The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-07-18
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HONOLULU
Ship Owner Dollar
Tells How to
Do It.
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AIR. Robert Donir the big san Fran
cisco steamship owner. who passed
.r1ugh Honolulu on the CHINA yes
..rlay un a business trip, has some
decided views concerning the future Of
Honolulu. lie thinks It destined to be
come a srcat port. that the means OF
iuter-lsland transportation will shortly
Doe revolutionizeJ. and that T. will be
come the Mecca OF tourists from the
states on the Atlantic seaboard az soon
as someone wakes up here and starts
a real live tourist organization.
Just before the China sailed for Yo-
kohama at noon yesterday Mr.. Dollar
said to an Advertiser reporter: Il am
"a sort Of heather who has just awaken
ed to the possibilities Of your city.
v ent out at 6 O'Clock this morning with
my wife for n drive and we have just
returned. 1t Is n beautiful place ana
just the sort of a one that Is sure to
attract the average American tourist.
california is at present the jumping
OF place for tourists from the Eastern
states. They do not seem to know Of
anything farther vest and | believe
that IL the Hawaiian Islands were made
better known to our travelling public
that this place would be simply flooded
with them.
Il believe that The history of Callfor-
MIA in this matter of tourists will be
repeated here. On the start the peo-
pie did not know of California as a
great place for WinterinE. but as soon
as they commenced to find out about
it the place simply doomed. Wealthy
retired people who went there with the
idea of spending 4 few lazy weeks liked
the state so well that they moved there
to stay. IT will be the same way with
Honolulu AS soon as people find out
what the city is like many will come
here permanently to close their lives
in the quiet and beautiful islands
away from the turmoil of American
business rush and activity.
Now, in my opinion the only way
10 get these tourists is first to let them
know that there 10 such place As Ho-
nolulu. Let your business men com
bine and organize a tourist grabbing
association. They can get some clever
men to organize several tours a year
from the states to Hawaii. They can
arrange with the steamship lines and
with the railway companies. Just as
soon as you can get the steamship lines
and the American trans continental
railways to take this matter up then
YOU will boom. The railways would
advertise Hawaii in the magazines and
a tourist bureau should be established
here to send all sorts of illustrated and
descriptive matter.
Concerning Honolulu as port. /
think that the few years will witness
enormous improvements in your chip
ping business here. American trade
with the Orient will improve at a ire
mendous rate during the next year or
two and Honolulu should reap u big
benefit from 1t. Already the trade out
look with the Far East is considerably
improved.
II believe that there will be some
thing of revolution in your methods
of inter-island transportation, as Amer
lean capitalists can readily see what
fast. new and up-to-date line of island
steamers at the cheapest possible
freight and passenger rates would do
for themselves and the Islands trade.
Honolulu is undoubtedly a city to
which the United States can look to
for considerable development"
Mr.. Dollar is sending a steamer from
the Coast to Hong Kong with lumber
and has an idea of establishing a regu-
lar line of traders to Japan. 1t Is said
that he even has some idea OF line
from Hong Kong and Manila, but he
refuses to discuss this matter at pres
ent. On his return trip he may stop
over at Honolulu for several weeks.
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