The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-29
WILL ATTEMPT
To HOLD FLEET
Want Navy Boys to Take Part
in Floral Parade After
Returning Here.

chamber of commerce and merchants
association on behalf of the promotion
committee to secure a delay in the de-
parture of the Pacific fleet from Homo
lulu for San Francisco in February next
wear. This step is taken in order that
the fleet may be here during the floral
parade festivities. At the regular meet
ing of the promotion committee held
Yesterday afternoon the sense Of the
meeting was taken and both the organ
izations named will be requested to
pass formal resolutions for presentation
to the naval authorities at Washington.
Copies viii also be sent to George B.
Mcclellan with the request that he do
what he can to further the movement.
Little encouragement has been re-
ceived from Captain Rees, U.S.N., com
mandant of the naval station, to whom
letter on this subject was addressed.
Captain Rees has replied that while
he is personally inclined to do all that
he can to aid in having the fleet re-
main until the floral parade is over,
and writes to Fred Waldron of the
promotion committee that he feels GER
tain that Admiral Sebree would I'M
doubtedly be glad to accept the prof
fered honor, were it not that the prop
osition conflicts with matured plans
of the navy department and places the
admiral in a difficult position.
Captain Rees states that the fleet is
expected back about February l and
will leave for San Francisco on Feb
ruary s. Admiral Sebree will turn over
the command of the feet to his sue
cessor shortly thereafter and vii be
placed on the retired list on February
| 20. To Captain Rees, it is evident that
Admiral Sebree could only accede to
| the wishes of the promotion committee
at the expense of great personal sacri-
fee. A copy of Captain Rees' letter
will be included in any correspondence
| on the subject forwarded to Washing
ton.
/ No Head Man Yet.
Messrs. Trent, j. p Cooke and George
R. Carter, committee appointed to
| choose a man who will take entire
charge of the floral parade preparations,
have not named their selection yet.
In fact, they have not yet secured the
man. This is more difficult matter
than appears on the surface as it re-
| quires a man well qualified to handle
matters automatically and give most
| of his time to the affair. A business
man naturally, is wanted to take
charge, and many business men do not
feel that they can devote their time
| to the subject.
Itinerary for Maui.
Mr.. Mclean reported that the Inter
| Island Steam Navigation Company had
arranged Maui itinerary for patrons
of its line so that passengers may take
the side trip to Maui. Coupon tickets
viii be sold to make the itinerary easily
| handled by patrons.
! No Steamers, No Tourists.
| Acting Secretary Will j. Cooper s let
ter to the committee for the week was
as follows:
a citizen who has the interests OF
Honolulu and the Territory truly al
heart, commented yesterday in rather
a pessimistic vein on the fact that We
have "fallen down" on the proposed
Shriner excursion from San Francisco
and have apparently lost the big Sail
Lake City Eiks excursion which was
planned for February. Everything
goes lovely with most of those prop
ositions until it comes to getting
steamship service, and then it IS al
off, - was his way of putting it,
Now while there may be a certain
amount of truth in all this, l person
ally get a whole lot of satisfaction GU
of the bare fact that so many person;
really want to come to Hawaii. /
e
work. People are coming to know o,
Hawaii as they never did before, anC
no one can question that the Hawai-
Promotion Committee has been the big
gest factor in this dissemination o.
knowledge. Besides there is no reason
70 believe that these various excur
sions planned. have been abandoned
On the contrary they will almost Ger
tainly be taken up again, and in thu
mean time all the planning and discus
sion winch goes ON is so much goo(
advertising for Hawaii. Here are ex
cerpts from letters received by yes
terday S mail bearing on this matter
which show that we have some goo(
friends working for US.
Burley Is Hopeful.
| II. L. 1OhAACS SShCActA dSSu
of the Oregon Short Line Railway
writes concerning the failure of tn
Salt Lake Elks' plans:
"They felt it was rather too heav,
risk for the lodge to assume, in viey
of the fact that they would have t
guarantee, and deposit funds, to tn
amount Of $36,750, in order to secur
the steamer for the trip. l was nue.
disappointed to see the matter fal
through, l am convinced, notwith
standing time was rather short for ad
. vertising. they still could have secure
enough passengers to fill the ship.
have hopes that we can bring abou
such an excursion for winter of 1911
: and liz
Here IS more good advertising 70
| Hawaii:
owe have a movement on foot her
to run an excursion to Honolulu, start
ing from here the latter part of Jar
uary. Therefore, will You send me fit
or hundred booklets on Hawaii, an
oblige, yours very truly.
t(Signed) L. G. MONROE.
Secretary, Spokane Chamber of Con
meree.
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