The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-19
ALASKA WOULD FOLLOW
HAWA|rS EXAMPLE

At meeting of the Promotion Com
mittee yesterday afternoon, an invita-
ton was extended to the members of
the Legislature to attend a moving pic
ture exhibition, which will be given,
probably next Thursday evening, in the
roof garden pavilion Of the Young
Hotel, by Mr.. Bonine, the motion pie,
ture expert. The pictures which will
be shown will be some of the best
which Mr.. Bonine has made during the
past two years. Some of these pictures
have made a great hit on the mainland,
where they are being shown by Burton
Holmes, the lecturer, and others. The
ones which are being displayed at the
Promotion Committees branch office at
Los Angeles, have also attracted much
attention to the Islands.
The committee after some discussion,
voted to take page of advertising
space in the Overland Monthly, for
which Mr.. C. E. Ferguson, of New
York City, is here at the present time
preparing an extensive writeup of the
Territory, to appear in probably the
May number.
Secretary Wood announced that the
committee by today's mail is sending
out 500 personal letters to railway men
throughout the United States. advising
them of facts concerning cost of living,
hotel accommodations, and other infor.
nation relative to Hawaii. Besides
this, several thousand pieces of printed
matter is also going out on the same
mail.
Honolulu, February Is, 1909.
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: In lieu of my regular
weekly summary, permit me to call your
attention to the following editoria
from the January 18th issue of The
Daily Alaskan, published at Skagway
Alaska, which is one of several articles
referring to the work of the Hawai-
Promotion Committee recently received
Hawaii Sets Alaska an Example.
'Once every week every newspaper
and periodical in the United States an(
in all its territories receives Letter
from the press news bureau of the Ha
wall Promotion Committee containing
news articles written in an interesting
way by trained newspaper men. Thes,
articles are furnished free, and as they
contain instructing and well writer
material, much of which is good news,
hundreds of such articles are published
every day by the press of this country
Gas result the people of the United
States are becoming acquainted will
Hawaii, are learning about its climate
and resources, are reading its unique
and fascinating history, are finding GU
what manner of people live there. Resi-
dents and investors are attracted to Ha
wall in this manner and the value 0.
the work done by the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee cannot be estimated il
dollars and cents.
HAlaska needs a Promotion Commit
tee. Nine people of every ten in th'
United States know more about Hindu
stan and Persia than they do abou
Alaska. They imagine this country il
a great ice covered waste, that thu
normal temperature is about fifty de
grees below zero, that most of our cite
are somewhat akin to Esquimaux vii
lagos, that our people are uncoutl
pioneers. No Alaskan who has no
Travelled widely in the states can con
ceive of the ignorance concerning tn
simplest facts regarding this country
"We, who know so well Alaska s ad
vantages, should be willing and anxiou
to impress them upon others. A cam
paign of education carried on as tn
people of Hawaii are doing it woul
prove of inestimable benefit to Alask
and the cost would be trifiing. Sue
| campaign would bring us more cit
zens, would secure new capital for dc
velopment. and eventually would teac
| the people of the United States tina
right at their doors is vast country
inhabitated and developed by Amer
leans as intelligent as those living /
any state in the union; yet who ar
denied the primitive right of sell
] government. Once knowing this, Unfit
ence sufficiently strong would b
brought by the public on Congress t
| give Alaska self government and a fai
share of our rightful dues in the matte
of government appropriations.
| eff the men of affairs in Alaska ca
get together on this proposition the II
! suits will be far reaching and will com
soon.
HThink it over.''