The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-19
WEEKLY LETTER
ABOUT PROMOTION
Possible Excursion of Coast
Editors---T The Ohio Trip
Not a FiascO.

Following is the weekly Promotion
Committee letter:
Honolulu, April 18th, 1907.
| Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: Plans for an excursion
| to Hawaii of the members of the Cali
fornia Press Association are still be-
ing considered. Our agent in San
| Francisco, Mr.. J. Walter Scott, writes,
under date of April 9Th, that it will
be from thirty to fifty days before the
Oceanic Steamship Company will be
in a position to determine whether one
of their boats will be available for such
trip. They place the cost of either
| the Sierra, Sonoma, or Ventura, for
three weeks trip to Honolulu and re-
turn via Hilo at $4,000, which would
include meals and berths at all times
during that period. Mr.. Scott is now
in consultation with Mr. F. w. Rich
ardson, president of the California
Press Association, and hopes to be able
to give us some definite information
by next mail. In the event of the
Press Association not being able to
pull off the larger excursion, Mr.. Scott
has been authorized by the Oceanic
Steamship Company to offer a rate Of
800 for not less than fifty members
of the Association to Honolulu and re-
turn by the steamship Alameda with
an additional charge of IS for return
by any of the Pacific Mail steamers.
While there was some discomfort
and unpleasantness caused by the
crowded condition of the Ohio, yet this
excursion was a distinct success and
reflects great credit upon the chair
man of the Los Angeles-Honolulu Ex-
cursion Committee, Mr.. Heron, and
those directly associated with him.
The citizens of Los Angeles generally
are enthusiastic over the accomplish
ment and feel that regular commune
cation between Southern California
and Hawaii will be brought about in
the near future.
BY the last steamer we forwarded
large number of our folder Hawaii
to New York so as to have a full sup
ply on hand for the commencement Of
our distribution on the Atlantic liners,
which begins May 1st.
I have just received a late and COR
rected list of all of the Improvement |
Associations of the United States and |
shall arrange to send to the secretary of |
each of these three thousand five hum |
dred (350O) active organizations some |
of our printed matter accompanied by |
a short circular letter, which I hope |
may result in our getting in closer |
touch with those engaged in similar |
work throughout the entire country |
and securing publicity in many places
where today we are scarcely known.
Mr.. G.. w. Fisher of Oakland writes |
that he is a boomer for Hawaii now
and takes advantage of every oppor-
tunity to urge his friends, particular
ly those slightly under the weather, to |
get on board and take the first band |
wagon for Honolulu, the curative of |
all Ills
A letter from Mr.. w. S. HARDWOOD, |
the well known author, states that he |
is thinking very seriously of making a
trip to Hawaii within the next few
months.
Dr. Charles A. Payne is meeting with |
great success in securing material for |
his lecture on Hawaii. He is now on |
Hawaii taking in Hilo and the VOL |
cano of Kilauea and hopes to leave for |
the mainland next week.
Respectfully submitted,
H. P. WOOD,
Secretary.