The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-14
HILo MAY BE SAVED.
Major Wood Says It's Growing Biz
ger and Better.

The following Is from the Salvation
Army War Cry and Is written by Major
Wood the head OF the Army in Ha-
wall.
Hilo L. certainly growing. as far as
population and building is concerned.
Although only three months had
elapsed since my last visit, yet L was
struck with this fact in my drive up
from the wharf TO our hall. Japantown
had been extending itself: even the lot
by the side Of our hall was occupied by
japanese stores and dwellings. A thou
sand japanese are now living within a
small radius Of our building. Many Of
the Japanese children are now attend
ing our Junior meetings. and little b.
little their seniors are getting over
their backwardncss and coming into
the meetings.
But Is Hilo growing better as well as
bigger? That. I'm afraid. Is a question
which only the most ardent optimist
would feel like answering in the affirm
alive. The opening OF a new saloon,
and the forming Of a company to handle
liquor wholesale. are not steps in the
right direction. This was brought very
clearly before US in our Jail meetings,
the last two Sundays. when we found
quite n few 10 there as the fruit Of the
latest enterprise, and alasi alasi among
these unfortunates. last Sunday morn
ing. were two boys very little larger
than my Freddie. certainly not much
over 3 years old. Is this to be one of
the results of the new era in the Is
lands history Shall saloons be opened
up Unfortunately everywhere as a
standing monument of American gov
ernment7 God Forbid
1 / found that the corps had done its
share toward the Improvement of the
city, by laying a sidewalk in front OF
the hall, and very needed improve
ment II was. IL Is to be hoped, how
ever. that a proper system of sidewalk
laying VIII soon be instituted on Front
street. so that a person can walk some
where else besides on the roadway.
i My stay on Hawaii this time was
quite lengthy. Hilo on this occasion
proved herself worthy of the sobriquet
generally given her. She was indeed q
rainy city" I do not think one day
passed without some rain falling. The
! Hiloites. however. do not mind the
rain: I'm fact. they welcome IL gladly
the more IL rains the better the people
feel. So. while heavy rain may affec'
the attendance at the meetings some
, what. yet II does not detract as muci
as II would In other places.
Our long stay enabled us to get III
several special COS. and We had mus
, icale, an international meeting, and ais.
an auction sale Of children" The lat
ter. as usual. aroused considerable In
terest. and many were the conjecture
as TO It's nature. which resulted IN
very fun house. and we trust, in goo'
being done.
We left Hllo believing that our sta,
had not been wasted. and feeling sorr-
/, TO part from the little company OF faith
fui soldiers.
. The only mail have had while ava
from the office was from Honolulu, an
: u speaks Of stirring times. In the frs
3 week the devil was roaring in a mos
: unusual styie-a fight I'm the hall al
:. most every night. This Is somethin
= new Tor Honolulu. stili. in the midst 9
, II all i've souls were saved. Howevel
Y the owl oyershot his mark. This ex
perience made the soldiers realize the
were not eng ged I'm a sham warfar'
and they pitched In I'm grand style. wit