ton
Bureau. which is unique and original,
We never IoSe eth oppoi IuliilS " oh
arge upon the advantages of the Ha-
yaiian trip display conspicuously
very bit of literature we get and feel
hat we second your efforts in an in
crested way.
We agree with you that this traffic
hould be stimulated and that it should
ave the moral support of Coast
Iotels; and we wish to give you as
urance of our hearty cooperation in
ny practical plan which may be
volved from the inquiries you are
1aking.
We shall be glad to know the result
f your canvass and wish every sue ;
ess to the enterprise.
Very truly yours.
HOTEL ST. FRANCIS,
HARRY ARNOLD,
Diraotor Promotion Rureau