Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-23
Ambitious Modern City
Holds lis Future Very
Largely in Its Own
Hands for Progress
or Otherwise.

when compared with such notable ex-
amples as Glasgow, Manchester, and
many others their cause for discomfort
becomes apparent. However, there is
no progress without discomfort. A
contented mind may be a continual
feast but there are so many things
growth.
II Il away down in the scale that we
find the primitive man with his chief
pleasure the feast. And speaking Of
feasts, Honolulu has assimilated the
Oriental in the past. The delicious.
wriggling little Jap has been a tender
and profitable morsel. Now the West
erner is at her door with his Mackay
cable. The Westerner is not as the
denizen of the Far East. The Wester-
ner is aggressive, fired with love Of
the institutions of the Western civili-
cation, and fierce desire to transplant
these wherever he goes Little he minds
anathemas of "carpet-bagger," new
conner" and the like, he is an Anglo
Saxon. He will tell you that he is
fighting for principle. The real truth
is he will fight for what he loves. His
loves are deep.
No Moss-Grown City.
Are we ready for the Westerner and
his estimates? Are we doing anything
to make ready for him. DO we want
him?
No city in the world stands less
likelihood Of becoming insular or
moss-grown than the tourist city. The
tourist city becomes known through
out the world for its essential quail
ties. The breath of the world rushes
through it with constant renewing,
The tourist city with its tourist con-
tingent is in touch with the world, and
its citizens revive their decaying fires
at this breath OF fresh life.
Local investments OF stocks and real
estate pass in constant review before
a changing, moneyed public. Capital
inevitably becomes stranded in the
place in one way and another. The
drawback to life in the Hawaiian ISL
ands is the isolation from the great
centers of civilization. Do we want
the Westerner? assuredly yes. We say
and we hope that the Mackay cable
will increase travel to the ISLANDS. Is
this travel to discover us with out gut
tiers running cesspool overflow, with
wharves inadequate for the present
business, with sidewalks so foul and
dirty that the floors OF stores and shops
are necessarily the dirtiest in Chris
tendon?
What Honolulu Has.
Are the incoming multitudes to b.
jolted over our uneven, rough streets
hauled past our reeking quagmires, anC
will they think you be charmed, will
they indeed come In the droves which
yield Los Angeles, st. Augustine anC
atterly Havana. a handsome yearl!
harvest to a port which Is two-third
OF the time an infected port? Honolu
In has not the picturesque and beau
tiful remains of an old and cultured
civilization which distinguish Havana
Los Angeles, st. Augustine and ever
Manila We have bananas and some
times pineapples, but we have not tn,
galaxy Of fruits and flowers which en-
chant the tourist to Los Angeles ant
Pasadena. We have indeed beautiful
Towering trees and vines, emerald
foliage, charming, spontaneous noun
tain ranges, with capricious peaks de
lightful lines, mountains not to b.
taken too seriously. We have an en-
, chanting blue sea; we have a city will
/ rarely picturesque environs which ma
! turally compose charming panoram
/ with not serious, grave note in tn
} ensemble; we have city for whicl
, nature has done everything and ar
nothing. We have The waiting sail
loved breeze" which sweeping through
the Nuaunu Pail with fresh relays o
ozone a daily scayenger is an essentia
feature of this healthful climate. Al
this we have.
But About Municipal Upbuildins.
We may have broad, clean streets
lined with brilliant, towering trees
we may have handsome pave
wharves; we may have beautiful parks
revelation Of tropical beauty, witt
modern equipped play grounds zoos
! etc. We may have the modern equip
ped public school, with the technica
training which has given France
country of skilled artisans, skilled en-
gineers, architects, physicians an,
scientists; we may have a building in
spection, and building ordinance
which will give us a city OF intelligent
coherent buildings, instead of shacks