The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-10-19
MANY CHANCES TO Be MADE
Two or Three Stories
Will be Added.
New Man Talks on the Prospects
encouragement of Tourist
Travel a Feature.

The managership of the Hawaiian
Hotel will change today, when T. K.
James, late chief steward of the o. S. S.
Australia, and man who has had
many years of experience in the hotel
business, will replace P. Lucas, while
the latter, a trustworthy and most
obliging man in every way, will have
charge of the bar. Mr.. James, in speak
ing of the matter to reporter of this
paper last night, said:
when l came to Honolulu on the
Australia it was with the intention of
arranging, if possible, to place capital
in the Hawaiian Hotel and of assuming
the managership of it. / was not sure
at first that l could come TO the agree
ment in mind, but now everything has
been arranged my terms have met
with cordial approval and l am here to
stay as manager of the hotel. 1t is
needless to say all the responsibilities
of the managership of the hotel, as in
other well-regulated places of the kind,
will fall upon my shoulders, and no
one, not excepting the other owners
themselves, will have anything to say
This has been agreed upon in writing
and papers to that effect will be signed
tomorrow.
You can readily see that owning
part of the hotel myself, / will throw
my whole soul into the work of bring
ing it up to the proper standing of a
first-class place, and of remedying the
defects that have been piling up for
years Of course, you will see, this
cannot be done in short time. There
must be steady and systematic work.
l shall take up my quarters right in the
hotel or in a cottage connected there
with. In this way l shall be available
at all times, and can see personally to
anything that, in the course of events,
might happen to go wrong. Having
said this much in regard to what l
intend to do, it might be well for you
to let the public know what changes
are to be made.
There are great and small changes
on foot, but the former will have to be
left until the fall, when the tourist
trade slackens, and people will not be
put to inconvenience by tearing up and
adding on here and there.
4 have begun already to make some
of the smaller changes. With me on
the Australia came two experienced
European cooks who have already
taken their places in the culinary de-
partment, replacing Cinnamon. By
steamer to arrive soon will come a
first-class pastry cook to take charge
of that part of the work. To cap the
climax in the culinary department, the
present wooden structure dignified
with the name of kitchen will be torn
down and a brick department put up
in its place, this to be furnished with
a large, new range and accessories,
soon to arrive.
LAS night clerk in the Office will be
placed a white man, so that tourists
will have their dealings with one of
their kind, instead of with China
man.
"The whole hotel is to be cleansed
No more dirt and no longer any I'M
healthful conditions. Everything is to
be sweet and clean, so that when one
goes into the dining-room he may feel
assured that what he eats is the very
best, cooked in a Clearly manner, in a
clearly place and have the comfort of
feeling that when he lies down at night
he is upon spotless linen in an apart
ment that has been thoroughly cleaned
and aired Same rule will apply to
the cottages. They are to receive
equally as careful attention. Then as
to the yard; we'll, just wait until you
see the pretty plans that are in mind
Very soon the front verandas are to
be widened, thus affording more COM
fort, both during the warm hours of
the day, when the guests are seeking
for cool spots. and in the evening, when
on easy chairs they are Willing away
the moments with fragrant cigar and
pleasant converse.
IF you think that is all we are go
ing to do, you are mistaken. In the
fall. when the tourist trade slackens,
you will see two or even three, stories
rising above the present ones, and you
will see elevators running up and
down, with the boys in regulation caps
and uniforms. That is another point
that goes toward the makeup of a
first-class hotel-abundant accommo-
dations and a convenient way to get
them.
You have seen the fine hotels in
the States? You are soon to have one
here New furniture will take the place
of the old, and all things will wear
new aspect. Remember, however, that
l want one point understood; The
rates are to be raised and kept there.
The public, both at home and abroad,
is not to be deceived. We will give to
our guests the very best. but they must
expect to pay for it, just as they do in
any other country.
1.-THE object is to get the trade back
again and to coax tourists to this love
lv place. with its unparalleled climate.
They have been travelling into the
Southern States and into Southern Cal
ifornia. We want some Of them to