The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-23
By Leverett II. Mesick.


would you like to go on the Mauna
Kea excursion to the volcano said
my chief one day last week when the
whole town seemed to be talking about
the present activity of the volcano
Kilauea, and the excursion planned by
the Inter Island Steam Navigation
Company, to convey the Governors
party escorting Secretary of the In
terror Garfield about the Islands. to
Hawaii, "and give the general public
an opportunity to visit the Territory's,
If not the worlds, greatest natural
wonder"
Sure" 1 replied, and it didn't take
me long to make up my mind
A LIBERAL RESPONSE.
The splendid new steamer of the In
ter-Island Company, the Mauna Kea,
conveyed the party-and L surmise an
opportunity to travel on the new boat
coupled with the fact that the round
trip could be made at the week end
with the loss of only half days busi-
ness time, was consideration with the
public. as well as the sights to be seen.
; The response to the invitation was a
liberal one; 1 venture the Mauna Kea's
facilities, good as they are, would have
been overtaxed if the public realized
beforehand, as 1 do now. what the at
fractions are at this especial time.
PRESIDENT KENNEDY ON DECK.
President Kennedy of the steamship
company accompanied the party, and
10 his ever watchfulness and geniality
is due in a large measure the complete
success of the excursion. The steamer
left its dock at Honolulu at about
O'Clock Friday evening. and was bid
aloha by a large number of towns
people, who were present either to see
departing friends or through curiosity
to see Secretary Garfield and the Gov
ernor's party escorting him. The
CIaudine's departure on a regular run
at the same time. on much the same
course, ELECTED some little interest, as
a test of the speed of the two boats
but the new boat soon showed the
other one a clean pair of heels.
CRUISER ST. LOUIS PASSES BY.
Before passing Koko Head the Maui
ma Kea was slowed down, and word
was soon passed about that Secretary
Garfield had wirelessed the cruiser St.
Louis to stop and transfer a passenger
to the excursion boat. The cruiser
soon hove in sight and signals were ex-
changed. but through some miscarriage
that was not explained, the cruiser
continued on her course into the Ho-
J nolulu harbor-and the Mauna kea
went full speed ahead. After an ex-
cellent dinner, with full tables, the new
steamers modernness-as much up-to-
date. probably, as any vessel in the
Pacific. no matter what its size-was
;nsnected. And then NAL de mer at
. tackled first one. then another and an
other till the decks were deserted and
+ba bunks filed. The water proved
uttle rougher than usual and the boat
was light. carrying little or no freight.
THE GARFIELD RECEPTION AT
HILO.
The Hflo people had made plans for
tbe entertainment of Secretary Gar
field which had to be somewhat mcdi-
FED bv the late arrival of the steamer
which was expected at o'clock but
did not put in an appearance till about
half mast ten, delayed by the cruiser
ST Louis episode \ principal feature
was banouet at the Hotel Demosthe-
nos which was attended, besides the
s,ast of honor and the Governors par
tv. by leading citizens of Hilo Of many
nationalities and incidentally by the
x-o,cano excursionists. Mr.. Holmes OF
FiIo. was the POSTMASTER. In orLeA
hn+ veIl-worded speech, toasting the
President of the United states, ne
introduced Mr.. Garfield. The Secretary
of the Interior, who. by the way
sevinces Rooseveltian strenuoslty IN
oovarine much ground in short time
and never evincing WEAKNESS, mas a
raadv command of language. He cited