The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-19

tourists rates will do, one has only to
go to Los Angeles, Cal, and see a
large city which has been almost who'll
~ built up by we'll to do business men
Of the East, who were induced to go
there through a cheap passenger tariff
THESE men have made Los Angeles
the most beautiful city in the world,
from an architectural standpoint
They were not men who went there to
engage in business, but to build winter
and summer homes, and to escape the
cold of the East and live in hotels
For years that city depended on local
industries to keep it's too numerous
hotels and houses filed, until the rail-
road people were induced to put fares
down, and keep them down, since
which time it has been impossible to
get building materials there fast
enough to build hotels, etc, to accom-
modate it's visitors.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION PROS
Poets.
Assuming, then, that cheap transpor-
tation is necessary to induce tourists
to visit these Islands, what are the
prospects? 1t has recently come to
our knowledge that the Colonies and
the Orient are deeply interested in the
coming st. Louis Exposition, to be held
during 1904. The steamers from those
countries. most of which make Homo
lulu port of call, will all be taxed
to their utmost capacity to accommo-
date the crowds who will seek to visit
America next year. 1t is greatly TO
be desired that many of these should
be induced to stop over and visit our
beautiful Islands, but can assure you
they will refuse to do this when they
learn of conditions existing here. The
stop over will simply mean forfeiting
the chance to resume their journey.
All through steamers being crowded,
there will be no vacant berths for any
who may wish to embark at this port.
Heretofore local passengers to the
coast have depended largely on through
steamers, our one local steamer, the
Alameda, not having accommodations
for only fraction of those who visit
the coast every year.
Next year under existing conditions,
island travellers will be disappointed
Louis or the mainland.
LIMITED TRANSPORTATION
FACILITIES.
In other words at the present time
there is not in sight visible transport
tation facilities to accommodate our To-
cal travel to the coast during the great
er portion of next year When the
above facts become known, it is very
evident that through tourists from the
Colonies and the Orient, as well as
those who might come here from the
mainland, will avoid visiting or stop
ping over at Honolulu.
There is only one remedy in sight for
the condition that threatens US next
season, that is more local steamers.
Our Board of Trade and Chamber OF
Commerce should make strenuous eff
forts to secure such facilities for 1904.
otherwise great hardships viii be
worked upon our own people, as we'll
as the loss of the tourist patronage
which should be ours, but which, from
present indications, will absolutely fail
to materialize.
In view of the above facts it is also
evident that it is useless to ask the
steamship companies to cut their rates
to induce tourists here.
There is a solution, and practical
one. for our bottled up condition. The
situation is entirely in the hands of
our local capitalists and business men.
Through them only can relief come, if
they will act.
PUT ON A STEAMER OF OUR OWN.
Instead of asking business men and
others, to contribute to fund to adj
vertise these Islands by magic lantern
slides. etc, let business firms and all
who have the promotion and develop
ment of these Islands at heart, form
a joint stock company and raise enough
capital to charter a steamer of 5000
or 5000 tons capacity, or buy one al
ready built, if a suitable vessel can
be obtained, if not BUILD ONE, fit it
with the best passenger accommoda-
tions, name it THE CITY OF HOMO
and paint it white. Advertise
TO carry passengers from S. F. and re-
Turn for seventy-five or something less