The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-11-07
TRIPS TO
ISLANDS
THE PROMOTION COMMITTEE RE-
CEIvEs REPORTS OF VARIOUS
EXCURSIONS BEING ARRANGED.

Chdll man anu M6lnD6TS hawaii fTO-
motion Committee.
Gentlemen:-By the steamship Ala
media, sailing yesterday we forwarded
full line of all of our folders to the
Secretary of the Trans-Mississippi
Commercial Congress at Muskogee,
Oklahoma, also to the representatives
of all of the railway companies having
agencies in that city, sending, as well,
copies of the map of THE Cross Roads
of the Pacific" l made a special re-
quest of the railway agents that they
favor us, if possible, by making a
window display of our map and folders
during convention week. We also
sent folders and copies of each of our
daily papers to all of the daily papers
published at Muskogee, which will en-
able the editors to write up Hawaii
intelligently, when reporting as they
WILL the address to be delivered by
Governor Frear. l believe we have
covered the matter thoroughly, and
that our efforts will prove of service
in enabling those, whose attention may
be directed to Hawaii through the pro-
ceedings of the Congress, to get detail
ed information without having to wait
until their interest has waned.
The Alameda took some six thousand
copies of our different folders for the
San Francisco and Los Angeles agen-
cies.
By the last steamer from the coast
we received word that the Commercial
Association of Chicago had by no
means given up the idea of an excur-
sion to Hawaii, and hoped to be able
to send a large delegation of their
leading business men sometime during
next February.
An "All California Excursion" out of
San Francisco is also being planned,
and inasmuch as Mr. Rufus P. Jennings
of the California Promotion Committee
has become interested in the undertake
ing, the chances are good for it's be-
ing nulled off.
Mr.. Virgins, Secretary of the Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce, was
due to arrive home the first of No.
vember, and arrangements are being
perfected to enlist his support, and
that of the Los Angeles Chamber of
Commerce, for another Southern Cali
fornia excursion. The parties pushing
the project hope to be able to charter
the Sierra and expect to make the trip
sometime in January.
Mr.. G. B. Yandell, Secretary of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, is very
confident of being able to carry out
his plans for big winter excursion
from Puget Sound.
There will be, at least, three ex-
cursions this season, if satisfactory ar
rangements can be made for suitable
steamers.
The regular travel also bids fair to
be good
! A letter from Mrs. Miller, of Leslie's
Weekly, states that her article on eau
tomobiling in Hawaii" will appear in
the October 31st number of that pa
per-
A letter from Mr. Silverstone, agent
of the Pacific Mail steamship Company
at Hongkong, states that he is now
supplying Singapore, Calcutta and CO.
lombo regularly with our folders.
By the Hongkong Maru we will send
a number of photographs to New York
to be used by the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company in one of their
publications.
The September number of the Ham
burgh American Gazette" has quite an
interesting article entitled "Joys of
Life in Hawaii" thus we are gradual
ly obtaining recognition from the At
lantic steamship companies, as we'll as
from those operating on the Pacific
A letter from the Secretary of "The
Welcome Society" of Toyko, JAPAN
states that, in the event of any of the
teachers in Hawaii organizing an ex-
cursion to Japan during the next long
holiday, the society will be pleased to
assist in arranging an attractive It'll
nerary.
Mr. w. o. Aiken writes that the
funds needed for the completion of the
Haleakala Summit House are now prac-
tically assured and it will not be long
before visitors, making the trip to the
top Of the mountain, can be assured of
a comfortable nights rest.
The Fresno California; Republic
cam of October 18th publishes an in
teresting article entitled Doing Ha-
waiian Islands with the Megaphone
Man" the purpose of the article being
to awaken interest in the papers Trip
to. Honolulu voting contest.
Respectfully submitted
H. p. WOOD,
Secretary.