The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-02-25
. The Oregon Girls
In Honolulu.
By Edyth Weatherred
By Edyth Tozier Weatherred.

| Coming here expecting to find
| business houses and these primitive in
| character, and with other preconceived
| notions which I am rather ashamed to
| confess, and then suddenly to be
ushered into an earthly paradise OF
such magnificent beauty and splendor,
| it only required a few moments after
| landing to have my opinions entirely
| changed. During the four days OF
| sightseeing, receptions, floral festivities
| and conversations with you people, it
| has been like the passing of moving
! pictures presented in the most artistic
manner. They are grand beautiful and
| instructive scenes closely following
others, and blending In perfect har-
| mony one with the other. Here You
| find not alone all that is sweet and
dreamy healthful and happy, but be-
hind it all is recognized the far-reach-
ing and powerful commercial backing
"a land of resources and possibilities
yet in their infancy.
Having become familiar with Amer
lea and it's nooks and corners, both
industrial and pleasant, it is nv opin-
ion that Hawaii presents the oppor-
tunity of the hour for investment 1t
is not only destined to become a COM
mercial power, but it will be the uni
versal playground for retired capital
lists. Then. too, one does not have to
be rich in order to enjoy this land of
perpetual sunshine and flowers.
IND
slightly indisposed. Often We wished
ourselves back among the tall pines of
Oregon. We We're certain that the
snow-capped mountains, green fields
and fertile valleys We're the finest on
earth. Now my young ladies say that
if they ever get an opportunity to
answer Yes it will be only on con- |
dition that trip is given them to the |
Honeymoon Isle of the Pacific.
We had not been here a day when |
they began begging me to extend our |
stay, and their request has been heart |
lily granted. The hospitality of your |
people would make the states of the |
mainland green with envy. Your
hearty welcome to visitors the inter-
est you manifest in their wefare!-
Why, on every hand one is greeted
with smiles and good cheer. Such hos
pitality has yet to be born in any To-
cality excepting Honolulu
The government of the Islands has
been somewhat familiar to me and l !
will confess my sympathies have been
with the Hawaiians. woman's
kindred feeling for one of her sex has
ever predominated in my heart for
Queen Liiiu"kalani. However now
that the conditions gave America the
Tee ~ /
tune to pay you visit, it has indeed
been source of satisfaction to me, on
observing the harmonious relation
ships of Hawaiians and Americans. 1t
truly demonstrates that they realize
we are not enemies, but friends-and
have their best interests at heart. 1t
is my opinion that if there is an Amer
lean mere who does not feel kindly to
the Hawaiians he had better depart
for the mainland.
1t hardly seems possible to me yet
that such a splendidly-b built city, hand
some business blocks Of modern archi-
lecture and equipment, up-to-date in
every respect, such beautiful houses
fine schools and advanced educational
advantages can exist so far out in the
Pacific ocean. 1t all seems like a fairy
tale. The one regret is my lack Of
words to express my impressions or to
dictate what is surely in store for your
future.
You need wider publicity and it al
most seems selfish on your part not TO
herald the glad tidings of this unex-
celled health resort far and wide.
The Hawaiian music must not be
overlooked in my hasty summing up
Of a few impressions. When sitting
on the Royal Hawaiian Hotel lanai,
with its brilliant electrical decorations ]
amidst the tropical foliage, the sweet
music waited on the evenings gentle
breeze reminded me of the Lewis and