The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-11-27
Passenger Travel To Islands In
1915 Expected To Reach
Staggering Figure
PROMOTION COMMITTEE
CONSIDERS PROSPECTS
Claims To immense Influx Based
Upon Prospective Railway
Traffic To Coast


Predictions brought back to Homo
luln ~ II. p. Wood, secretary Of the
Hawaii promotion committed, on his
return from San Francisco, that the
passenger travel 10 Hawaii this year
would reach staggering figure, 6nu
innch substance of confirmation from
tie meeting Of the traffic association IN
Los Angeles few days ago.
At this meeting it was shown that
oil records for travel TO California will
lie smashed with tho opening Of the
two expositions. Trains operating from
the Fast to the Pacific Coast will be
crowded 10 capacity for a solid year,
traffic managers declare.
Percentage Is Estimated
The perc ehtaee OF tourist travel that
comes 10 Hawaii from California cuil
be almost exactly computed by the
promotion committee Experience has
shown that n certain percentage OF
tourists 20 San Francisco and LON
Angeles invariably come TO Honolulu;
and this icing the case, the assurance
that was given in Los Angeles at the
traffic association meeting on the travel
20 California is taken as an assurance
VI equHi Wc'Bht tHhb nHWNi VIII nave
q big year.
II was brought ont at this meeting
that one road alone. the Northern
Pacific, will spend $s,000,O00 for new
passenger equipment neeessitated by
the exposition travel.
Bearing On Hawaii Innux
AT tie meeting of the association.
several kilograms were read, FIVE Of
which are as follows; nIa
A. G.. Johnson, passenger traffic
manager Chicago and Northwestern
railway, Chicago:
.'TraVel to the expositions which
will, Of course, he merged with the
Feheral travel, win be greater than
the travel we expected would move
prior 20 the European war. Business
IS rapiilly resnming normal conditions
and every indication points to heavy
American attendance. This line in
conjunction with its connections and
acting IN line with other railways, will
meet all requirements in the way of
transportation facilities, and prepare.
tions are IN progress for that purpose.
On the whole we predict an exceeding.
" large steady smoveplent durings, The
year 1915 with ample facilities to take
cnre Of such increased patronage in a
satisfactory manner VIII
Travel to Break Records
Samuel Moody, general traffic man.
ager Pennsylvania railroad, Pittsburgh,
Paa 81 can only repeat what ] said
while on my recent trip to the Coast,
that travel to California during the
season Of 1915 will be the greatest ever
known and especially will this be true
from the far east. We expect 10 do
considerable advertising later on and
unless something unforeseen intervenes
the travel will be record breaker =
ID. w. Cooke, vice president and gen.
eral traffic manager Erie railroad, New
York: 1.-THE Erie railroad is using ey.
cry resource at its command TO alyer.
tise the expositions and California.
Great interest is apparent. Prospects
good. Our double track work com.
nleted. affording splendid facilities for
handling the traffic.p
Millions For Equipment
A.. M. Cleland, general passenger
agent Northern Pacific railway, st.
Paul, MINI; Northern Pacific spend
ing over $2,000,000 for new passenger
NDuABHftHN w piOpNAlg NuIN lOI uOOu
of exposition travel expected next yea !,
in addition to which our relations with
Pullman company enables us to call up
on resources Of that company for such
further sleeping ears as we may find
necessary. We expect volume OF bust
ness will far exceed anything previous.
~ known in the west r. e
Heavy Western Business 'a "a
G. +. DAILY, vice president New York
Genital lines, New York:
lit is our belief that there will be
heavy western business. notwithstand.
ing the unfortunate doinas in Europe,
together with the depressed business
conditions which have existed for some
time. The normal attractions Of Cal.
ifornia, supplemented be the exposi.
tions to be held at San Francisco and
San Diego, will cause very large
number of our people, who have in the
past spent their winters abroad, to
move westward during this year. Cal
ifornia should be favored with re.
markable travel, at least every indi.
cation in territory served by New
York Central lines fully justifes this
con, llision. -
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