Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-18
MATSON COMPANY
MAY HELP BUILD
Big BEACH HOTEL
Capt. William Matson in Letter
Foresees Big Tourist
Traffic
PROMOTION COMMITTEE
TO HOLD EARLY MEETING
Matter May Be Laid Before
Chamber of Commerce With
Recommendations


Matson Navigation Company, foreseer
traffic TO Hawaii that he believes early
and vigorous action should be taken 70
ensure sufficient hotel aeeommoda.
tions for all eomers.
In q letter TO e. D. Tenney, Capt.
Mstson emphasizes this need for ae-
ton TO enlarge hotel accommodations
and declares that " the Matson Navi.
cation Company had 70. he believes II
could take an Interest in a new hotel
with room for 1000 persons.
Such is the significant substance OF
communication which Mr.. Tenney
has sent TO President Hagens of the
Mid-Pacific Carnival. Ltd, and which
Mr.. Hagens in turn referred yesterday
TO the Hawaii Promotion Committee
The Promotion Committee, already
impressed with the apparent necessity
for more hotel accommodations and
working to secure them, will hold a
meeting next Tuesday morning at
which Capt Matson's letter as COM
municated by Mr.. Tenney will be dis
cussed and the prophesy was made to-
day by Chairman Berndt of the com
mittee that the matter will be laid be
fore the directors Of the Chamber Of
Commerce.
Capt Matson's letter is directly in
line with our efforts" says Chairman
Berndt. "and indicates that Hawaii
next season may expect more tourists
than ever ! am convinced that this
viii be the case It's up to Honolulu
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Already the fact has been published
that the Territorial Hotel Company
plans extensive alterations, imprcye-
inents and enlargements in its hotel
properties, provided the Great North
ern is Kept on the run.
Executive Secretary Hardy of the
Carnival corporation yesterday seLtl
the following letter to Director Tay,orl
of the Promotion Committee, includ-
ing the statements by Mr.. Tenney
and Capt. Matson:
Mid-Pacific Carnival Ltd,
Honolulu, T. H.,
March II, 1916.
A. p. Taylor, Es1s
Director the Hawaii Promotion
Committee, Honolulu, T. II.
Dear Sir: BY instruction of our
Board of Directors. hand you the fol-
lowing copy Of q letter written under
date OF March 2 by Mr. E.. d. Tenney
10 Mr.. J. #. G. Hagens. In default OF y
board meeting. the original did not
come before the Directors until yes
terday afternoon. and hasten tol
transmit this copy. Other copies have
been supplied to the Chamber Of Com
merce and to Mr.. Lorrin A. Thurston,
on board the S. s. Great Northern.
The text Of the letter follows:
Mr.. J. r. G. Hagens.
President d-Pacific Carnival. LtJ..
Honolulu.
Dear Sir. Now that the Carnival is |
over. AZ may be that you are prepared
10 devote your energies to the solution
of problems which have been brought
very prominently to the tore during
the past few weeks. One Of these Is |
hotel accommodations for the large
number OF tourists who are attracted
here primarily we suppose, by thel
Carnival itself. In recent letter from
Capt Matson, he writes as follows:
at seems to me as though
something should he hone with the
uOl6io III f1OuOiulu MUuC9 10
plentiful now, and | think that
the people who have at interest
the welfare Of Honolulu should be
willing to do something. A new
Company should be formed to take
over the Moana hotel and build
new hotel with accommodations
for. say, 1000 people, to be run in
connection Herewith The ques-
tion of providing additional hotel
accommodations should be start
ed now, when there is plenty of
money and, If the Matson Navi-
cation Company had to, ! think
we could take an interest in such
a hotel. There are great many
people who want to know, before
taking a trip to the islands, If they
can be sure of hotel accommoda-
tions, and we being unable to as
sure them of such aceommoda
tons, they do not go. | think, if
there was a good tropical hotel in
Honolulu, the people would stay (
there all winter
Very truly yours,
tSigned) z. ID. TENNEY.