The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-29
WILL ATTEMPT
TO HOLD FLEE
Want Navy Boys to Take Part
in Floral Parade After
Returning Here.

Concerted action may be taken by the
chamber of commerce and merchants
association on behalf of the promotion
committee to secure delay in the de.
parture of the Pacific feet from Homo.
lulu for San Francisco in February next
year. This step is taken in order that
the fleet may be here during the floral
parade festivities, At the regular meet.
ing of the promotion committee held
yesterday afternoon the sense of the
| meeting was taken and both the organ.
izations named will be requested to
pass formal resolutions for presentation
to the naval authorities at Washington.
Copies will also be sent to George b.
Mcclellan with the request that he do
what he can to further the movement.
Little encouragement has been re-
ceived from Captain Rees, U.S.N., COM
mandant of the naval station, to whom
letter on this subject was addressed.
Captain Rees has replied that while
he is personally inclined to do all that
he can to aid in having the fleet re-
main until the floral parade is over,
and writes to Fred Waldron of the
promotion committee that he feels GER
tain that Admiral Sebree would I'M
doubtedly be glad TO accept the prof
fered honor. were. it not that the prop
osition conflicts with matured plans
of the navy department and places the
admiral in a difficult position.
Captain Rees states that the feet is
expected back about February l and
will leave for San Francisco on Feb
ruary 8. Admiral Sebree will turn over
the command of the feet to his sue
cessor shortly thereafter and viii be
placed on the retired list on February
90. To Captain Rees, it is evident that
Admiral Sebree could only accede to
the wishes of the promotion committee
at the expense of great personal sacri-
fee. A copy of Captain Rees' letter
will be included in any correspondence
on the subject forwarded to Washing
ton.
No Head Man Yet.
Messrs. Trent, j. P. Cooke and George
R. Carter, a committee appointed to
choose a man who will take entire
charge of the floral parade preparations,
have not named their selection yet.
In fact, they have not yet secured the
man. This is a more difficult matter
than appears on the surface as it re.
quires man well qualified to handle
matters automatically and give most
of his time to the affair. A business
man naturally, is wanted to take
charge, and many business men do not
} feel that they can devote their time
to the subject.
Itinerary for Maui.
; Mr.. Mclean reported that the Inter
Island Steam Navigation Company had
| arranged Maui itinerary for patrons
!, of its line so that passengers may take
the side trip to Maui. Coupon tickets
. will be sold to make the itinerary easily
handled by patrons.
No Steamers, No Tourists.
Acting Secretary Will j. Cooper's let
, ter to the committee for the week was
as follows:
A citizen who has the interests OF
Honolulu and the Territory truly al
heart, commented yesterday in rather
, a pessimistic vein on the fact that we
have "fallen down. on the proposed
Skinner excursion from San Francisco
and have apparently lost the big Salt
Lake City Elks excursion which was
planned for February. Everything
goes lovely with most of those prop
! ositions until it comes to getting
steamship service, and then it all
off, " was his way of putting it.
Now while there may be a certain
, amount of truth in all this, / person
ally get a whole lot of satisfaction Out
of the bare fact that so many person!
, really want to come to Hawaii. Ii
speaks volumes for the efficiency of oul
work. People are coming to know Of
| Hawaii as they never did before, ant
no one can question that the Hawai-
Promotion Committee has been the big
gest factor in this dissemination OF
knowledge. Besides there is no reason
to believe that these various exeur
sions planned, have been abandoned
On the contrary they will almost Ger
tainly be taken up again, and in thu
mean time all the planning and discus
sion winch goes on is so much goot
advertising for Hawaii. Here are ex
: cerpts from letters received by yes
terday IS mail bearing on this matter
which show that we have some goot
friends working for us.
Burnley Is Hopeful.
d. E. Burnley, general passenger agen
of the Oregon Short Line Railway
writes concerning the failure of tn,
Salt Lake Elks' plans:
"They felt it was rather too heavy
!. a risk for the lodge to assume, An view
. of the fact that they would have t.
$ guarantee, and deposit funds, to tn,
4 amount of $36,75O, in order to secur,
9 the steamer for the trip. l was mucl
/ disappointed to see the matter fal
, through. am convinced, notwith
l standing time was rather. short for ad
a vertising, they still could have secured
:. enough passengers to fill the ship.
( have hopes that we can bring abou
/. such an excursion for winter of l9ll
: and H."
Here is more good advertising fol
! Hawaii;
"We have movement on foot her,
n 10 run an excursion 20 Honolulu, start
, ing from here the latter part of Jan
uary, Therefore, viii you send me fft,
or hundred booklets on Hawaii, an,