The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-05-17
HEAVY BOOKINGS
ON THE STEAMERS

A number OF interesting matter
were brought before the Hawaii Pro
motion Committee at the meeting hel,
yesterday afternoon. Secretary woot
made his usual weekly report showing
the work which had been done and
read a number OF letters which wer,
OF special interest. Among these wa,
one from General Passenger Agent A
G. d. Kerrill. OF the Pacific Mail steam.
ship Co. in which 1t was stated that ths
prospects for travel across the Pacific
from now on were unusually good and
heavy. From this fact Mr.. Wood stat
ed II seemed likely that many more
tourists might be expected to visit Ho-
nolulu during the present season.
A litter from Lloyd Childs the agent.
of the Promotion Committee in Los
Angeles, was read in which he stated
that he expected that the moving pic
ture films. which were taken by Bo-
ntnc when here last year. would reach
Los Angeles soon and that he was
planning two entertainments which
would be given with them. The first
would be one to which the members
of the Chamber of Commerce and their
friends only would be invited and the
second would be on the next night and
would be open to the general public.
He stated that he had arranged for
the Hawaiian Glee Club to be present
and Hawaiian songs and stereopticon
pictures would be scattered through
the program.
In another letter Agent Childs told
of the reception which was given to
the Honolulu Shriners when they
reached Los Angeles. He had made
special arrangements with Abbott
Kinney, the manager of Venice. where
the Hawaiian boys under Solomon
Moses are playing. to have them come
to the station and greet the travellers.
A special car was ready for the Shrin-
ers and with Hawaiian music to tell
who they We're Col. johnson and his
party rcde to their hotel in state.
Secretary Woods report was as fol-
lows:
Honolulu. May 16, 1907
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: Our last lot of news
paper clippings Indicate that the copies
of our local papers, containing special
items of information, which we ara
sending out from time to time to the
editors of selected list of papers on
the mainland, accompanied by circular
letters, are being widely quoted, some
of the papers being kind enough to in
sert local suggesting to their readers
that they write to the Promotion Com
mittee for information about Hawaii.
The general passenger agents of the
leading transcontinental railways write
that in compliance with our request
they have already given instructions
to have their agents furnish us with
the names and addresses OF all prospec>
tive Pacific Coast passengers this COM
ing fall in time to give us an oppor.
tunity to reach them with our folders
before they leave home.
BY the Alameda, sailing May 20, we
will send some of our enlarged photo
graphs to San Francisco, placing ono
in the Fairmont Hotel and others in
the general passenger officer of the
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe Rail-
way. ~
A letter from Patten, Mackenzie g.
Co., commission merchants, of Yoko-
hama, Japan, states that they have set |
apart a room for the convenience of
visitors from Hawaii and elsewhere,
which they have named Hawaii Pro-
motion Room. The letter also states
that both Mr.. Patten and Mr.. Macken-
zie can be depended upon to do their
utmost to influence travel to Hawaii.
We are very fortunate in having with
u.s. as a member of the Congressional
party, Senator Piles of Washington,
who is deeply interested in all that per-
aims to Seattle's welfare and is very
anxious to bring about closer trade
relations between that port and Homo
ulu.
The following letters are of interest
n this connection:
Mr.. II. p. Wood. Secretary. Hawaii
Promotion Committee, Honolulu, Ha-
wall.
Dear Sir: Your favor of April IL re-
,eived and carefully noted.
In this connection l hand you a let
.er from Mr.. C. b. Yandell, secretary
# the Chamber of Commerce, which is
self explanatory. During the summer
Ne will take the matter up along the
ines suggested in your letter.
With regards, / am, very truly
ours.
(Sig) l. A. NADEAU,
Director General, Alaska Yukon Pacific
Exposition.
A. Nadeau. Esq. Director General,
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
city.
Dear Sir: Referring to your letter of
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