The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-16

for Hawaii, as well as the 1911 meeting
of the Transmississippi Congress, AM
both with splendid prospect of success
An unusual number of lecturer
| throughout the world are now giving
popular lectures on Hawaii, and many
of them have been furnished their fact
and data by the Hawaii Promotion
Committee, which as well supplies then
with lantern slides at actual cost. Hall
dozen or more have been thus sup
piled within the past several months.
A great deal OF literature has also
been furnished to schools throughout
the United States, for use in supple
mentary work; and large number OF
women IS clubs have through the sug-
gestion of the committee made Hawaii
the topic of a series of meetings or
lectures.
Special letters accompanying climatic
folders and other data have been sent
to every hospital and sanitarinm in the
United States with the result that quite
a number of convalescents have been
directed this way.
The committee has also joined forces
with the Federal Experiment Station in
the issuing Of one of the most autbori-
tative pamphlets on the agricultural
possibilities of the Territory ever is
sued" Agriculture in Hawaii, by
Jared G. Smith, director of the station,
and this publication has been sent out
to every agricultural or horticultural
magazine in the United States and
Canada. 1t has been most extensively
copied from, and quoted, and has
brought to the Promotion Committee
and Experiment Station a very large
number of inquiries concerning the Is
lands. The committee also rendered i'm.
portant assistance in the experiment
conducted a year ago by the Expert
ment Station in shipping fresh pine
apples to Chicago. Through the com
mittee's relations with the Chicago
Chamber of Commerce a most fattering
and elaborate reception was accorded
the Island representatives, and great
deal of publicity given to the expert
ment.
In order to become more closely in
formed with conditions in the Orient
and in Australasia, Secretary Wood ex-
poets to spend a number Of months the
latter part of next year in touring
China, Japan, Ceylon, Java, Australia,
and New Zealand.
The influence of the Promotion Gem
mittee has been by no means small IN !
he matter of having needed public i'm
made, roads built, ETC., and |
n having corrected improper charges
made tourists and investigating COM
olaints.
Dhe Floral Parade, which has ccme
% be an annual event in Honolulu on |
birthday February 22), |
has been promoted actively by the Ha-
vail Promotion Committee. Every year
his event has attracted greater atten- i
ion, and elaborate preparation lis be-
ng made for advertising the next one
IN the mainland.
The presentation of the beautiful |
nantel to Mark Twain, for his new
home in Redding, Connecticut, while a
yraceful compliment to the noted writer |
,or his kind words about Hawaii on |
many occasions, at the same time has |
is advertising value, which has not |
been lost sight of, and the acceptance i
oy John Muir, the great California
of an invitation rendered by |
he committee, to visit the Territory |
nay be considered in the same light.
The only criticism to its work which
he Promotion Committee resents, is
uch as is sometimes made by persons
Who apparently have not taken the |
rouble to find out that the things they |
would have the committee do have been |
'ully exploited, or are being used at
he time the criticism is made. On the
other hand the public is encouraged to
,ffer suggestions in regard to the work,
md a week ago took measures to bring
mt opinions from a large number of
.itizens. This is to be kept up and
done to interest the public
n the work. The committee realizes
many possibilities in the way of work,
which cannot be undertaken on account
With large income it would be posi-
de to carry out many plans now laid
IN the shelf only waiting.