The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1907-01-31
WOOD IS KEEPING
UP INTEREST
SENDING OUT MANY CLIPPINGS
Los ANGELES PEOPLE TO COME.

The following is the weekly rcpor. Of
Secretary II. p. Wood of the Promo
tion Committee:
Honolulu, January 81, 1907
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee
Genuemeu.-I have to report that
since commencing our work for the
excursion from Los Angeles. W. have
kept up a regular correspondence with
each member Of the Los Angeles
Chamber Of Commerce excursion COM
mittee, and other friends throughout
Southern California, sending hundreds
of clippings from our local papers SO
as to keep up and increase interest and
have tried not to neglect any oppor-
tunity that might serve to help out the
undertaking, believing that as a direct
result of this excursion, the attractions
Of Hawaii will be brought directly to
the attention of the thousands Of east
ern people, who are accustomed to
spending their winters in Southern
California, and have at present little
or no knowledge Of the pleasure of a
trip to Hawaii.
I am convinced that the special ef-
forts the Committee is putting forth in
Los Angeles at the present time and
the plan Of campaign mapped out for
the remainder of the winter months.
will obtain better results than could
be accomplished by the expenditure Of
as many thousands east of the Rockies
as we shall spend hundreds in Southern
California.
We are now sending out our adver-
Using matter to the Secretary Of every
County Teachers Association and to
every member of the different County
Board Of Examiners throughout the
State of Ohio. The Commissioner Of
Public Schools for that State having
at our request favored us with the
names and addresses of the parties
mentioned We shall cover other States
in the same way as quickly as we are
able to do so.
BY the last steamer from the South
we received a large number Of very in
teresting photographs Of New Zealand
scenery, which are now on view in our
rooms. Our arrangements for an eX-
change of courtesies with the Tourist
Bureau of the New Zealand Govern
ment is working most satisfactorily.
We keep their photographs and liter
allure on our counter and they in re-
turn handle our pamphlets in every
one of their offices throughout New
Zealand, as well as in their Austria
liam agencies.
During the past few months we have
perfected arrangements for thoroughly
covering Australia, New Zealand and
Canada, in addition to what is being
done on the mainland of the United
States, and hope soon to be able to ac-
compHsh more in China and Japan.
We are already in correspondence with
the leading tourist agencies in those
countries, and it gives me pleasure to
say that greater interest is being TAX
en- in travel to Hawaii than ever be-
fore by the agents of the Pacific Mail
and Togo Kisen Kaisha Steamship
Companies stationed in the far East.
The work of the Committee H. srad-
ually widening in its scope; no avenue
Of publicity is Willingly neglecteoj wi
dences of accomplishment are multi
plying and there is every encourage
ment for the community to continue to
support the Committee in its work.
Letters from Los Angeles by the
Hongkong Maru state that there is the
greatest enthusiasm over the proposed
excursion to Honolulu. Every berth on
the steamer will be occupied. Among
other passengers will be three ex-
Presidents of the Los Angeles Cham
Der Of Commerce, the present presi-
dent, the secretary and practically all
of the directors.
The secretary of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce, states that he will glad
ly comply with our request and en-
deavor to get the publicity committee
of the Seattle Christian Endeavor Con-
vention, to say few words about Ha-
wall in all the matter they send out.
Respectfully submitted,
H. P. WOOD, Secretary.