The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-08-17
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"Mauna Kea' to make better time and
thus permit this 81 lendid steamer to
run two trips each week to Hilo
rather than one as at present.
Trans.Pacifio Steamships.
am also pleased to report that
trans-Pacifc steamship accommoda-
ton has been improved somewhat dur
ing the past year, yet / can foresee
congestion and consequent interior
euce with travel to Hawaii, especially
during the year of the exposition, I'M
less the passenger carrying facilities
between Honolulu and San Francisco
are at least doubled. ] am of the olin-
ion, however, that an increase Of 100
per cent in accommodation will be
found totally inadequate to meet the
demand. Owing to the present coast
wise shipping law, we must depend
upon American steamers, and / hope
that the American lines now in opera
ton, the Matson Navigation Company
Oceanic Steamship Company and the
Pacific Mail will increase their fleet
by adding enough modern steamships
to care for the business that is so RAJ
idly being developed.
Hawaii Promotion Committee,
The large increase in travel, the
making of Hawaii a summer as well
as a winter resort for tourists, the
homeland of the retired business and
professional man and well-to-do citi-
zen of other less favored localities is
mainly due to the carefully planned
Systematic, untiring work Of the Ha-
wall Promotion Committee, which has
accomplished so much for the Terri
tory with the small amount of money
at its command. | would like very
much to see at least $4,000 per an
nun placed at the disposal of this
committee for the next three years,
with a further sum of 100000 to be
used during the year 1915. ! do not
believe that the people of Hawaii
could make any other investment
which would prove so generally bene-
fetal and which would yield such
large returns.
Panama-Pacific international Exposi,
ton,
The Territorial Exposition Commit
tee, of which our secretary is chair
man, is flaming an exhibit at Sar
Francisco in 1916 which promises tC
exceed in beauty, interest and educa
tional value anything hitherto at
tempted by Hawaii. To carry GU
their plans will require a large eX
penditure, but it is the greatest OF
portunity we have ever had to adveI
tise Hawaii, and l hope most sincere
ly that the recommendations that will
ultimately be submitted by this com
mittee may be approved by the Ter
ritorial Legislature and that a liberia
appropriation will be made We can
not afford to let the PhiliL pines, fot
instance, Guido us, and they are pre-
pairing to eXpend half a million dol
lars in bringing the attractions ant
resources of the Pearl of the Orien
to the hundreds of thousands of well
TODD people who will be in San Fran
cisco at that time.
1t is but natural to turn from trave
matters to hotel accommodations, am
it affords me satisfaction to be able t
say at this time that our hotels an
boarding houses are fully equal to tn
best, and that each year sees a dc
cided enlargement and betlerment G
accommodations for the trayele
throughout the islands.
Railways.
] The principal railway developmer
during the past year has been the e.
tension of the Hilo railway along tn
G cast coast line of the Island of Hi
o wall, north toward the rich Hamaku
district. The completion of this lin
+ will be matter of great commerce;
+ Importance to Hilo. This beautifl
city already shows signs of active d
\ velopment. Her merchants, real e
u tate dealers and others rel ort tn;
u business is good and the outlook mo
j encouraging The Oahu Railway Cor
pany has extended its line 10 eilehl
e and to new pineapple centers in Il
e Wahiawa district.
II Street Railway
The Honolulu Rapid Transit al
Land Company during the past ye
- has doubled large part of its trac
effected quite an extension of the M
am line, increased the frequency
it's service to different points, add
new and up-to-date cars 10 its TolliI