The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-08-26


sentinel of western progress on the
oriental verge OF the Pacific.
The Convention was notable for its
definiteness in the collection of facts,
for its systematic apportionment of
work. so az to avoid duplication and
waste. and for its Capitalization Of pur-
pose. The new machinery which 1t set
in motion deserves close attention. 1t
provided for "A distinct promotion COM
mittee In each county. to be also rep
resented In the State body. 1t estab-
lished a state Publicity Committee, Ito
plan an advertising campaign" The
division of large tracts for the benefit
of small farmers was very ably con-
sidered. The Secretary of the Califor-
mia Central Coast Counties Improve
ment Association defined the converg-
ing point of the efforts in the country
districts to be ito get settlers to come.
and, when they came, to locate them
properly"
In San Francisco, there is. large
committee of representative business
men, selected by the California Promo
ton Committee, to receive visitors, and
not only to extend hospitality to them
but to supply them with accurate in
formation and to aid them in exploring
the various opportunities for the use
of capital and for the application of
business energy and enterprise. The
whole State is being at once improved
and adorned. Facilities for communi-
cation especially including good roads,
are extended in all directions. Appar-
emily there is no conceivable feature
OF development that is overlooked. The
Merchants Association of San Fran
cisco publishes monthly summary of
a condensed exposition of effective
work, is not excelled in the United
States. Without touching the realm of
boss politics. moreover, it watches the
use and the distribution of public
and throws its great weight in
to the scale of civil service. ONLY
few days ago it brought the Mayor of
San Francisco UP with a round turn
because he had sought to minimize the
value of this important branch of civic
A State population rapidly nearing
the two million figures and property in
the commercial metropolis of the Paci-
fic, assessed at over five hundred mil
lions and subjected to a low rate of
taxation. are the forcible endorsements
Of the concerted labors sof the last few
years. The export trade alone of San
Francisco has increased from s3S, 49,
10000 in 1901 to $i7.S21 1920 in
1904. For the proposed exposition, to
be held on the completion of the Pana-
ready been planned, that would convert
the projected st. Mary's Square, long
the Five Points of San Francisco, into
one of the most attractive spots upon
the American continent. Meanwhile at
the st. Louis Exposition, the San
Francisco Building is a center of world
wide interest, and such illustrated lee
lures as j. w. Erwin is giving on irri-
cation and other topics attract great
which are filled with enthusi-
lsm over the descriptions of the ad-
vantages and the possibilities of the
banner Western State.
Only 2,10O miles further west and
south, the Hawaiian Islands, in the
main track of the vast commerce, of
The present century, lie comparatively
t'NbN' h''bSiNiti ~ "iiNll ShSic oil
unusual proportion of sagacous and
trained business men and much un-
Used capital. dreamily awaits the pro-
oulsion of prosperity. The Territory Is
unrepresented at St Louis.
It's fertile soil. rich beyond comparison,
n its widest spaces is dormant, clothed
,nly with the fine aspirations of nature
or systematic industry. Strong men,
Eager to use their money and their
experience for their own benefit, which
means Territorial progress, not only
ind no help but encounter stolid OPP
and turn reluctantly away.
rhe discursive efforts to attract tour
SITS center in the hotels, and the
snowy slopes if there are any. glitter
lnbroken in the sun, while the green
md golden fields of the islands mainly
lie in shining isolation, expectant of
he inevitable period when American
igor and American brains will enforce |
heir appropriation and their use.
These contrasts are educational, If
hey are fairly realized. There are
signs in the air which indicate that
hey may be one day obliterated.