The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-03

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and sent on TO Dresden some time
since. Besides securing thorough dis
tfihution Of the poster. We hope by the
plan pursued TO get moro closely In
touch with European tourist bureaus,
hotels, railway aud steamship Offices.
Among other pamphlets sent out dur
ing the past year were large number
of copies Of Governor Freat 5 most val.
liable annual report, also the report on
Home Making in Hawaii by Mr., 4. II.
Newell of the Reclamation Service OF
which we have distributed fully five
thousand copies
am deeply gratifed at being able
TO report that more and more Of our
own people when making trips away
take with them a full supply of folders
for which they invariably find a great
demand. A large number OF addresses
are. also being handed in from day to
| day by residents Of Hawaii which is
a material help TO us in our work
of advertising Hawaii s attractions
abroad.
The current receipts of the committee
for the year amounted 20 SlS,662.3l;
exceeding the expenditures Sl7,130.25,
| by difference of $4,000.
We have had representatives, at the
different National Conventions who
kindly distributed large quantities Of
folders descriptive of Hawaii.
Mr.. w. II. Babbitt did excellent work
along this line at the Irrigation Con
vention at Spokane.
The Rev. Nakuina distributed a vast
amount of matter at the last annual
meeting of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety and we are now cooperating with
this gentleman in an endeavor to bring
the 1915 Convention to Honolulu.
Mr.. w. A. Bryan did splendid work
for us at Philadelphia, both in lectur-
ing and by the distribution of folders in
his efforts to bring to Honolulu the
1910 Convention of the American AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of
Science.
Through the courtesy of the secre.
tary, Mr.. Francis, careful distribu-
tion was made of our matter at the
goth Annual Session of the TRANSMITS
sissippi Commercial Congress just con.
cluded at Denver.
We have been represented at other
conventions besides numerous state
fairs and similar gatherings.
Mr.. Paul Super, secretary of the Y.
NJ. @. A, did some splendid promotion
work while absent on the mainland.
Mr.. Charles A. Bon has been at work
at Cheyenne and elsewhere.
Numerous other names might be cited
of those who have done effective work
for Hawaii while on trips for business
and pleasure.
During the period covered by this
| report, numerous lecturers have told the
story of Hawaii in all to many hun
dreds of thousands of people. Inter
esting articles on the Islands, by writ
ers of note, have appeared in a multi
tude of publications.
Our relations with other bodies en-.
| gagged in lines of work similar to ours
have been most cordial. 1t is doubtful
If there is another organization sus.
tanning reciprocal relations with so
many Tourist Bureaus, Chambers of
Commerce, Merchants Associations,
Promotion Committees and similar in
situations as the Hawaii Promotion
Committee.
Wetare in close touch with all such
organizations throughout Australia, New
Zealand, India, Java, China, Japan, the
mainland of the United States, Canada.
and many parts of Europe.
BY this exchange, we are able to offer
reliable data relating to all parts of the
world, which is much appreciated by
transpacitic travellers, many of whom
call at our office.
Our library of directories, now CON
tanning upward of one hundred volume
also proves a convenience TO the trav-
eler as well as to the resident of Ha.
| wall.
The News Sheet, which has been so
well edited by Mr.. Will j. Cooper dur.
ing the past year, has proven to be a
most successful means of disseminating
reliable information concerning Hawaii
and | regret sincerely that the commit.
tee finds it necessary for financial rea.
sons, to discontinue this branch of its
work; yet, if the saving we are able to
effect from the discontinuance of this
service will enable the committee to
launch its plans for advertising Hawaii
at Atlantic City next year, we will
probably secure even better results.
The success of the sales department
of the Hawaii exhibit at Seattle affords
ample evidence that the Atlantic City
venture will prove profitable invest.
ment.
During the past twelve months. we
have been able to turn much more travel
than formerly to the different islands,
largely owing to the fact that not only
Hawaii, but Maui and also Kauai have
each installed reliable and reasonable
automobile service. Through the efforts
of the committee, the trips to the crater
of Haleakala and lao valley on Maui
have been included in the Inter. Island
Steam Navigation Company's coupon
tickets, the cost of the trips being rea-
sonable, and the service excellent.
The work of the committee at Los
Angeles has proved most successful. No
one part of the mainland sends as many
visitors TO Hawaii as Southern Califor.
MIA, and the number is constantly in,
creasing. Mr.. Lloyd Childs did good
work at the head of this bureau, and
now Mrs Ileadlee, Mr.. Childs' success.
sor, is doing equally well, especially
since her visit TO the Islands. The
audiences at Mrs. Headlee's daily lee
ture fills the room 10 overlooking.
The entertainment afforded the news