The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-15

ba's description of his voyage up the
! Nuuanu:
We welcomed a few days ago at our
office on Smith street a gentleman
whose writings in American magazines
and papers are eagerly read, and who
is now working for the promotion OF
the Islands. The writer had the pie as
ure of being introduced to Mr.. Ford
by the latest visitor to the Islands.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox; and we
found him to be an enthusiastic friend
and an excellent student of our arts
and customs.
For the sake of prosperity of the
Territory" this gentleman said in the
interview, your people ought to work
hand in hand with US; you are a part
of us and there is no reason why you
should regard the promotion work as
white mems business. Would not a
section in Honolulu typically modelled
after a japanese street or garden be
an inducement to. draw tourists here
who could then see, Hawaii and small
Japan at the same time? Certainly
it would, decidedly. Thus, Mr.. Ford
argued on.
The writer who was thoroughly in
sympathy with Mr.. Ford's views took
him out to the River street vicinity
and then up to Teaf-Tei, where a Jap
anese luncheon was served during
discussion on Tori, Kimono, Geisha
and arts. When through with out tiff
fin which I am afraid was partaken
by Mr.. Ford by way of. courtesy, we
left to go up the valley along the
stream. A ten minutes walk from
Teai-Tei near Vineyard street bridge
over Nuuanu stream, took US to
beautiful spot that could easily be
transformed into typical Japanese
garden with a few stone toro and tori,
arched bridges, tea-houses. and Jizo-
Do. We became so enthusiastic over
the scenery that we pledged ourselves
to carry out our plan. And the nature
seemed to encourage us. The next day
we went out again to the place in
company of a score of art lovers and
samurai gentlemen all dressed in XII
mono to make ourselves a part OF the
scenery-to be in the pictures taken
by Mr. Bonnie and Mr.. Burton Holmes.
Among the beautiful pictures Mr..
Bonnie took there, one was peculiarly
illustrative of my idea. Ichiko,
geisha girl. stood under japanese
flag and Tsurue, also a geisha, under
an American flag, these flags being
crossed over the entrance to a Japa-
nese tea-house near by. Let us unite
our effort, as in this picture, with
American friends to make this land as
near as its name, the Paradise of the
Pacific
Jack Atkinson also has a pet site
for the erection of a Japanese tea
NJ +I,a of he
eorted the editor and the writer to
the upper Nuuanu Valley, where the
old Pacific Heights trolley line di-
verged from the avenue. Here 'Jack"
would locate a tea house on govern
ment property and create resort.
Burton Holmes, however, enthuses
over the possibilities of the river above
School street Speaking on the sub
jest, he said:
Ford dragged me down into the
river and up the stream. The excur-
sion ruined new suit of clothes for
me, but it was worth it. Nowhere
outside of Japan is there SO perfect
bit of park-like natural beauty. 1t is
Japan. We wandered up the stream,
picking our way over the rocks and
under the arcRing trees, to the two
waterfalls, and every foot of the way
was beautiful in the extreme. When
1 think what the artistic Japanese
would make of such a spot in Japan,
1 marvel that they do not seize upon
it here erect their beautiful little tenn
pies and tea houses that blend in with
the scenery and make it the garden
of Honolulu. In fact, L was so much