The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-05-31
MYERS Boosts
HAWAII ABROAD
Tells Northwesterners About the
Islands and Invites Them
to Visit Us.

SPOKANE, Washington, May IL
Zcno X. Myers president Of the Homo
lulu stock Exchange, who is visiting
his brother, A. Harry Myers, chief of
the fire department OF s,,olSane, is one
Of the most active and consistent boost.
ers for Hawaii that has yet come TO
eastern Washington from the Islands.
He has been a resident of Honolulu
since 1892, twelve years before which
he first visited the city ON prospect.
ing tour.
Mr.. Myers, who has come to Spokane
on his first visit to pass four or FIVE
weeks, inspecting the orchard, farm,
timber and mineral belts in the Inland
Empire, and fishing for trout and bass
at Priest Lake, in the wilds of northern
Idaho, said many things of interest
about Hawaii and Honolulu in the
course of an interview in the rooms of
the Spokane chamber of commerce.
where he was visitor last Saturday.
"Any young man with right princi
pies will do we'll in the Islands, T" Mr..
Myers said. Goodies perform the or.
binary labor, and the Chinese settled
there have made good citizons. The
government is encouraging the opening
of land to settlement Our climate is
excellent the year round, and tourists
are coming in increasing numbers win
| ter and summer. Many of them are
from Spokane and the Spokane country,
who have heard of Hawaii through the
work of the Hawaii Promotion Com
mittee, of which II. P. Wood is secre-
tary, who visited Spokane several years
ago.
Honolulu is one of the clesnest and
most up-to-date cities in the world; has
magnificent streets and into the coun-
try are some of the finest drives in the
world, one of the best ways of seeing
the Island being by automobile. We
have in Honolulu one morning journal
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, and
two evening newspapers, printed in
English and enjoying the service of the
Associated Press; also other publica.
lions in the English, Portuguese, Japa.
nese and Chinese languages.
''Ihe city is famous for its churches
schools and colleges, and is becoming
famous as a musical center, one Of its
crack bands having made a tour Of the
principal cities of the United States
not long ago. Thanks to the good
work done by the early missionaries
from New England the moral tone Of
the city is excellent, and this feature
has kept pace with the general growth
of the city.
uWe have a chamber Of commerce
and commercial club with 300 mem
1,A al 80 CO.. fn-
it's noon luncheons, when prominent Wis
itors are entertained and subjects per
tanning to the prosperity of the lsland
are discussed.
"Sugar is the chief product of tn
islands, in which respect they lead tn
world. The yield this year is estimated
at 100000 tons. One plantation has
capitalization of $5,0O0,000, and ha
been paying eighteen per cent il
dividends. Pineapples probably com
next, followed by coffee and all kind
of tropical fruit. Vegetables grow
nicely We import such Injuries a
apples, prunes and northern fruits.
"The population of the Hawaiian Is
lands, estimated year ago, was 21S,
1852, and the area of the eight inhabite
islands 4015 square miles. The popula
ton of Honolulu is approximately so
900, of which about 10000 are eau
casians.
Mr.. Myers said that more than $50
100000 worth of stocks in Hawaiia
plantations are listed on the Exchange
; of which he is president, and there
much activity, this term also applyin
to other lines of trade.
fSince contemplating this trip fiv
| n Il
/ of the Interview, 81 pictured Spokan
as a town of desperadOes, gun 'toters
Indian warriors and other things tina
go to give the life of a frontier settle
: ment its fair share of ginger. A
though in the last two years hav
been growing away from that belize
/ must confess that 1 have been SUI
priscd by the beautiful, up-to-date cit
you have. 1t is one of the most al
tractive municipalities I have eve
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