Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-10
FORD TELLS AID CLUB MEMBERS
! OF WORK CONTEMPT IN THE
INTEREST OF HAWAHN SOUTH

uIeSStO the memDeTS Oh the Au 'OiuL
and their many friends at the weekly
luncheon at the Palm cafe at noon to-
Cay. Ford told of his plans for pub
Hcity during his trip, explained what
he intends to do on behalf of Hawaii
and struck q most responsive chord
in the hearts Of his hearers. His re
marks were well received and lone
applauded by the large crowd which
had gathered to wish him aloha.
The address was as follows:
Il am leaving you today with three
objects in view: First, to make the
Mid-Pacific Magazine, which you bus
mess men of Hawaii have so splen
didfy supported for three years, the
official mouthpiece of the whole Pa
cific published here at the cross
roads Of the great ocean; second, to
tell the people of every country OF
the Pacific what / think of Hawaii,
and why ! know it to be the last and
most perfect bit of work of the Gre.
ator, after he had had the experience
of making other lands; third, to ad,
vance the propaganda Of the Hands
Around Pacific work that we may
get all of the countries of the Pacific
to work together, to make the advan.
tages of cur countries known to every
American and European.
Much work has already been done
along this latter line as you all know
Five years ago the idea of the Mid
Pacific Magazine to be published for
the whole Pacific at our crossroads
was born at a conference with Percy
Hunter in Sydney. We had taken a
pledge to work together in the crea-
tion Of the Understandable Pacific
movement Much was done by cor.
respondence after my return to Ha.
vail. but at the end of a year saw
that 1t was necessary for me to get
back to New York and work fol-
enough money for continued postage,
1t was when called on Charles Crane
of the Commercial Gazette Co. to say
Aloha that he remarked! why don't
you go ahead and start your magazine
here?
Busted was my only comment.
Wei give you credit" was the
reply.
For a hundred and sixty page
magazine, 5000 copies a month"; was
my query.
Sure!' was Mr.. Cranes reply.
All right said, and the first man
! tackled was Mr.. L. A. Thurston, the
owner of the Gazette company.
i am going to start "a I60-page
magazine here, began.
What darn fool is going to back
such an enterprise? was his quick re-
Spouse.
You l replied.
Has Charley Crane got me into
this?' he said. Come upstairs and l
will see what advertising the Hilo
Railway can give
The Hilo Railway could not give
much, but there never has beer a
stauncher friend and worker for the
Mid Pacific than L. A. Thurston. And
II was the little advertisers, Just as
much as the big ones, that have made
our magazine possible. So much for
the Mid-Pacific.
Twelve years ago / visited Hawaii
for day, and at once wrote magazine
articles and play on the islands. /
regret to say that they were produced.
But then ] thought l knew all about
Hawaii. Now, / am cautious and am
going tt start on trip around the
Pacific today to learn something. Five
years ago / covered part of the pro-
posed ground, and was astonished 10
see that among the Fiji, Samoan and
Tongan islands there were cheap.
popular five and two-dollars-and
half-a-day cruises among the islands.
They were regular institution then,
and | now wish to find out the way
they have expanded and what has
made them successful In New Zea-
land found giant at work. T. E.,
Dome, a minister OF the government,
and chief of the government tourist
bureau. Dome broke trails every
where and every nine miles he tramp
ed rest-house sprang up that served
meals and accommodations at so
cents each. The Trail and Mountain
Club here is patterned on this idea.
Soon some of these rest-houses were
torn down to make place for hotels.
Dome started auto-bus routes
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citation started in the round-the-island
auto-bus trips of year ago. Both
were a beginning that has been de-
veloped. / now wish to see what else
New Zealand has to teach us, and
how her plans have succeeded When
New South Wales wished to start its
government tourist bureau, it sent its
energetic giant, Percy Hunter, to
study under Dome. Today it is safe
to say that New South Wales sets the
world a pace in taking care of the
tourist. Hotels, railways and health
resorts have been built for him. He
receives a half rate on the railroad,
and is called on at his hotel person
ally or by phone every day and given
his choice of trolley car or auto ex-
cursions. This bureau Is prepared to
take care Of the tourist from the mo-
ment he arrives in New South Wales
until he leaves. South Australia sent
its promotion giant, Victor Ryan, to
study the work of New South Wales,
and now South Australia's bureau is
almost as popular as that of the big
ger state. Atlee Hunt and his work
ers for Victoria and the federal gov
eminent in Melbourne are doing won