The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-15
WILKINSON TALKS
Of HAWAIIAN VISIT

The Vancouver Daily News-Adver-
tiser of February "a has the following:
Mr.. ]. T. Wilkinson, one of the most
travelled men of Vancouver, returned
yesterday from two months trip to
the Hawaiian Islands, rejuvenated by
the pleasure and enthusiastic regard
ing the charms of this paradise of the
Pacific. He left on the Aorangi on
January 9Th, and returned via San
Francisco.
1T is paradise, wings" remarked
to Observation-Disclosures reporter last
evening, and all the time you are there
you dream, and do not realize the
awakening until you are covered with
flowers at your departure It is a de-
lightful custom, for all your friends to
come to the steamer to see you off, and
you are decorated with leis pronounce
ed lays) of flowers, formed in wreaths,
etc. AS the boat departs, these are
thrown towards the friends to whom
farewell IS being said. The Hawaiian
Islands are just one mass of flowers,
brilliant in hue as all tropical bios
SONS are, and redolent with fragrance.
At this time of the year, the weather
is perfect and a fellow cannot help but
enjoy life to the full. 1t is another
world, where everything is new and
lovely, and a trip there is the greatest
change you can have. You know
Mark Twain's comment on Hawaii,
that no place in all the world has such
a deep, strong charm as this And
even that is none too full an express
sion.
I was a"ound among the Islands While
there anu saw the sights. On the Is
land of Hawaii, the largest Of the group,
1 saw the large volcano and went into
the interior, where there are extensive
cattle and sheep. ranges. Sugar plan
tations stretch for hundreds of miles,
and when / arrived at Honolulu there
was considerable excitement over the
rise in the price of the commodity. 1t
will mean great deal to the growers
there for sugar raising is a very large
industry. I had the pleasure of watch
ing the operations of cutting, milling
and manufacturing of sugar, eating !
some of the product of the cane which |
1 had seen in the field.
Then there was the surf riding. That's |
where some of the fine swimmers in .
Vancouver would be able to enjoy |
themselves. Every day crowds are in, |
and with the water at a delightful |
temperature. it is very fine. A ride In ,
for half a mile or so on the crest of a
comber is even better than behind a
spanking team and you know how
much 1 enjoy that.
Honolulu was far from lonesome, for
1 met there a number of people knew,
among them Mr.. A. NJ. Burns, formerly
a newspaper man in this city. He is
now on the staff of the Hawaiian Star,
and is steadily gaining in weight He
has an old longing for Vancouver and
a trip over this way. As
you know, Mr. F. y. Wicket, formerly
cashier of the New York Life in this
city, was transferred to Honolulu, and
as L represent the same company, I
saw much of him.
The city of Honolulu IS increasing IN
size and Importance. The dreary air
Of the past is being supplanted by the
American rush. and soon it Will be as
busy as some of the large cities in the
States. American energy is a close fol-
lower of the flag, and the exemplifica-
ton of this is seen in the most recent
acquisitions of the Monroe doctrine
country.
During the trip over. Mr.. Wilkinson
stated, the new figure-head Of the
which was put on at Van
couver the day before she sailed, re-
ceived a good christening. The first
part of the trip was fine. but approach
ing Honolulu the sea was rough.
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