The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-12-24
TOURISTS INVITED.
Formed In Honolulu o.
Encourage Visitors 60 the
Hawaiian Islands.

Hawaiian Islands.
Hawaii wants tourists and small
farmers, and is beginning an active
campaign TO get them. For a long time
citizens of the island territory have been
casting envious eyes al Los Angeles,
with her tens Of thousands Of visitors
every season, and at other attractive re-
sorts where the travelling, vacation
taking American goes and spends his
money, and citizens OF Honolulu have
now formed tourist committee which
proposes TO thoroughly advertise the
attractions OF the islands, says the
Washington Star,
The enterprise is largely the result
1f The fearful depression through which
Hawaii has passed and Is stlll passing.
When annexation was complete and
Uncle Sam began to take a million doll
lars year from the islands In customs
iulies. and at the same time the price
of sugar went down. Hawaii felt a
Tightening Of purse strings and general
drop In values and in business activity
which would have been too much for
community less self-conndent. The
lesson taught was that the islands must
cease to depend on a single industry.
and must supplement sugar with other
products. Hence the starting Of cam
paign for tourists and for small farm
ers.
The tourists committee has organ
ICED and opened splendid headquarters
In Honolulu, where all sorts of ourios
are displayed and where visitors are
entertained and given information Of
al sorts. The committee is now pre-
pairing literature with which 1t pro-
poses to supply hotels and trains all
over the United States, II will also adj
vertlsa in the magazines. and from now
on every American may expect to see
showed IN front OF him at all times no.
tees calling his attention to the fact
that the Hawaiian islands are still In
business. with the most equable climate
In the world. frst-class hotels wonder
tu tropical scenery. a volcano which
las been accommodatingly spectacular
and harmless for so long that the mind
Of man runneth not TO the contrary, and
all sorts Of historic and other attrac-
tions.
The small farmer business is sub
leet OF much discussion and no little
sarcasm. There are those who declare
that there is nothing MAT a small FARM
er can raise In Hawaii with profit. The
nterlsland steamer rates are so high
that the California produce shuts out
vegetables raised In the islands from
The Honolulu market unless the stun Is
raised on 4s island Of oahu, where
some ear6tst efforts are being made
On the other hand. Il IS claimed that
Hawaii ought 10 take the American
market away from the Bluehelds ba-
mana. for bananas grow with extraor-
dlnary rapidlty all over Hawaii Pine
apples also flourish. and it Is eontended
that Hawaii should supply large part
af the American mariet Experiments
are being made IN a scientific way with
tobacco, sisal production has already
become successful. though Il has the
drawback Of being q crop for which the
producer must wait seven years. and a
lot Of other irorieal products are re-
eeiving attention The latest plan is
to start a plantation of rubber trees
The land question Is In the way OF
the American farmer who wants 70 set
tie In Hawaii however The Islands
are ready for the tourist but the farmer
cannot come IN very large numbers
until there Is more land available.
There are. however. a number Of tracts
|of extensive area which the govern
ment wants 10 open up. but il would
be folly 70 attempt settling some OF
them until there are improved roads
and methods Of transportation 81 a
great many points around the islands
the landings at which island steamers
come and go are owned by the nlanta-
tons for and BY which they were made.
and the overland roads 70 an omen port
are far from good II Is for remedylng
some of these matters that Hawaii is
aoating loan Of about s. .25o.0oa.
PORTO RIco's DEVELOPMENT.