Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-21
PROMOTION COMMITTEE HAS
Large field OF ENDEAVOR
Work Steadily Increasing and Arrangements Made for Pro-
noting Interests of Hawaii Over World Through Various
Valuable Agencies - Excellent Results Obtained During
Past year $50

Iations between the committee and the
Touring Club Of France, which now
carries q full line of our folders at
all of its offices. During the past
tweIve| months we had representa-
tive exhibits at different land shows
and a notable display at The World
in Cincinnati where We. had the ben
eft also Of a daily illustrated lecture
on Hawaii.
las may be readily seen, the COM
mittee is making a special effort to
cover the Northwest thoroughly, for
it is from this region that we have
every reason to expect an increasing
ly large number of visitors, Hawaii
being the. natural playground for that
section of the country.
Hitherto our work has been con-
fined largely to the Pacific Coast, but
we are now operating as far east as
Chicago, maintaining regular folder
distribution in that city and having
the cordial support and active assist
ance Of the two largest excursion and
tieket.selling bureaus. Of the Middle
West. which are located there.
"One Of the distinct accomplis h.
ments OF the year has been the get
ting of the leading publishers Of travel
data the world over to include full de-
scriptions of the islands in their books
and pamphlets.
Practically all Of the overland rall
ways now make mention of the Is
lands In their time folders in whica
the reader is referred to the Hawaii
Promotion Committee for further in
formation. This advertising which
costs US nothing is seen by many thou
sands of people each year and brings
/ us q large number Of inquiries.
The splendid help given to the
Committees work by the home papers
has been of the greatest possible as
sistance serving to keep the residents
OF the islands fully informed as to the
scope and progress OF Promotion en-.
deavor and resulting in much good
publicity. abroad.
Hawaii In fact is being better. ad'
vertised today than any other spot on
| the glebe, illustrated descriptive arti
cles are appearing in the leading pa
pers and magazines, books are being
published based upon the glamour OF
Hawaii. The constancy of Pele for the
past two years and the work Of Eco
lessor Jaeger has attracted the atten
ton of countless thousands to the
worlds greatest wonder the Volcano
of Kilauea. -: -
Duke Kahanamoku's splendid work
at Stockholm has served to call the at
fention of other thousands, to the fac
that the climate of Hawaii tends tc
/ produce men above the physical stand
ard of other countries and that there
is no better place for the strong t.
! fully develop or for the weaklins tt
make good physically and mentally.
@The approaching completion OF, the
Panama Canal centers the attention
Of the business world on the Pacific
and its hub Hawaii.
THE development of the Island O
Oahu as a great Military stronghold Ii
a closely watched and much talked o
Eevelt. ia Es
/ ,Aerograms from one of the world.
largest wireless plants soon to be es
i tablished on our shores, will spell Ha
wall wherever the electric air current.
dart.
i Honolulu cannot avoid its destiny
as one of the most important centers
/ IN the world. ...
il I'm addition to our Commercial ani
! strategic importance the beauties O.
Hawaiian scenery, the great charm o.
HaWaii's climate must continue tt
people this way and while the in
crease in travel from natural causes
and as the direct re,ult of the wort
Eos the Promotion Committee has has
been most satisfactory during the year
liz Is but. the beginning of an
Influx such as the most sangnine aas
scarcely conceived, and for which we
are not fully prepared. -
what our Harbor Commissioners
are doing in the way OF planning new
wharf facilities, what our steamship
men are doing in the way of building
new and palatia1 liners should be, fol
lowed and that Immediately by large
Increase in hotel facilities
Hawaii has every reason 70 be
proud Of it's hotels and BOARDING.
houses. They are of the best and
| their charges are most reasonable
but the present accommodation will
soon need to be doubled to take care
Of the people who are already plan.
ming to visit Hawaii and it will be
but comparatively short time when
they will have to be doubled again.
Our beautiful islands are un1ues-
tionably destined to become the Home
Land and Play Ground of the world.
I'm conclusion | think it can be
safely said that the past years WORK
o. the Promotion Committee has been
the most successful in its history.
I'm order however to fully keep up
with plans for the future the funds
available for the general work of the
Committee especially for the ensuing
three years should be quadrupled.
The Committee can now profitably
spend from $4,000 to SIS, 900 per year
in it's work of advertising Hawaii
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