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


lations between the committee and the
Touring Club of France, which now
carries a full line Of our folders at
all of its offices. During the past
twelve, months we had representa-
live exhibits at different. land shows
, and a notable display at The World
in Cincinnati where we had the ben
eft also OF daily illustrated lecture
on Hawaii.
las may be readily seen, the COM
mittee is making special effort to
cover the Northwest thoroughly, for
| it Is from this region that we have
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 a regular folder
distribution in that city and having
the cordial support and active assist.
ance Of the two largest excursion and
tieket-seIling bureaus of the Middle
West, which are located there.
Zone of the distinct accomplish b.
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 whic;l
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.
i Hawaii in fact is being better ad.
yertised today than any other spot on
the globe, 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 Foo
i fes sors Jaeger has attracted the atteH
4 ton of countless thousands to the
worlds greatest wonder the Volcano
i Of Kilauea. =:
i Duke Kahapamoku's splendid work
4 at Stockholm has served to call the at
j tention of other thousands to the fac'
that the climate of Hawaii tends to
i produce men above the physical stand
i Is no better place for the strong t
4 fully develop or for the weakling Il
make good physically and mentally:
The approaching completion of tft
Il Panama Canal centers the attention
Il OF the business world on the Pacific
and Its hub Hawaii. i,
i 1.-THE development of the Island Of
Oahu as great Military stronghold il
4 closely watched and much talked d
event. ~ y
Aerograms from one of the worlds
largest wireless plants soon to be es
tablished on our shores, will spell Ha
u wall wherever the electric air currents
Il dart. III. e..
Fl at4
as one of the most important centers
i in the world. j
In addition to our Commercial ant
strategic importance the beauties d
4 Hawaiian scenery, the great charm Of
Hawaii's climate must continue tt
hiring an ever increasing number o.
j people this way and while the In
! crease i'm travel from natural causes
and as the direct RESULT of the work
los the Promotions Committee has has
4 been most satisfactory during the yeal
i II Is but the beginning of ar
Il influx, such as the most sanguine Aas
searcely conceived. and for which we
a 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 palatial liners should, be fol-
4 lowed and that Immediately by a, large
increase in hotel. facilities. w.
1 Hawaii has every reason 70 be
/ proud of it's hotels and toardine
houses They are of the best and
their charges are most reasonable
but the present accommodation viii
soon need to be doubled to take care
of the people who are already plan
ming to visit Hawaii and it will be
but a comparatively short time when
they will have to be doubled again.
"Our beautiful islands are unques.
tionably destined to become the Home
Land and Play Ground of the world.
"In conclusion I 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 fol. the ensuing
three years should be quadrupled.
The. Committee can now profitablY
spend from $4,000 to $4,000 per year
in its work of advertising Hawaii"
DYER WILL SPEAK !
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