The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-05-25

the standpoint Of the Promotion Com
mittee was received by the China from
the Promotion Committee agent at
Los Angeles:
Los Angeles, May 10, 1907.
Nv Dear Mr.. Wood: l have had an
extremely busy time since the Aloha
Temple arrived and l take this first
opportunity to write.
| The last of the Temple left on the
Owl for San Francisco last night, and
will sail on the China, leaving on the
18th. While here, the boys made the
greatest hit of any visiting shrine and
during the drill at Ascot Park, they
received the ovation of the day. Their
spear drill was a unique feature and
the only thing of it's kind given. The
| boys lost their flags Immediately after
| the drill Souvenirs are now decorat-
nent people The yellow lei was the
most sought after souvenir of the con-
vention and during the reception given
| by Aloha Temple in the LankershIm
Hotel, / had to help the ladies out
with the lei from the exhibit. 1t was
a great advertisement, however, and
everywhere in the street and hotels, the
lei was in evidence. From an adver-
Using standpoint the visit of the boys
was the best thing that ever happened
and / am delighted with and proud OF
the whole lot of them. Their drilling
was perfect and they had the city with
them from the start. Col. johnson ls
a splendid drill master and knows his
business perfectly. The king pin, how
ever, of Aloha Temple was Jim Me
Candless. He certainly is the greatest
ever and every time he meets man
or woman, he makes a friend. | would |
give a great deal to have his disposI- |
ton and manner 1t would be worth |
a fortune to one engaged in Promotion
work.
IN for Jim McCandless.
have sent You papers from time
to time giving an account of doings
here I suppose that you have most
of them by this time. A few more are
on the way.
In regard to the proposed excursion
on the Sierra, l will write as fully as
the time will permit.
| went to San Francisco some time
ago. and met Mr.. Scott to talk over
done in the way of an excursion in the
near future. We spent a very profita-
BILE day along the waterfront and !
left with the understanding that Mr..
Scott would let me know, as soon as
possible, what could be done in the
way of getting boat.
/ had letter few days ago, in
fact May 6, saying that the Sierra
could be had for July 20, three-week
trip including Hilo, for $4,000. The
idea was to load some passengers in
San Francisco and the most of them
in San Pedro.
| am confident that / can get the
full number here without any trouble
and it would be fine thing for the
islands as they, the passengers, would
spend $4,000 or more in Hilo and prob
ably fifteen to twenty thousand In Ho-
nolulu. An excursion out of San Pedro
would be a great thing at this time
even if it did nothing more than to
keep alive the project of direct line.
The problem is, of course, how to
handle this excursion.
IF / can turn myself loose on this
business, I am confident of success.
it up and help in every way.
This excursion would be different
from that taken on the Ohio inasmuch
as it is given by one of the regular
companies operating to the IS
lands instead of an outside boat. 1t
seems to me that this is in direct line
with Promotion work and while l re-
alize that we can not favor one line
above another, in this case we could
help out with all propriety, just as
we did with the Chamber of Commerce
excursion.
I have no doubt but what someone
here would give the guarantee of $4,000.
The rate could be made to include
the side trips under the rate charged
the Los Angeles Chamber people for 7
the entire trip, say $3.50, including ev-
erything. / have a letter from Mr..
and he is very much in favor
of it. He says that if he were home
he would take hold at once He says 7
push it by all means.
I think myself that it would have {
direct bearing on San Pedro line
May be the matter could be success
fully handled through the Oceanic peo-
pie here and l. too, help on the PROPOSE
ton.