Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-26
OFFICERS Of Army
AND NAVY INVITED
Special Letters Sent
To Those About To
Retire

Secretary Wood has prepared the
following letter, which he viii submit
to the Promotion Committee at rs
meeting this afternoon
We are now sending out special
letters to every officer of the Army
and Navy, listed to retire during this
year and also during the years 1903
and 1910, calling their attention to
the attractions offered by the Islands
as place for homes --
We are also mailing special letters
to the Secretary Of every Chamber OF
Commerce, Merchants and Manufac.
turers' Association and similar organ.
izations throughout all Of the West.
Grn States, suggesting the getting up
of small excursion parties to Hawaii
of from fifteen to twenty-five In this
work we will be aided by the Passen.
ger Agents of all of the Trans Con.
tinental railroads as well as by the
general passenger agents of the differ.
ont steamship companies, plying out
of San Francisco and Vancouver. with
whom we keep in constant touch.
Even the Great Northern and North.
ern Pacific Railway, though they have
no direct steamship connection with
Hawaii, continue to advertise anG
help us. The half page free advertise
ment In the time folder of the North
orn Pacific brings MS IN u number %
inquiries each mail.
Something over year ago, we fur
nished Mr.. VIM. Stitt. general passen.
ger agent of the Canadian Pacific rail
way. with about one hundred careful.
| ly selected photographs fem which
he has had made large number OF
! lantern slides. These are now being
shown In all the towns tributary to
the Canadian Pacific Railway. Mr.
Stitt Is also planning to get out new
series of pamphlets for use In Eng
| land. Canada, New Zealand and Aus
tralla, in which Hawaii will receive
/ prominent mention. AS a direct Re
suit of Mr.. Stitt's friendship and &C
tive cooperation we may expect con
tlnued increase of travel from the
Canadian Provinces and from Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
BY the last steamer from the South
we received a number of superbly II
Illustrated BOOKS. descriptive of the at
fractions of New Zealand, for "lrdet
by Mr.. T. L. Dome. Superintendent
of the New Zealand Government De
partmcnt of Tourist and Health Re
sorts, with whom we have co-operatet
In the distribution of advertising mat
teri for the past two years. Our fold
rrs are distributed throughout all o
Australia on the Same plan.
am pleased to report that Nj
Pratt is now preparing his article ol
the land laws of the Territory, whicl
will be published In the pamphlc
Agriculture In Hawaii" At Mr.
Pratt's suggestion, the pamphlet vii
also contain the names and addresses
of the land agents on the different Is
lands, so as to enable interested paI
ties to correspond direct without lirs
writing to the General Land Office o.
Promotion Committee at Honolulu.
Through the kindness of Mr. How
ard Hitchcock, who has agreed to le
us have three or four of his painting
for display in Los Angeles, we will b,
able to make our exhibit there spec
tally attractive.
Through the courtesy of the Polk
Hustled Directory Company. a Direct
DRY of the city of Washington, d. c
has just been placed on our counter
Respectfully submitted,
II. p. WOOD.
Secretary.