The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-03-28
BANoUETTED ON POI.
Mr.. Burnley Attended a Louah in the
Hawaiian Islands.

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After an absence Of moe than four
weeks the pleasant Honolulu dream or
ID. r.. Eurley has ended. The qaEsenSe'
AMI utket agent Of the Oregon snort
Lice has returned from his rriD TO the
islands of the middle Pacific ocean. Mr.
Burley was accompanied by ID. II. Pee
~ jr. and the two are filled with M
teresting stories Ot the trip and of Jhelr
entertainment on the Hawaiian Islands.
Sir. Buriey said yesterday;
THE trip was deli ghtful and I nave
seen Great Salt Lake rougher than the
water when we went over. We had
several days of rough weather coming
back. We left San Francisco on the
morning of the 28th and sailed on the
Alameda Of the Oceanic Steamship
line. / saw very few Salt Lake people
there. Among those I met were Colo
mel aud Mrs r. f. Holmes, Mrs. Terry
and Mrs. Ackers. Colonel Tom Fitch
Is practicing law there and dolng very
nlccly. j understand.
The hotel service was magnificent
It was far ahead Of what 7 expected TO
find. and 4 was agreeabiy surprised.
The city boasts Of $4,000 people. 1t has
better buildings on the average than
We have. and the stock carried by the
stores Is large and up-to-date. In fact,
some of the stores. I think, beat us.
The city Is well lighted and paved. We
were well entertained. We had drives
along the beach, about the city and to
the mountains. The climate was de-
lightful and it rained only once while
we were there.
con Saturday. the day Of our arrival.
we were entertained by Albert Taylor
and wife az a banquet or "LOuah" as IL
/ is called there That was one of the
novel experiences of the trip for me.
The tropical decorations were Of the
most lavish description. Flowers grow
I in riotous pr0fusion and these were dis
played I'm native vases. They served
young pig and the chicken was served
| iu cOcoanut. These were the only
meats. Everything else was new to me-
There were fruits and fish of every
! description, served in styles I never
/ dreamed Of before. An interesting dish
| to me was called Poi This is the fa-
vorite dish Of the Islands. Fingers were
[ used entirely. There were napkins and
/ finger bowls but no knives and forks
/ 7 got along very nicely but occasional
/ ly ] found myself looking for the bread
/ and butter and for the eating utensils
/ There were endless dishes Of which
| have forgotten the name. but the Pc
/ / found extremely palatable and they
/ cleam 1t is very nutritious and digesti-
! bic. The American doctors have adopt,
ed il for the sick i'm the hospital
Among the dishes I do remember
was one made from the feelers of the
devil fish. IL is rather tough but oil
/ fine flavor. We visited sugar and cot
fee plantations and had many rides
. upon the islands through the courtesy
of Mr.. Dewingham, the president Of the
island road. The labor problem seems
to be a rather serious one on the island
/ They need Chinese. They need 1000
/ or the CelestiaIs to do the work They
/ have Japs there. too. but the Chinese
/ are more reliable. They can depend on
/ them You can't always tell whether
the Jap viii be back the next morning
or not AS soon as they get enough
money they take a ship for San Fran.
/ CISCO"
Among the first persons Mr. Burley
I met upon landing at san Francisco
was W. II. Bancroft and party whC
/ appeared to be enjoying themselves.