Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-22

: ne HAWAII fFOmOllOn COmmittee ma
certainly accomplished enough to
merit your confidence and approya.
but it can serve the interests OF the
territory far better, and obtain even
greater results. II the peoples OF Ha-
wall are thoroughly In accord with
the movement and viii unite In sup
porting II"
What was perhaps the most inter-
esting address Of the morning was
that delivered by DR.. John w. Wad-
man. superintendent Of the local
Methodist Mission work. who, drawing
illustrations from his recent trip to.
the mainland, and his observance OF
tourist conditions locally, spoke upon
the subject by Word of Mouth on
the Mainland" His address budded
with humor at times, and the forceful
manner in which he set forth truths
and facts called for unlimited APP
plause. He said. IN part:
During my nine years residence
in Hawaii have been called to the
mainland on several occasions on.
business, and at these times | have
taken occasion to do what could In
public address and private conyersa-
ton, to promote the best interests OF
our Island home, and to advertise its
attractions for tourists. True, Ha-
wall is Home Sweet Home and there
is no place like home. especially II It
lis hawaii mel. residence In which,
If you stay long enough, permanently
spoils you for. living happily In any
other place in the wide world. Wit
ness the come-backers club growing
larger and larger in numbers as the
years ceme an go Doctor Wadman
then dwelt at length upon the things
which Hawaii has to offer In the way
of scenery, climate, hospitality, sugar,
anu Democracy. He spoke Of the
promotion work in California, basing
l.s statements on years Of travel and
observation. The people Of California
believe in the gettogether spirit, he
said, and they have gotten together
In a most remarkable way. They
stand pat. No knockers In California.
They are unselfish in their promo
ton work, and expect to be benefited
Dy It on account Of thiR There Is no
spirit of greed or grasping among
them. The Californians, he said, are
striving for q clean state and to this
end they are taking a tremendous In
terest in the political situation. They
are voters, women as well as men,
and they recognize their duty to ex-
ercise their franchise. Good gov
eminent Is their political slogan; A
Salconless State Is their watchword.
Our tourist travel has only fairly
begun" said Doctor Wadman In con-
clusion. where hundreds are coming
TO visit us and stay with Us, thous-
ands, yea, tens of thousands, are sure
~ on their way. We should work
hard for them for they will pay US.
Good roads will help, larger hotels,
more commodious and comfortable,
lnter-islarid means of communication
with occasional excursions including
an the islands, more attractive PAM
phlets of promotion literature, the ap-
poinIment of entertainment commit
tees; all this will do good, but let Us
not forget that those same methods
which the people of Southern Cali
fornia have followed with such con-
spicuous success viii also greatly as
sist us and 1t would be wise for us
to adopt them as soon as possible.
Tourists the Year Around.
Reception, Entertainment and Ho-
tells for Tourists" a matter which has
come to be one OF vital importance
since the heavy increase during the
past year of tourist travel to Hawaii,
was the subject of an address by John
T. Warren, who, at the beginning, said
that the first impressions which the
tourist receives upon landing In Ho-
nolulu, are important ones to be con-
sidered. He advocated large. roomy
docks and well paved streets and con-
yeyances whose charges would be
reasonable. In making q comparison
of hotel accommodations between Ho-
nolulu and cities of the mainland, the
speaker said that Los Angeles, for
instance. has one hotel FOR every 2l2
persons, while Honolulu has one for
every 309 persons. Local hotels, he
said, can take care of limited num-
Der of tourists only. He urged the
building of larger hotels and apart
ment houses.
One of the greatest difficulties In
the way of new Hotels could be re-
moved II we all strove to make the
tourist season as unmarked as are the
other seasons in. Hawaii If this is
done, we will not have the excuse for
the hotel man that in summer his
house is empty. Let US make the tour
lists come in summer as well as In
winter Our most gorgeous tropical
blooms come in the summer. Make
it an all-the-year-season, said the
speaker.
Mr.. Warren set forth the value OF the
natural attractions, which have cost
nothing, and urged that steps be TAX
en- to secure reasonable rates to visit
these places. He classed the attrac-
lions into three divisions, natural.
attractions through environment, and
artificial entertainment In suggest
ing an additional attraction, Mr.. War
Zen said:
why not buy or lease place at
the beach and transform 1t into the
replica of an old-time Hawaiian vii
Iage. Give the use of it to q Hawai-