The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-22
EnIargeing From Your
Films
A SPECIALITY.
II. w. Perkins

pressions he had gained in his brief
visit. He replied, in substance, as fol
lows:
I have been unable to see any
prospect whatever of buying land.
I did find that | might lease land,
but that doesn't appeal to me at
all. l saw DIR. Wilcox of the ex-
pertinent station, but he WASH
able to suggest much chance. L
don t see how you expect to get
farmers here if you can t sell them
land, for / don t believe you will
get many Americans who will take
kindly to leasing proposition. L
inquired about your public lands,
but could get no definite idea
about when | could even get
chance at any of that. Besides. l
don t think I'd care for a home
stead proposition. / want to buy
from private owners. My father
told me to go ahead and he would
back me if | thought things look
ed all right, but / think l can do
a good deal better on the mainland.
"This young man didn't stay long
enough to really learn conditions here,
but his statement shows pretty well our
difficulties in carrying out Mr.. Knud-
sens suggestions.
"As evidence that we are feeping
benefits already from the Alaska
Yukon Pacific exposition, three persons
that l know of arrived last week who
got their idea of coming from our ex-
hibit, supported by letters written them
afterwards by Mr.. Wood. By the last
mail we also received four inquiries
from persons who state that they have
just been through our exhibit at Seat
tie and want to know more about Ha-
wall with the idea of coming here.
"We have a letter from represen-
tative of the Elks Lodge of Salt Lake
City, which shows that the project of
this body to run an excursion to Ha-
wall in February is still being consid-
cred. Their principal trouble Is IN get
ting suitable vessel for the trip.
"a clipping from Spokane paper
! sent us by Mr.. August Wolf, states that
/ efforts are being made to run cham
| Der of commerce excursion from that
| city to Honolulu some time during the
winter. They expect to have party
of at least fifty, but the steamship
question will again be the determining
/ factor in this case.
| Gin our prize catch-phrase contest
we are now getting replies and sugges-
tions outside of Hawaii. We have a
suggestion from a lady in Boston, while
| one also came by the last mail from
Japan.
sSMr. Woods efforts to secure the
| introduction of books of information
into Libraries of passenger steamships
and on the limited trains of the main
land, is meeting with success. Beside:
the purchase of a comprehensive list
of such books by the Pacific Mail com
panv, we received an order by the last
mail from the Santa Fe railway for {
sample set of books.
| "By the S. S. Alameda sailing yes
terday we shipped a large consignment
Of our folders TO our distributing agen
in san Francisco, to our representative
in Los Angeles. and to a number o
other places.
1.-THE last several mails have beer
? very heavy, and also very satisfactory
bringing many inquiries from person
who will probably try to spend poI
: ton of this winter in Hawaii.
"a very interesting letter has bee
r received from Mr. Wood written i
Yokohama several days after he arriy
{ ed there. He was received most fiat
= teringlv by representatives of the jar
. anese Welcome Society. TO which h
e was elected an honorary member. Fl
4 feels greatly encouraged over the SUI
: cess of his mission