Arizona republican., 1909-04-23
LAWRENCE UNDERWOOD NOW IN HONOLULU
Actor Well Known Tn Phoenix Writes of the Island Country.

c. E. Justus has received a letter in fact two of them, from Lawrence
 Underwood, an actor who .las spen
 considerable time in this valley, anC
 engaged somewhat in farming. MT
 Underwood is a member of the File. ford company, which has an engage. inent in Honolulu, and MT. Under I woods letter below, describes his
 first impressions of that city. The
 letter was accompanied by a num-
 Der of post card pictures of Honolulu
 scenes. His other letter tells of the | trip and describes the ship Alameda on which the dramatic company took l passage That letter was written 45O miles in mid ocean, and recites the fact that the company's manager had that morning received a wireless mes
 sage announcing the death of his
 mother. daily paper is printed on the Alameda with brief wireless dis patches concerning the principal news events of the day. Following is the Honolulu letter:
 Honolulu, H. T., April 11th. MT. C. F. Justus.
 Phoenix. Arizona:
 My Old Paf:-
 This being Sunday, and feeling durn lonesome, I though I would drop line to you. Well, l like Honolulu, not to live in, but it Is a nice place to visit It reminds me a great deal of Arizona, so much so in fact that l have been homesick ever since I landed It is not a place for a rancher however, as there is nothing doing in that line. I am sitting writ ing on a screen porch, and as l write I can hear a dove .cooing and that Is the first since leaving Arizona, that I have heard. And too. you could have knocked me down with feath CT when on going out to Seaside, a swell hotel on the beach, the street car track, after getting out a little ways, was lined with our old friend, the mesquite. Even the town has Ii scattered all over, great big trees, that make fine shade. There is no farming at all. With the exception of some garden truck, and perhaps a little hay, everything else is shipped in. There are a great many sugar cane plantations and banana planta tions These plants grow politically, also the cocoanut.
 I was out to the Kings Palace, which is now used as a state house, and heard a Japanese marine band concert at 9 o'clock in the morning. There were two big war vessels in port here, two which they captured from the Russians. They sailed away yesterday morning at II o'clock, play ing America"
 Fresh eggs here now, are 40 cents per dozen Island butter, 50 cents per pound. Creamery butter from the | states, 40 cents per pound About | two- thirds of the business people here are Japs. They have their carriages | and coachmen, nearly all dress, es- pecially the women, in their native | costumes Residents and grounds | about them, are magnificent. The | greatest variety of trees, I have ever seen. will make a collection of pie tures and send to you, they are in teresting to have. certainly wish you were here to enjoy the place, as cannot do justice to it upon paper.
 This engagement. the Elleford Co, which will last about seven weeks, | wiH be the end of my season, and I must say that I am more than glad. am tired of knocking about, and want to get settled again. 1 have nothing in particular to say so will | mock off for this time. Drop me a inc when you can and let me know Iow things are going there. Gee. l | wish I was back.
 So long.
 TARRY