The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-28
E,P, DOLE DISCUSSES THE
LOCAL TOURIST QUESTION
What Hawaii Has to Offer in the Way OF
Climate, Scenery, Tradition, History, Racial
Customs and Creature Comforts.

Editor Advertiser: We plying between here and
San Francisco which de thing of the past steamers
so free from percptble difficult for one to realize
first class hotel solid land We have ABOUT
dozen good fair Territory, half of them on m
island accommodations for at least thousand guests
of these hotels would be pleasure resort IN the united
States capital invested is several millions OF dollars
have miles of good carriage road much OF 1t
We superb beaches of hard. white sand a'
free depths and undrtow absolutely protected by
reefs from sharks delightful temperature for bathlng
every day and every night the We have at sea lever
climate of eternal june mercury rarely rising eghtseven on
dsummer falling sixty midwlnter night IL l.
cooler here in than almost oher
spot the United States which makes these Islands desirable re-
at year. And time and IN many Places
ride will take from mild, eternal summer 10
nvigoang atmosphere and ride of day or two to snow"
clad have fresh breeze everywhere ana
every day. making this healthy land prominently so Tor the
tropics We have the globe trotters say scenery that Is
kind anywhere else in the wordch lowand ana Valleys
xrant forests stupendous gorges and waterfalls historic caves
living dead volcanoes and whether OF tropical
uty or ubime desoIation encrced by
of -,
For the sportsman we wild CATTLE wild boars packs of wild
dogs deer goats wild turkeys, ducks pheasan quail and
pIove hunting grounds left anywhere There
places in the world certainly in the tropics so 1r
reptiles and poisonous annoying things Without speaking OF
recent political events bitterness of which has not yet entirely
have interesting and romantic
dons agehe feudal system which evolved
centuries ago-the great reign OF ha1nehameha
mining the old religion by the goddess saor ocial aDooh
before camehe heroic and romantic uprising
for in 1s19-the of Rights in s39-he constitution OF
1910, voluntary and royal gift from kanehama Ill 10 ms ~
guaranteeing to substantially the civil and religious liberties
secured Englshmen by Magma Charta and to amer
the Constitution of the United Sathe great anee
s4shere plenty material here interest thoughtful people
the blood of chivalrou man and w0nan woman
We have present the spectacle OF half dozen races
working ont their destiny and of local customs which Will
pass with the generation These matters OF interest
It. hond count much that the baby territory and
were born into the which excited great
interest throughout the United States an interest " Is sui e d
There extraordinary combination OF facts circumstances anu
conditions which used truhuy and without exaggaton
TO attract tens visitors these islands and thousands
desirable people who will make their homes here and promote
greater diversity of industries. No make these
as they all that be done for their deve
opmen and prosperity No combination OF men can DO TINS On
single line of work. and with combinations on many
lines will take time To get the largest results we must a
ooebe in MANY community the the people
of San Francisco Seattle of Los Angeles stand together
In writing this letter have the tourist business particularly
Vow No other available distributes more
evenly community leads naturally to the development
himself a of speak good word
f e Iland-and such that there occasion to sch
the truth long believed that lecture trip might be 50 plan
ned and carried out directly indirectly interest considerable
portion of influential people of the United States especially those
In have TO do with and the wealthy and travelling
classes Through medium of the large and successful
public meeting may made reach virtually the people OF state
section a Where interests aroused there the
% 70 distribute literature; will gointo the waste basket
This public should be supplemented by attentions to
I;bIo answers TO enquiries prospective tourists and
settlers the cultivation cordial relations with the and with
railway steamship lines and every reasonable enort 10
People are travelling for pleasure unprecedented extent
In many parts United States they everlasting the capacity
these islands line of business not dependent 1or
existence ON distant markets believe get It, and that we
- ~ in ption to give such satisfaction that those who come
Ill advise their and acquaintance do likewise Every
Eastern tourist these Islands takes IN Southern oa
of them also the Pacific EorthWes
The reope of broad and w1dawak
b tbev Get ON as they do-and think they Will their
in encouraging travel which will bring them dollars
han If will deprive them Of Nh ,
worth taking into account While
,n ropIe have will they, the American
40 not know us very WE'LL conditions, unlike theirs
md nr remote geographical position, make it OF the last importance
Id he known better If the American people
"a C know understand better they will surely do for
II tt we deserve Nature geographical position and political
= %" IL forn It that it Is uPI