The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-16
a Tourist
Paradise
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Great literary lights. from Mark
Twain and Robert Louis Stevenson to
Jack London and the Honolulu Promo
ton Committee, have made much OF
the beauties or Hawaii In truth the
land of never-endlng spring is para
disc for tourists. 1t Is land, longed-
Tor land, after at least six days on the
ocean. For this reason one always be-
holds II in both Joy anu gratitude
even tile best tourist sailor welcomes
the port OF call. Hawaii, lying just
within the border OF the tropics is yet
30 fortunately situated that 1t LIS blessed
with all the beauties OF tropic lands
while escaping the curses OF tho torrid
sweep over the islands for nearly the
whole year, melting all the seasons
into one, and that one spring.
Here then Is the charm OF tropical
seas. the wealth OF tropical fruits, the
delight OF tropical flowers: In short.
the land that has never known and
never Will know the sere and yellow
leaf. Here. too. Is that mysterious
Iruggedness OF volcanic plies which tells
that Hawaii, most favored of lands. is
sea. Nothing is gray--the barest and
|ruggedest OF volcano sides Ia never
neutral In color. A cloud floating over
the valley, or clinging to the mountain
side, may suggest shadows OF gray, but
there is more in 1t OF ashes OF roses
or the heart OF the turquoise.
The modern globe-trotter demands
that the beauties OF nature be served
to him on golden salver, with all
the latest conveniences. Hawaii meets
this demand. Honolulu's hotels are OF
the best and varied to suit the taste.
In one Of them, a great pile OF stone
and mortar, one might think himself
living in a Broadway hostelry. In an
other. framed In a setting OF exotic
flowers one finds still lingering the
atmosphere of the old Hawaiian roy
atty Yet another spreads It's quiet
bathing beach In the world threatens
to break over the breakfast table.
One is whisked in rapid automobile
over perfect road OF asphalt and
macadam to tho magnificent precip!ce
OF the Pail. the trysting place OF the
winds and the grandstand before which
Hawaii proudly displays one OF the
most inspiring views In the world. One
takes Pullman car on the toy rail-
road for journey to the other side
lof the island. In Hawaii, and Ha-
vail only, can one have his dinner on
a hotel veranda overlooking a lake OF
living fire in the crater OF the greatest
active volcano on the globe. This great
sight Is only four days and forty dol
lars from Honolulu. To Hawaii's nat
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mate. have been added all the conven-
fences which modern American civil
lization can suggest for the care and
Entertainment OF the visitor. be he
i sightseer, commercial traveller or pros.
ipector.
To most American visitors. except
those who live along the Pacific Coast.
lit Is the up-to-dateness of Hawaii
which is Its most striking feature. A
newspaper in an Ohio city few weeks
ago caused much amusement in Homo
lulu by Its .astonished comment upon
la copy of the Honolulu Pacific Com
Observation-Disclosures. which by chance
\ had fallen into the hands of Buckeye
editor. The Ohio man thought It worth
comment In his columns. and in an
amaZed tone Informed the ,ublic of
1.-THE fact that Honolulu was a place
where people not only conformed to
1.-THE conventions OF life. but had news
paper.
From letters that constantly come
Ito Honolulu 1t is to be seen that the
Ohio editors ignorance upon the sub
lject of actual conditions in this really
progressive part OF the United States
lis widespread. In the Pacific Coast
States. TO which Honolulu lis as near
las New York. the people know better,
Ewaiians complain that the prevailing
ideas of these Islands are obtained
from pictures OF the death of Captain
.ICook in the old fashioned geography.
i The Sandwich Islands were savage a
century ago. but tho modem circum-
navigator OF the globe who stops In
i Honolulu will have no need to look at
4 the Stars and Stripes to tell him that
The is in mn American town. with all the
i American attributes. The Merry Widow
That, the Diabolo top. and all the little
fads and fancies OF our national life