The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-08
BOWEN HEADS
PROMOTIONERs
willard {. Brown Resigns---W.
II. Hoogs Chosen to Take
his Place.

| wizard T. Brown yesterday resigne
from his position as Chairman 90 ~
member of the Promotion COMMITTEE.
the resignation being accepted beeans
OF the statement of Mr.. Brown +bo
he intended to leave Hawaii shortly g
an extended trip abroad There WA
general regret expressed at the meat
ing of the committee yesterday at tn
loss OF Mr.. Brown services. To snc
ceed MI Brown, by unanimous vote
W. a. Bowen was elected chairman
Whlle TO I'LL his place on the committee
w. II. .Hoogs was chosen.
The committee yesterday cans;dorol
number of communications. tak;ne
definite action on none of than, ho-S
ever, and authorized the LETTING of tv,
large printing contracts. Amono +bt
communications received was one from
the Hawaiian Development COMPANY
stating that the residence of their ma y.
ager, j. j. Bowling, at Waiole. was At
present unoccupied and would be avail.
able for private hotel The commit
tee will probably endeavor to interest
someone IN the place, which is at one
OF the most beautiful spots on the wind
ward side and an ideal location for a
summer hotel.
Report of the Secretary.
secretary Wood presented the follow
ing regular weekly report:
Honolulu, January 7, 1909
Members, Hawaii Promotion Com,,;+
tee, Honolulu.
Gentlemen: The following editorial
from the Montgomery (Alabama) Jour.
nal, just received, is of interest and can
but encourage the committee in it's
work.
THAT the men of the Hawaii Pro
motion Committee at that distant point
appreciate that they have a big field
IN which to work, that there is work to
be done. and that they are going at it
IN the right way, is demonstrated in an
article about the Hawaii Promotion
Committee in the Pacific Commercial
Advertiser, a copy of which paper was
received at-the Commercial Club S read
ng-room this morning.
The paper portrays in a vivid style
the activity of the business league in
for the commercial devotion
nent of Hawaii. Judging from the
copy OF the paper received by the Com
nerclal Club, the island has some verv
i've men who are full of energy. and
ire taking every opportunity that pre-
'ents itself to boost the country. They
are attracting commercial men and the
development of Hawaii is rolling along
at rapid rate and it is the same
KIND that makes a great countrysin the
course of time -
The same thing can also be said of
he following letter from an Army of
icer stationed at Manila:
would deem it great favor if
Tou would send me some of your de-
crlptlve literature. ] received a GUAM
lty from you about eighteen months
lg0, but it was gobbled I'D so quickly
~ others that I did not have chance
o get look at half of it, If you have
he same, would you kindly include in
he ones You send, that which contains
he prose poem Of Mark Twain on the |
beauties of Hawaii. I think it one
+ the gems of the language and Just |
bout hits the mark; should YOU not |
ave it in the form as asked, please /
o me the courtesy of sending the quota
ION. | wish to memorize it.
Il retire from the Army next year
Fhen | expect to go to your town to |
pend the remainder of my days. | have
cen pretty well over the entire world |
n my travels, and can truthfullv say |
hat not place in which I have been
much as even approaches Honolulu.
rom my first view of the place, in 1899,
have intended to live there when I
hould retire. | like the American ele-
tent of your town, and should so enioy
wing amongst, and being one of them.
on have, | apprehend, very bright
ature
81 presume, from what I can gather
reading current papers, that it is the
ollcy of the War Department to main
TN a very large garrison permanently
| your vicinity. This will have it's ad-
antages in more ways than one. -
We are gradually getting more closely
| touch with the leading papers of the
Among other letters lust to
and IS one from The Chicago Record
erald, stating that they are plan
ng to run a series of articles relating
the agricultural possibilities of Ha-
ali and asking us for data and photo
apis.
Our agent in Los Angeles writes I'M
sr date of December % that the Pa
fc Mail Steamship Company is offer
g party roundtrip rates of $40 from
IN Francisco by the steamship Mongo.
/, scheduled to sail February IS, and
at the outlook is good for a number
passengers by this steamer as well
by the Matson and Oceanic boats
ling during February.
The matter for our special folder to
distributed on board of steamers call
G at Colombo is about ready for the !
inter. For the inside pages. we have
d special map made which has re-
ced effectively. Through the courtesy
Doctor Gilmore, we are in recent of 4
anslations of the sext which viii be
blished in English. French and Ger /
IN. Within another month. we should
able to commence this distribution, :
nich, | believe, will prove of material !