Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-11
EYES OF MAINLAND
turn TO HAWAII
Papers Tell Of Travel
To the Island
Paradise

:
Allen Culver of the Oceanic Steamship
Company, which handles most of the
Los Angeles. Western Pacific travel.
According to Culver, the steamers
leaving San Francisco are packed, and
reservations for suitable berths have
been made month ahead. Los An.
geles Times.
Many Angelenos are planning to
sttend the Honolulu Floral Parade to
be held on Washington's birthday
Las Angeles Evening News.
That Southern California is taking
great interest In Honolulu these days
is demonstrated by the many inquiries
which the Promotion Committee is re.
ceiying from that section of the coun.
try. The above extract from Angel
City papers show how the wind is
blowing.
In u letter, addressed to the chair.
man and members of the Hawaii Pro
motion Committee, by Secretary H. 2.
Wood. the comment of mainland news.
papers on Honolulu and Hawaii In
general. Is dwelt upon at length. The
letter follows:
Word from the Coast by the last
steamer was to the effect that the dis.
tribution of the Floral Parade poster
was progressing satisfactorily.
Our distributing agent, Mr.. J. Wal.
ter Scott, writes under date OF Janu.
airy 29th, DO not worry about the
posters; they are being well displayed
on this Coast. have been hammerlng
at them ever since the day OF their ar.
rival"
MIR. William Ellis, one of our Ho.
nolulu boys, writes from Helena, Mon.
tana. IN part as follows: Just few
lines 10 let you know how surprised
was yesterday to see the Honolulu
Floral Parade posters displayed out
here In the Middle West and you can
bet that asked the railroad people for
II few Autographs and placed some In
my hotel, also one iI<he theatre lobby
and In such other conspicuous places
where ] though they would do some
good for Hawaii"
"The Los Angeles Evening News Of
January 26th, has this TO say abou,
the Parade: Many Angelenos are
planning to attend the Honolulu Flora
Parade to be held on Washington
Birthday. A special feature will b.
pau riding in which sport the native
women take great delight
Regarding the outlook for travel to
Hawaii. Mr. A. G. ID. Kerrell, general
passenger agent Of the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company, writes under
date OF January 2Sth, "In my opinion
the outlook for travel to Honolulu dur,
ing the next three months looks very
good. Our inquiries and bookings are
very heavy. You will undoubtedly
have a great many visitors to Honolulu
, this spring and summer 80 !.
The manager OF the Southern Pa
: cifc writes under same date: 80 fai
as ! can Judge, think travel to Ha
wall will be excellent during the com
Ing spring and summer months
mir. VIM. McMurray, general pas
, senger agent Tor the Southern Pacih,
at Portland. writes that he is havin,
on unusual demand for old folders an,
Predicts large travel this way.
Mr.. II. X. Gregory, assistant genera
passenger agent OF the Santa Fe rail
way at San Francisco writes I'VE ar,
0 daily receiving kilograms booking pee
o PIE to Honolulu and the outlook Is bet
y ter for business than In any prevIou
h year. | am pleased to see that tn,
T. work Of the Promotion Committee 4
T. showing such good results. You ma,
) rest assured we will always be OF
hand to assist In any way we possibl
3 can to help you along"
II THE Lost Angeles Times OF Janr
n airy 26th has this to say OF travel /
8, Hawaii: That travel between her
Is CLOS Angeles) and Honolulu has r,
>. ceived Il sudden stimulus is the stat,
Is ment Of Allen Culver OF the ocean,
Steamship Company. which handle
3 most OF the Los Angeles. Western Pa
I, chic travel. According to Culver, tn
steamers leaving San Francisco ar
J; packed and reservations for sultabl
!; berths have to be made mont
!, ahead
4, THE following editorial from tn
7, Providence, Rhode Island, Tribune, G
0, January 18th, 1903, lie of interest:
3. The prediction OF the Hawaii Pr,
motion Committee, representing tn
Chamber Of Commerce and Merchant,
Association OF Honolulu, that by tn
time the United States forwards tn
full quota of troops to be statione
Y there for the defense OF the TerrItor,
D the population of that city will be a
most doubled, serves to direct attel
b. ton to the possibilities of developmer
lie there which 1t Is contended have nc
b, received the consideration they d,
serve.
10 AT the present time there are nc
ID more than six thousand American
u. English and Germans combined In HI
Df lulu and from announced plans for tn
le garrisoning of the island there wi
Of within another year be almost tina