The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-11-18
BIG EXCURSIONS
ADVERTISE US
Mainland Railroads Giving Trips
to Hawaii Great
Attention.

Admiral Rees, commandant of the naval
station, on the possibility of removing
the fence around the naval station, re-
ported that the commandant had re.
ceived him with his customary suavity
but had refused to commit himself in
the matter further than TO suggest that
the chances ofs the fence being removed
would be immeasura0ly greater ii the
, street in front of the reservation were
kept well oiled and not allowed to re.
main in the atrociously dusty condition
in which it always is in dry weather.
The new cardboard hangers illustrat-
ing sports in Hawaii we're inspected by
: the members of the committee for the
first time and were universally com
mended. A larger order of bigger hang
ers of the same design has been placed
and will be rushed through.
The committee unanimously endorsed
the 100000 Club" and agreed to re-
ceive the funds of the club as arranged
for in the constitution of the newly
formed organization.
The promotionists were treated to a
moving picture show during the meeting
in the shape of an octagonal revolving
stand, lighted from the interior and dec.
grated with two dozen transparent panels
of some of the finest views of island seen.
cry, especially prepared by R. X. Bo.
: nine. This device will be on view every
evening in the windows of the promo.
, ton headquarters and should do good
work among the hundreds who pass
along Bishop street every night.
4 A letter was read from E. L. King
. of WinOna, Minnesota, asking for late
:. promotion literature and also the chance
|, Of obtaining furnished house with ser
:, wants for three or four months after
r, the beginning of next year. He contem
r, plates bringing his family and ANTONIO
S. bile to Hawaii for vacation.
r, Secretary Wood s weekly letter to the
l. committee follows:
9 Woods Weekly no.
a, The influx of homeseekers is com
mencing somewhat early this year. The
!, different trust companies and real es
J. tate agents state that there is an urgent
;. demand for modern furnished and un
?, furnished cottages. Following the holi
J, days, the arrivals will increase rapidly
the prospect favoring the largest nun
D Der of visitors to Hawaii during mex
J. February, March and April that W,
L. have ever seen.
V A Californian who was here last win
S. ter and is familiar with the Summe
Tent Cities at Santa Cruz and Coronado
l. writes that just as soon as he is abl
!, to close out his interests on the. Coast
y he is coming to make his home in Ha
;, wall, and if some one else has not al
z, ready undertaken the project, plans t.
start tent city somewhere along thu
coast Of Oahu, believing that condition
are ideal for such an undertaking here
More will be done this winter also tt
Il provide entertainment, not only for tn,
strangers who may be here, but also foi
our own people as well. If Mr.. w. D
So Adams plan to secure a good stron.
- operate company for a six weeks o
~ two months engagement meets with tn
Is encouragement hoped for, we may ex
ID pect great treat.
lie Tourist agencies at Davenport, Iowa
le Grand Forks, N. D.; Kalamazoo, Mich,
q and Kansas City, Mo-, write thanking
II the committee for folders sent and stat
he that they feel hopeful of doing a goo
v business to Hawaii this winter
We are also in receipt of a lette
5e from Mr.. S. A. Hutchinson, manager o
the Tours Department of the Chicago
rs Union Pacific and Northwestern lines a
e. Chicago, stating that he has alread
IL more than twenty people booked for hi
ie next trip to Hawaii.
-e King and Ullberg, managing agent
~ of the North Pacific Coast Commereia
u Excursion, write under date of Novem
II Der 2, as follows:
- GIVE wish to extend our thanks an
y kind appreciation for the prompt mar
ner in which Won have handled all on
requests in relation to the North Pacif
Coast Commercial Excursion. Most a
=, have sent in replies, and in so far a
~ our detailed arrangements are concerne
on our arrival on your shores. we cor
II slider the matter practically closed, an
y satisfactory.
ry We hand you another copy of on
d. pamphlet which we hope meets wit
A. your approval and that the program
K shown therein is in accordance with yor
or plans.
mt .'The change in the title of the e,
n cursion is fully explained TO you IN
36 previous letter and we are now feelin
40 the influence of this change. There
no reason to believe but that we wi
ar have one of the incest excursions thu
nd ever touched at Honolulu"
lly Excursion Publicity.
re- The following letters give some id'
ol. of the wide publicity the managers
I'VE the excursion are giving to the ente
lie prise;
mt From the Seattle Commercial Gu
it'll comes the following:
"Replying TO yours Of the 25th nj
in which You make the announeemei
oY of the grand Trunk Pacific Coast Stear
ship company excursion to Honolu
which leaves Seattle February 9, l9l
IRE beg TO state that upon YOUR commune
!. tion being read to the board Of
tn rectors of the commercial club, IL vi
rty the unanimous opinion Of that DO.
that an excursion Of this kind would
IN great benefit 10 the Pacific coal
as no that end We fully approve of 4
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