The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-08-09

| arrived home IN the Wilhelmina this
morning. The Woods travelled from
Atlantic City to Spokane, thence to
Seattle on to Portland and down to
San Francisco.
Yes, | am thankful to be at home
again. replied Mr.. Wood this morn
ing to the usual question. "the wea-
Their at Atlantic City was about the
worst imaginable for a resort, and the
return to Honolulu is almost striking
and pleasing change.
At Seattle took up with the Com
mercial people the subject of an ex-
cursiln to Hawaii this winter. Mr.. w.
| w. King, of the Great Northern's
steamship department was appointed
to look into the matter, and he readily
! secured the cooperation of Tacoma,
Portland and Spokane in the project.
The calculation is to have the big
steamship Minnesota change her
course a little in February and visit
Honolulu. That steamer will be able
to bring 300 first class passengers
easily, of which number 100 has al
ready been promised by Spokane
alone.
81 found an unusual and very pleas
ing interest in Hawaii throughout the
northwest, a large number of good
people up there not only wishing to
| visit the Islands but to establish win
ter homes here. Several of the pas
sengers already slated for the trip in
February will come. not only to see
but to buy property.
| AT San Francisco TOOK up with
the Pacific Steamship Cmpany the
matter of an excursion to the Islands
in one of their steamers, sailing from
! San Pedro. The passenger agent
and general manager of the company
! seemed favorably impressed with the
proposition, and detailed the steam
ship Queen to make two trips to Ho-
nolulu this winter for the benefit of
excursionists, one of these trips to
! be made in December and the other
at the time of the floral Parade in
February.
after securing the approval of
these high steamship officials, sought
the cooperation of the Los Angeles
people and the scheme met with their
immediate and hearty approval. They
b, consented to cooperate to the fullest
extent and seemed to feel certain that
the excursion would be Immensely sue
cessful.
At San Francisco took up with
the agent of Thomas Cook & Son the
subject of advertising trips to the
Hawaiian Islands this winter. They
will do so at once and believe they
will be able to send quite a few tour
lists to Honolulu in the next six
months.
Il met Mr.. Kerrell, general passen-
ger aegnt of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, and suggested to him
the ACCESSIBILITY of putting a lecturer
in the field toward the east to adver-
tise, by means of lectures and motion
pictures, the desirability of transpaci-
fic tours, with stop-over privileges at
Honolulu. The Southern Pacific Rail-
road Company has two such lecturers
now in the field, supplying information
concerning and boosting" tours to
the Pacific Coast, and it is our idea
to take up the work at the point left
off by them. When l left we had
partially arranged to secure the SER
vices of Mr.. Prince, who is now with
, the Southern Pacific, and put him on
! the trans-Pacific end of the work. Mr.
Prince has visited Hawaii is familiar
with the climate, the volcano trips
nd the numerous other attractions
here, and would be a most valuable
man to have in this service.
The Promotion Committees ind
formation bureau at Atlantic City will,
l feel certain, be instrumental in
bringing a great tourist travel to Ha.
wall. A large number of people who
called there for information have re-
jected plans for European tours and
will come here this winter instead.
The success of the Atlantic City bur
eau along this line in unquestioned,
and the outlook for travellers coming
here this winter is more promising
than ever before. 1t need surprise
nobody should the travel to the Islands
this winter be double that of last
year in the same months.
Il feel that Honolulu is fortunate in
having the Wilhelmina, Sierra and
Lurline to fall back on this winter.
They will be able to bring our guests
in comfort and, most of all, get them
home again when they are ready to
return. Passenger facilities this
winter will be much better than last
year."
Mr.. Wood stated that he had left
Lloyd Childs in charge at Asbury
Park, where a sub-bureau has been
established while Frank j. Vierra is
holding down business at Atlantic
City. 1t is the present intention to
keep the Atlantic City bazaar open
| efinitely-certainly during the com