The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-11-20
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CHEAP TOURISTS PAY.

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AS an object lesson of what cheap
tourists ra.es will do, one has only to
go to Los Angeles. Cal. and see u
large city which has been almost who'll
: ly built up by well to do business men
of the East, who were induced to so
there through 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 its too numerous
hotels and houses filed, until the rail-
road people were induced to put fares
down, and keep them down, since
which time 1t has been impossible to
get building materials there fast
enough to build hotels, etc, to accom-
modate its visitors.
CHEAP TRANSPORTATION PROS
PECTS.
Assuming, then. that cheap transport
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 a 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 FORGETTING
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,
1t Is safe to say that the most OF our
island travellers will he disappointed
in the expectation OF visiting st.
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, 1t is very
a,yI hat
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. chat 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 will 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 1t is useless to ask the
steamship companies to cut their rates
TO induce tourists here.
There Is a solution, and a practical
one, for our bottled up condition. The
is entirely in the hands OF
our local capitalists and business men.
them only can relief come, II
they will act.
PUT ON A STEAMER OF OUR OWN.
Instead OF asking business men and
others. to contribute TO a fund to ad-
vertise these Islands by magic lantern
slides. ETC.. let business Arms and all
who have the promotion and develop
ment OF these Islands at heart. form
! Joint stock company and raise enough