The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-07-29
HONOLULU is HIT
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Islands with reference to climate and
such and be put right about our attrac-
tons, particularly in regard to the fact
that a tourist will find good weather in
Hawaii all the year round.
"The Man From Cooks"
That brought the discussion around
to the question of having a Cook IS
agency here. Mr.. Trent stated he had
endeavored to have one established, but
so far without success, but he believed
| it would come, and this would put Ha-
wall in touch with all the rest of the
world. From the line of discussion it
appeared that Cook Is is the really fore.
most tourist agency in the world.
Knocking Honolulu.
! There was some reference made ia
the captain of one of the liners knock
ing Honolulu, the incident in which the
captain was questioned as to why he
said bad weather always prevailed at
Honolulu, having occurred on one of the
big liners as it was coming toward Ho.
nolulu. Fred L. Waldron of the mer.
chants association heard the remark
and asked why the captain knocked
Honolulu to which the captain replied
that Honolulu was always knocking the
| Pacific Mail and it was tit for. tat.
w. H. Baugh, who was the travelling
representative of Folger & Co., of San
Francisco some years ago introducing
Hawaiian coffee, was present at the
meeting. He spoke of an experience he
had in San Francisco in aiding the
steamship agent to give right informa'
tion to lady who was inquiring about
a Honolulu trip. She inquired what
kind of weather she would find here this
summer. The clerk did not know. She
understood it was lawfully hot" here
and wanted to know. The agent was
not posted on the weather. Mr. Baugl
was appealed to as man who had made
seven trips and he replied that he had
always found all the seasons pleasant
The lady made the trip to Honolulu this
month.
1t was proposed that school fol
steamship agents be established.
Baugh's Coffee Plan.
Mr. Baugh had outlined a writer
plan for commercial advertising of thu
, Hawaiian Islands on the mainland
using Hawaiian-grow coffee to assist il
attracting attention, and this was be
fore the meeting. Mr.. Baugh stated
however, that he had drawn up tn
plan at the request of w. II. McInerny
but both had learned since that his pla
was partially in operation, and wa
i, therefore not necessary at presen
However, he spoke of the Hawaiian col
fee, stating that Folger s. Co., ha
i made big hit with it and the branc
E depot in Kansas City had been almos
entirely built up from the Hawaiia
coffee reputation.
,. Would Help the Grower.
+. w. II. McInerny, since he made h
e statement before the committee fe
weeks ago, in which he declared this
Hawaiian coffee should be put up
small bags and sent out from here direC
to purchasers, and with only Hawaiia
coffee in the small bags, has had nun
Der of letters from small growers {
coffee expressing the hope that som
thing could be done SO that their pro-
uct could be taken, sacked and shippe
direct TO the purchaser, so that the
would receive a better price. AS it
they receive Il minimum price pecdu
o they have to deal with middlemen. The
sell low and the dealers sell high al
make all the profit,
Mr. Baugh believes that if Hawaiii
coffee was sacked and the sack clos'
with a seal of the chamber of CONNER
so that only the pure product shou
reach the consumer, the coffee would
one of the best sold articles in 4
N United States.
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