Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17
HOME SEEKERS
MAKE INQUIRIES
COOPER TELLS OF
WORK ACCOMPLISHED
Large Amount Of Promotion Litera.
ture Il Distributed Throughout
the Antipodes-Tourists on the
Way.

towards Hawaii as a place to visit
or TO make q home, continues to In.
crease by every mail. Anyone who
has any doubt that the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee is getting to be pretty
widely known. could easily be con.
vinced Of his error II he would take
the trouble to run through the pile Of
letters reaching rus by any mail
steamer. They come from every sec.
ton Of the mainland. and from almost
every country in the world. and with
the exception Of very small per cent.
come properly addressed. Indicating
that the writer's have, In some way.
learned Of the existence o. our organi.
cation.
During the past week. we have re.
ceived the usual lot of inquiries from
tourists who are contemplating spend.
ing some time here. We also have
an average lot OF requests for informa.
tion concerning real estate, and the
opportunities offered by Hawaii for
home making. Besides this class OF
inquiries. we are asked for advice re-
latiye to coming here by-a number
OF teachers. two civil engineers, me.
chanical engineer. an attorney. a ply
sician, a saw.mill man. an expert
Turkish bath masscur. a taxicab. man.
and printing and paper Arm. A Arm
Of exporters, from British Columbia
also wants information concerning the
chances for finding market for lime
and building materials IN the Islands.
I'VE have an Increasing number of
Inquiries from Australia and New
Zealand. showing that uawaii's fame
ia becoming well known in the Antip.
Odes. We have definite information
to the effect that half o dozen or more
persons with whom we have been In
correspondence will, arrive here dur.
Ing January and February for extend
ed visits. This is very different from
even SO short time as year ago.
when our correspondence from the
South was confined almost exclusively
to tourists and shipping agencies.
The Purser on the "Nakura." during
her visit here last weeh, complained
that the supply Of folders we had
been. applying his ship. had become
entirely inadequate to supply the de.
maud made on him by his passengers.
Needless to inform you that this com.
plant was gladly remedied.
by the 'Makura.' we also renewed
our supply OF printed matter for some
fifteen different Tourist bureaus I'm
Australia and New Zealand. besides
sending q large number Of letters and
folders to individuals who had re.
Gently written us.
Mainland Standing.
THAT The Hawaii Promotion Com.
mittee IL well known and has n high
standing In the opinion OF similar
organization on the mainland, Is evi.
denced by the following letter from
Mr.. Woodwork Clum. Secretary Of
the Rochester IN. ~ Chamber OF
Commerce, and President OF the Ma.
tional Association OF Commercial EN-.
ecutives. written to Mr.. Wood:
For five or six years have been
receiving correspondence and interest.
Ing data from you. First. when was
Secretary at Washington. d. c.. next
at Pittsburg. and finally here. Now
II gives me pleasure. as the recently
elected President Of the National AS.
ISOLATION OF Commercial Executives
to welcome you to our. fold, and to
say to you that while all along have
suspected your broad public spirit. I
have now conclusive proof OF Il In
hnding your name AZ a paid member
OF this organization. II you have any
suggestions ! would like to get them
and II at any time there IL any eau so
or problem concerning which you
want Hight. send the query to me and
! Will put II up to our boys to do the
best they can In answering It,"
I'VE have q very kind offer. w. ID.
I|ongyear. Cashier and Secretary Of
the Security Savings Bank, OF Los
Angeles. who has pleasant recollec;
tons Of visit to Hawaii. to display
our literature In the newly established
public Information bureau In his bank.
This IL unique feature In banking
business, and according to newspaper
notices. It has been established on an
extensive scale. and Is In charge OF
an experienced Secretary. The loca.
ton and importance OF the bank
should make the new bureau a very
efficient one,u
Mrs, Headlee, our Los Angeles rep
resentative, reports conditions ex.
tremely encouraging. She Is being
kept extremely busy and says that the
tourist season this year has been con.
tinuous, and the largest In the history
az the city. We shall draw our pro.
portion OF this crowd, provided they
can find steamship accommodations"