The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-14
EXCURSION To
MIkADO'S LAND
The Representatives of Coast
Chambers of Com
merce.

/ An excursion party representing the
Chamber of Commerce of California
} will pass through here on October 2
on the Tenyo Maru on the way to
Japan on the invitation of the Cham
bers of Commerce of Toxic, Kyoto,
Osaka, Yokohama and Kobe. It is
hoped that one or more representatives
of the Chamber of Commerce of Ha.
waii will join the party here, though as
yet no such representatives have been
selected.
This excursion is an important and
in way an exclusive affair. 1t is
strictly limited to thirtyfour members
of Chambers of Commerce though each
of these may take with him one lady,
making total of sixty eight persons.
The invitation makes it clear that it is
desired that the members of the exeur-
sion shall be members of the Chambers
they represent so that the party shall
be truly representative.
The party will be the guests of the
Chamber of Commerce of Honolulu
while the Tenyo Maru is in port. I'res.
ident Morgan of the Chamber has de-
signated a committee at the head of
| which is L. T. Peck to look after the
entertainment. This will include an
auto trip about the city and vicinity,
luncheon at which there shall be ad-
dresses, if the time permits.
The Importance of the affair ami it's
plan and scope may be gathered from
a letter receive by Secretary Fl. P. Wood
of the Chamber of Commerce from
Chester w. Burks, Secretary and Treas
urer of the San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce This letter is as follows:
"The Chambers of Commerce of To-
kio, Kyoto, Osaka, Yokohama, and
Kobe on the goth of July last united in
cable message inviting the Chamber
of Commerce of San Francisco to ar
range for a commercial excursion to
Japan, and further stating that the de-
tails of the invitation would be for
warded by letter.
"A few days since the official letter
arrived, and about the same time the
president of the chamber conferred
with Consul-General Chozo Koike, who
stated that the Japanese chambers ask |
ed that the excursion be given under
the auspices of the Chamber of Com |
merce of San Francisco, and that this |
chamber make the arrangements for
transportation and follow his plan as |
to the numerical strength of the party. |
''After several meetings with Con- |
sul-General Koike, and agreeable to his |
views, it was decided that the party be
limited to thirty-four members of |
Chambers of Commerce, but that each
of these thirty-four be allowed to take |
with him one lady, making total of
sixty-eight excursionists. 1t was found
impossible to secure accommodations |
from the steamship company for a |
larger number of people for this exeur-
sion. The approximate allotment to the
various Chambers of Commerce is as
follows:
clos Angeles, 5; Oakland, 2; Santa
Barbara, Eureka, San Jose, Stockton,
Fresno, l each; Sacramento, 2; San
Diego, .; Honolulu, 8; San Francisco,
Is.
80 according to the officials of the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, with
whom the Chamber of Commerce ex-
cursion committee dealt, sixty-eightsI
reservations are available for the ex-
cursion. The itinerary as far as ar
ranged provides for the departure from
San Francisco on the steamer Tenyo
Maru, sailing September 25, and reach
n vc al
fore the arrival of the American bat
tleship feet. Those exeursionists who
desire NAV sail from Yokohama on
4. the day following the
great celebration of the Emperor's
birth
s'The cost of a six months ticket
from San Francisco to Yokohama and
return is 1925, but the committee hopes
to secure reduced rate. The excur-
viii, of course, pay their own
shore expenses.
''The Chamber of Commerce of San
Francisco has devoted several weeks to
the discussion of these details with
Consul General Koike, and has endeav-
0red to meet the wishes of the Cham
bers of Commerce of Japan with re-
spect to the number and status of the
excursionists. While the members of
The party will pay their own shore ex-
penses, il should be borne in mind that
as the guests of the several Chambers
IF Commerce they will undoubtedly
,niov free of expenses many privileges
hat are beyond the reach of tourists. !
"'In discussing the excursion with :
he officers of the chamber, the Consul
General and various prominent Japan
,se of this city have made it very clear
hat the japanese Chambers of Com
neree especially desire that the bust
ness men who Join in this excursion !
2e truly representative of all branches I
If commerce.
"This letter is as informing as pos ,
ibIe at the present time. for the rea- I
on that some of the details are as yet
Incomplete.
"Owing to the limited time for ar-I