The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-28
MAY OPEN GATE
TO THE VOLCANO

'HilO in 19l4,v may be one Of the
new slogans Of the Hamburg. American
Steamship Company, when il announces
the plans for the sailing Of the liner
Cleveland on its new westward trip in
January next year, via the Panama
Canal. Upon the report which i. NJ.
weiekum, of the New York office and
assistant to l. c. vogelsang, the COM
pany's representative aboard the big
world-cruising steamship, win make at
the completion of a trip to Hilo and
the Volcano, will depend the company
announcement. Mr.. Weickum will
leave the Cleveland this morning and
go to Hilo today on the Mama Kea.
The determination of the Hamburg
American company to send personal
representative to view the wonders of
the crater of Kilauea followed two
conferences held yesterday, in which
Mr.. Vogelsang, Secretary II. p. Wood
of the promotion committee, Manager
Wright of the Volcano Stables Com.
pany and L. A. Thurston, general man
eger of the Hilo Railroad company par
ticipated.
Messrs. Wood and Wright called ON
Mr.. Vogelsang aboard the Cleveland
yesterday forenoon and went into the
matter of the proposed change of the
itinerary of the Cleveland to include
lilo in all future visits to the Islands.
Manager Wright guaranteed a rate of
50 from ships side to the Volcano and
back again to ships side, per passen-
ger. He assured the steamship people
that the passengers could be handled
and that everything would be done by
his company and Hilo generally to
make the trip a pleasant one.
Mr.. Thurston also went into the
matter very thoroughly and told of the
scenic attractions lying along the route
of the railroad out of Hilo, which i'm
pressed Mr.. Vogelsang. As result Mr..
Nogelsang decided to send Mr.. Weiek-
um. The latter will be met at Hilo by
Messrs. Wright and Thurston, who left
for HilO yesterday on the Wilhelmina.
Mr.. Weickum will remain at least a
week and go to the Coast early in Feb
ruary, or possibly await the return of
the Cleveland here and return on the
vessel to New York. The promotion
committee and the Hilo companies will
look after all entertainment and trans
portation for Mr.. Weickum. Upon his
| return from Hilo he will cable Mr..
Vogelsang at San Francisco, who in
turn will notify the New York office.
May Advance Carnival.
AS February %, Washington's Birth
| day, falls on Sunday in 1914, it is pos
sible the carnival for that year will
be advanced few days, in which case
the Cleveland people will be here in
time to see the floral parade and other
carnival features during their two
days stay here. Mr.. Wood will take
this matter up after the 1918 carnival
is finished.
One of the matters which will have
to be given close consideration in case
the Hilo and Volcano trip is decided on
will be the provender for all the PEG.
pie at the Volcano. Secretary Wood
proposes that an al fresco buffet supper
| a la Pele be served at the crater 8
! edge, the coffee to be boiled over a
lava crack. This would prove one of
the most interesting incidents on the
round-theworld cruise.
Mr.. Vogelsang informed Secretary
wood that the large photographs of
the Volcano which were presented by
| burg American Company last year now
occupy conspicuous place on the walls
of the cOmpany's New York Office and
the officials are constantly reminded of
the great world IS wonder almost daily.
The receipt of a special report on The
crater trip will have additional inter.
est because of the presence of these
| photographs in the office, says Mr.. Vo-
gelsang.
An interview was held yesterday af-
ternoon between Lecturer Wheeler of
the Cleveland and Mr.. Wood relative
to the lectures to be given on Hawaii
on the return cruise of the Cleveland
in February. Mr.. Wheeler will leave
the vessel at San Francisco and his
| place will be taken by Doctor Hollinc-
! ton of San Diego, to whom Mr.. Wood
is writing by this mail supplying MIN
with information concerning the Is.
lands, including Alexander's history
and Miss Lawrence book on Hawaii.
Many Clevelanders Remain.
A score of Clevelanders left the YES.
sci at Honolulu to remain a few weeks
and in few instances the people win
remain here several months. One of
the questions uppermost in the minds
of some of the stop-overs was how to
obtain quarters, the hotels and rooming
houses being full at the present time.
The promotion committee sent rep
resentative around the city yesterday
to obtain new census of accommoda-
lions, but the result was not satisfac-
tory, for everywhere he was met with
the same statement that nearly every
thing was taken. Even the Blaisdell,
which opens on February / with a
large number of rooms in three stories,
will have few vacancies after the date
of opening.
Mr.. Hanan, the millionaire shoe
manufacturer, who Joined the Cleve-
land at Villefranche, abandoning his
private yacht there, said yesterday
that he would remain here sometime If
he could only get the accommodations