The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-02-12
REST HOUSE ON
THE PAL| BRINK
Promotion Committee viii See
if Arrangements Can Be
Made for One.


skirts turned inside out and their hats
blown away and where they can COM
mune with nature and at the same time
be served with a cup of coffee and a
sandwich, is to be provided through the
efforts of the Promotion Committee If
the efforts are seconded by those who
will chiefly benefit through increasing
the attractions of the spot to tourists
The suggestion was made yesterday at
the meeting of the committee by G. F.
Bush, who was promptly appointed
committee of one to carry out the plan.
The idea is to secure land from the
government upon which to build rest
house and a shelter for automobiles or
carriages, the house to be built at a
plaee-possibly on the hill above the
turn of the Toad-where q good view
of the other side of the island can be
had. The house is to be put in charge
of someone with authority for them to
sell curios and photographs and to serve
light refreshments. 1t was suggested
that the cost of such building could
be met through subscriptions from the
various hotels, livery stables and
garages.
The promotionists decided yesterday
to take part as body in the Floral
Parade and a decorated automobile will
carry the members in the line.
c.. E. Ferguson, who is here to write
up the Islands for the Overland Month.
= Tic
cussed his plans with the members.
The matter of giving assistance to the
work was referred to the secretary and
treasurer.
Secretary Wood reported bright tour
ist prospects, his regular report being:
Secretary's Report.
Honolulu, February II, 1909.
Chairman and Members of the Hawaii
Promotion Committee.
Gentlemen: Word from the Coast by
the last steamer was to the effect that
the distribution of the Floral Parade
Poster was progressing satisfactorily.
Our distributing agent, Mr.. j. Wall
ter Scott, writes under date of January
20, t'Do not worry about the posters;
they are being well displayed on this
coast. [ have been hammering at them
ever since the day of their arrival
Mr.. William Ellis, one of our Homo
lulu boys, writes from Helena, Mon
tana, in part as follows: "Just few
lines to let you know how surprised /
was yesterday to see the Honolulu
Floral Parade Posters displayed out
here in the Middle West and you can
bet that I asked the railroad people for
bon he opH NIL in
my hotel, also one in the theater lobby
where I thought they would do some
good for Hawaii. -
The Los Angeles Evening News OF
January 20 has this to say about the
parade: "Many Angelenos are plan
ming to attend the Honolulu Floral
Parade to be held on Washington s
birthday. A special feature will be
pau riding in which sport the native
women take great delight
Regarding the outlook for travel to
Hawaii, Mr.. A. G. D. Kerrell, general
passenger agent of the Pacific Mail
/ Steamship Company, writes under date
of January %, In my opinion, the
outlook for travel to Honolulu during
the next three months looks very good
Our inquiries and bookings are very
heavy. You will undoubtedly have a
great many visitors to Honolulu this
! spring and summer"
The manager of the Southern Pacific
writes under same date: So far as
can Judge, l think travel to Hawaii
will be excellent during the coming
spring and summer months.
Mr.. VIM. McMurray, general passen
| ger agent for the Southern Pacific at
Portland, writes that he is having an
unusual demand for our folders and
predicts large travel this way.
Mr.. HI. K. Gregory, assistant general
passenger agent of the Santa F'e Rail
| way at San Francisco, writes: We
are daily receiving kilograms booking
| people to Honolulu and the outlook is
better for business than in any previous
year. / am pleased to see that the work
OF the Promotion Committee is showing
such good results You may rest as
sured we will always be on hand to
assist in any way we possibly can te
help you along
The Los Angeles Times of January
90 has this to say of travel to Hawaii
"That travel between here CLOS An
geles) and Honolulu has received a sud
den stimulus is the statement of Allen
Culver of the Oceanic Steamship Com
pany which handles most Of the Los
Angeles Western Pacific travel. Ac
cording to Culver, the steamers leaving
San Francisco are packed and reserva
tions for suitable beruhs have to be
made a month ahead
The following editorial from the Prov
idenee, Rhode Island Tribute of Jan
nary IS, 1909, is of interest:
"The prediction of the Hawaii. Pro
motion Committee, representing the
Chamber of Commerce and Merchants
Association of Honolulu, tLat by the
time the United States forwards the
full quota of troops to be stationed
there for the defence Of the Territory
the population of that city will be al
most doubled, serves to direct attention
to the possibilities of development there
which it is coEtended have not received
the consideration they deserve.
"At the present time there are not
more than six thousand Americans, Eng
fish and Germans combined in Honolulu
and from announced plans for the gar
risoning of the island there will with
in another year be almost that number
of soldiers. 4 battalion of marines anf