The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-29

rotary, and heretofore myself, as rail-
way agent, for a special train tour en-
braeing about a thirty-da trip. For
their 1910 or 1911 tour / would like
to interest them in Honolulu, and will
thank you to advise me as to hotel ac-
commodations, cost of some side trips
to see isle of Hawaii, the volcanoes
Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea; and some
other information that would be at
tractive to a party of American bank
ers. Will add that the Texas Bank.
ers' Association is composed of over
1000 members, and the trip is usually
made in June and July
Harriman's Lines VIII Help.
That the great transcontinental rail
ways are becoming interested in Ha-
waii as possibility for a traffic de-
veloper is evidenced from the follow.
ing letter from James Horsburgh Jr.,
general passenger agent for the South
ern Pacific system, at San Francisco:
"Some of the Hartman lines want
to do some publicity work for Homo
lulu and the Hawaiian Islands, and
have asked me to secure for them some
good photographs. We have nothing
suitable, and l am going to ask that
| you send me by first steamer such as
you would fike to have used.n
would advise you, that the Pleasan-
| ton Hotel management is carrying on n
splendid advertising campaign which
| can not help but profit the hotel and
also generally benefit the Islands by
| spreading the name of Hawaii. I OBJ
served during the past summer their
folders in almost every hotel and rail
way rack that noted from Seattle
to San Francisco. Besides this they
have an extremely efficient system of
distribution on all the transpacific
steamships and throughout the Orient
/ have also been asked by the man.
agement of this hotel for addresses of
prospective visitors to Hawaii in order
that they may further spread their lit.
erature. Inasmuch as l believe i'll I'D
vertising Hawaii by every Legitimate
means in our power, l shall take pleas
ure in Offering any assistance to any
of the local hotels that | can.
Floral Parade Posters.
| have advices from Seattle that ouI
Floral Parade poster has been received
there, and was well distributed through
the Exposition buildings, but only q
day or two before the far closed
They were, however, well distributed
throughout the city. As other poster:
We're shipped from Germany at the
same time that these were, it is as
sured that our agent in San Francisco
j. Walter Scott, has by this time mad,
a good start in distributing then
~ % a..
Rocky Mountains. Advices from Harr.
Mist are to the effect that Europe ha
already been well covered, while ship
ments of the folders were made owe
month ago to Mr.. Wood in tn,
Orient
/ sent out form letter this weel
} to about one hundred business firms il
the city, offering to supply them will
the little blue leahet, "For Your In
formation for enclosing in their cor
respondence, and already have had :
number of requests for it.
Mrs. Headlee's Good Work.
Mrs. Headlee, our Los Angeles rep
resentative, writes:
"The difficulty of prospective tour
lists in securing passage on the regu
lar steamers has been observed her
ever since my return from the Island
in the middle of July. Several small
parties of four or more, as well as in
dividuals, have been unable to get pas
sage. The days are each AM
every one bearing fruitful results; TO
each brings inquiries, each brings tn
statement that many are going to tn
Islands, either this season or within
short time. Many say, My next tri
} will be to Hawaii.
"The city is full of visitors. Neve
, before at this season have there bee
so many tourists here. Hotels an
boarding houses are about all full an
will hardly be able to accommodate tn
increased travel after the first of tn
year.
" Last week I gave lectur
on Hawaii at Masonic Temple to
very appreciative audience. Next wee
! shall give the same before the On
West Club, and have several simila
! engagements before state, social an
!. literary clubs. Have applied for
9 place on the program of the teacl
, , ers' institute to be held in Dece,hbei
! Last week the National Women s Mis-
siOnary Convention was in session
. Through my personal invitation an
, the distribution of the beautiful ne'
booklets, a large number came up t
hear my talks on the Islands.
/ urge all persons proposing going t
, Hawaii the necessity of securing az
commodations early.'
, Our mail this week contains the usuf
large number of inquiries from person
who want to come to Hawaii as toul
lists or settlers.