The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-27
COOK AND SON
TO PUT ISLANDS
ON TICKET LIST
The Promotion Committee May Shift From Los
Angeles to SeattIe---Dissemination of
News by Bureau Projected.

4 dies under the Cook auspices is limit
! ed only by the capacity of the steam
ers. There is no reason why Hawaii
should not have just as great attrac-
tion for the people of the Pacific Coast.
1t is true that one can make Ber-
muda in 45 hours, but there are lots
OF people whose holiday lasts longer
/ than two weeks so that is no. argument
against Honolulu. There is a steamer
/ from New York to Bermuda every ten
days and we sent 100 tourists on every
boat, on an average, last summer.
! When | return to San Francisco /
] shall report favorable on the matter.
J You have all that is wanted here. Keep
! the place as it is People who come
the Monte Carlo proposition will keep
good people away instead of attracting
them.
NEWS BUREAU IDEA.
The following communication was
read:
Honolulu, T. H, March 25, 1908.
Mr.. H. P Wood, Secretary, Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Dear Sir: In reference to the mat
ter of educating Americans on the
mainland in things Hawaiian, along
which line 1 talked with you recently,
I wish to submit an outline of what
I should suggest.
/ 1 am not sure that all of our people
realize that throughout the greater
part of the United States, even among
ordinarily well informed people, Ha-
wall is little more than name. Aus
tralia, Japan, Ceylon are as we'll
known. 1t is no infrequent thing for
mail from official departments of some
of the States to reach the Govern
or's office addressed to the american
Consul or to Honolulu, Philippine
islands, The following clipping from
a paper in Holyoke, Massachusetts,
illustrates we'll the point I am trying
to make. Remember, also, that Holy
olxe is a city of between $4,000 and
10000 population, and in a State cred
tied with being above the standard in
matters of culture and education:
Holyoke, Mass, Telegram: The Tel
egram is in receipt of a letter from
a Honolulu daily advertiser. The let
ter is accompanied by a paper which
shows that Honolulu is certainly en-
terprising. The paper itself is printed
in English, and is exceedingly well
Illustrated. 1t contains a four-column
cut, several three-column ones, and
others which are smaller, illustrating
the floral parade which was held there
washington's s. Birthday. There are
many features of the paper which are
exceedingly interesting to Americans
because they explain how Hawaiians
view American affairs.
Now. in a way, this ignorance may
be of advantage to Hawaii, for 1t
suggests cheap and effective means
of advertising which no mainland city
or state could get. The above article
displays, with all it's ignorance, keen
interest in our affairs which it is up
to us to turn to our advantage by
satisfying. The way to do this Is
through the newspapers.
There is an unlimited supply of good
material for news stories here in this |
Territory which would be very well |
come to the average editor, especially
if it didn't cost him anything. Every |
day our local papers have material |
which could be converted into copy |
of much more than local interest. This |
mornings Advertiser has number of
such items. One relative to the dis
covery by a. Gartley and c. H. Cooke |
of skeletons concealed in an ancient
heiau in Kona has the material in it
for a good general interest story. The
visit of the Chinese Consul to the pub
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