The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-01-06
ANOTHER
EXCURSION
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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 meeting.
This is by no means a new project.
Mr.. Wood has had the matter before
the Association at. every meeting FOR
several years, and we are in toucn
through correspondence with practical
ly all OF the members. At the meet
ing in Seattle last summer, Hawaii
got a splendid hearing, and when
ever the name Hawaii was mention
ed, the whole convention gave closest
attention. We were able to arrange
a little reception to several hundred
of the editors and their wives at the
Hawaii building one evening during
their stay in Seattle, and they mucn
appreciated the moving picture enter
tainment and pineapple 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 difficulty Will
be that of transportation. Mr.. Baum
gartner talks or between three and
four hundred making the trip, and
even under the most favorable condl-
tions it is going to be difficult to handle
even half of this number. / feel, how
ever, that we should go after this eX-
cursion as strongly as possible for
feel that it will be largely up to us
whether or not the trip will be at
tempted. Mr.. Baumgartner says in
part:
"At the meeting of the National
Editorial Association at Seattle, last
July, l took the matter up in the way
of a personal canvas among the men,
bers and also on the floor Of the con-
vention hall in open session. With
out going into details, feel justified in
saying that if the trip can be arranged
without costing too much, I can work
it out for the winter or spring of 1911.
This matter is to large extent, up
to me, for the reason that l started
the ball rolling, and have kept it roll
ing and for the further reason that 1
am on the Pacific Coast and am sup
posed to be in a position to work 1t
out more easily and satisfactorily than
any other member of the Executive
Committee. Now / wish you would
write me as definitely as you can what
we could count on in the way OF en-
! tertainment and special rates in Ha-
wall, and at what time of year would
you rather have us, and any other
valuable particulars of the best pro-
position you can make us. l will
take the matter up with the steamship
companies at once, and will be glad
to have you give me any assistance
you can with them"
l would just add that at the close
of the Seattle convention a large num-
Der of the editors and their families
made the excursion to Alaska.
THE CLARK TOURS.
l am at present negotiating for lel'
to be given the membess Of the big
Clark party which arrives here or
Sunday morning, January 23rd, on the
$4,000 ton steamer Cleveland. A sug
gestion was made that the CLEVELAND
should be permitted to dock at tho
new Alakea street wharf, as the mos
convenient place on the waterfront
and l have a letter from Hon. Mars
ton Campbell, superintendent of Public
Works, in this connection, stating tha
, there will be no difficulty in makins
such arrangements.
NEW PROJECTS.
i There are a number of new projects
, in which you will no doubt be inter
ested.
Dr. e. V. Wilcox, Director OF the
Hawaii Experiment Station informs me
that the Goodyear Rubber Company
! has written him with reference to es
tablishing rubber plantations in Tia
l wall. The chronic scarcity of rubber
has decided this great corporation tC
attempt the production of rubber OF
their own account, and they are look
ing towards Hawaii as a promising
field for this purpose,
L am informed also that there i
every probability that at least tw
; sightseeing automobiles are to b
brought here within short time 70
the purpose of furnishing a chea
means to tourists of seeing the sight
in and about Honolulu.
FLEET CAN'T DELAY.
We are advised by the Chamber
Commerce and the Merchants Assc
g citation that their representative