The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-12
MAY HAVE SILK
MILL IN HAWAII
viii Be Investigation Of the
Local condltions-Some
Promotion Work.

To ascertain the condition Of the
labor market here a representative of
the Seattle branch Of the I,ehigh Val
ley Silk Mills Of South Bethlehem.
PennsylyaniR, may visit Honolulu In the
near future. The promotion commit.
tee has been informed by the Pennsyl.
vania Office, in acknowledging receipt
Of data concerning industrial condi.
tions here, that as soon as the Seattle
branch has been acquainted with the
proposal to establish a branch in Ho.
nolulu, the representative will be sent
here to make a personal Investigation,
The editor of the "Canterbury
Times" of Christchurch, New Zealand
has asked the committee for a number
of photographs which he will use as
Illustrations in his paper from time
to time, in "order to create additional
interest in the Hawaiian Islands.''
The demand for transparency kiosks
showing scenes of Hawaii is becoming
large since the installation of the hand.
some one in the Southern Pacific Office
in San Francisco. The Oceanic Steam
snip Company, which established offices
IN New York recently, will install one
IN San Francisco and one in the New
York office. The Santa Fe company has
asked for kiosk for its San Francisco
office.
There is also steady demand for
additional copies of the floral parade
poster, the requests coming from all
parts of the United States.
Panorama of Haleakala.
X. X. Bonine, the motion picture ex.
pert, left for Maui last evening en-
route to Haleakala crater to complete
ms series of panoramic and motion
pictures of the largest extinct crater
in the world
george Il. Hutchin, president of the
FESTIVAL Association of the Pacific
Coast, and manager of the Portland
Rose Festival, writes the committee
from Portland that he has called a
meeting of the Festival Associations to
be held on New Years day at Pasa-
dena during the city's annual celebra-
ton of its Tournament of Roses,p
and as the promotion committee is a
member of the association, asks that
delegate be present. Mr.. Hutchin
believes the Floral Parade would be
duly advertised by local attendance at
the meeting.
Your posters are very striking and
catchy says Mr.. Hutchin. "Those
you sent me are conspicuously posted.
L could have used many more. A great
many of our people contemplate trip
to your festival next year,
Walter G. Smith has notified the com.
mittee that he has at last been able
to break into Canada and will lecture
in Vancouver and then 90 on to Cal
gary and beyond.
Interest In Hawaii.
Charles B. Warren, writing from the
office of Alexander & Baldwin, Seattle,
says:
81 take this opportunity of inform
ing You Of the splendid effect and in.
terest which is being aroused in Ha-
waii by the illustrated lectures now
being given under the direction of Wal
ter q. Smith. The lectures in Seattle
have drawn crowded audiences and in
every instance have aroused curiosity.
The surf riding pictures and those of
the volcano appealed in great measure
and evoked much applause.
This form of promotion is by far
the most commendable ever undertaken
by the committee and should have far
reaching results. 1t is hoped that funds
will be Forthcoming for the furtherance
of this propaganda and that such may
be carried on, not only in the United
States, but other parts of the world,
especially Europe, where such lectures
as these are bound to cause general in.
terest where folder work fails.
"Our office is generally becoming
as the Hawaiian headquar,
ters and the general public apply to
us constantly for information about the
Islands. A considerable raid has been
made on our stock of Hawaiian litera-
ture since Mr.. Smith IS lectures, and ]
would like you to forward more pack.
ages of literature. We will be glad
to hang pictures of Island scenes in
our offices. !"
Robert S. Lennon, associate editor
of "Travel," writes from New York,
thanks the committee for the Hawaiian
pictures recently forwarded, which are
to be used in illustrating Honolulu
article.
II. Il. Burnett has informed the com.
mittee that he is now the New York
representative of the Oceanic Steam
ship Company with offices at No. l
Broadway.
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