The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-22
ABOUT TOURISTS.

The Chamber Of Commerce has fixed day next week when
will consider the report OF its committee tourist traffic This
subject has been trshed wnnowed report and discussion
the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association for
months that the report be considered week. may
be expected to be rather of what of all that has been
proposed, is thought practicable.
One feature of the report will be recommendation for the
establishment OF local bureau headquarters for tourists where
tourist agept whatever his title shall be- have his office
and information tourists of the places be and how
reach them and generally be supposed be Of such
service to them be expected from such agent 1t has
been proposed that this headquarters Bureau whatever
shall be called shall be fitted up adorned with Hawaiian curo
and other typical decoration and adornmen Without gong
deeper into this proposal is pertinent remark that any
thing that be done in the OF Hawaiian curo and typical
decoration will be cheap and tawd and decidedly the Jim
Crow ORDER comparison with what the tourist by
ing the Bishop Museum where only that in Hawaiian eth
noogy and archaeology which snowy and attractive and likely
Captvate the imagination and entr the fancy of the average
tourist handsomely and in rich variety displayed but where,
Also the who above beyond the average will find in
the scientific there much that will and interest
him.
In all the reports on the tourist subject made public there has
been only reference made the factor of transportation h
and back and that has been recommendation discomfort
ground that what cheap class of tourists but
those with plenty of to whom the steamer fare not-
ing In fact good stiff have been suggested
advantage keeping the class of tourists who
clouy said to come with clean shirt and twodolar bill
and never change either"
This may be we-advised position take because of
peculiar conditions But there other people in the world
interested in the tourist business and the they take
Pick almost any first class magazine and there will be found
in considerable number OF advertisements specifically directed
tourists and those expecting become tourists those who
have leisure desire travel half
dozen large steamship evidently anxious
to tourist business Perhaps valuable hint might be
gained from reading their advertisements There excursions
the Bermudas and Martinique around Porto Rico Jamaica
Colombia Nicaragua and Costa Rca Cuba and the West In
dies the Bahamas Madeira the Mediterranean Egypt and
the Levan to score of points on both sides of the Medter
Black Sea- to jerusalem Damascus and
Nazareth, up the Nile and to the Pyramids.
Any these tours must appeal to the average American
quite interesting and satisfying trip Hawaii
Therefore hardly blame him after his attention has been
called the beauties and gores of Hawaii through
the e6 of the
ands he should still consider the comparative cost OF this trip with
of the other offered him. If he the magazines
he will find that the Hamburg American line offers him trip
the steamer AugusteN ctora with not than two
gers in any from New York Funchal (adera
Gibraltar Granada Alhambra Malaga Ager Genoa, Vile
anche Nce and Monte Caro Syracuse Malta Naupa Kala
MAXI Plraeus (Athens ConstannOpe BOsphOIs Black Sea-
Beyrouh Damascus, Baabel Jafa Jerusalem Jericho or-
dan, the Dead Sea- etc. Gaia Nazareth Mt CarmeD optional
trip overland affa Alexandria, Cairo the Nle pyramids
Gizeh and Sakkaa Messna Palermo Naples Wesuvus Pom
pe Capri Sorrento Rome etc., Genoa New York trip occ1-
plying II days, and costing only $500 and upward including
shore excursions Another offered by the line
extending interesting and out-ohe-way places the Black
Sea- with such convenences dark for Photographic de-
veopment the steamer and from SOUTHAMPTON the
magnificent Deutschland any other Of the companys
up to August for $3.50.
Other lines will take him New York to jamaica Martini
que and South and Central American ports 23day cruise
$25 around the Bermudas 28day for $780, through
the West Indies 22day cruise Tor S25 around Porto Rico
three weeks cruise from New York. entire of trip
$I4o;" through the West Indies 500 to $500,
Running through all these varied trips and tours is the fact
that they are keyed to cost of Approximately SIS day, little
in but apparently the effort keep
SIS day possible and where the advertised
much this there special advantages COM
pensation to make up for it.
Now then, let anyone figure what visitor to come
from San Francisco to these islands, anything of their
ders and get back there Then there will be
parson with competing tourist seekers These tours do
attract rich people well those of moderate With
these facts clearly in mind be discussed ntegeny whether
confne efforts the rich those to whom
the rate of fare is something