The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-03-18
JAMES NJ LEAN,
NEW PRESIDENT
Promotion Committee Meeting
Yesterday Shows Many
Lines OF Activity.

James F. Mclean, vice president of
the Inter Island Steam Navigation Com
pany, was chosen chairman of the Ha.
wall Promotion Committee at yester.
days session of that body, in success.
sion to w. A. Bowen, who has resigned
preparatory to making an extended tour
on the mainland. The selection of Mr..
Mclean was popular and was unan-
imous.
A vote of appreciation was taken by
the board and rendered to Mr.. Bowen.
Il. II. Trent, who moved the vote, stat.
ed that the promotion committee had
done some of its most effective work
under the Craftsmanship of Mr.. Bowen,
and the members felt that in his resig.
nation they were losing most effec-
tive promotionist. Mr.. Bowen thanked
the members. who said he hoped their
goodwill would follow him in his
travels.
The new chairman has been a mem
Der of the promotion committee for
some time and is regarded as cautious
but enthusiastic promotionist.
Should Customs Charger
Acting Secretary Cooper called at
tention to customs charges made against
the committee for bundles of literature
sent here from various countries. He
,lotp a -. Is.
complimentary and the committee really
derives no special benefit from receiv.
ing the stuff, but it comes in exchange
for literature sent out from Hawaii
to promotion organizations abroad. The
matter will be taken up by committee
to ascertain whether such stuff can not
be entered without duty being paid.
Postal Card Greetings.
Under an arrangement made by Sec
rotary Wood, the committee will shortly
send ten thousand postal cards showing
scenes in Hawaii to school teachers on
the mainland. On the correspondence
side is printed short letter advising
the teachers that Hawaii is about the
best place in which to sepnd their sum.
mer vacations. The cards are quite
attractive.
Bishop Moore to Help.
Bishop Moore of the Methodist church.
who is here presiding over the Meth
odist conference, will give addresses
on Hawaii when he returns to the
mainland He. will be provided with
stereopticon slides for use in his ad-
dresses. 1t was stated to the commit.
toe yesterday that Bishop Moore is
not only, powerful speaker, appear.
ing before intelligent audiences com
posed of people who travel great
deal, but that he is enthusiastic over
Hawaii. \.
All. Line Helped.
w. II. Hoogs reported that he had
been most satisfactorily considered by
General Manager Dearborn and General
Agent Morse, of the American Hawai-
ian steamship company, in the handling
Of the Atlantic city bureau materials
for the promotion booth to be estab-
lished there by Secretary Wood. The
company took the entire lot of stuff,
weighing about fifty tons, and will land
it in New York at the very minimum
Of cost. Mr.. Dearborn said that if it
had not been for the Mexican govern
ment requiring its part of the freight
expenses, that he would gladly have
landed the stuff in New York entirely
free of cost. A vote of thanks was
rendered Messrs. Dearborn and Morse.
Waikiki Coral Problem.
]. f. Bush, as a special committee
on the Waikiki bathing beach coral, re-
ported he had seen Superintendent Of
Public Works Campbell, and that the
latter was willing to cooperate in
every way possible to rid the beaches
of coral. He said that prisoners could
possibly be obtained tor some parts
of the work, although blasters would
have to be provided. Mr.. Bush and
Acting Secretary Cooper will have n
conference with the hotel people this
week to ascertain whether a eoopera.
tive plan can be devised whereby the
troublesome coral can be removed and
the cost kept down.
Alakea Wharf Room.
Mr.. Bush also reported that all ar
engagements had been made with the
superintendent of public works re-
garding the room to be set aside for
the exclusive use Of the promotion com.
mittee on the Alalea wharf ~ This
will be upstairs and sign will be
placed over it so that travellers land
ing from steamships may be directed
to it for information.
Sacramentans Want to Come.
V. l.. Hatfield, of the Sacramento
board of trade, writes that he Is plan.
ming TO get bunch of his friends
together for q visit to Honolulu. He
has had the trip in mind for some time.
A Detroit man wants TO know
whether there is chance for "stove
to get work here.
A Vancouver Washington man
wants to know II there is any prospect
for him to do anything here with a
thoroughbred trotting stallion.