Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-11-11
LEADER rs WANTED
FOR YL0RhL PARADE.
CONFINED from Pare u


from newspapers and periodicals which
are furnished by the clipping bureaus.
Moreover The character of all this
writing shows much better and truer
conception OF conditions in the Terri.
tory than was shown from the same
sources within as short space as
year ago lust at present. comment
Is unHicula"ly active in the mainland
press over the proposed changes in
cur land laws. ana the efforts Of the
Territory " become "Amcrlcanized."
Tho magazine articles Of Alexander
Hume Ford are bringing many inqulr.
les. which while Indicating that most
Of the inquirers have gained possibly
exaggerated ideas of the opportunities
growing on bushes in Hawaii still
show that the Islands are being
brought TO the attention Of hundreds
o thousands of citizens. who are com.
ing 20 realize for the first time that
Hawaii Ia q place of some Importance.
and q part Of the United States.
Forbes Lindsay a well known writer,
has recently written Il number of art.
iclcs on Hawaii which has been syn
dictated" and published IN thousands of
newspapers all over the country.
Committee Recognized.
A very good sign that our place In
the community is becoming very gen.
orally recognized, is In the fact that
almost all Of the business houses of
the city are turning over to this office
for answer letters which they receive
from prospective visitors or settlers.
We get many such letters from the
Postmaster. and this week We have
large package of such letters from Gov
ernor Frear, whose prospective trip to
Washington next week, prevents his
answering them in person.
1909 Floral Parade.
| sincerely hope that there may be
little further delay In occurring Di.
rector of the 1910 Floral Parade and
work on the details OF this important
event commenced. II IS high time that
this be done. Already we have mum.
Der of letters from various parts OF
Europe acknowledging receipt Of our
Floral Parade Posters and comment
ing very pleasantly upon them. by
this time believe that the poster
has been well distributed on the main.
land also. ] have been expecting the
supply here. which however, have not
as yet arrived.
The bulk Of the letters we receive
now are from persona who want to
come to Hawaii. either for pleasure.
or TO found homes. Many want en-
plOymcnt; many Others want to secure
land and inquire concerning public
lands. and also about private lands
which they might purchase. These
are all answered as definitely as pos
sible under the circumstances. Some
are referred for fuller information to
the Territorial Commissioner of Public
Lands.
| Steamship Company Interested.
We have received AN interesting let
ter from c. d. Bunann. general pas
senger agent of the Pacific Coast S. S.
| Company. He spent good deal OF
his personal time in toying to secure
the proposed Elks' excursion from Salt
Lake City, making a trip to that place,
| but could not get the organization to
pnt mp the cash guarantee he deemed
! necessary. But he contlnues:
while Il Ii TOO late In the season
to do so the coming winter, we have
in mind Advertising on our own hook,
excursions to Honolulu next winter,
putting our advertising matter sufi-
clently in advance to attrac. patron
age, and hope TO be able to work up
Honolulu winter business the same as
we have to Alaska during the summer