The Hawaiian gazette., 1911-02-07
FALLING IN lime
FOR CONVENTION
Passenger Agents Enthusiastic
for Meeting Here in the
Year 1914.

Honolulu will get tho 1914 convon.
tion Of the Railway General Passenger
Agents Of the United States, il every.
body in the Islands who has a pull on
the mainland win get busy and write
and help along the efforts Of the promo.
ton committee.
Secretary Wood issued n circular letter
few weeks ago and directed copies to
every passenger agent in tho United
States. Scores Of replies have been re-
ceived and nearly all are favorable to
the proposition, the only objections
being made are those of distance and
time required 70 come here and get
back to business.
G. NJ. Burt, secretary Of the Asso.
eiated Of General Passenger and Ticket
Agents of Boston, writes that he viii
take pleasure in presenting the Homo
lulu invitation before the convention
held in the fall Of 1911 in st. Paul. r.
H. Wallace, general passenger agent of
tho Erie Railroad Company, at New
York, says he hopes the convention for
Honolulu can be brought about, and he
assures the committee he will do all he
can to accomplish it.
Some Boosters.
A. NJ. Clelland, general passenger
agent of the Northern Pacific Railway,
at st. Paul, writes: 'fI think this Is
a very enterprising move and Il ought
to meet with favor, 1t will give the
members chance to "wise upv on
transpacific business and 1 am sure
would do Hawaii a great deal of good"
r. M. Colt, general passenger agent
of the Fonda, Johnstown and Glovers-
vile Railroad Company, at GlOvers-
Vile, N. Y, says:
Personally, l should be very glad
indeed if the association should decide
to name Honolulu as the 1914 meeting
place, as know of no other trip which
would be Of greater interest to so many
people. 1t would also have the effect
you desire of making passenger men
generally familiar with the many at
fractions to be found in your beautiful
Islands.
"The only possible objection I can
sec to it is the time it might take to
go and come. OF course, no matter
what point is named, some Of US have
a very long journey if we wish to at
tend 1 will personally work for Ho-
nolulu and sincerely hope that you may
secure the convention"
Trip Of Education.
w. T.. Witherspoon, general passen-
ger agent of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis Railroad Company, at st. Paul,
, writes:
"As these conventions are held for
the education Of passenger agents con-
J corning transportation facilities in all
parts of the world. | believe that your
suggestion is very admirable. Speak
ing from my own experience in the
last five years, l have ticketed a great
many people to the Orient and I know
that l could make prospective pas
senger itinerary a great deal more at
tractive il / knew from actual obserVa-
tion the attractions of Hawaii
~ had the pleasure Of meeting at
the convention of Shriners, held here
a few years ago, Mr.. McCandless, who
represented Hawaii here. His work in
advertising your part of the world will
not be forgotten by st. Paulites seonA
Trusting the association will accent
your invitation, ETC."
]. III. Johnson, New England agent,
Atlantic Coast line at Boston, is GER
tain it would be a pleasure for all who
could attend convention in Honolulu
and he hopes that efforts win be con
tinued to get the convention ont here.
O. w. Jennings of the Sunset Route, ut
San Francisco, says it will be a pleas
ure for him to assist in any way pos
sible TO get the convention here.
Want to Come.
b. II. Payne, of the Missouri Pacific
Railway at st. Louis, says he has no
doubt the suggestion for the eonven.
tion is good one and is a question
which would have to come up at tho
1913 meeting for consideration. Ho
wishes the promotion committee every
success and trusts that the proposition
viii eventually work out to the entirt
satisfaction Of all concerned. @. u.
Boyd, travelling passenger agent Of the
Missouri Pacific Railway Company at
indianapolis, says he will be glad to
renew his old acquaintance with Sec
rotary Wood, which was begun in San
Diego.
N. j. Jennings, representing the
White Star line at Boston, will BIO
pleased to second the committee's de-
sire in every way in his power and
will vote for It.
Il. d. Comstock, general passenger
agent of the Bessemer and Lake Erie
Railway Company at Pittsburg, writes
to assure you that win take inter
est in trying to boom Honolulu for the
1914 convention, as your Islands are
a point that have had in mind for
several years past aud have been living
in hopes that the opportunity might
present itself for trip to that favor
lie spot"