Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-07

Alexander Hume Ford, editor Of the
Mid-Pacific Magazine. famed through
out the Orient, and an indefatigable
hustler and booster for progress in the
realm washed by the Pacific ocean. is
! in Manila on a round-the-world tour,
having arrived yesterday on the Span
ish Mail liner Alicante from Singa-
, pore, says the mia Daily Bulletin.
! Mr.. Ford is on a mission that may
result greatly to the benefit Of the
! Philippines for his object is to interest
and stimulate tourist travel through
out the Pacific insular and continental
group He bears official letters Of
introduction from Governor Frear of
Hawaii
, Mr.. Ford has already secured the
cooperation of Australia and Java for
the understandable Pacific move
ment, as he calls it, which has as its
object the stimulation of a constant
round-the- Pacific tide of travel
Speaking of his mission to Bulle-
: tin reporter yesterday he said:
4 have already placed myself in
touch with your publicity committee
Of the merchants association, and l
was very interested to hear how earn
estly the secretary seemed to realize
the fact that in the ordinary course
Of affairs the Philippine islands are
off the regular beaten track of the
, tourist who usually goes down the
/ China coasts.
Here is where l think that all Of
the tourist bureaus around the Pacific
Ioh0 I'D fyn
to induce travel by the way of these
islands, which should be visited. This
means of course, that the Philippines
must do their part and cooperate with
the rest of the Pacific
) I've have secured now through the
Australasian convention of government
tourist bureaus, railways and steam
ship connanies, what will amount to
q round the-P Pacific rate for tourists
OF S. a day, with stop-overs every
where at no greater expense, IN
Guiding travel over the government
railways and in the hotels. There will,
OF course. be cruises that may be made
4 at a greater expense. but the idea is to
have the cooperation Of all the trans
portation companies and the tourist
bureaus. to guarantee that the man of
moderate means can travel around the
Pacific. first class, at cost of S. a
day. II that is all that he can afford.
! ga months cruise aud stay in the
Philippines could easily be made at
this rate with the cooperation Of your
Understand steamship companies and
your publicity committee. which, bv
1.-THE way. should extend its scope and
take care of the tourist after he ar.
Erives. for that is the wav to increase
travel. Satisfy the tourist and make
him a promotion committee of one
throughout the world for the Philip
il pines. D
4 Australia is bringing millions OF
dollars into the country by following
this policy. She spends hundreds OF
Thousands on resorts and attractions
for the tourist, and reaps millions OF
reward Japan spends 100000 annual
i ~ for advertising. and, what is more
i important. for taking care Of the tour
list after he arrives; and it pays hel
well. She has recently open six splen
did new tourist Offices in japanese
cities to take care Of the tourist. Hel
railways built hotels to accommodate
the tourist, and her steamship com
panies. railways, and government worl
Il together as a unit to attract and take
care of the tourist.
Prosperity, business and invest