The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-01-11
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part of the citizens of Los Angeles
Portland and Seattle to work UP ex.
cursions to Hawaii, the latest in.
formation being to the effect that the
plans would in all probability mater
ialize sometime during February oil
March provided suitable steamship &C
commodation could be secured.
cablegram just received states that tn,
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerct
Excursion Committee has chartered @
steamer TO sail from San Pedro Feb.
ruary 22rd.
On this trip the leading papers, pub
| lished on the Pacific Coast, were fur
nished with a series of up-to-date pho
| tographs representative of our scenery
and industries for future use in arti-
cles descriptive Of Hawaii.
also took occasion, while absent, to
renew my acquaintance with the Of
ficers of the leading Commercial Or
ganizations of the Pacific Coast and
received their assurance that whenever
Hawaii needed assistance in pushing
any measure in which we were par
ticularly interested their help could be
depended upon.
In my last report mention was made
of map showing Hawaifs strategic
position which was being compiled in
| Washington. The first edition of this
chart entitled 1.-The Crossroads Of the
Pacific" was received a few weeks
since. 1t is splendid bit of work and
will undoubtedly prove to be one OF
the very best pieces of advertising
matter ever issued by the Promotion
Committee A new edition is now be-
ing prepared, special copies Of which
will be given to the Secretary of State,
also to the Secretary of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, and the
Secretary of War, Mr. f. NJ. Hatch,
the representative of the Chamber of
Commerce at Washington, has likewise
been furnished with copy, as has
Mr.. George Il. Mcclellan, the secre-
tary to Delegate Kalanianaole.
Samples of enlarged photographs
such as the Promotion Committee pro-
poses placing in the leading hotels on
the Coast, may now be seen in the
committees rooms. Two more similar
pictures, one view in the beautiful
grounds at Moanalua, the other a
country road scene, are now on ex-
hibition in Los Angeles where they are
attracting a great deal of attention.
The Photographic exhibit, recently
held in the committees rooms, passed
off successfully and will undoubtedly
have tendency to enlarge the scope
and improve the work of amateur
photographers throughout the islands.
The teachers of Honolulu have Just
installed an exhibit of their school
work in our rooms, which is most in
teresting and instructive Many fav-
orable comments have been made up
on this exhibit by strangers, interested
in the education of children, who have
called at the rooms of the committee.
The advertising that Hawaii Is now
receiving and will continue to receive
from the different steamship compa-
MES, during business across the Pa
cific, and the lines of transcontinental
railway, operating in connection with
them, will add to the travel this way,
which is steadily improving as is well
evidenced by the hotel arrivals.
At our request the following data
was compiled by the management Of
the Alexandr Young Hotel. CThe other
hotels We're also written to for similar
information but have not replied at
this writing).
ALEXANDER YOUNG HOTEL.