The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-31

to draw your particular attention to
the great Alexander Young Hotel (view
| of the exterior}, situated in the center
OF Honolulu, opened in July, 1903, which
stands as a marvellous revelation of
how well the Americans do things.
This building occupies "a complete
block, with a frontage on four streets
of $50 feet to each street, built of solid
/ granite on the outside and marble on
the inside, all material imported from
America. 1t is entirely fireproof, and
undoubtedly the finest hotel west of
Chicago. I had the pleasure. ladies and
gentlemen, of inspecting this splendid
hotel in company with the manager,
Mr.. N. w. Gray, and from the grand
main entrance, through immense cor
ridors of mosaic thing, passing suite
after suite of rooms with appointments
provided to meet the tastes of the most
fastidious king or emperor, from the
tiniest detail appertaining to a window
fastening or door lock to the long dis
lance telephone system in every set of
apartments. Taking one of the modern
electric elevators to the upper floor,
I found myself inside one of the great
concert halls, passing then to the grand
roof garden (ptcture of roof garden(
This picture was taken by the electric
searchlight at night, and in itself is
q marvel of beauty, and can accommo-
date 5000 people. Finally we descended
to the silver and plate store rooms,
and I imagined I was inside a very
large silversmith's establishment, and
not forgetting look through the we'll
ordered kitchens. where every detail of |
modern science and art prevail, presid-
ed over by the best chef that money |
can procure. 1 was simply filled with |
surprise and establishment from the |
time I entered the establishment until
said goodbye to the genial manager.
The cost of the building was 81, $780, 600
The annexation of these islands some
few years ago has been responsible
for the greater development of the re-
sources of the place. Honolulu has
eight daily papers, three English, two
Japanese, one Portuguese, one Chinese
and one Hawaiian.
Sugar is the great staple industry
but coffee view the finest in the world
is being produced, and rubber as an
has proved highly success I
'ul. Cocoanut trees (view cocoanut
srove). This is called Cocoanut Grove,
showing the profit-produeing trees can
De picturesque a the same time; here
he Date Palm Drive (picture), also s
majestic and pleasing to the eye; and t
ice fields (picture) away through the
Jalley for a considerable area: the
'readfruit (picture), a very favorite and
popular fruit; here the banyan tree
view a remarkable specimen both ;
n form and size. We now come to l
he water lemon view, a fruit of i'm i
nense medicinal value. We now take f
look at some of the private residences C
views suburban homes) of the 10000 a
Inhabitants. One pleasing feature is Y
he magnificent tropical foliage found q
n the well-kept gardens, and so differ 1
Mt TO the English idea in that they are t
pen to please the eye of every passer- r
" being enclosed by little or no fence. t
n taking a general view (view) of the o
utshirts and distant scenery of this "
ana Of luxuriant growth in vegetation C
view), we can not forget, from tour v
sts or artists point of view, the
'ealth of beauty and color everywhere c
cfore US, and from the investors or
cmmercial mans point of view no
inter can afford better attractions .,
Ihilst the tiller Of land and producer N
an find no fault as regards tempera- m
Ire. rainfall or markets for his prod g
&C. Here we have a distant view of a