The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-13
RAILWAY MEMS
COMMENTATOR
Picturesque Honolulu Praised
by Critics of Good
Advertising.

I The advertising value of Picturesque
: Honolulu from a promotion point OF
S view continues to be proved with ev-
. cry mail that reaches Honolulu Among
the hundreds of letters respecting il
received at the rooms of the Promotion
Committee, are some forty or fifty from
: prominent railroad men all over the
Union All speak in high terms of the
value of the publication as a publicity
agent and several state that a trip to
Honolulu to see what they have read
about is being considered. The follow
ing are few excerpts from some of
the letters:
1T is indeed very interesting book
EIet."-Robert Kerr, passenger traffic
manager, Canadian Pacific railway.
[ claim to be as well informed as
the average business man through
books, magazines and other literature
of our Island possessions but exam
ffnation of Picturesque Honolulu shows
me that I was indeed ignorant of your
beautiful civilization?"-S. c. War
ner, general passenger and ticket
agent, Kansas City Southern railroadl
1T is certainly very comprehensive
in its nature and very pleasing as well.
1t ought to do you a great deal of
| good j. Sebastian, passenger traffic
| manager, Rock Island Lines.
This is a very handsome edition,
containing some very valuable infor-
nation as to the wonderful resources
of Hawaii. Paul S. Viewer, travelling
passenger agent, Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad.
1T is indeed a revelation, and the
publication itself reflects great credit
on your enterprise in the direction of
promoting the welfare of your city,
Charles S. Lee, general passenger
agent, Lehigh Valley railroad.
st certainly pictures Honolulu as
Wonderland and l hope to have the
privilege of some day visiting your is
land."-H. J. Snyder, general agent,
Mexican Central railway
1T is very seldom that We receive
literature of this kind from the Islands
and as this publication is interesting
many ways, it is certainly appreciat-
ed.0-H. r. Mantz, district passenger
agent, Chicago, Rock Island and Pacl-
fic railway.
II will get the three daily papers to
mention the enterprise of our fellow
citizens at the crossroads of the Pa
cif1c. 1 have enjoyed the contents of
the magazine very much and it will get
in the hands of numerous people who
call at my office"-M j. Geary, city
passenger agent, Hot Spring, Arkansas,
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rail-
way.
I'VE had the pleasure of looking
through it and commend the publisher |
on it's fine appearance."-C. D. Du-
mann, general passenger agent, Pa
cific Coast Steamship company
1T is certainly a beautiful publca- |
ton and will no doubt result in much |
good for the cause. If it is entirely |
consistent, I would be very glad to |
receive another copy, as l can place. It !
where it will probably do some good" /
j. L. Stanton, district passenger |
agent, Chicago and Eastern Illinois.
railway.
II deem it of great value to us. We |
have some business from this section |
to Hawaii and the copy you have for
warded us will assist greatly in post
ing ourselves and fitting us to describe /
your country to those making en-
quiries. y, r. Keine, city passenger |
agent, Des Moines, Rock Island Lines. |
II Is d great TSF0fdliOu TO
me, and / will take much pleasure in |
showing it to others, that they may |
know of the great development going |
on in your beautiful islands"-D. w. |
Farrow, commercial agent, Philadel-
phia, Rock Island Frisco Lines
II have read Picturesque Honolulu
with a great deal of pleasure and in /
terest. A trip to Hawaii and the Orient |
is one of the treats 1 have been promis-
ing myself for several years. IF moth
ing interferes with present plans / will |
probably make the trip some time I
during the next two years.'-C. L.
Cobb, Southwestern passenger agent, |
Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul rail
way
THE publication certainly reflects |
great credit upon your organization
and cannot help but be of great bene-
fit in promoting the commercial and /
other interests for the Islands. L con-
graduate you on the excellent pro-
duction."-L. NJ. Allen, general passen-
ger agent, Chicago, Rock Island and !
Ell Paso railway.
1.-THE same speaks well for the enthu-
siasm and push of your committee and
certainly gives one unacquainted with i
your country a thorough idea OF the
same."-D. G.. Black, general agent,
Great Northern railway.
II have read same with interest. I
hope to have the opportunity, some
day, of making a visit to your grand
country.''-J F. Harves, Salt Lake
City. travelling passenger agent, Rock
Island-FrisCo Lines.
THE publication is certainly a great
compliment to the public and is now
being read with very great interest
not only by myself but by others I !
would appreciate it very much if you
would advise me the prices of land |
within ten or fifteen miles of your city, |
or perhaps further out, as I do not find |
any quotations in the publication re-
ceived. If not too much trouble, I /
would like to receive one of the Ho- /
nolulu dailies. &C. A. Hunter. Port |
land. Ore. general agent, St. Louis and |
San Francisco railroad.