The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-04-15
Promotion Committee Goes Into
the Lunch Providing
Business.
OBJECT TO 81 LUNCHEON
Tourist Manager of Hearst Pub
lications Gives Yelled Threat
of Knocking Hawaii.

Differences over the matter OF tne
rates to be charged party of tourists
expected here in the near future as
members of Los Angeles Examiner
tourist party have resulted in the Ha-
waii Promotion Committee practically
butting into the lunch business by
sending an offer to supply the party of
tourists with lunch at one-haf the rate
quoted by the Moana Hotel. The rate
quoted was two dollars. The tourists
have been told that they can depend
on getting lunch for one dollar
and someone will have to supply it.
The discussion was started by the
following letter sent here by Secretary
ii. P. Wood:
Mr.. H. P. Wood, Secretary, The Ha-
waii Promotion Committee, Homo
lulu, Il. H.
Dear Sir:--Yours of the 9th received.
have received letter from Mr.. j. III.
Hertsche, manager of the Moana Ho-
tel, in response to my inquiry for
rate to luncheon $50 to $50 people.
Very much to my surprise Mr.. Hert-
sche's rate was just double what the
Palace and st. Francis hotels of San
Francisco have agreed to lunch our
party for. Mr.. Hertsche asks $500 a
plate which for this number of people
you will agree with me is excessive.
Why such rate was made to "The
Los Angeles Examiner party" am
at loss to understand. The rate is
absolutely prohibitive and certainly
looks to us, at this distance, as if the
hotel people do not want to entertain
us at all.
Two dollars a person for luncheon
for $50 to $50 people is out of the
question when l have repeatedly pass
ed through Honolulu with parties of
from eight to twelve people and never
paid more than 81 80 a head at the
Moana Hotel. Does this not look to
you like mistake upon the part of
the hotel peoplef
I have written Mr.. Hertsche again
asking him to make us the same rate
as we have contracted for at the st
Francis of San Francisco, that is, $l.0(
per person. We are to lunch with then
upon our return voyage on October Sth
l have offered them a similar sum pei
person Isl. .o0), and am waiting fol
this reply.
Mr.. VIM. Randolph Hearst, proprietor
of the Los Angeles Examiner" is
also proprietor of. the following news
papers: New York" American .
HJournal," "Motor,'' "Motor Boat
ing Cosmopolitan Magazine; Bos
ton" American" Chicago Ameri
ean.'' Examiner San Francisco
Examiner "American Weekly"
We are advertising the delights OF
Honolulu in all these papers and ! an
at loss TO understand why Mr.. Hert
sche raises the ante when we are doinl
our best to show Honolulu TO peopl
from all over the United Staaes.
In the matter of carriages, i appre
ciate what you have done; / have re
ceived letter from Mr.. G. II. Bel
lima, manager of the Club Stables o.
Honolulu. / have asked Mr.. Bellin'
for rate for $50 persons or more, fol
a drive from the steamer to the Pail
to the Aquarium, then lunch at thu
Moana and back to town to occupy th'
day. Mr.. Bellina has asked me $500
per person for $50 persons or more
/ have received no rate from any othe'
livery men in Honolulu.
For some years past, while directing
small parties for tours to the Orient
l have stopped off at Honolulu and in
variably taken the drive above men
toned with my parties of ten to twelve
people, and have never yet paid mor'
than $500 head.
For this large number of the SEX
aminer party" is it not reasonable fo
me to expect that the livery men coul'
make a better rate than $300Y
/ have answered both Mr. Hertsch
and Mr.. Bellina that if there is no dis
position on their part to encourage II
in our efforts to bring people throug
your city, we will merely leave tn
people to their resources and let ther
entertain themselves, upon the arrive
Of the ship.
] Certainly will not pay 5000 hea
for luncheon and $500 head for cai
riage drive for such a large party 0
people-it should not be necessary
reminds me of the oriental princpl
Of, the bigger the order, the bigger III
price.
hate to bother you with this ma
ter, Mr.. Wood, but / know you war
TO see all the people possible brongl
10 Honolnluj ! have organized th
party myself and with the assistan,
Of financial backing Of the Examil
ef," hope 10 br.ng TO Honolulu Il
biggest party ever organized on d
Pacific Coast. ! know you will do VIII
you can TO bep siraigblen out bot
Mr.. lIeftsehe and Mr., Bellina Into
reallkatioa Of what This means 10 y0l
city, New York, Boston, ctieagO, ~
ffssslhee sad Los Angeles papfrs i
Boosting llonolulu, 10 such 4 way
ealy ihe Hearst pspem and meney e.
DO,
! would hf plsd 20 hear from oh
llfely mfn IN NE maaef aed am ap
isusiy saiilBg anoihpI HoId flom 81
hsapesifally, VI ~ MILNE
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