The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-05-31

(From Thursdays Advertiser.)
Hawaii is to have a publicity agent
on the mainland who will be ready at
all times to advance the promotion in
terests of Hawaii, defend her fame as
a health resort when knocks appear in
the papers, contribute newspaper and
magazine articles upon Hawaiian subj
jects and lecture upon the manifold
advantages of the Islands for pleasure
seekers, small farmers, capitalists and
laborers before boards of trade, cham
bers of commerce, conventions or any
other gathering where the seeds of good
promotion may be scattered.
The agent, whose official title has
not as yet been selected, will be Walter
G. Smith, at present the editor of the
Hawaiian Star. Yesterday the promo
ton committee definitely closed con-
tract with Mr.. Smith, after having dis
cussed the matter with him in its vari-
Gus phases during the past several
weeks. Mr.. Smith will conclude his
editorial duties with the Star within
the next few weeks, as soon as his sue
cessor has been chosen, although it may
be the first of September before the
new publicity agent leaves for the
Coast.
Mr.. Smith will have his headquarters
in San Francisco, where he is well
known as an editorial writer and as a
public speaker, but the greater part of
his work will be done IN the North
west and in western Canada until the
opening of the San Francisco Fair,
when he will take charge of the Ha-
waiian publicity work at the exposi-
ton.
Committee Pleased.
al consider that the promotion COM
mittee and Hawaii generally is excep-
tIonally fortunate in being able to Sc
cure the services of such man as Wal
ter G. Smith" said W. H. McInerny,
chairman of the promotion committee,
when announcing Mr.. Smith s appoint
ment yesterday. "The work of the
committee has grown so important that
we feel we must have some representa-
tive on the Coast able in every way
to handle our interests on his own mi
tiative and from his own intimate
knowledge of Hawaiian conditions In
Mr.. Smith we will have a man in whom
we have full confidence, and, bet
ter still, in whom those he may meet
in his work will have full confidence"
Thirty Years an Editor.
at will be thirty years next month
since filed my first position as editor
and since that time / have had an
editorial connection with one publication
or another said the Star editor yes.
terday, in confirming the news that he
was soon to engage in a new field. "Af.
ter thirty years a man should be will
ing to lay down his pen, especially II
he has before HIM an opening to per
form work congenial to him and for
the land he likes. "
Star Changes.
The resignation of Editor Smith will
necessarily mean some considerable
shifting about in the Star staff. accom-.
panying which will be a number OF
changes in the business department of
that paper, Manager Timmons, for one
having rendered his resignation. This
latter has no connection with the com.
ing departure of Mr.. Smith.
~ rendered my resignation from the
Office of manager of the Hawaiian Star
some days ago, to take effect July IL, .
said Mr.. Tlmmons last night, "my in
tention being TO accept another propo
aition which I have had in mind for
quite awhile
MY plans and intentions had moth
ing-and have nothing--whatever To
10 with the plans of Mr. Smith; and
am quite positive that the price of sug
ar will not be affected a particle there
by anyhow.