Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-07
EDITORIAL ASSN.
MAY CONE HERE
Local Promotion Committee in Close
Touch With Several Near Excur.
sions to Hawaii-Fleet Not Here
on Floral Parade Day.

says.
A letter received by the last mail
from j. r. Baumgartner, editor Of
the Santa Ana (Cal.) Register, is OF
considerable interest. Mr.. Baum
gartner is a very prominent member
OF the National Editorial Associa-
tion. and Is very likely to be elected
president OF the organization at the
next meeting, which will be held in
New Orleans about the middle OF
next month. He has long been in
terested In Hawaii, and is extremely
ahxious to arrange large excursion
OK the members Of the editorial asso-
citation to Honolulu during the win
ter or spring Of next year, and he
states In his letter that he expects
TO bring the matter up and push It
strongly at the New Orleans meet
Ing.
This Is by no means a new prof.
ect. Mr.. Wood has had the matter
before the association at every
meeting for several years, and We
are in touch Through correspondent
with practically gil of the members.
At the meeting in Seattle last sum-
mer, Hawaii got q splendid hearing,
and whenever the name Hawaii was
mentioned the whole convention gave
closest attention. We were able to
arrange a little reception to several
hundred Of tho editors and their
wives at the Hawaii Building one
evening during their stay in Seattle.
and they much appreciated the NOV
ing-picture entertainment and pine
apple treat arranged especially for
their benefit; so we may be sure that
the inclination to come to Hawaii
Will be very general among them.
when the question is brought up.
As usual, the principal dificulty
will be that Of transportation. Mr..
Baumgartner talks OF between three
and four hundred making the trip.
and even under the most favorable
It Is going to be difficult
to handle even half OF this number.
feel. however, that we should go
after this excursion as strong as pos
sible. for l feel that 1t will be large
ly up to us whether or not the trip
will be attempted. Mr.. Baumgart-
ner says in part:
AT the meeting of the National
EDITORIAL Association at Seattle. last
July, took the matter up In the way
Of personal canvas among the
and also on the floor OF
The convention hall In open session.
Without going Into details. feel
Justified in saying that II the trip
can be arranged without costing too
much, can work IT. out for the win
ter or spring OF 1911. This
matter is, to large extent, up to
me. for the reason that I started the
ball rolling, and have kept It roll
ing, and for the further reason that
am on the Pacific Coast and am
to be In a position to work
t out more easily and satisfactorily
han any other member of the exec
Itive committee. Now, l wish you
would write me as definitely as you
,an what we could count on In the ,
way OF entertainment and special
'ates in Hawaii. and at what time OF
'ear would you rather have us, and |
my other valuable particulars OF
he best proposition you can make
Is. will take the matter up with |
the steamship companies at once. |
md will be glad to have you give
ne any assistance you can with
hem"
would Just add that ut the CLOSE
If the Seattle convention a large
number OF the editors and their fam
lies made the excursion to Alaska.
The Clark Tours.
am ut present negotiating for leis
o be given the members of the big
Clark party which arrives here on
sunday morning. January 23rd, on
he $4,000 tons steamer Cleveland"
\ suggestion was made that the
Cleveland" should be permitted to
lock at the new Alakea Street Wharf,
IS the most convenient place on the
and have letter from
Hon. Marston Campbell, Superinten-
lent of Public Works, In this con-
lection. stating that there will be no !
liHiculty In making such arrange
nents,
Iew Projects.
! There are a number of new pro-
ects In which you will no doubt be
DR.. Z. V. Wilcox, Director OF the
Hawaii Experiment Station informs
ne that the Goodyear Rubber Com
'any has written him with reference
o establishing rubber plantations In
laval The chronic scarcity Of
'ubbcr has decided this great cor
to attempt the production
II rubber on their Own account, and
hey are looking towards Hawaii as
promising field for this purpose.
am informed also that there is
very probability that at laast two
ight-seeing automobiles are to be
brought here within a short time flor