The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-02-03
too MANY BOATS
SPOILED THE TRIP
Seattle and Portland Fought a
Draw-Hawaii Loses in the
Decision.

tary II. p. Wood Of the promotion com.
mittee explaining the reasons why tho
Aloha excursion failed to mako good.
The accounts soem to show that II
is the old story Of two rival companies
bueking against each other and the Ha.
waiian Islands getting rough time
Of it in the fight. One thing is Ger.
tain, however, aud that is, that the
Hawaiian Islands have had bigger
boost in the Northwest than ever they
had before and many of the people
who have been disappointed over this
trip win come along at later period
to visit "The loveliest feet Of islands
that lie anchored in any ocean,"
The reports have been received from
Roche and Thompson, Portland, and
from Mrs. Frances King Headlee, the
latter being the energetic agent of the
promotion committee. She has spread
the gospel Of Hawaii throughout the
district and is very disappointed at the
failure of the trip.
In her letter to Secretary Wood she
says: cit certainly is with regret that
am forced TO report the calling Off
Of the excursion on the Prince Rupert.
A letter just received from King and
lUllberg states that the Grand Trunk
withdrew the steamer on the twelfth.
1t is so great a disappointment to me
that i am simply overcome. When /
went to Portland on November ] every
thing seemed favorable and according
to the reports made by King from time
to time, things were going along splen-
didly, and he constantly talked of US
ing both steamers.
s'When l returned to Seattle, just
before Christmas, / found that he had
depoits only on fifteen while he had
reported to me 1853 booked. j then be-
gan to work on the list of prospective
excursionists and found that some had
already gone to the Islands, others had
gone to California and still others had
by sickness and other causes been com
ipelled to give it up for the present,
and so on down the list. Had 1 re-
mained in Seattle to give it my personal
/ attention during those two months, 1
might have saved it, but 1 thought
from the way they had started and
from Kings former experience and APP
| parent interest, that he would make
good. Then the rival work at Portland
has proven disastrous to both, although
it seemed for a time that bob would
make good.
Grand Trunk Disappointed.
"There is no doubt, however, that il
they had combined their forces that
success would have crowned the effort.
j The Portland people had the handicap
of an old boat and the Seattle people
of a foreign steamer, which find on
close examination has been the means
of OBTAINING some. Mr.. Burgess, gem
+, eral agent of the Grand Trunk Pacific,
says that had he known that the Seat
tie of was to act as it did, that he
never would have entered into the mat
ter at all but would have advertised
an excursion by the Grand Trunk Com
pany itself for $125 for the round trip.
So l believe that we can arrange with
them for that next year if we begin
on it early enough. This win appeal
especially to Canadians.
Minnesota Excursion.
al have had other conversations with
some of the Great Northern officials
also, and l am of the opinion that if
the matter could be brought up before
they arrange their schedule that the
big Minnesota might be induced to
make one. trip each winter to Homo
lulu. They have enough time If the
wait or layover at each end of the
line were utilized. 1t was too late this
last year when the matter was breach
ed They said they would not have
time to change the schedule. If this
can be arranged then it will be an easy
: matter to secure good excursion each
year from this section for everybody
| knows what the Minnesota is and one
does not need to spend his time defend
1 ing or advocating the claims of the
steamer. The time has come when the
travelling public want and demand large
/ steamers.
81 have today given letters Of intro
duetion TO you to two gentlemen, Mr..
Frazer Of Standpoint, Idaho, and Mr..
Luger of Spokane. The latter accom-
panied by his wife and children expect
ed to 60 on the Prince Rupert. They
will 60 on the Sierra on February 4.
/ shall endeayor to secure correct list
from both Seattle and Portland of
bHpbt WIN cApccbru " JUN inc SAchA-
sion and report when they sail and
what steamers viii be used. had the
agents al Seattle wire TO San Francisco
to secure transportation for the number
of parties of fifteen when found that
there was a possibility of the Prince
Rupert not going. They wired both the
Pacific Mail and the Oceanic and find
that quite a number can be aceommo-
dated ON the Sierra on the fourth.
The letter from Roche and Thompson
reads;
1--WE regret very much to state that
we have been unable 10 make our pro.
posed Aloha excursion q success
We have speut something Ike three
thousand dollars 10 advertising and
other expenses, which We are forced 30
charge 10 profit aud loss. However,
it's an ~ wind that blows nobody
good, and II He have gone broke We
have certainly given much publicity %
the Hawaiian Islands, and eeriainly
stimulated travel 10 those Midi Sea
Dots " the Paeiie, which Marx Twain
has characterized 3 The l0YelieFi feet
81 Islands that Ne anehoTed IN any
ocean !