The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-15
WORK
IS GOING AHEAD
Islands Are Getting as Well
as Seeking Much
Publicity.

There was no meeting of the Promo
ton Committee yesterday, the absence
of a quorum preventing any business
being done. The work of the week is
reported in the regular report of Sec
rotary Wood. as follows:
Among other letters to hand, per last
mail. was one from the popular and
interesting lecturer, DR.. l. B. Sperry
of Oberlin, Ohio, stating that he ex-
pected to sail from San Francisco April
18th. on his way to Australia and would
stop off at Honolulu remaining about
three weeks in order to photograph the
leading scenic attractions Of the islands
as a basis for an illustrated lecture on
Hawaii, to be added by him to his
present series of interesting talks. 1t
is probable that DIR. Sperry will deliver
one or more of his lectures while In
Honolulu.
Mr.. I. A. Nadeau, director general
of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacifi EXPOSE
ton. writes under date of January 18th,
saying that our letter, suggesting a
State and Territorial Photographic
contest, as a means of advertising the
exposition, had been received and would
have the immediate attention OF the
executive department, which desired
him to thank US for the suggestion.
THE Raymond and Whitcomb Tours
| Company, to whom we wrote, forward
| ing some of our best photographs, sug-
costing that they be used in their ad-
vertising in preference to the present
unattractiye series of cuts used by
them. reply stating that they will be
glad to do so in the future issues of
their pamphlets.
1--WE are also pleased to note that
Thos. Cook and Son are giving more
space to the attractions offered by
trip to Hawaii. their February Trav-
elers' Gazette having an excellent IL
Illustrated article on Hawaii A personal
letter from the editor states that he
will welcome notes of interest from
Hawaii to the columns of his paper.
1.-The advertising department of the
Canadian Pacific Railway acknowl-
edges receipt of copy of Sir Frederick
Treves splendid description of the Pail
and bathing at Waikiki, which they
will make good use of. When forward
ing the article we also sent the best
photographs obtainable of the Pail and
the beach at Waikiki. which will be
published in connection with the article
referred to.
AT the suggestion of DR.. VIM. T.
Monsarrat, letters were recently sent to
the leading veterinary surgeons Of the
United States suggesting that they hold
their 1908 convention in Honolulu. Re.
plies are now coming in. Dr.. NJ. e.
Knowles, State Veterinarian for Mon
tana, writes under date of February
4th, that 1t will give him great pleas
ure to indorse Honolulu for the 1908
meeting of the American Veterinary
Medical Association.
THE latest information from tne Los
Angeles Chamber of Commerce is to
the effect that everything is moving
along satisfactorily in regard to the
excursion. 1t has not been definitely
decided at this time whether they will
touch at Hilo first or on their return
Among the passengers that will be
aboard the Ohio are William d. Steph-
ems, w. j. Washhurn and family. Lee
A. Mcconnell, George H. Pike, DR.. |
Hill, DR.. j. E. Cowles and |
wife, F. D. Owen and wife. H. G. Chill |
SON and wife, Percy II. Clark and wife
md Major Z. w. Jones.
"A full list should be received by the
America Maru. The joint reception
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
md Merchants Association have ar
anged a very interesting program of
and have their plans
veil in hand"
Respectfully submitted,
H. p. WOOD,
Secretary |