The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-26
COMMITTEE
One of Alexander Hume
Ford's Schemes Is
Working Out.

Governor Frear yesterday afternoon
j appointed a territorial transportation
committee which he authorized to cor
respond with transportation companies
| in every part of the Pacific, and with
/ the government tourist bureaus of the
| five Australian states, New Zealand
and the South Sea Islands. The object
being to secure certain accurate infor-
nation to be placed before the Pro-
| motion Committee, the immigration
Board and the Territorial Legislature,
with the possible view Of cooperating
with sthe Tourist Bureau of the An
tipodes and the Pacific transportation
companies in establishing joint infor-
nation offices in the large cities of
America. Once this is accomplished
the transportation committee will
probably go out of existence.
The new board as appointed by the
Governor consists of Gov. Walter F.
Frear, honorary chairman, R. H.
Trent, acting chairman, E. A. Mott
Smith, L. A. Thurston, j. P. Cooke, A.
H. Ford. This committee will also
deal with local transportation prob
lens, seeking to secure for both tour
lists and residents of Hawaii cheap
inter-island excursion rates. In fact
a subcommittee for local work has
already been appointed, with A Cart
ley, chairman, and A F. Grifiths and
L. G. Blackman, as members, to ac-
cept the offer made by President Ken
nedy of the Inter-Island Company of
a series of ha1f-rate Weekend excur-
sions from Honolulu to the other
islands The first local work of the
transportation committee will be the
organization of an excursion on the
Mauna Kea to Hilo and return.
Mr.. Kennedy's offer was a twelve
dollar and half rate to Hilo and re-
turn provided one hundred excursion
lists booked for the trip. The Mauna
Kea leaving Honolulu on any Friday
arriving at Hilo Saturday morning,
and leaving that port Sunday after
noon. arriving at Honolulu early Mon
day morning. Both Mr.. Gartley and
Mr.. Griffiths president of Oahu Col
lege) are enthusiastic as to the pos
sibilities of the cheap inter-island ex-
point, as is Mr.. Blackman, while Mr..
Gartley looks upon them also as a
means of inducing young business men
to study the possibilities and resources
of the other islands; and a temptation
to all nature lovers to get out and be
thrilled. Likewise Mr. w. O. Smith
a director of the Inter-Island Co., in
sists that the public is the third part
ner that should always be consulted |!
1t is his suggestion that the excur- |
sions be made monthly at first and this /
suggestion the committee is likely to |
adopt. The first excursion will be to |
Hilo and the volcano, which is now
active; the second, most likely to Maui
and Haleakala, the third to Kauai, the
fourth to the windward side of Molo-
kai, and the fifth to the windward /
coast of Hawaii. However, the Hilo
excursion is the only. one definitely
fixed upon for the present. For this,
and the others, Mr.. Trent offers to sell
tickets at his office on Fort street free
Of any commission. Those wishing to
book for this first weekend cruise are
by the committee to notify
aim by letter or phone.
The cost of the Hilo trip will be
;12.50, while the expenses of the full
.olcano trip will amount, approx
nately, for the campers, to about ST,
While those who traverse the eight
niles from the end of the railway to
he volcano by stage will probably pay
N extra five dollars for the return
rip, and those making use of the Vol S