The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-27
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The large tourist traffic as possible
for these Islands matter of the greatest Importance The stay
OF the steamship Korea in this port for days has given
indication OF what tourist traffic means to place that secures it.
The Korea has large list of through passengers incidentally
showing very concsvey that the travelling public dscrmn
ag and responsive and that good vessels will the travelling
public Stopping here practically days given every
through passengers the Korea opporu consider
able of Honolulu much than he could have travelling
by other through Oriental steamer And Honolulu has been
benefited large degree she would have been by the
number OF tourists making this their peclc point OF destination
and remaining the length OF time. AT the time there
neither tourist headquarters agent here receive
em and give them the glad hand and point them to the a
waan cuo decorated walls of the tourist headquarters If they
wanted to Hawaiian curos they had either the curo
Bishop Museum large number them did
All this goes show that in the tourist business the prime
thing the important matter get the tourists
Make Hawaii OF the great tourist
other will supply themselves and fit in naturally the
developments in any business.
all discussion of means and plans for securing tourists
the important upon which all the others depend the
ter OF funds Supply the funds and many be
motion each of which may be reasonably expected bring
definite results Not until the question of funds is solved
any the plans proposed be wrought une and COM
peene AS long there is difficulty in securing funds, it
would natural that all plans should eliminate unneces-
sary expense.
The whole purpose OF and Of spending money
contributed the travelling public
to come here After they are once here we 90 not doubt they
will find sufficient that novel and interesting to make them feel
well repaid for coming But the first and principal thing to get
them here To that end effort and expenditure
should be made with sngenes OF purpose 10 eXpend money
energy other direction any other purpose at this
time, keep faith with the prime object OF the movement
and with the people who are asked contribute the funds
If this and who.w gansay ought not the proposal to
spend money local headquarters and local tourist
agent be the first thing be eliminated from any
plan proposals the subject? People will not come here
idea what they They will not leave
their homes and here bndy and after landing begin to IN
quire for the first What is there to in Hawa The
ought rather be spent spreading information away
of there here worth seeing incentive and
inducement people This information, the folders
descriptive prepared and sent out will include
regarding the Bishop Museum and its treasures
gtseer and the student SO that there will be no
pressing of headquarters decorated with Hawaiian
curios agent tell tourists the Bishop Museum
The records OF the Museum show that larger proportion OF the
tourists find it than OF residents. ..
Get tourists Let be the WachWOrd Bend every
energy object Spend every dollar available for that pr
Eliminate every side proposal and merely
When the tide of tourist travel well set IN
direction then may be time consider other less direct
proposals. With large numbers of tourists coming by every
steamer and additional in service accommodate the
increasing then may be time consider such
pOsals headquarters and local tourist agent There
be these perform With
large numbers here there be moral obligation
do something OF the Until the tourists here,
be such moral Obligation and is difficult TO
any material advantage warrantng de
funds needed and needed badly for the
main purpose
The sole present purpose any results be secured is
every energy every expenditure the single direct
purpose of getting tourists here.