The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-01
BRODIE TALKS
ABOUT HAWAII


way, at Vancouver, who recently spent
a vacation in Hawaii, was interviewed
extensively upon his return and has
a lot of good things to say concern
ing the Paradise of the Pacific The
fact that the Cangdian-Australian
Steamship line is closely associated
with the railway system of which Mr.
Brodie is an important official adds a
business reason to his very evident
friendly interest in the islands.
The Vancouver News-Advertiser of
the 10th instant printed the following
interview with the railroad man:
Mr.. H. w. Brodie, general passenger
agent Of the c. p R., who, accom-
panied by Mrs Brodie, spent over a
month on trip to Honolulu, is again
back at his duties at the c. P. R.
depot and making strenuous efforts to
catch up with the amount of business
which has accumulated during his alb
sence.
While a voyage to Honolulu Is not
as great a novelty at the present time
owing to the palatial steamship SER
vice operated between Vancouver and
the Pacific Islands, yet the mid-ocean
stopping place is the occasion of a
never ending charm. There is a
great deal of work going on in the
Hawaiian Islands" aid Mr.. Brodie
yesterday. The United States gov
eminent is now completing a very
large drydock at Pearl Harbor in the
Island of Oahu and forts for the de-
fence Of the coasts have been under
construction at different places. The
United States proposes to make the
Hawaiian Islands one of the chief
strongholds of the nation and when
the Notifications are completed there
will be garrisons totalling at least 49,
900 men. The strategic value of the
Hawaiian group in the event of hos
tilities with any nation is apparent at
a glance and it will also be an impor-
tant feature in the protection of both
the United States coast and the Pa
cific entrance to the Panama Canal.
Honolulu itself is a delightful city
and each new day you spend in it re
veals some additional beauty. 1t is a
strictly modern city although in point
of age it is one of the oldest west of
Chicago within the jurisdiction of the
United States. It's educational institu
tons compare very favorably with the
best that are to be found on this con
tinent and they include a university
nigh schools and manual training
schools The city has a fine museum
and good hotels. Surrounding in are
very many points of interest to the
tourist The roads are exceptionally
good, being kept in repair by the Ter
ritorial government. There are large
number of automobiles in Honolulu
there being an automobile for every
eight white citizens in the population
of the city. There are about 6OOO
lation being made up of Japanese
Chinese, Portuguese, English, German
and Americans, with, of course thu
native Hawaiians. This mixture o
races makes the city picturesque
place and gives it an exceedingly cos
mopolitan appearance. The differen
people seem to be liNlng in the utmos
harmony and the whole city is onl!
policed by nineteen patrolmen and rnh
berry and theft is very rare.
"There is one narrow gauge railwa
on the Island of Oahu and another i
now under construction. Other island
are not without transportation and o.
one of them a standard gusge road /
o being built. 1t is going through YER
heavy country some of it costing a
the rate of 100000 mile to build
Sugar is still the principal product O
the islands but they are also going Il
extensively for the pineapple on tn
higher lands and in places where tn
soil will not produce sugar.
THE people of the islands are aliv
to the importance that the touris
trade means to them and every on
seems to make it a point to do all the
can to make a stay in the islands pleas
ant. The Hawaii Promotion Commit
tee looks after this business and
spending a large amount of money &C
vertising the islands and looking ate
the tourists when they arrive One q
the big features Of the year VIII b
this month @hen they have thei
noted flower festival There is yer
good local steamship service aroun
the islands and the boats are all moo
ern and splendidly maintained