Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-03-21
CALIFORNIA PRESS
May VISIT HAWAII
John Barrett Writes He
Will Assist
Hawaii

Secretary Wood In his weekly re.
port, which will be submitted to the
Promotion Committee at its meeting
this afternoon, speaks of several In.
teresting pieces of news, which are iih.
portant from promotion point of
view. The report reads In part as fol.
lows:
A letter referred to us by our ener.
getic co.worker, Postmaster Pratt,
states that the manager of the leading
family hotel of Washington, ID. c., is
planning to come to Hawaii for the
purpose of going into business here.
We lost no time In sending the gentle
man all available information and have
no doubt that our folders will be In
strumental In securing another influ.
entail friend for Hawaii.
We are also in receipt Of letter
from Mr.. +. w. Richardson, president
of the California Press Association,
stating that he had received our cir.
cular letter and paper referring to
the Floral Parade of last month, and
saying furthert that their Association
was contemplating making n trip to
Hawaii. This Is one of the strongest
press associations in the West and
has Il large and influential member.
ship. | replied to the letter by the
Alameda, outlining a plan which /
thought might prove of assistance to
the Association should It contemplate
getting up large general excursion.
A letter from DR.. Sperry. the lectur'
er, states that he plans to arrive In
Honolulu April 10th or 18th, and eX'
poets to remain at least three weeks
In the Territory, visiting every island
In the group, securing views and ma
terial for an illustrated lecture on Ha
wall
A letter from the Hon. John Bar
rett, director Of the Bureau of Ameri
can Republics at Washington. d. C..
states that he is continually hearing
of the Promotion Committees work
for Hawaii and begs to extend his con
gratulations and best wishes for the
future. Mr.. Barrett writes that II IL
the intention to make the Information
al Bureau of the American Republics
o great world.recognized international
agency. not only for the extension OF
commerce and trade, but for the bet
terment of friendly relations between
the Republics of the western hemi
sphere. Interest In South America, he
states, is growing apace, and splendid
results are hoped for. A new building
for this Bureau Is now being complet
ed In Washington at cost of nearly &
million of dollars. Mr.. Barrett further
states that he has placed our commit
tee on the list for their Monthly Bul
letin.
letter from Julius Bion & Co., 18th
ographers, New York, to whom We
wrote for the Honolulu Rapid Transi
CO., ordering some 5000 sets of TWEEN
~ selected colored plates of Hawaiian
fishes, duplicates of those appearing
In Volume XNlli of the 1903 Report o
the u. s. Fish Commission, states tina
owing 10 Il general strike in the litho
graphic trade this work has been de
layed, but they promise to have the IL
Illustrations ready for shipment abou
April 18th, when those desiring to oh
tain sets of these artistic and finely
finished plates of our wonderfully col
ored fish will be able To obtain then
for reasonable price at the Aquar
ium. Strangers who are now in th'
= city would do well to leave their or
. ders for these illustrations with th'
Rapid Transit management,