The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-08-02
WANTS A TON
Of P|NEAPPLES

There was another non-quorum meet
ing of the Promotion Committee yes
terday afternoon, the kind of a meeting
when the members come in one by one,
look over the accounts of the month,
approve them, glance through the mail
received by the secretary and see that
everything is moving along as it should
be, and then go out to make room for
the next member. Among the letters
put out for the consideration of the
members of the committee yesterday
was one from Jared Smith, asking the
committee to secure a ton of pineapples
for gratuitous distribution in Chicago
and in the cities en- route to be visited
by ]. E. Higgins, who leaves shortly for
the East in charge of an experimental
fruit shipment, to be sent out by the
Federal Experiment Station. Secretary
Wood is taking the matter up and will
secure the fruit if possible, the men,
bers of the committee realizing that the
exporting of pines is soon to become
one Of the very important branches of
Territorial trade.
In the regular weekly report, Secre-
tary Wood says:
By the Siberia we received letters
from our agent in Los Angeles, Mr..
Childs, stating that he had inaugurated
the plan suggested by us for interest
ing the residents of the different towns
throughout Southern California in
Hawaii and that he had perfected ar
! rangements with the Hollywood club
for a lecture in that charming suburb
of Los Angeles at an early date. The
hall promised for the occasion holds
500 people, is fitted with electric attach
ments SO our moving pictures can be
shown to advantage. Following the
lecture at Hollywood the next talk will
be given at Pasadena under the aus
pices of their Chamber of Commerce
and within the next few months we
expect to show our lantern slides and
moving pictures in every town through
out Southern California
Through the courtesy of ]. A. Filcher,
Secretary of the State Board of Trade,
Mr.. Childs will have an opportunity to
give his illustrated talk at Sacramento
during the time the State Fair is being
held, that is, from September End to
September 14th, and will thus be able
to reach many thousands of Califor-
mans living in the central and north
ern part of the state.
The moving pictures are great
drawing card and are proving an ex-
cellent investment.
We continue to receive letters from
the principal summer resort hotels on
the mainland stating that they will be
pleased to receive and distribute our
folders among their guests.
The agent of the Canadian Pacific
railway at Ketchikan, Alaska, writes
under date of July 18th:
Replying to yours of July 1st.
''The folders were received by me
and distributed as requested by you.
Since the distribution of them I have
received numerous inquiries as to the
probable cost of a trip to the islands.
l have written to Mr.. Coyle asking him
for rates of transportation from Van
couver, and would like for you to give
me information relative to expenses
which would be incurred by parties
spending a month or two among the
islands; rates in the hotels, transpor-
tation among the islands, and any other
expenses which might be met with.
This Incarnation will be appreciated
and gladly given out to inquiring pros
pective travellers.
Yours truly,
F. E. RYUS, Agent.
Edgar Johnson, Secretary of the
Southern California Editorial Associa-
ton, writes that our cablegranl wishing
continued success to the Association
was received by him in time to be read
before their members at the annual
banquet, held this year at the famous
Hotel Del Coronado, and was received
with generous applause.
The Motor Field, and other automo-
bile papers. acknowledge the receipt OF
data concerning the recent endurance
run from Honolulu to Haleiwa which
has been generally published.
| The medical director of 'The Agnes
Memorial Sanitarium" at Denver, Col.
| orado, writes for lantern slides, the
| idea being, says the director, ito show
| the slides in lectures on climatology
| Your islands," he goes on to say, "are
considered favorable from climatic
logical standpoint and many people
having sufficient funds to locate in Ha.
waii would be interested in knowing
more about the country"
In closing, the writer states that ht
will certainly endeavor to use the slide;
to our advantage
A. G. D. Kerrell, general passenger
agent of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company, writes that he is thinking Of
arranging a teachers excursion from
Honolulu to Japan next year during tht
summer holidays and If the matter Il
finally decided upon will submit definite
plans later.
Recent letters from oregon5 and
Washington give the assurance of q
large number of visitors from those two
states to Hawaii during the coming fail
and winter.