The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-24
HAWAII LOSES
THE CONVENTION
Now Thought That 1t Is Too Late
to Resume Work for the
Scientific Meeting.

At the regular weekly meeting Of
the promotion committee, held yester-
day afternoon, the question of attract
ing scientists to Hawaii again came up.
Members Of the committee last week
took exception to statements accredited
TO Professor Gilmore that the commit
tee had done nothing towards attract
ing the attention of scientists to the
Islands.
Acting Secretary Cooper called on
Professor Gilmore this week with a
number of scientific publications that
have been issued by the committee and
explained to him its status in such
matters and the steps they have taken
in the line in which Gilmore said it
was deficient. Professor Gilmore ex-
nlained that his remark did not refer
to the promotion committee in partlcu-
lar but to promotion work in general.
He addressed a letter to the commit
tee which was read yesterday in which
he outlines the work that could be
called attention to the fact that unless
there were some people on the Coast
who were still working for the 1910
convention of the American Assocla-
ton for the Advancement of Science,
Hawaii would not get it.
The 1909 convention opens on the
2Sth of this month and it will then
be decided where the next one will be
held. AS the attention of the promo
ton committee was called at the last
meeting to the fact that the agitation
for this convention, started so vigor-
ously here, had been unaccountably
dropped. Cooper wrote letters to several
people on the Coast who were inter
ested in the matter and asked their
intercession.
The entire matter now hinges on the
question of transportation, and this has
been the modification of all letters that
have been written with the purpose
of advertising Hawaii for the next con-
vention.
Cheaper Living.
In his weekly report to the commit
tee, Acting Secretary Cooper says IN
part:
slN. A. Carpenter, president of the
Carter Mcneil Investment Company OF
Spokane, Washington, who is here with
his wife for. the winter, called on us a
few days since, and expressed regret
that the Spokane Chamber of Commerce
excursion has had to be abandoned on
account of inability to secure steam
ship accommodations He further stat
ed that there has been an impression
in his part of the country that the
cost of living in Hawaii is very high
but that he has found exactly the re-
verse to be the case. In fact, he stat,
ed that he is living at considerably
less expense than would be the ease
were he at home.
Want Us Labeled.
"Within the past week we have had
number of complaints from stran
gers on account of lack of street signs
at street crossings. This is a matter
of considerable Importance and should
if possible, be remedied.
"sThere are number of matters o.
Importance to be considered at thu
meeting this afternoon. We have haC
a lengthy communication from Presi
| dent Gilmore of the College of Hawaii
| with reference to. his position in re
gard to promotion work. I called oil
Doctor Gilmore yesterday afternoon
and am very glad to say that his idea
are quite in accord with our own
IAN increasingly large number o
the visitors to the Territory are max
ing the trip to the volcano, and othe
points of interest away from Honolulu
I have yet to hear of one who has re
turned from one of these trips dissat
isfed. Although the weather has no
been particularly good for the pas
several weeks, almost without exceI
ton the tourists in the city appear t
be enjoying themselves.
'"There is a great demand at tn
J present time for furnished cottages, G
| furnished housekeeping rooms. Scarce
| ly a day now passes that number Q
such inquiries is not received at thi
office. The demand is especially grea
for such places near the beach. an
the suggestion made some time ago b
Secretary Wood, regarding tent city
would certainly fill very urgent nee
just at this time