The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-20

a system in Concord and 1t seemed to
me as if Honolulu must have imported
cars. mules and all, second hand, from
some of our old systems when we grew
too progressive to use them. miss
Croker, Concord, N. HI.
This is the most fascinating city /
have visited in all my life. 1 am par
ticularly impressed with the apparent
comfort of the homes and the tendency
to beautify them. No home seems too
simple for the planting of flowers and
trees and the glimpses we caught today
of the interior of the poorer homes
showed US that the natives have the love
of decoration. / think their custom of
wearing wreaths on their hats is beauti-
full. 1t must be very interesting to
travel about the great plantations. 1
have heard so much about hem. '-Mrs.
Colonel Dougherty, San Francisco.
Il have been to the top of the near by
hill and the view was like an oil paint
ing. am so charmed with the foliage
and the indolent beauty of the city that
can only regret that our visit is so
brief. Miss Clinton, Shenandoah, Iowa
Honolulu to me seems to be the gar
den spot of the world. 1t is very beau
tiful indeed / might also add that from
my Investigations, it appears to me to be
about the 'goodest' city on earth."-
Lieut.. @. H. Bridges.
Il should like to just stop off and stay
here until I got tired of it all. think
that would be long time."-Mrs Brown,
Buffalo.
when I look at your magnificent
mountains and your quaint, peaceful,
tropical city, I feel very much like
breaking into adjectives. I am from
Texas, and though have travelled ex-
tensively / have never seen any place so
different from Texas as this is. Per-
haps I appreciate the beauties of Hawai-
ian land the more for having been q
wretched victim of NAL de mer for ten
days Miss Conner, Dallas, Texas. ~
The people seem to have studied out
the problem of an architecture to suit
the climate. The low houses and the
beautiful grounds, of the better homes fit
charmingly into the natural beauty of
the place. 1t is good to see q place
where mans handiwork does not mar
that of nature. Z have salSo visited. the
South Sea village and have BEEN busy.
with my camera. 1 have an interesting
lot of films and am hoping that they will
come out all right.'-Louis Dougherty,'
Vancouver Barracks.
II came unexpectedly on this trip and
not having thought much about Homo
lulu was delightfully."- surprised. This is
city and seems to be alive with COM
mercial activity."-Mr. Upton, New
Mexico.
Climate, scenery and everything seems
just about right; in fact it seems to
me that this is the ideal spot for dolce
far niente. I hear that the Hawaiians
are very indolent. I think it is not sur
prising. A man might easily be con-
tent here with a banana tree and a
mosquito net. I should rather think it
would be a good place to send the over
ambitious or the impetuous youth
Lieut.. Brester, U. s. Navy.
It came through Honolulu in 1899 on
the Grant, and remarkable improve
ment is noticeable. In fact I should
judge honolulu to be one of the most
cities of the world" Major
Ferdinand Washburn.
Speaking of enterprise, I think the
here are about the most en-
terprising people on earth. Are their
rates special for us, or do Honolulu resi-
dents stand that kind of thing? The city
itself, with it's environments, is the only
place I have found yet that is exactly
as presented."-Colonel Jones, Quarter
master.