The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-12
EXCURSIONS AND
TOURISTS COMING
Secretary Wood Presents Prom
Using Report of Promotion
Work.

There was no meeting Of the Pro.
motion Committee yesterday, the nee
| essary quorum not all being present al
| once. Some little routine business was
| done by getting the approval of the in
| dividual members as they appeared
and some interesting letters received
by Secretary Wood were exhibited.
These letters all told the same tale
that tourists were coming this winter.
The weekly report of the secretary
was presented, as follows:
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen; BY each mail we con-
tinue to receive marked papers and
clippings showing that the different
ARTICLES we have sent out referring to
happenings in Hawaii are being wide
ly and generally published.
In order to secure for the Santa Fe
Railway an up-to-date map of the
business section and waterfront of Ho-
nOlulu to be inserted in their new Off
cial wall map, we have enlisted the
assistance of the Department of Public
Works. Mr.. Southworth is now at
work making an accurate reduction of
the large maps in the department and
we expect to forward the matter by
next mail. We will also see that this
compilation is filed with the leading
map makers of the country in order
that their publications may be brought
down to date.
BY the last mail we received a COM
munication from the director of the
Intelligence Department of New South
Wales acknowledging receipt of our
letter of recent date and offering to
display our photographs and distribute
folders descriptive of Hawaii at Sydney
and elsewhere throughout that portion
of Australia.
A letter received last mail from Mr..
e. J. Coyle, Assistant General Passen-
ger Agent of the Canadian Pacific Rail
way, states that in compliance with our
request he has sent out special notices
to the agents of their railway through
out Alaska and Western Canada urg-
ing them to use every effort to turn
travel toward Hawaii.
Photographs of decorated automo-
biles participating in the February 22nd
parade have been sent to Atlantic City
and are now being prominently dis
played with the object of popularizing
the floral carnival which will be held
there during the month of August. Ha-
wallis annual floral fete is thus getting
to be more and more widely known.
The Chamber of Commerce of San
Diego, California, is deeply interested
in trying to get the Alameda to sail
on special trip to Hawaii out of that
port and hopes to be able to arrange
such a trip within the next few
months.
The secretary of the Seattle Chamber
Of Commerce writes under date of
June %, that they are now negotiating |
with the Pacific Coast Steamship Com |
pany for the charter of the President"
which is undoubtedly one of the best
adapted vessels in Pacific waters for !
such trip. A part of the letter is |
as follows:
81 cannot now see any reason why |
we should not pull off very success
ful excursion to the Islands in Janu-
ary or February next. We do not con-
including in this excursion /
any people other than business men
and their wives and families. 1t is
probable that we will extend to the
Chambers of Commerce in such cities
is Spokane, Tacoma and Bellingham
IN invitation to have their commune
les represented.
1.-THE officers of this Chamber were
much gratified at the reception which
Senator Piles received in Honolulu and
lis speeches and interviews both here
md there have served to pave the way
or this excursion, in fact, I have no
loubt that we can bring not less than
so and in all probability 200 people to
he Islands next winter"
Respectfully submitted,
H. 2. WOOD,
Secretary.