The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-12

Judge Tracy, enroute to the Philippines,
was also interviewed. There was q death
on board during the passage from San
Francisco: one of the old Cinnamon en-
route to China to die, did not hold out.
Honolulu is the first tropical town I
have ever visited, and the wonderful
vegetation impressed me. At nome, trees
grow five months in the year; here
they grow all the time. Dozens of trees.
flowers, vines, etc, were entirely rev
to me. At home we point out fields
where big successes have been made with
wheat and corn; at Honolulu Mr.. En-
meluth pointed out a cocoanut grove CT
eight acres, and said that when the
owner planted it, people laughed at
him, but now the owner has an income
of $4,000 a year from his venture. At
many places we saw fields of bananas
At home we are told that the bananas
we buy are picked green, and that they
are neither so GOod nor so wholesome
as when picked ripe. I picked a ripe
banana today in Mr.. Emmeluth's yard,
and it did not taste any better than
the bananas buy in Atchison, baUch to
my surprise. also picked oranges, and
found them rather less Dalatable than
the oranges I buy at home.
The thing that impressed me most at
Honolulu was hedge with a bright red
flower. These flowers appear on the
hedges all the time; the hedges look
about the same every day in the year,
and are beautiful expressed my adj
miration for the hedges, and Mattel said
to Miss Emmeluth in the condescend-
ing way women have in referring to
the tastes of men: Men always like
red
It is said that people living in the
tropics are indoIent and lazy. Honolu-
III is unusual in this respect, for 1t is
beautifully kept. In driving about the
city, it seemed that was driving about
in Shaw's garden in St Louis or Some
other famous garden or show place
maintained at great expense by the pub
lie
At one place. we passed a great rice
field and saw men working with water
buffalo The rice fields seem 70 be he
low the level of the surrounding cOun-
try and a great deal of water is re-
uuired In the rice fields we saw the
work Of harvesting in progress, while
Just across the way, Workmen were en-
gagged in planting seed. This is the
rule here; harvesting and plating con-
tinued the year round; the markets are
supplied with vegetables, fruits and
flowers every day in the year. there IS
no winter.
We took a ride into the mountains,
back of Honolulu, and from high
place could see the ocean in two di-
rections: east and west. The noun
Ea1nS TemlnQeQ me OF OWlLI6ElalQs We
saw one waterfall on the mountain
side that would have attracted atten-
ton in Switzerland. The mountains
are of volcanic origin, and very steep,
but wooded to the top. These trees
are protected, to conserve the water
supply. it has been remarked here that
trees aid in retaining moisture. The
roads are built of crushed lava rock.
and are almost perfect. We saw a
travelling rock crusher being used by
road builders. which seemed an excel
lent idea. BY the way the Hawaiian
islands produce no building material
except this lava rock: all lumber. ce-
ment. brick. etc, used in the islands,
are imported.
There is considerable rainfall in the
mountains, and Honolulu has a fine
water supply. obtained by means of
reservoirs. Water is abundant on the
other islands, also, and used for irri-
eating which is necessary in raising
/ crops, except in a few favored locaIi-
/ ties. A very small depression in the
mountains viii produce a roaring
stream. many Of which we saw during
. cur drive. Water power is conse-