The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-13
IN SPITE Of
KNOCKERS
Tourists Find Volcano
Trip a Delightful
Experience.

F. w. Koch of Denver Colo, and J
H. Slattery of Silverton, Colo, return
| ed Saturday on the Kinau from Hawaii
| where they visited the volcano. Both
gentlemen are CERTIFIED Itat they made
the trip. and at the same time feel
thankful that they had not listened tc
the knockers who attempted to head
them off.
I made that trip when a good many
other strangers here got cold feet
| about it," said Mr.. Koch yesterday af-
ternoon at the Hawaiian Hotel. There
| is a man here who is a first-class
| 'knocker' who attempted to dissuade
us from going to Hawaii. He told US
that the trip in little boat like the
Kinau would be a bad one and that we
would roll and toss and land in Hilo
about as sick as ever a man can be-
Furthermore, he said the volcano was
not worth visiting. l don't know
whether he has ever been to the crater
of Kilauea but he doesn't know what
he is talking about
There was quite crowd of US ready
to go to the volcano from this and
other hotels, until this 'knocker' got
in his work, and that settled about
fourteen people who decided to remain
behind. and missed the grandest trip
in the islands.
ITO visit Honolulu is only to see a
small portion of the greatness OF the
islands. That trip in the Kinau to and
seasickness. but outside of a squeam-
ishness for an hour or so, the trip did
not affect me. The scenry along the
island coasts is grand, and the tip
from Hilo to the volcano is through
a rich, fertile region, that every visitor
to the islands should see. That is q
vast region of fertility up thera. But
if you people down here want eastern
capital to come into the islrnds and
develop that country, you have go1 to
throttle the knockers in your midst
who hang around the hotels.
1T would be a fine thing for ma t.
go back to Denver and the firs9 ques-
ton my friends pop at me, Have you
seen the volcano?' and I would have
to say No When 1 go back 7 want
to tell my friends that 1 have been 10
tire volcano and witnessed one of the
greatest natural sights The world has
produced. That trip over the lava fields
IS one to linger in the memory.
lands and my only regret is that a lot
Of my friends listened to the 'knCcker'
who stopped them from going"
Mr.. Slattery voiced Mr.. Koch's SEN
timents in a similar Mariner and was
quite vehement in his denunciation of
the knockers" at hote's why, it's
like stopping the tourists here and tell
ing them that if they are going to
leave any money here in the islands,
they had better leave il all in Homo
lulu.
AT the Volcano House, Demosthenes
Lycurgus can't do enough for his
guests. In fact, he does too much
much more than is expected. Every
thing is placed at the disposal of as
guests. When we returned from the
"trip to the crater we sat down to
dinner of several courses. which was
one of the best l have Dartaken of in
the islands. The table was covered
with magnificent roses. which grow
near the Volcano House. The Volcano
House is a pleasant place to stay, and
a number who went up decided to re-
main over another week"
Mr.. Koch and Mr.. Slattery are prom
inent business men of the Centennial
State, and both are walking promotion
committees of the greatness of Cole
RADIO.