The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-19
.GR|GGS HOLT
MAKES A TALK
Ex-HonoIuIan Speaks of Travel
Prospects in Store for
Honolulu.

Lucas and Mclean.
w. Griggs Holt was present and ad
/ dressed the meeting. He spoke Of
travel conditions in the Orient, offer.
| ing his services and those of the Pa
cific Mail s. S. Co., in furthering the
| work of the Promotion Committee in
| the Far East.
Holt was very much impressed with
the value of enlarged photographs as
means of advertising Hawaii and
stated that he would like to place large
views of Hawaiian scenery like those
in the rooms of the committee, in CO.
lombo, Singapore, Yokohama, Hong
kong, Shanghai and Manila.
The secretary was authorized to Sc
cure six enlarged photographs. proper
ly framed. and to deliver same to Mr..
Holt for distribution as. outlined.
Holt stated that in his opinion that
stopover travel would materially in
crease in the near future, due to the
putting in commission of the new T.
X. K. boats. Tourists will now have
a chance to stop over here and then
resume their trip by vessel as large
as the one on which they came to Ha-
wall
A letter was read from C. S. Hol-
Inxxyou oh n of fhn cnanioI
mittee appointed to work up local sem
timent in favor of the holding of the
1910 convention of the American AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Science, in Honolulu. The following
resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee will gladly cooperate
with the local committee having the
matter in hand in arranging for the
reception and entertainment of such
members of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science as
may visit Honolulu, should the 1910
annual convention of the association be
held in this city.
The following communication was
read and placed on file:
Honolulu, T. H., June Is, 1908.
III. P. Wood, Esq, Secretary, Hawaii
Promotion Committee, Honolulu,
T. H.
Dear Sir: Kindly permit me to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your favor of
the 5th instant, addressed to the Oahu
County Board of Supervisors, calling
their attention to the necessity for the
building of a direct road from Homo
lulu to the Pearl Harbor naval station
I wish to inform you that the mat
ter is now in the hands of Messrs. S.
c. Dwight and F. K. Archer, members
of the committee on roads, bridges and
parks, for action thereon Respect
fully yours.
d. KALAUOKALANI. JR.,
County Clerk. County of Oahu.
SECRETARY WOODS LETTER.
Secretary Woods weekly letter read
as follows:
Honolulu, June 18th, 1908.
Chairman and Members OF the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: BY the steamer Hilo-
MAN, sailing this week, we sent a large
supply of carefully selected mangoes
and alligator pears to Los Angeles. to
be processed for exhibition purposes.
We also sent some twenty ten-pound
for the same purposes, as
well as a bunch of red and a bunch
of Chinese bananas. which will also
be put up in large glass jars. When
ready for exhibit these fruits will add
to the attractiveness and
value of our display on the mainland.
Mr.. F.. w. Richardson, president of
the California Press Association, writes
under date of June End that his asso-
citation is considering an excursion to
Hawaii in the near future and in COM
plSance with our request forwarded a
revised list of the members of the as
ISOLATION, some two hundred in all. We
have placed these names on our reg
ular mailing list and shall do our ut
most to work up interest in the trip.
We stin continue to hear from our
friends who visited Hawaii as men,
bers of the Southern California Press
,I
Miss Grace H. Tower, a member of |
this excursion, writes under date of |
June Sdh:
Ever so many people have become |
in Hawaii, through my
stories. and addresses. Three of my
friends are there now and still another |
is on the way"
BY the Manchuria, we received a |
number of interesting letters. among
them one from f. o. Mccormick, as
sistant traffic director, Southern Pa
cific Company. who writes from Chi |
,ago as follows:
This Will acknowledge receipt of. |
and thank you for your letter May
18th. together with copy of your map
The Crossroads of the Pacific" 1t |