The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-31
TOURIST RUSH
NEXT WINTER
VIII Cooper Believes Travel
Will Establish New
Record.

Hawaii had her transportation diff
eulties last year, but unless all signs
fail the congestion this fall and winter
is going to put all previous records in
the shade. I usually take turn of an
hour or two daily in the information
booth, and it is seldom on these occa-
sions that number Of persons do not
tell me that they are going to the
Islands this winter, and inquire con-
corning hotels, furnished cottages, and
boarding houses. Many persons ask for
literature and I have taken to asking
all such if they are contemplating Wis
iting Hawaii, for I have discovered
that many of these do, although they
may not volunteer the information.
This afternoon in the space of an hour
while / was relieving Willie Morgan,
no less than six persons stated that
they expect to spend several months
in Honolulu, and four of them wanted
to know about the possibilities of Sc
curing furnished cottages. If the
steamship companies can get the peo-
pie there it looks as though Honolulu
people will have to get busy to take
care of them. The greater number of
inquiries are concerning boarding
houses and furnished cottages
If [ can judge from what / hear the
steamships are already having about
all the Islands-ward traffic that they
can accommodate H. G. Middleditch,
who sailed for home by the last Mara
ma from Vancouver on the 18th inst,
told me that he had engaged passage
by wire from Denver several weeks
before sailing time of the vessel, and
then had had fight to get a place
after he reached here, fully a week
ahead of the sailing date Supt. of
Schools Babbitt, who sails for home
next Tuesday on the Siberia, was I'M
able to secure accommodations for his
wife and daughter, although he tried
to at least three weeks ahead of the
sailing date. They were compelled to
go by the Lurline which sailed yester-
day, Mr.. Babbitt remaining behind to
close up some of his business here.
James S. McCandless, who is now
here, tells me that he feels almost GER
tain that the San Francisco Shriners
will succeed in pulling off an excursion
to the Islands in October or November
That they have tentatively arranged
for the charter of the Queen, ship
plying between here and San Francis
co, for a twenty-five day trip. William
Crocker, the Grand Master Cor what
ever the Shriners call their head many
IS very enthusiastic, and although he is
running for mayor of San Francisco
Will go whether or not he is nominated.
although such contingency may change
the date Of the sailing. McCandless
thinks the affair is as good as assured,
He is going back to Frisco in a week
or two to push the thing along.
[ am glad to see by the Honolulu
papers that the Salt Lake City Elks
have not abandoned the idea of trying
to run an excursion this winter.
Since beginning this letter we have
received the new loose leaf register
which YOU sent. 1t is fine book and
comes just in the nick of time Your
letter stating that you had shipped it
also was timely, for it enabled us to
cancel an order for a book. which we
had placed several days before, with
cost to us.
We are preparing for another inter
esting meeting of the National Conser-
walton Congress, which meets here
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of next
week. Pinchot, and other prominent
cOnservationists will speak, and [ am
advised by men who know, that it NAV
be impossible to avoid another warm
fight, along the lines of the one at
Spokane. Mr.. Hosmer will be here. and
think will represent Hawaii In a
talk. He has not been out to the Elk
position yet, although he arrived in
Seattle yesterday, but left almost i'm
mediately for the ascent of Mt. Rainier.
He will be back in two or three DAYS.
Mr. Blanchard proposes an evening of
lectures and picture talks during the
meeting, at which he, Hosmer, and nv
self, and possibly one or two others
viii speak for 80 or 40 minutes each.
He suggested that I represent Hawaii.
but knowing that Hosmer would be
here, | deferred in his favor Besides
| felt that'l might be treading on other
toes also. If [ have any part. it will
be only in showing some of our pic
lures and boosting a little in a general
way,
Miss Lawrence and Miss Woods
leave next Wednesday on their return
home via the Alameda.
WILL J. COOPER.
Seattle, Aug. IS, 1909.