The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-05-15
MARK TWAIN
MANTELP|ECE
Design Submitted Yesterday
Was Praised by Promotion
Committee.

meeting yesterday afternoon to admir-
ling a tentative design for the Marx
Twain mantelpiece, submitted by VfggC
Jacobsen. one of the three designs be.
ing prepared. Mr.. Jacobsen had not
completed his drawings but had pro-
gressed far enough to show that his
conception of what was Wanted was
about the correct one and he was asked
to finish the work.
The design worked out is thoroughly
Hawaiian, the side panels having typi-
cal Hawaiian fish, disporting about
sprays of coral, while on the upper half
of the panels are natural size Ha vaiian
fruits. Across the top panel in relief
! is to be carved the Hawaiian national
motto, Ia maui Ike ca o ka alma ka
pono," for the philosophic humorist to
ponder over, while on a medallion in
the center will be a bust of Kameha-
meha I beneath the Hawaiian eoat-of-
arms. The whole design is a decided
ly handsome one and merited the
praise it received yesterday from the
promotionists.
Mrs. w w. Hall and others are also
working on designs for this mantel-
piece, the mahogany for which is to be
donated for the committee by the Ha-
waiian Mahogany company.
INVESTORS LOOKING HAWAII
WARD.
Secretary Wood reported that during
the month the number of letters from
prospective investors coming to the
committee were increasing very rapid
ly, letters of inquiry from people hav-
ing from five to twenty-five thousand
dollars and looking for a place to go
into business or into small farming.
1.-The indications are that we viii be
visited this summer by more homeseek-
ers than have ever before come to the
Islands, he said.
MARDI GRAS ADVERTISING.
A letter from Mrs. w. NJ. Graham,
asking that the Kilohana Art League
be allowed to advertise the Mardi Gras
for 1909 on the Floral Parade poster to
be issued within the next two months,
was read. The request was favorably
considered but no definite action was
taken.
The regular monthly accounts were
passed, somewhat inflated because of
extra work in both the local and Los
Angeles branches during April. The
accounts totaled $495 for the mainland
and $453 for the Honolulu work.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Chairman Waldron reported that S.
NJ. Oat, the agent of the Merchants
Exchange, had generously offered to
supply the Promotion Committee room
with his daily bulletins of marine in
telligence The thanks of the commit
tee to Mr.. Oat were expressed.
The Secretary's weekly latter report
was:
THE SECRETARY'S LETTER.
1t gives me pleasure to report that
our news service is apparently meeting
with a favorable reception. By the last
mail, we received Acknowledgements of
oar circular letter in regard to the
matter and requests for the service
from The Republican-Gazette, Lima,
Ohio: The Mckinley County Republic
can, Gallup, New Mexico; Daily Dro-
ver's Journal, South Omaha, Neb.;
Rome Tribune Herald, Rome, Ga; Eau
Claire Leader, Eau Claire, Wis; The
Plainfield Courier News, Plainfield, N.
J.: The Herald, Auburn, Neb.; The
Herald Calgary, Canada; The Regis
ter, Tyndall, S. D.; Public Opinion,
DEBORAH, Iowa; The Saginaw Courier
Herald, Saginaw, Mich; The Modesto
News, Modesto, Cal: The Evening
Times, Cumberland, Md; The Sandus- |
ky Register, Sandusky, Ohio; Douglas
Daily Dispatch. Douglas, Arizona; The |
Daily Ardmoreite, Ardmore, Oklahoma; |
The Republican, Blackfoot, Idaho; FREQ
Lance, Schuyler. Neb.; The Daily Gate
City, Keokuk. Iowa; The Pendleton
PendletOn, oregon; The Hum |
boldt Times, Eureka, Cal: The Dalles
The Dalles. Oregon; The
Mail Medford, oregon; Daily Mfssou-
liam, Missoula, Montana; Red Wing
Daily Republican, Red Wing, Mimi;
The Journal. Logan, Utah; Inter-
Ocean. Devils Lake. n. D.; Record, |
Nephi Utah.
The secretary of the North San Ma
teo County Improvement Association
writes that he is endeavoring to work
up interest in a trip TO Hawaii among
the members of his association and ex-
presses the belief that several people
from that part of California will soon
visit the Islands.
The following letter from the libra
rian of the Hoyt Public Library, Sagi-
nav, Michigan, is of interest:
IF you could see our copy of Pic
turesque Honolulu today you would
be perfectly satisfied that it has proved
acceptable to our readers. In fact,
they have read it into absolute tatters.
IF another copy is available, I would
like you to send it and allow me the
pleasure of paying for it.
Your romantic Islands have a great
charm for Saginaw, SO many people
have visited them"
You viii be interested in knowing
that Professor Muir accepts the COM
mittee's invitation TO visit Hawaii. Fol-
lowing is a copy of his letter in full:
~ heartily thank You for your kind
invitation on behalf of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee TO visit Hawaii
as your guest.
For more than thirty years I have
had your famous Islands in mind to be
fondly explored and enjoyed. but thus
far. fate has allowed me only day
around Honolulu. I'm now very busy
trying to get some long delayed writing
off my hands, but be assured, l shall
be glad to accept your committees