Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-07-11
QUARTERLY REPORT
ON PROMOTION WORK
Progress Shown
Various Directions
By Wood

The meeting of the trustees of tn
Chamber of Commerce which was Il
nave taken place yesterday afternoon
did not come Off owing to the lack OF {
quorum. 1t was announced that DR.
Gofer would address the Chamber a
its meeting next Wednesday on thl
subject Of quarantine laws The fol
lowing quarterly report on the work Of
the Promotion Committee was submit
led by Secretary Wood:
Inasmuch as this report is supposed
to cover The work Of the Hawaii Pro.
motion Committee during the quarter
just ended, | will take advantage of the
opportunity to repeat 4 statement made
in one Of my recent weekly letters tC
1.-THE Committee, j. e., that it is a source
Of great satisfaction to be able to re-
port that by systematic earnest and
continuous effort we are succeeding in
bringing Hawaii, its attractions and
advantages TO the attention OF the res
!dents OF the northwest in way that
will undoubtedly result in a largely i'll.
creased travel to the islands during the
looming fall and winter from Alaska,
British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatche-
wan, Assiniboia, Manit5TTa, Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyo-
ming.
We have had and still enjoy the
active intelligent and hearty coopera-
lion OF all of the agents OF the differ
ant railway and steamship lines oper-
citing throughout that section with
each of whom we keep up a regular
correspondence seeing also that they
are well supplied with our folders.
az glad to be able to report at this
/ time that the efforts put forth last fall
ut Seattle are now bearing fruit and
that the Seattle Chamber Of Commerce
has definitely determined upon an ex-
2ursion to Hawaii to come off either at
the end OF this year or early in 1908.
Senator Piles Of Washington when
here with the Congressional party, eX-
pressed himself IS being deeply inter-
2sted in the matter and since his re-
urn home has given out a number OF
interviews fayoring the plan.
Stiil another Southern California eX-
"nrsion is being planned, the San Di-
ego Chamber OF Commerce being es-
| peclally interested in carrying through
he project.
The Publicity Committee Of the
! Chicago Commercial Association is
also considering suggestion from our
Committee to send delegation Of their
| prominent business men on Il special
trip to Hawaii and by the last mail to
the Coast | sent a letter to the secre-
tary of the Chamber of Commerce of
me City of Mexico calling his attention
10 the important part played by Ha.
wall i'll making the Tehuantepec rail-
way successful venture and suggest
ing that an excursion to Hawaii, made
up of MeXico's leading business men
and planters, would be an appropriate
acknowledgment of their appreciation
OF what Hawaii had done and is doing
| for the development of this new trade
| route
The advertising and work done in
connection with the Christian Endeav-
or Convention at Seattle and the Ma
tional Educational Association to be
leld at Los Angeles Will, we believe,
be productive of good results; the pro-
gram OF the last named convention in
rludes two Illustrated lectures on Ha-
wall.
During the past three months the at
tention Of thousands of teachers
throughout the entire United States
has been directed to Hawaii by the
very wide publication, in different lead
Ing educational journals, of interesting
descriptions OF the Honolulu High
school written by different pupils OF
Ems institution at our suggestion.
Whlle our recent work has been in
4 measure specialized, yet we have en-
deayored to neglect no plan or meas
ure within our reach.
The passenger arrivals for the past
quarter compare faVorably with the
arrivals for the same period last year
with encouraging prospects for a fair
summer travel followed by what will.
IN my opinion, prove to be a record
breaking winter and spring travel pro-
VldlnS by that time our steamship SER
vice has resumed normal conditions.
The agents Of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company throughout the Orient
are now taking a more active interest
III Hawaii than ever before and are do
ING what they can to encourage tray-
elers to stop over at Honolulu for
short period. TO help on this move
ment we are arranging to send a large
shipment Of our folder by the next
steamer for distribution throughout
China and japan.
The Oceanic Steamship Company
still continues to do excellent work for
Hawaii in favoring prominent lecturers
and representatives Of the press with
special rates from San Francisco to
Honolulu which has resulted in much
good publicity.
We have just completed arrange
ments with the passenger depart
ments of the different transcontinental
railways, whereby they agree to fur
nish us with the names of all parties
living along their lines who hnva boon