Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-03-31
Mr.. 'lAU(Hl|N IS
PLEASED WITH HAWAII
Closer Trade Relations
Are Sought By
Northwest

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the query the Bull 10 n man put 10
D. II. Mclaughlin of Sdttle, who has
been making a few weeks stay here.
and returned from the Volcano on the
Mauna Kca.
II am very much plaged with Ho.
uolulu and with the Islinds so far as
have been over thent he replied.
Your even temperatup and tropical
ycrdure are certainly Iry delightful,
but | cannot but feel hat II the aG.
vantages of these ISLANDS were better
known to the people Seattle and
the North Pacific cotttIy generally
that you would leriye 1dch benefit in
| he way Of tourist traYl.
There are over 45OpOO people in
the principal cities of BIget Sound at
the present time. Adj to this the
100000 for the CANADIAN cities OF
Vancouver and Victoria and you have
a population of over had a million on
the Straits and on Puge Sound. Does
IL not occur to people here that you
should be in closer tdch with this
large population? At tn PRESENT rate
of growth 1t will not T. ling before
these figures are augmented to at
least million people.
For the purpose of nrcmotng
closer trade relation between the
countries bordering on tic Pacific and
The islands of the sea. tn, business
men of Seattle have PINNED an ex.
position, the Alaska-Yuk,n Exposition.
TO be held next year. commencing
june LIST and ending in Dcbhcr. We
believe that the city of .Hololulu and
the Territory ought to le veil repre-.
sented at that exposition. You will
play to large audience AID to the
kind of people that 1t will be benefl.
cial for you to meet. Tie Pacific
Northwest, including tie States Of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho and west.
ern Montana will be especially well
represented at this exposition. The
western provinces of CalndI will also
be generously representa-. This is q
field that you can well ,ff,rd to cul
tlvate. You must remenbe' that this
country has no winter 'eeoyt. This
country is developing vcV fast; Il is
rich and is getting richg every day.
They are money spendeIH # YOU can
get a pull on that KIM # tourist
trade you will get It at frst hand and
Il cannot help but be profitable to you.
''The tourist trade Il ve'y dcsir.
able trade. Southern California lives
upon it almost entirely end II It were
not for tourist trade scme portions Ot
Europe would have to go out of bust
ucss. Present the Charms of yOuI
beautiful scenery and surroundings tC
this growing and progressive section
of the country and you will be Iwcl
repaid, | am sure. The Exposition
will give you grand opportunity for
so doing.
81 have been DEEPLY impressed will
| the fact that theie should be close
business relations between Honolulu
and Seattle Both cities would bene
: fit greatly by d closer commercial
touch. feel THIS is a matter tina
should receive The earnest considera
ton of the business men of both cit
les.
Seattle Is a wonderful city. 1t i
said to be growing faster than an,
city in the void. When you realiz
that two.thirds Of its present popula
: ton have come there since 1900, yo
will get an idda of its great growth Il
population. b. wealth 1t is CROWN
equally fast. Two years and hal
t ago its bark deposits were abou
$50 100000; how they are over $50
100000. Seattle might be called tn
commercial cahtal of Alaska. II
trade with AlasSa amounts to owe
$50 100000 snnmlly Its timber trad
Is immense ant agriculture Is deye
2 oping in the Stste Of Washington wit
: great strides. Washington is the frs
State In the onion In the manufat
ture of timbe. and is fourth in tn
II production Of wheat Cities reHec
the growth Of the country tributary
them and the cities on Puget Soun
are but rejecting the wonderful d.
velopment Of the Pacific Northwest
at Is expected that Congress wi
u give us Substantial appropriation
'' aid of the fair. but II it does not "
will have tie Fair just the same. S
attic has decided to hold this Fair an
G II is going to have It, Several OF II
largest q the Exposition building
are ALREADY in course OF erection an
some of mem nearing completion, "
hope to have the support of this eli
and Territory in a very fine and ere