The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-10
Promotion Committee Appoints
Delegates TO Attend
Conference.
(Trom Thursday Advertiser)

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A special meeting Of the Hawaii Pro
motion Committee was called yesterday
afternoon to take up the matter Of APP
pointing delegates to the general com
mittee from the AID Club, the chamber
Of commerce and the Merchants asso-
citation, scheduled to meet in the chan
Der of commerce rooms this afternoon
and name slate for the directorate Of
the Mid-Paci6c Carnival committee.
Ed Towse and G.. G. Guild were APP
pointed to represent the promotion c1m.
mittee.
"a. 9. Guild wasappointed a commit
tee Of one to represent the promotion
committee ut the public meeting In tie
supervisors chambers tonight when
the traffic ordinance comes up for pub
ie discussion. The promotion commit.
tee IL particularly Interested in tbs
opening. to automobile traffic Of the
ranthlus road. Mr.. Guild will voice
the wishes Of the committee In having
this obsolete section Of the ordinance
repealed.
: A. the conclusion Of the meeting. in
= general discussion that followed re-
yarding promotion methods, one OF the
i've members Of the COMMITTEES said
Half the people Of this iowa do
not realize the money that is snent
here by tourists. The wise man, who
spends most Of the day keeping the
brass rail polished ins front Of the
Union Grill and discussing matters Of
state, or the fellow that keeps the
grass from growing in Cunha 5 alley.
will tell you that all this promotion
Business Is aSfarce and gotten mn 10
provide fat salaries for few men who
are out for soft jobs, but with ali due
respect to the views OF these indus.
trious gentlemen, / would like TO cite
lust one case Of many where promotion
business pays. *
Among the passengers who left f,r
the mainland today on the Matsonia
vas Percy A. Hoyt, wealthy capital.
ist Of New York. He has SO much
money that he can hardly spend the
interest. He, with his party, which
consists of four bosom friends. have
been spending ten, weeks in Hawaii.
lie had q suite Of rooms at the Moana
and another at the Young Hotel. for
which he paid fifteen dollars a day
each. He did not bother with BRINGING
his own ear with him, but chartered
me while here for thirty.fve dollars
J day. This yate was only good \ q.
tween the hours of nine clock IN the
morning and nine o'clock at night.
After these hours he paid the regular
rate, and he did much riding at M tht.
In addition to these expenses the pa Nv
made trip to Hawaii and scent con.
siderable time in touring the Bic Tai.
and, The women in the party were
loaded down when they left with pima
iloth Japanese silks and komonos. 10
say nothing Of large amount Of eurios
ana souvenir jewelry that they took
PACK with them to give to friends on
he mainland
Now | would like TO have some Of
these wise gentlemen tell me In fp.
ures what they think this party was
worth to Hawaii. The cost OF getting
them here was the usual folders and
Advertising matter that we ere sendiny
out, as none of the party knew any.
'hing about Hawaii prior TO receiving
this literature. ~. -
This is only one OF dozens of cases
nat we could cite during the rust
tourist season, he concluded.