The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-16
To BOOM
HONOLULU.
Ship Owner Dollar
Tells How to
Do It.

; Mr.. Robert Dollar the big San Fran
cisco steamship owner, who passed
through Honolulu on the China yes
terday on a business trip, has some
decided views concerning the future oil
Honolulu. He thinks it destined to be-
come a great port, that the means OF
linter-island transportation will shortly
be revoiutionized, and that it will be-
come the Mecca of tourists from the
states on the Atlantic seaboard as 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: II am
| a sort of heather who has just awaken
ed to the possibilities of your city. L
went out at o'clock this morning with
| my wife for a drive and we have just
returned. 1t is a beautiful place and
! just the sort of a one that is sure to
attract the average American tourist
California is at present the jumping
off place for tourists from the Eastern
states. They do not seem to know of
anything farther west and l believe
that if 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 Califor-
MIA in this matter of tourists will be
repeated here. On the start the peo-
Pile did not know of California as a
great place for wintering, but as soon
as they commenced to find out. about
il the place simply doomed Wealthy
retired people who went there with the
idea of spending a few lazy weeks liked
the state so we'll that they moved there |
to stay. II will be the same way with |
Honolulu. AS soon as people find out |
here permanently to close their lives
IN the quiet and beautiful islands,
away from the turmoil OF American
business rush and activity.
Now, Amy opinion, the only way
to get these tourists is first to let them
know that there is such place as Ho-
nolulu. Let your business men COM
Dine and organize a tourist grabbing |
association. They can get some clever
men to organize several tonrs a year
rom the states to Hawaii. They can
arrange with the steamship lines and
With the railway companies. Just asI
ICON as you can get the steamship lines
md the American rans-continentalI
to take this matter up then
7ou will boom. The railways would
.dvertise Hawaii in the magazines and
tourist bureau should be established
ere to send all sorts of illustrated and
descriptive matter
Concerning Honolulu as a port, l
hink that the few years viii witness
normous improvements in your ship-l
ing business here. American trade
nth the Orient will improve at ire
1endous rate during the next year or
wo and Honolulu should reap a big
enefit from it. Already the trade out
1ok with the Far East is considerably
hing of revolution in your methods A
f inter-island transportation. as Amer b
AN capitalists can readily see what a 81
lst. new and up-to-date line of island s.
teamers at the cheapest possible Il
eight and passenger rates would do s.
or themselves and the Islands trade. F
Honolulu is undoubtedly city TO h
'hich the United States can look to b
,r considerable development" Up
Mr.. Dollar is sending steamer from
lie Coast to Hong Kong with lumber n
nd has an idea of establishing regu- :
r line of traders to Japan. 1t is said
lat he even has some idea of a line
ON Hong Kong and Manila. but he
fuses to discuss this matter at pres
1t. On his return trip he may stopI
yer at Honolulu for several weeks.