The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-09
LIKES OUR
TROLLEY
Rapid Transit Man
Inspects Local
Lines.
Going to Install Such
a System in
Manila.
Says Honolulu Has Reason TO
Be Proud of Its Equip.
ment.

Richard T. Latin, a well-known East
ern street railway man who is on his
way to Manila to install a rapid transit
system there, was visitor to Honolulu
yesterday. During the day he inspect
ed the Honolulu Rapid Transit & Land
Company's system and had a number
of interesting things TO say concerning
the system and Honolulu when inter-
viewed by an Advertiser reporter at the
Alexander Young Hotel last night.
Il think that you have an excellent
rapid transit system here" said Mr.
Latin, and one that the average
traveller does not expect to find in
city in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The street cars are very neat and clean
and they run on a fine road bed, Civ
ing the passenger a very gentle ride.
travelled on most of the lines yesterday
and later visited the offices and power
house of the system. This power house
was well-equipped and the whole sys-
tenn a surprise to me. You have a SER
vice equal to that of any city in the
States. Az of the employees of the sys-
tenn with whom came in contact were
obliging in their treatment of passen-
gers. In fact the system has every
thing that goes to make up a fine ser
vice by transportation company.
think that the service is one that the
city should be congratulated for. Com
pairing Honolulu with others of the
same size and the systems the latter
have your service is much superior to
theirs. The service is more frequent
than in many cities in the East.
"A street railway man in looking over
a system usually first looks to the lay
ing of the lines in judging the success
with which the traffic may be handled.
Your lines radiate in so many direc-
tons that they are easily accessible to
the great mass of the people. In other |
cities there is usually quite a wait for |
at transfer systems but here |
schedule that quick changes can be !
made from one line to another
Speaking of the islands generally Mr.. !
Latin said that they were well adver
Used in the East. They have a great |
reputation throughout the East" he
said, las a resort where one can find
rood climate. I am writing today to my
riends in the East that Honolulu is a
Garden of Eden and an Eternal
Spring. You apparently have June
lays all of the year round. 1 tell my
riends that they can come here and be
rec from worries. They will not run
risk of being shipwrecked in a
yphoon or hurricane and will have a
leasant time after reaching here, if
hey are treated in the same way that
have BEEN
Mr.. Latin goes to Manila to install
ig system, backed by American CAPT
Al. The company has its franchise, has
urchased about forty miles of horse
Runway, and about seven miles of
team tramWay lines. IheSe VIII ali 4
e changed to electric lines and extend
d. Manila has a population of about
25, goo and in addition to these people
ne company will cater to a suburban
opulation which will bring the number
p to half ii million There will be first
nd second class cars, the fare on the
rst class cars being six cents gold.
nd on the others five cents gold.
You have a fine town." concluded
If. Latin; las fine a hotel as one
-ould expect to find in New York or
oston, a splendid climate, thorough
up to date transportation system,
nd all of the minor attractions that a
,urist looks for. You complain at pres
Mt of the heavy steamship fares but I
link that in time these matters will
1just themselves in such a way that
Oh will have prosperous trade from
eople who wish to find pleasant places
which to winter.
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