Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-07-12
CONGRESSMAN
CONNtR'S LETTER
Iowa Man Writes of
His Trip To
Hawaii
SMALL FARM COMMENT
RESULT OF OBSERVATIONS
Pleasant Impression After Having
Seen More of Hawaii Than
Ordinary Citizens Enjoy.
To Write More

congressman conner OF benson,
| Iowa has written as follows OF his
trip to Hawaii. He is owner Of the
| Denison Review, in which the article
! appears:
The recent trip Of the Congressional
delegation to H2waii anl the visit
among the Islands, from the stand.
point of interest, recreation aud pleas
ure, could not have been more salts
factory. Every opportunity was at
| forded the members to meet all classes
of people and to investigate and study
their condition and needs. The trip
was not devoted alone to pleas
TIRE, but to becoming better acquaint-
ed with the actual condition III the
Islands and the legislation required to
promote the best interests of all the
people living there.
1t would be impossible TO tell of all
the interesting things we saw and en-
loyed while away. The party was
made up OF twenty-five Senators and
congressman, from almost as many
States in the Union. These with their
| families made total of about forty
Five people. A more congenial party
er, and the remarkable thing is, that
with 50 many people, travelling dis
lance of more than ten thousand miles,
not a single accident occurred, nor
did anything transpire to mar the
pleasure of the trip from the time we
left home until our return.
On our trip out, over the Union Pa
ciic, we were due to arrive in San
t'rancisco at 1880 on the evening OF
the 18th of April, but owing to causes,
which were unexplained by the RAJ
Dad company, the train was delayed,
and did not reach the coast until the
forenoon of the 30th, and within an
nour or two of the time set for the
sailing of the government transport
BuiOrd, on which we were carried
from San Francisco to Honolulu.
There was a slight delay in the de-
parture OF the boat, but by | O'Clock
we were we'll on our way down thu
bay and soon upon the ocean and on
of sight of land. l confess to feel
ing, akin to desolation, as the las
point of land was lost to view, and nat
! urally the inquiry was made as t(
whether the transport was entirely
seawOrthy, sufficient life preserVer|
had been provided, and whether there
were enough lifeboats to take care o
the party, in case of accident or storm
but later in the day when the sea be
came rough, and almost everyone hat
been called upon TO make his or hel
offering, we little cared whether the
boat was safe or not, whether there
we're one or a thousand life preservers
or whether there was a total failure
to provide lfeboats. We felt for the
time as though life was not worth liv
ing, and death would be a relief from
the Gisagreeable experience of seasick
ness. Fortunately this feeling was no
Of long duration, for the next morn
ing, practically all those complaining
the night before, felt quite comfort
able, and ready for a square meal, ant
from that time on until we landed il
Honolulu all were in good spirits ant
felt after all that life was wortl
clinging to. The trip on the whole
was most delightful, and the sea il
the main was as smooth as glass.
Early on the morning of the eight
day out from San Francisco, and az
soon as it was light enough to see
the passengers were on deck, in orde
to gain their first view of Hawaii, ''thi
Paradise of the Pacific" We Were
not destined long to be disappointed
for soon to our right, and in front o
us, Diamond Head, a prominent poin
of land at least thousand feet higl
extending into the sea, and on which
a lighthouse is located, stood out il
bold relief We soon passed arount
this point and were in sight of tht
city of Honoiulu. Before O'Clock The
transport had been boarded by thu
health officers, who promptly passed
u.s. and we were soon thereafter land
ed at the dock, and in the hands of I
committee of prominent citizens. wh'
extended to us a most hearty greeting
am sure no company of people wa
ever more cordially welcomed o.
royalty entertained than was our Con
gresSiona party, on arrival in Homo
lulu, during our entire stay upon thu
Islands. Before the visitors had land
ed, the steamer was boarded by del
egation of native Hawaiian girls, wh'
proceeded to place around the neck 0
each visitor a wreath called leis) 0
flowers, while from hundreds of peo
pie upon the pier we heard for thu
first time aloha which as a wore
of welcome carries more meaning
than any other word in any other Ian
guage After being conducted to ;
nearby park, we were formally wei
Al.