The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-07-01
NOW PROSECUTING The SUGAR TRUST
BOOST
FOR HAWAII
KEEPS Up

Secretary Woods promotion letter
this week is as roiloWs:
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen:-It is very gratifying TO
be able to state that our efforts to
turn travel to Maui are meeting with
much encouragement. 1909 will un-
doubtedly show a largely increased
number of visitors to Haleakala and
lao Valley over previous years. This
result has been made possible by the
Maui people themselves who have i'm
ported automobiles, improved their
| hotels, thus enabling us to say that
transportation on the Twin Island is
cheap and hotel accommodation good
or these facts, the traveller must be
assured and now that Kauai is offer
| ing splendid automobile service COW
ering all parts of the Island at rea-
/ sonable rates and with the assurance
that the traveller will find hotel ac-
commodation at The Deverill Hotel,
| Hanalei also at The Fairview Hotel,
| Lihue, and at Waimea, the three van
/ tage points on the Island From this
on, believe that travel to the Gar
den Island will rapidly increase. Kau-
al should have a large modern tourist
hotel at Hanalei which is certainly
/ one of the most beautiful bathing
/ beaches in the world, and now that
the tide of travel has at last turned
] IN n1n Cd
yertised and properly conducted,
would, | feel assured, prove a paying
Investment During the summer sea-
son, hotel with accommodations for
fifty or more guests could be kept
have just been talking, talking and
pie.
The following letter from Franklin
Matthews, the brilliant correspondent,
who accompanied our Fleet on its
cruise around he world and who is
now in such demand on the lecture
platform, will be read with interest
New York. June -, 1909.
H. p, Wood, Esq,
Secretary, Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee
My dear Mr. Wood
The collection of photographs which
YOU so kindly forwarded arrived
few days ago to my great delight. l
am very grateful to YOU for your kind
ness.
Everywhere l speak | find that her
is intense interest in Hawaii. The
place has such hold on my soul that
| find it difficult to switch from the
topic when l get on it once. In every
talk have given have advised any
one who could afford it to go and see
1t, have called 1t Dreamland and all
he other fine things it really is and
am booming it constantly. I'll bet 1
am the most efficient member of the
| Promotion Club that you have on the
mainland -
! am going to give pictures with
/ my lectures in the fall Up to now /
constantly filled with our own peo-
with great success. expect to make
complete tour of the country nexs
vinTer. I'll boost you folks all can:
/ depend upon that,
| have been making much of the
native singing. Could you send me
picture of a group of these singers
with their instruments in their hands,
etc.a and out of doors? I'd prefer all
menNn it, I'd like also a picture of
native beauty with lei around her
neck y also you can get a picture
or twol of The Pail I'd like it and
one Of pineapple plantation. Put
1t all down to advertising.
Some day hope to get back among
you all when there will be no whirl.
We got home in fine condition, but
il has been mighty hard 10 settle
down to cold. hard labor again.
With many thanks ana with de-
( lightful memories, / am.
Most cordially yours,
? (Sgd) FRANKLIN MATTHEW'S"
! Mr.. Lester Petrie, whom we sup
Z piled with large quantities Of our fol-
ders for distribution on his trip
abroad, writes from Atlantic City.
under date of June 18th, briefly as
follows:
Distributed considerable literature
here today at the NJ. M. Convention
and could have used more but I wish
ed to keep II for abroad. Leave New
York on the 'Lusitania" the goth
The beach here is very good; they
have us beat in the quantity but not
the quality
hope most sincerely that we may
be able to open uD Promotion Head
quarters at Atlantic City before next