The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-01-27
GOOD PROSPECT
FOR JUNkETERS
Features of the Los Angeles
Excursion Outlined by
Edgar Johnson.

The following is an extract from a
letter received at the chamber of COM
ern California Editorial association,
who had charge of the excursion of
that body, which recently visited Ho-
nolulu: raM1
| 81 am glad to hear that you are arr
ranging an excursion from San Pedro
to Honolulu and am sure the proposed
lar outings ever given by your cham
Der. I do not know of a more interest
| ing trip that could be planned in the
United States.
| "Our party, numbering forty-seven
people, made the trip from San Fran,
cisco and during the entire six days
the ocean was smooth and nearly every
member of the party made the trip to
| Hawaii and return, also from Honolulu
| to Hilo and the volcano and return
without even being sick.
you ask about clothing. Will state
that the members of your chamber who
go over there should take along thu
same clothing that they would use on
an outing in Southern California. You
will find the people of Honolulu and Of
all Hawaii hospftable and great enter
tanners. They will take great pleasure
in showing you throughout the city
and the surrounding country, and 1
know that they will entertain you roy
ally during your entire stay on the is
lands
II understand that the Hawaii Pro. |
great program for Your people This
committee had charge of our editorial
party during the visit over there and
could not have done anything more to
have made our visit more successful
than it was.
"You will find first-cIass hotel accom-
if you wish them, over there,
and street car service right up to date
in every particular. 1 am informed
that a luau Ca native feast) may be
given in honor of your party while in
Honolulu. know you will enjoy this.
Every member of your party should
visit the volcano, the largest and most
active in the world.
1.-THE islands are covered with a
tropical growth of every description; |
fields of rice, large plantations of ba- |
nanas, coffee, fruits, sugar, pineapp1es |
and sisal are produced in abundance.
Your party will probably be shown |
all places of Importance and the only |
probably experience will be to round |
up your people for the return trip. |
This was the case with the writer, |
many members of the excursion re,
naming over for weeks after the date |
of our regular return trip.
You will find that the newspapers, |
Honolulu will take a great interest in
your party. The writer has travelled |
all over every state and territory in
the United States, also visited Canada, |
Cuba and Mexico, and will state that
the city of Honolulu is the best place |
to buy souvenirs he has ever visited: |
the prices are low and the stores take
no advantage of tourists.
No member of your party should be
afraid of seasickness, as it is a pleas
ant trip of 1000 miles all the year round I
to Honolulu. I hope most of the men,
bers of the chamber will take thei,
wives, daughters or sons as it is a most
enjoyable trip for all. / suppose my
friends, McCandless and Wood, presi-
dent and secretary. respectively. of the
Hawaii Promotion Committee, viii
meet you upon your arrival in Homo.
lulu and place a lei (wreath of flow
ers) about the neck of each member