The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-16
PROMOTION IN CALIFORNIA.

| The Triennial Conclave of knights
| Templar at San Francisco in 1889 ex-
ceeded in brilliancy all the conclaves
by which it had been preceded. The
Kingdom of Hawaii was then repre-
scented, not only in one sense by the
Hawaiian Knights Templar but by
the Hawaiian band, which wps one of
! the most attractive features of the
| celebration.
From all accounts, the Triennial
Conclave of 1904, held in the same
metropolis, was among the grandest
pageants ever witnessed in the United
States. 1t would be impossible even to
enumerate its most distinctive feat
ures. The daylight scene on Market
street, when 10000 knights formed a
procession, or at night when the COM
bination of electric lights was ablaze,
must have been and is pronounced to
have been magnificent.
But this time and formally, Hawaii
was not represented. The Territory
was as unrecogniZable there as in the
international Exposition at st. Louis.
The knights and the crowds by which
they We're accompanied from every
part of the Union, had arrived in par
ties and under special arrangements,
and, when the last sparks of the splen-
did Illumination had expired, they re-
turned to their homes. Although Mr..
4, lNFn H. A.
Hawaiian Promotion Committee, was
on the ground, it was impossible for
him to organize even one excursion
party to visit Honolulu.
The entire affair, without violating
any of the proprieties, through the
perfect organization that has been eff
fected within three years, became an
unique and gorgeous advertisement for
California. The greetings of the Gov
ernor of the State and of the Mayor of
San Francisco We're impressed with the
stamp of Pacific hospitality Not only
the city of San Francisco, but the en-
tire commonwealth, We're turned over
to the visitors. In every direction local
productions and invitations to settle
ment We're prominent. The Mechanics
Pavilion, on its main floor, became a
grove of redwood trees, in which Santa
Rosa Commandery presided. Califor-
mia and Golden Gate Communicates
furnished unlimited supplies of Cali
fornia wines and delicacies. San Jose
Commandery reproduced Santa Clara
fiower-garden. Napa soda flowed in
quantities to suit the thirst of the tens
of thousands of guests. The substan-
tial products of the state from wheat
TO gold were profusely exhibited. Shops
contained signs that told where ac-
curate and reliable information could
be procured Promotion literature of
the best quality, reduced to the small
est volume and crammed with SYSTEM
atized facts, was accessible in every
quarter. Order and precision We're
without flaw. The best citizens We're
divided into committees each of which
did its work and all of which We're CO.
ordinated. There was no unbending
Journalism in banquets, in receptions or
in the vast diversity of amusement.,
but each available moment was occu-
pied, and no part of the long pro-
gramme was a failure.
This is the result of organization in
California, which comprises alike the
hearts and the brains Of the people.
Almost coineidently with the prolonged
festival. in which business ends were
consulted without marring the social
beauties of the occasion, improvements
In San Francisco alone TO the amount
of more than seventeen millions, and
including hospitals, public schools, the
public library, parks. play grounds,
and other utilities, had been sanctioned
by the Supreme Court OF the Golden
State, And, when such n concentra-
ton OF attractions draws the best
class OF immigrants. as It IL doing
month by month. Il is found that pub
lie land is available and that every
department OF industry welcomes and
assists new ana desirablt material.
This f. another object lesson 90 Ha-
wall, which, located In the stream OF
commerce beautiful beyond eompari-
son ana hlled with dlyersined resources,
needs only organization, public unity
and governmental corporation, 20 eK-
pedite ils inevitable destiny