The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-03-18
FRED L. wALDRoN
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(From Sunday Advertiser)
z. K. MYERS REsIGNs-ANoTHER
LIVE MAN DESIRED IN
HIS PLACE.

Fred L.. Waldron has been asked by
the promotion committee to head it a
chairman, following the resignation OF
zeno X. Myers, which was accepted
yesterday.
Mr. Myers, in announcing his resig
nation, stated the step was taken be
cause of pressing business interests
which would compel him to lie on other
islands for several weeks, after which
he intends leaving for the Coast. Mr..
Myers paid a graceful TT. butte to his
fellow workers and praised the indc-
tatigable efforts of Secretary Wood to
make Hawaii better known throug bout
the world. The committee, in accept
ing the resignation, expressed thanks
to Mr.. Myers for his ia thful services.
1t was suggested that Fred l.. Wal.
| dron, who was chairman of the promo.
ton committee three or four years ago,
would be one of the best men in the
! community to act again as chairman
and his selection for the office was
/ unanimous. Mr.. Waldron 8 wide expe
rience in public affairs will make him
one of the most valuable men on the
committee, partcul 'rly as the work
during the coming two years is to be
| launched on a broader scale than ever
dae largely to the approaching San
Francisco fair in 1915.
1t is presumed that Albert Wat r
house will soon he compete to leave
the committee, as he is constantly trav.
cling and is absent from the commit,
tee meetings for weeks at time. It
has been suggested that Walter +. Dill.
bingham be asked to fill in the vacancy
Data Requested
The committee has received request
from the promotion committee of the
senate for detailed information as to
| promotion work and its tangible results
Secretary Wood is preparing his reply
| which will be forwarded to the legis
lature this week. He will call atten.
/! on to the small amount which ha;
been appropriated by the legislature
IN the past for territorial publicity, tC
the fact that no funds are row being
received from the city government; tc
the fact that the hotel accommodations
although qnadrupled in the p"st foul
years. are insufficient to house all tour
lists arriving here; that 1000 tourists
are expected here this year, exclusive
nf through passengers on steamers and
that this traffic alone will Weld a rev
enue of at least $2,O000OO, VIII lie in
the next three years, with additional
steamers placed on service between
San Francisco and Honolulu by the
Matson and other companies, and will
new hotels and better tr 2nsrortatioI
facilities, the income from tourists who
can be induced to core here throug'
advertising. will he about $5.000.00C
annually. He will cleo call attention
to the fact that the rromotion commit
tee has not confined its efforts to pro
noting Honolulu alone, but has beor
active in helping make Kauai, Mau
and Hawaii popular for tourist traffic
and points to three years active effort
to get the Hamburg-Amercnn Steam
ship Company to include Hilo IN it
itinerary, which finally result ed sue
cessfullv. This will give Hilo $25,nOl
at least for each OF the two annua
visits Of tho company's big steamer a
that mort. That 1000 tourists register
ed at the Volcano House during JUL
of 1912 shows that the business in tina
direction is increasing. IT will also h
pointed or' th't efforts are being mad
TO bring Maui's attractions more int,
public notice
Willing, But Helpless.
II has heen reported to the commit
tee that the city authorities favor MS
s'stin" in promotion and publicity work
but the charter forbids appropriatin
any monevs for that purpose. It /
rreslmed the citv fathers will be AGREE
able IN change in the city eharte
which would legalize such assstnnce
! This may he done in the present lepi.
lnture, Judge Dole il said to hay
heon looking over the charter and ma
d'afi form Of measure 10 sutabl!
amend a.
Seeretary Wood believes the tina I
, ripe for the estnbl shing Of a San Frau
cisco offiee and for this reason need
more Funds than are now coming 10 Ia
committee
u was stated Yesterday that tourist
are beginning 10 look unon Hawaii 10
only ~ a swimmer or winter resort. b.
as ~ nnssihla hrma MANY tourist
: have prrlnssl hnmesitos built I'm
homes md there ara mnnp iplHire
In Do u.lf nj cofFasnnnArnae aslIn
nlnW ne H snerts fnr residing her
uH tiHfaI income