The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-08-26

old committee adjourned sine DIE. Inc
new committee IS again headed by G.
Fred Bush as chairman, with H. T.
Wood again as secretary The cham
Der Of commerce representatives are
w. H. Hogs and Norman Watkins, and
the merchants association members
are G.. Fred Bush and W II. McInerny.
These four members selected W. A.
Bowen as the fifth membe of the com
mittee, and they have already designat-
ed him as treasurer. K. II. Trent, who
was a member and treasurer of the old
committee, steps out, but he viii act
as treasurer until Mr.. Bowen returns
from abroad on October f. Mr.. Bush
has been chairman for several months
and by being elected to succeed him
self, the members indicate that they
are satisfied he is the right man in
the right place.
Very little business was transacted
at yesterdays meeting other than to
adopt the annual report of Secretary
Wood and the treasurer S report. This
latter report gives total receipts for
the year as $17,2S2 OF, and expendi-
lures $lS,567 OF, leaving deficit of
$12S5. A balance which has been
nursed over from former period will
about take care of the deficit, but the
new finance committee will be expected
to enlist new contributors to the pro-
motion fund, to carry on the work ac
cording to the plans mapped out by
L
made at the meeting that promotion
work is having the best of results, tour
lists are steadily on the increase and
the revenues to all classes Of business
have materially increased.
The promotion work has never been
so promising as at the present, and
Secretary Wood s report is optimistic,
put only as statistics show that an un-
usual era of prosperity has set in for
Honolulu and the Islands generally.
Secretary Wood, while East, visited
the big steamship offices and has sug
gested to those who contemplate max
ing round world tours that inter
mediate trips. say from San Francisco
to Honolulu, then to Panama and back
to San Francisco. would attract gen
eral attention. Mr. Wood was some
what mercenary in this proposition, as
such an excursion wound enable Homo
lulans to make the trip to Panama to
see the vast enterprise under way
there. and see for themselves what they
may expect from Panama when the
canal is opened.
Secretary's Report.
Secretary Wood in a report review
ing the work and status of the promo
ton committee, said:
''It is now seven years since the
organization of the Hawaii Promotion
Committee; years of earnest, intelligent
effort on the part Of the men who have
composed the several different com
mittees. During this period, the work
has gradually and systematically de-
veloped until the whole earth has been
made to hear of Hawaii. And yet 1t
is but a faint echo that has reached
many places, and we have but laid the
foundation for future effort.
While the committees have had rea-
son to be pleased with the success at
tending their work, which has in the
aggregate brought many hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars into Hawaii, yet
they realize that they have but just
commenced and that ways and mean:
must be provided for increased activi
ties If Hawaii is to come into her OWL
as the world S greatest all-the-year
around tourist resOrt-the Paradise o.
the Pacihc-the ideal home land.
Can Not Escape Destiny.
Some have been inclined to fence il
our coast line and keep all these gooC
things Of life to ourselves, but it can
not be, the fascinating story Of GU
perfect climate and beautiful land
which never disappoints, has gone fortl
and as there is but one Hawaii, tn
number of visitors to our shoes mus
continue to more than keep pace wit
the steamship accommodations, no mat
ter how rapidly these may be improved
American travel to Europe has prac
tically reached high tide, the Pacii
Ocean and its shores is becoming tn
center OF interest, a condition that tn
transcontinental railways are now be
ginning to prepare to take advantag
OF. 1t is safe to say that where, seve
years ago, there was but handful 0
men interested in travel to Hawaii, tC
day every line of railway of any const
quence, operating in the United State
anu canada, mas or Is ABOUT TO lncIuu
Hawaii in its field of operations. Their
is no excursion or steamship agency c
hotel information bureau the worl
over that is not supplied with dat
concerning Hawaii. Our advertiser
matter is being sought for on ever
hand.
No lecturer on travel fails to includ
Hawaii in his talks.
No globetrotter considers his wOr
well done unless he can tell of the woI
dertul surf riding at Waikiki, descrit
the enhancing Pail view and thrill b
listeners with an account Of how
saw the world III making in Kilauea
PIT of everlasting fire.
These seven years of effort hay
forged an endless chain around tt
globe, each link being indelibly marke
Hawaii.
More Hotels Needed Soon.
Where the Territory could aecomm
date one guest comfortably seven yea
ago, we now have better accommod
tious for one hundred, but the demar
upon US is going to be much great
III the immediate future and it is II,
too early tn Milan for a dIirioraJ hot