The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-23
WHAT WE NEED.
Good ummer Resorts and Iearl
Harbcr.

having to cross rough channels to
reach them. Oahu has many To-
calities which can be made such,
as Leilehua, Waialua, Kahuku,
and the almost numberless green
valleys and shady hooks and
groves of Koolau, where the fresh
air from the sea the with cool
morning and evening showers fur
nish an entire change of atmos-
phere and surroundings, imparting
new vigor, blood and appetite to
the exhausted denizens of our hot
and dusty city. But to reach these
out-of-the-way places requires at
present a long horseback journey
with it's numberless discomforts,
that too often Illustrate the resolu-
ton to brace up and overcome
them.
The Oahu Railway offers the
best solution of rapid transit and
convenient access to the numerous
country districts that are now
waiting to be transformed into
quiet homes for health seekers.
For the present, Pearl Harbor or
its vicinity is the only place that
this railway offers to our citizens
as an available summer resort.
Mr.. Damon's Moanalua villa, four
miles distant by rail, or DR.. Nc
Crews still more attractive Ha-
lava country seat, nestled in a
grove of shady trees on a spit of
land jutting out into the bay,
which almost surrounds it with a
smooth sheet of water, and only
twenty minutes ride from town
or Mr.. G. A. Browns rural home
at Waiawa, a few miles beyond,
are the pioneers of other summer
resorts that will be located all
along the line of the railroad,
whenever it shall be extended to
Waialua and through the Koolau
district.
What is known as Pearl City,
twelve miles from town, with the
Peninsula" running out into the
bay just below it, offers sites for
seaside resorts which will in time
attract people thither. Hearing
that considerable changes had
taken place there, we recently
made a flying trip thither, and
found Improvements on every side.
Remond Grove has altered very
much in its appearance and sur
roundings, green grass covering
the lawns, while the lofty trees
furnish attractive shady spots.
The same neatness surrounds the
hotel premises and depot, which
are now enclosed, and shrubs and
trees are started around them. A
number of cottages have been
erected in the vicinity, belonging
to employees of the company or to
Chinese and natives.
Riding on to the Peninsula,
evidences of progress are notice
able on every hand. Fences are
being constructed to enclose lots
or blocks on several of the ave-
nues, while four neat cottages have
been erected by Mr.. J. T. Water
house along the water front. Two
of these are near the site where DIR.
Ford had his seaside residence,
some thirty years ago. Two other
four-roomed cottages are about
completed on the shore at the foot
of Franklyn and corner of Coral
avenue. One is named "Water.
house Villa" and the other "Uncle
Sam" and both are enclosed with
neat and substantial fences, and
supplied with fresh artesian water
from the hill above the depot
All these cottages are near the
water, and the cool air blowing
fresh from the mountain renders
them not only pleasant but healthy
Mr.. Warehouses; plan is to kee(
on building till dozen or more
dwellings are erected, which vii
form cluster sufficient for /;
pleasant neighborhood. At presen
he has eighteen or twenty mer
constantly employed. No one cal
spend an afternoon here withou
being convinced that as summe
residence the Peninsula is destined
to be attractive, as provision cal
be made for bathing, swimming
boating, fishing and yachting il
one of the most charming localitie
imaginable, and free from tn
ceaseless roar of the surf, which
so annoying to some. Mr.. Water
house certainly deserves credit 70
his enterprise, and for his faith il
the future of Hawaii.
Pearl Harbor is unquestionabl
destined to become the center of
busy population, for it is one c
natures gifts to man. When tn
time shall arrive that the wants c
commerce demand such a harbo
as this, with its deep water an
bold shores, the men and the mean
will be found to clear the entranc
as readily as is now being don
with the entrance of Honolulu hal
Dor. And when once opened t