The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-02-02
DEVELO PMENT AND
BEAUTY OF HAWAII
ARE REVELATIONS
tFrom sundays Advertiser.l

(frOm SUNDAY
"What we have seen of these Is.
lands has been a great revelation TO
us both,' said E. +. Calvin, vice pres
ident and general manager of the
Southern Pacific Railway, at San Fran
cisco, speaking yesterday for himself
and for w. II. Bancroft, the vice pres
ident and general manager of the
Union Pacific, at Salt Lake, who was
with him.
"What we have seen in the way of
enterprise among your men, in the up
to-date methods of your institutions,
in the magnificence of your scenery,
the hospitality of your people and the
Astounding optimism that prevails
among all classes, all are revelations.
AS for your volcano and the wonder
full sights that are to be seen at it, 1
can not adequately say what desire.
Was it active7 Plenty active enough
for us.
| Mr.. Calvin and Mr.. Bancroft have
been here for two weeks on the first
vacation trip either of the distinguish
ed RAILROAD men has had for many
years. They travelled about by them
selves for some days after their ar
rival, sizing up the situation through
trained eyes. They quietly made
round trip incognito over the
o. r. & L. system and took the oppor-
tunity of forming their own opinions
as practical business men before pre-
senting their letters of introduction to
those in Honolulu ready to entertain
them.
"Your railroads here are excellent,
well equipped and well constructed
and actually in advance of the de-
velopment of the country. The o. r.
G. L. is a splendid bit of road, efficient
| ly manned. / have told Mr.. Dilling-
ham that / am pleased that he is not
on the mainland in business, because
/ think he would very soon be cutting
into Mr.. Hartman. He knows how,
does Mr.. Dillingham;, and when l say
that / speak with some little expert
ence of my own.
"The Hilo railroad is also splendid
ly equipped and in a position to han
die the business offered it in the most
economical way.
"Naturally, have paid a great deal
of attention TO your railroads, but /
see and realize that all your institu-
tons here are up-to-date. What has
also greatly impressed us has been the
unfailing courtesy with which we have
been treated, not only by those to
whom we became known, but by every
enc, the clerks in the stores, the con-
ductors on the railroad and the street
cars, the strangers we have met IN our
walks about the town. You are a
busy people here, but not too busy to
be polite and considerable.
: These Islands are getting to be more
and more looked to as a possible toulist
resort. We know that on our railroads
The inquiries concerning Hawaii are
getting more frequent and it only re-
mains now for you to maintain THE
excellent system of promotion advertis'
ing you have been carrying on to ac-
} complish great results. | want to com.
pliment Hawaii on the progressive pro-
motion committee you maintain. That
committee is doing it's work in the
| proper way and it is accomplishing re-
suits. Press on the work, do not be
afraid to spend money on it and rest
certain of results. In Mr.. Wood, Ha
wall has a man who is resourceful in
his ideas and energetic in carrying
them out. He is the right man for you
to have.
, ~ want to repeat what have said
here before and that is that you can
not make tourists go to places they
don't want to go. Tourists are pecu
liar and resent any idea of being com
PEELED to do anything. We find thai
out We never try to make tourists
to California go to San Francisco; they
don't want to go there and we satisfy
them by not making them. In the SAM
way, to satisfy tourists until there il
really first hotel in Hilo, don =
compel them to stop there on their wa,
to the volcano. The delay irritate
them and say this because I know
We handle thousands of tourists every
month and what has been our expert
ence will be yours.
"I am certainly glad that took tn,
time to visit these Islands and that