The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-01
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oers of the convention. Other persons
nave expressed a willingness to enter |
tain guests in their homes. There is !
absolute unanimity in the city in re- /
gard TO the desirability of having the
eanysatIon come and in willingness TO |
aeip entertain the visiting guests
negotiations With DR.. L o. Howard.
The committee officers az once open
ed correspondence with DIR. L. o. How
ard, secretary Of the association. They
sent him copy of the resolutions
adopted at the MEETING copies of the !
resolutions passed by the various local
organizations and stated the local plan
Of action. DR.. Howard 3 attitude is
that OF cordial support. AT the meet
| ing held AT Dartmouth College, Hano-
yer, n. a., last July. strong presenta-
tion of our case was made to the conn
/ ell of the association which really
makes the decision in regard TO hold.
ing the convention.
/ A pamphlet was prepared under the
direction of the committee by persons
most competent TO write upon the diff
ferent subjects which set forth the
advantages of Hawaii as a meeting
place for the American Association.
| The following gentlemen contributed
| an article on the subject named:
Governor Walter f. Frear, Hawaii;
| DIR. David Starr Jordan, The Advane
tages of Hawaii; DR.. w. D. Alexander,
History; D. L. Van Dine, Climatology;
DIR. g. II. Perkins Estate Geologist of
| Vermontl, Geology; Jared G.. Smith,
| Botany; VIM. A. Bryan, Zoology: DIR.
r. G. L. Perkins, Entomology; DIR. c,
Montague Cooke. Jr., Marine Biology;
DIR. ". T. Brigham, The Bishop Mu-
| scum; DIR. E. V. Wilcox, Agriculture;
Noel DEER. Industrial Chemistry. W.
H. Babbitt, Education; DR.. L. E. Cofer,
! Sanitation.
4 Another pamphlet gave all possible
information on routes of travel TO and
shout Hawaii. This was prepared by
i i. A. Thurston and w. J. Cooper.
The expense of the publication and
of the sending of these pamphlets was
met by the Hawaii Promotion Commit
/ tee which has been active in this and
Iother ways in supporting the movement.
Two thousand of these pamphlets
Il were sent to the Baltimore meeting in
Il December for distribution. Three
thousand yet remain for use. Mr.. w.
4 A. Bryan was also present at the Balti-
more meeting and presented our case
personally before the Convention and
before the Council.
Action Of the American Association.
At it's Chicago meeting the Ameri-
II can Association expressed its approval
Il Of the plan to hold the convention in
i 1910 In Hawaii. The Hanover and the
Baltimore meetings have since confirm
ed this action. The decision now is
j 10 hold the convention in Hawaii pro-
hiding satisfactory arrangements can
be made. The council will probably
make the final decision in December,
1909. The Hawaii committee should
have its plans in definite shape before
that time.
The local committee can give abso-
lutte assurance of satisfactory arrange
menfs in regard to the advantages of
Hawaii as place for the convention,
Of suitable halls in which to hold the
Il meetings, and of adequate accommoda-
tiuns for tbs entertainment of the
members. The one question upon
which no definite answer can at pres
ent be given is the twefold problem
of transportation: railroad rates and
ocean passage.
Il Your officers have not been idle in
trying to meet this question. The steam
ship companies have been unwilling to
give any definite answer, first. because
of the suggested legislation by Con-
gress either for a subsidy or for the
suspension of the coastwise shipping
laws; and. second, because of the
| length of time remaining before the
| convention will meet. The committee
must proceed at once to get definite
proposition from the various companies.
Several plans have been proposed to
provide steamship transportation. sat
isfaetory in accommodation aud in cost,
some of which should solve the problem.
Prominent officers in the Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe railroads. who
have recently visited the Islands. as
. sure us that the committee will have
small difficulty in getting at least a
fare and a. third ON railroads. Possibly
a better round-trip rate may be Sc
cured.
Work Yet TO Be Done.
The local committee has important
and decisive work to do. First. before
we can be sure that we are going to
get the convention, definite and ae-
|, ceptable plan must be worked out for
the transportation of the members from
and to the Coast. This work must
now be taken up with vigor and push.
) ed to a successful conclusion. Second,
rates on the railroads must be secured.
Third, correspondence must be opened
/. and carried on with all the members
: of the association, about seven thou
|. sand in all, with the idea of inducing
as many as can to attend the eonven-
, | tion. Fourth, the making of definite
local organization for handling all the
questions which will naturally arise in
such a big enterprise.