The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-09-13
SECRETARY'S REPORT.

was:
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
Chairman and Members of the HAWAII
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: From letters to hand b,
the Persia it is evident that the local
Agricultural Experiment Station has
been most successful in its trial ship,
ment of pineapples across the Rockies.
We We're fortunate in being able to
enlist the interest of the Commercial
Association of Chicago, whose Foreign
Trade Committee made special arrange
ments for receiving Mr.. Higgins and
his car of island fruit. A letter from
member of the association, dated Au-
gust %, says:
I'VE have a telegram from Mr.. Hig-
gins saying he will be here the Both"
Receipt of the printed matter and
photographs we sent was also acknowl-
edged, of which a careful distribution
was made among the different news
paper men, thus providing them with
suitable material for write-ups upon
Mr.. Higgins arrival. In closing his
letter, our Chicago correspondent says:
est fruit market in the United States, |
believe that this experiment will be |
productive of general good results
Our plan of advertising Hawaii's |
pineapple industry by means OF photo
graphs displayed at different county |
fairs is apparently meeting with sue
cess.
A letter from the secretary of the
Washington County Fair Association, |
dated Fayetteville, Arkansas, August |
29, says:
I am just in receipt of yours of 14th
inst, also photograph of a Hawaiian
pineapple field, which is most interest
ing. 1 exceedingly regret that it will |
not be convenient for you to exhibit
at our county fair. 1 WILL however,
give your picture proper space with
card attached, as requested
The editor of the Bismarck, n. D.,
Daily Tribune, writes under date of
August 29. acknowledging the receipt
of different pamphlets, saying further:
I'VE shall be pleased to receive addi-
tional Illustrated publications relating
to your country and will review the
many of whom VIII doubtless visit your
islands in the future"
Mr. Harry L. Paddock, American
Consul at Annoy, China. writes ac-
receipt of our folders,
which he states have been placed on
file in the consulate.
The secretary of the Atlantic City
On. J) Bureau of Information writes
under date of August %:
THE photographs of your last Floral
Parade have been neatly framed and
occupy very conspicuous place in my
office. where everyone who enters can
see them. They have attracted much ia
vorable comment, and, as you have
doubtless noticed in copies of the At
Iantic City Evening Union 1 mailed
you, several of the photographs were
reproduced in that paper
The New York agency of Thos. Cook
& Son writes under date of August 81:
I'VE find much enquiry for travel on
he Pacific, including Japan and around
he world. Our first tour for this sea-
son is scheduled to leave San Fran
,isco by the steamship Korea, Septem-
Der 24.''
Mr.. w. H. Simpson, advertising man. .
lger of the Santa Fe. in a letter to
land by the Persia, says:
1.-The corrections for map of Hawaii ;
lave been received and are being made !.
IN the Santa Fe's red wall map. I will
zee that you receive a number of these
maps as soon as they are finished"
Mr. Charles S. Fee, passenger traffic
manager of the Southern Pacific, writes !
lnder date of August 2S:
Your letter of August 2 received rel +
tive to giving Hawaii representation
n our advertising matter. You may
est assured of our hearty cooperation I
n this respect" 4
By the steamer Persia we forwarded '
n additional supply of our general 1
older Hawaii" to the agents of the (
'acific Mail Steamship Company at
Yokohama, Shanghai, Hongkong and '
colombo. We also sent a supply to I
'ook's agencies throughout the Orient. q
submitted.
H. P. WOOD, c
= -e.5 Secretary. I