The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-08-27
MISTAKEN Theory
THAT PROMOTION
is UNP ATR|OT|C
l. A. Thurstoh After Year In
Mainland Tourist CenterS,
Answers Local Critics
GOVERNMENT ENCOURAGES
TRAVEL AND RECREATION
Instead of Cutting Down Promo
ton Work Hawaii Should
Do Still More

inc MAJ WA hN -- + l0FlNH IHNI WINTER anu
III" Northwest lake region this summer
l.. \. Thurstnn writes with know
ledge that there hrs been no diminu
ton Of tourist activities. Of advertis
ing for tourists and Of tourist travel
He believes that the ideas Of some in
Hawaii, that the promotion committee
should 90 ont of business, or at lanst
restrict its work on patriotic grounds
I" he unsOund and unwise.
In letter to the promotion com
mjtt"p received last week here. Mr.
1hurstom writes under date Of August
from Rochester. Minnesota:
" GrmtlpmPn-l recently wrote to tn"
San Frmurisco office asking that HawR
iinr literature he sent to several al.
lrcsscs where | thought il would do
good The literature was sent but 7
I'M informed Ivy Mr.. Scott that the com
mittcc plans to close the Office and re
lease Mr. Dankv as of September lst.
~ am out Of touch with the situN
lion and your plans and financial status
aud presume that YOU are taking this
sep owing to such withdrawal of snip
port that you are short of funds.
"U ndrr the circumstances, ! do not
propose to criticise your proposed act
ION hut, as one who is intensely inter.
cstcI in your work and who hopes not
only to see il continue but to greatly
tvDAnd, ] want to make n few Ohser
NatiOnS
A Misplaced Theory
~ have noticed nv the Honolulu
Papers that there has been disposition
to object to continued encouragement
Of tourist travel. on the ground that
i was unphtriOtic. in that it inter.
frrrd with the war.
- ito not agree with this theory in
the rrmotrst degree.
" During the past winter ! was in
Florida for two months and ] have
been in the Northwest lake section
for the past two months.
AZ YOU are aware, the two local.
ties named are among the leading tour.
ist resorts in the country.
"Thcre has been no diminutiOn in
the advertising and but little lesseninR
of tourist travel.
Government Backing It
"Not only is this So but during this
very month the big dailies of this sec
ton have been carrying numerous large
ais in the names of railroads opera
ting across the continent, which are
low entirely under the control of the
United States Government, stating that
'Inclc Sam invites you to spend your
vacation IN his National Parks &C
companird by details descriptions OF
the several parks such us the yellow
Stone. Glajier Park, etc.
''Thr ads also state that the Nation
nj Park authorities are seeking to slim
ulatr travel TO the parks.
AS YOU are aware, the Nationa
Park organization il a bureau of the
department of the interior.
''Of NV own knowledge through re
cent conference with the National PARK
authorities at Washington, they arr
acting in accordance with the claimi
OF the said ads and are issuing itcra
turr of tn" regular promotion character
concerning the parks.
~ cannot put my hand on one o.
these semi official ads but inrlose few
clipUcI at rundum from the st. Paul
Minneapolis aud Chicago papers sh""
ING the kind Of advertising that II
being done 10y both individuals and pro
muti"u organizations
" Nuuthrr reason which | have seeT
for dierourinuin9 promotion activity i
thrt there IS insufficient steamer accom-
modAti"n
"Thrrr is undoubtedly shortage a
present. but there is every indication
that this deficiency will be rPmedied n
an curIv date In fact. it looks a
though within the year there would h
a surulu>n%r of transportation.
''It takes time to build up an OrRanl
Zation and connections such as the Pro
motion Committee now has, and 1t doe
not appear 10 me TO be sound to breaI
VI, this organization and connection
hrrmusr of temporary difficulty sue
~ this shortage Of transportation facili
ties. unless such course il ahsOlutel
forced bv lack of funds.
~ have also noted by the paper
that some of the contributors to tn
Promotion Committees funds, hav
withdrawn their support for reason
above given. do not impugn thei
motives or criticise their action; but
do not agree with their judgement.
Practical Offer
$50 far from disseminating the cor
trihutinn which hive been making I
the committee. through The Advertiser
am wiling I" Increase it, it necessary
to keen the organization and connect
ions of the committee going, until tn
time seems ripe for it to again exp1n
its activities.
- omitted to state above, in ronneC
ton with the official approval of tours
travel, TINT the tr@nsroutinGntul an
urhrr main lin" railroads, with the d
rect approval of Secretary McAdoo ar
issuing reduced rate round trip ticket
to the various resorts; and that Seer,
tarl MrAduo himself has personally 81
the seal Of his approval upon tour,
and Vacation trn@rl by being membe
e II party which has just spent tW
weeks III the Glacier National Par
This mornings st. Paul papers hay
Interview, with him luudimG the par
,uI the benefits TO the health of tho
who 90 there, illustrated by pictnT
Of the secretary and his wife hshiT
in the park.
A Complete Mistake
eft is d complete mistake to thu