Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-23

of the tariff from sugar, and the deci-
SION of the local commercial organiza-
tons TO take immediate steps toward
materially increasing the tourist ira
vel to Hawaii, perhaps the most inter-
esting report submitted to the cham
Der OF commerce at its annual meet
ing Wednesday afternoon was that
from the secretary Of the pro-
motion committee, covering the work
accomplished by that organization
during the past fiscal year.
The report, in part, Is as follows:
Il am pleased to report that the
past years work of the Hawaii Pro-
motion Committee has been the most
fruitful In results In its history. The
name ard purpose OF the organization
through several years Of continuous
effort has been thoroughly establish
ed. The Hawaii Promotion Commit
tee and what It stands for is now
tically every railway, steamship and
tourist office around the globe. AS a
natural result the correspondence is
steadily increasing and not q steamer
arrives without there being one or
more parties on board concerning
whom the committee has been written
to and requested to care for while
tthey are In port.
The folders issued by the committee
are distributed as widely as the funds
available will permit No attempt Is
made to publish any matter outside Of
/ the regular folders, each issue Of
s-vhfzi, 10 ,,<rt ,oroF,,l1r. 1<<xl<nd <,x,<v.
and brought up to date The commit
| tee is now publishing the following
T list of folders and leaflets:
Z General railway and steamship fold
er, 100000 yearly: Hawaii, a primer,
$4,000 yearly; Agriculture in Hawaii
and land laws, 10000 yearly; climatic
leaflet. $4,000 yearly; Aloha folder,
$1,000 yearly: guide to Honolulu. 50,-
600 yearly; guide to Hilo. 10000 year.
lly; guide to island of Hawaii, 10000
| yearly; guide to island of Maui, 5000
yearly; guide to island Of Oahu 10000
| yearly: guide to island of Kauai. S.
900 yearly; sundry folders 10000
yearly.
Personal Touch Brings Success.
AT the date Of compiling this re-
port there are 10000 special circular
letters on the Secretary's desk await
ing his signature in order to give
the communications the personal
touch that brings success During the
past year fully 100000 special circu-
lars were issued besides which many
thousands of copies of magazines and
daily papers were purchased and sent
out by mail Every month from two
to three special articles are sent out,
leach accompanied by number of
carefully selected photographs, for
purposes of reproduction in leading
weekly and monthly publications. Ha-
wall has been well represented at var
ions conventions held on the main
land during the past year by the dis
trlbution Of folders. display of photo
| graphs, etc.
"A notable addition to tourist in
formation regarding the Islands dur
| ing the year is the book Hawaii
written and published by Mr.. Kinney,
of Hilo. This book furnishes the
most reliable and complete informa-
ton in regard to the island of Hawaii
that has ever been published A sec
ond edition is being prepared. We
now have something like twenty diff
ferent sets of lantern slides at work
throughout the world, some in the
hands of professional lecturers, 9TH
ers are in possession of island people
who are away on pleasure or business
and to whom opportunity is given to
reach large numbers of people. The
different transcontinental railways
have been furnished with data for
corrections and additions to the no
tees they publish in their folders con-
cerning Hawaii, and It is pleasant to
be able to report that we are receiv-
ing more and more extended notice in
their publications. and that not a mail
comes to hand without bringing in
quiries from parties who in travelling
have seen and needed the notice to
write to the Committee for informa-
fiOn about Hawaii.
Letters Bring Many Replies.
The feature of the year in the way
OF results was the special letter sent
out to bank cashiers throughout the
Middle West, respectfully requesting
tnat they send us on the stamped and
addressed postal card enclosed the
names of from FIVE to ten parties liv-
Ing in their neighborhood financially
able to make the trip, and who they
thought might be interested in re-
ceiving reliable information concern
ing Hawaii. At the date of this re-
port upwards of 10000 addresses have
been received from this source, and
more are coming in nv each mail We
have every reason to anticipate the
receipt of from $4,000 to $4,000 ad--
dresses as result of this campaign,
at a cost of something over one cent
for each address We question if this
accomplishment has ever been equal
led.
The committee is now sending out
twenty thousand additional letters
through other channels which it is
hoped may result in our getting many
more good addresses. To all of these
We shall send copies of the new edi-
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