The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-01

trast SO prettiIy with the mountain
colors, and are not at all like l expected
to find in a tropical climate. l had al
ways heard that Honolulu was such a
pretty place, and my husband sent back
such a fiattering description of his visit
here that L thought he had been exagger-
ating. But he didn't half do justice to
his subject, and I was agreeably disap-
pointed.
Il did expect to find it uncomfortably
warm here, but in that | also was pleas
antly disappointed. You should hear the
/! ladies talk about it at the dinner table;
1 they simply rave over the place, and say
, that Honolulu is the finest place in the
world. We went shopping in a crowd,
and / found that there was a little diff
! ference in the prices here and at San
Francisco, which can easily be accounted
for by the extra freight charges. 1 should
like to live here very much; il is much
preferable to Manila
Il am very favorably impressed with
Honolulu" said Captain c.. r. Radford,
who is to be stationed at Cayite. He
was former roommate of Manager
Gartley of the Honolulu Electrical Com
pany, when the two gentlemen were
/ cadets at the Naval Academy, and the
/ latter did the honors while the transport
lay in the harbor This is my first visit
to Honolulu; in fact, / had always been
stationed on the Atlantic and in South
American ports, and this will be my first
trip to the Orient Everywhere among
! the naval officers, Honolulu is consider
, ed most desirable station, and they are
always trying to get an assignment to
| this city. When the naval station at
Pearl Harbor is built, it will be more
desirable place than ever, and there will
! be some very keen rivalry for this as
, signment by officers. The plans are be-
: ing drawn in Washington now, and the
new station will be a most elaborate one,
I understand. Everything is up in the
, air there now, and consequently work on
the new station is slow, particularly as
the money for the improvements has not
been appropriated by congress yet There
will be a big force stationed here, upon
the completion of the Pearl Harbor sta
ton, as the officers will be needed in
! the many departments which go to make
, up an up-to-date naval station. Naval
: officers get three years sea duty, and
then shore assignment for the same
! length of time"
! Il think Honolulu is the finest place 1
! have ever seem" said r. w. Jones en-
, Enthusiastically, and in a way which left
no doubt of his earnestness. He is also
I on his way to Manila, where he takes
I charge of a branch of the civil service.
I This is his second visit to Honolulu, he
having been here two years ago, on his
way to the Philippines, at that time hay
ing been a second lieutenant in the vol
unteer army az have been around con-
siderably, too" continued Mr.. Jones,
both in Japan and the States, and 1
have never been in a city that 1 like
half as we'll I was here two years ago,
and was deeply impressed with the city
at that time I can see the wonderful
progress and improvements that have
been made since. They were just start
ing on the construction of the electric
line then. and now I see it is done. 1
rode on it for the first time yesterday
and I must say it is better equipped than
most lines. even in the metropolitan
cities of the East I always enjoy
visit to this city, and never get to stay
long enough. for it is the finest place in
the world to me-"
Il have been here twice before said
Mrs. Ellis Cromwell, who also goes to
join her husband stationed at Manila,
land I fall more in love with the place
every time. It is simply charming, and
the improvements in the city is quite
noticeable. I always feel sorry when [
must leave Honolulu"
This is a very pretty place" said Mr..
F. Irwin. THE scenery and parks are
as beautiful as any I have ever seen. 1t
is quite contrast from my own stat