The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-20
PROSPECTS SEEM
To Be BRIGHT
HIP. Woods Good Report of
Conditions Affecting Hawaii
Tourists Coming.

The following encouraging letter
from Secretary H. P. Wood was read
at the regular meeting of the Promo
ton Committee yesterday afternoon. It
was dated December /:
Chairman and Members Hawaii Pro-
motion Committee.
Gentlemen: enclose herewith a
telegram from the secretary of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, dated
November Goth, sent in response to a
telegraphic inquiry of mine, asking for
information concerning the prospects
for excursion to Hawaii from Seattle.
Everything would appear to be NOV
ing along all right UP North, though
regret to report that the prevailing
financial furry has caused the indef-
mite .postponement of the All-Califor-
MIA excursion out of San Francisco as
well as deferring the Southern Cali
fornia excursion. The latter will be
brought off however. The Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce is anxious to
make good the shortcomings of the
Ohio excursion and proposes making
their second attempt notable event
in transpacific travel.
While in San Francisco, I called at
the offices of the different transporta-
ton companies. Mr.. A. G. d. Kerrell,
general passenger agent of the Pacific
Mail S. S. Company, informed me that
their inquiries and bookings lead them
to believe that the coming seasons
travel to Hawaii will be the best they
have ever had.
Our distributing agent for the Pa
cifc Coast, Mr.. J. Walter Scott, in
formed me that the cruise of the At
lantic squadron to the Pacific, with
Hawaii as one of the probable objec-
tive points, is creating an unusual de-
mand for our folders throughout lie
East and Middle West and will I'M
doubtedly result in a large travel 10
the Islands, not only during the
months of February and March, but
we'll into May and June.t
During the winter months, we may
expect several small parties of from
fifteen to twenty-five. One of these
parties is being worked up by our San
Francisco agent, Mr.. scott, who has
already booked twenty prominent peo-
pie to go down with him the latter
part of January.
/ met a number of people in Los
Angeles who said they were planning
a trip to Hawaii after the first of the
year. 1 am of the opinion that our
work throughout Southern California
has proved and is proving most sue
cessful. We have certainly created
among these people a feeling that the
place for them to go, in order that
HOY fYtl1 hai
sions of what Southern California
should be, is Hawaii.
Our friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Virgins,
said that it gave them much pleasure
during the past few months. to talk
Hawaii to many hundreds of people at
Atlantic City and Jamestown. Mr..
Virgins predicts q rapidly increasing
travel to Hawaii and is already plan
ming another visit.
The Promotion Committees agent at
Los Angeles, Mr.. Lloyd Childs, is do
ing splendid work, regularly every day
in the week. except Sunday, at $3.50 p.
m, he gives his illustrated talk on
Hawaii in the lecture room of the
Chamber of Commerce. l was present
at his talk yesterday afternoon. There
We're about one hundred and fifty peo-
pie present, all of whom seemed to be
deeply interested in the lecture. Mr..
Childs makes point of calling regu-
larly at the different hotels and rail-
way offices. thus keeping Hawaii con-
tinually before the travelling public.
The leading hotel men throughout
southern California are preparing for
a big winters travel. Their bookings
are well in advance of last seas IN;
they have had fair summer and the
present run of business is satisfactory.
OF course. if the present financial fur
ry develops into something more seri-
Gus. travel is bound to be affected. The
feeling seems TO be quite general, how
ever, that the worst is over. Respect
fully submitted,
H. P. WOOD, Secretary.
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