Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-28
PROMOIION WORK.
OF HONOLULU Is
PLACED ON Grill
Mainland Visitor Says Sleepy
Is Word That Best Describes
Hawaii Public Servants
Special star-Bulletin correspondencel

Especial Star Bulletin Corresrondencel |
HILO, March Pts Sleepy" is the
term that G. H. Courtney, chief clerk
CT the general auditor of the Southern
Pacific. uses in referring to the hotel,
steamship and railroad clerks in Ho'
noiulu, because they do not awake to
their opportunities to send tourists on
the many varied and interesting side
trips from the capital city.
Courtney is in Hilo this week TAX
ing in the sights on this island and ha
is carrying a full mans Crouch as ne
was almost persuaded by the indiner-l
ence Of Honolulans from taking his
trip to HiIo. Its not luminosity to-
wards HiIo that encountered, but.
downright indifference to what did
that almost made me forego the pleas
IRE of the voyage and sightseeing
trip on Hawaii, 2 he AYERS.
They 10 not impress one with the
beauty of side trips on their own
island, to say nothing Of the other
islands, Courtney continued in words
that he tried in no manner to qualify.
Il was never in a place where there
was such q lack of Information. 4
tourist has to literally dig 1t up. pry
1t up, if he wants to know what he
will see en- any excursion that by rare
and fortunate luck he hears about. The
hotels seem to be devoid of knowledge
of the advantages Of Informing their
guests of things tDat strangers could
not possibly knew of, let alone i'm.
pressing upon them q desire to see
! = ngs which they have heard of
/, through reading impersonal folders.
why don't they realize the import.
ance of advancing information that
any up-to-date hotel clerk would con-
slider it his duty to give to guests in
4 any other part of the world? Court
ney almost fiercely demanded of his
listener The steamship line and
4 railroad clerks are almost as bad, he
declared when summing up his obser'
yations.
Courtney added that he did not GO
to the promotion committee rooms foi
3 information, but said that he at first
did not think it necessary as he was
guest of first-class hotel and natu
/ rally expected information from PEG
pie with wnpm he was daily in con
tact
/ His attitude is that of man whe
feels as thoug.. he had been allowed
to enjoy something which others hat
tried 10 make him believe would b.
most unenjcyable and his praise o.
Hflo is in the superiatiye degree.
This climate yon have over her
D is certainly exhilarating, he energeti
!, cally emphasized.
!. While 1t was Honolulu and Honolu
Il lans that Courtney wanted to tall
e about he was induced to express al
: opinion about the Hilo railroad exten
sion over which he made trip o.
Monday.
That's a mighty well built, wei
equipped road. 1t seems to be cor
iducted like real railroad too, and til
: service contains features in the wa
of ccurtesies Of the railroad crew
THAT would be adaptable to some 9
! the mainland transportation line
} Snnpripfendant Filler WAS unable
Q make the trip at the time / did, br
, the conductor looked after my con
forts and pointed out interestin
g sights with as much satisfaction 9
1 would have the principal stakeholder,
Z, Courtney is accompanied on the tri
Y by his wife who for many years wa
Z well known woman writer on tn
San Francisco Examiner. Mr.. Cour
s ney and his wife have been ente
!, tanned in Hilo by Mr.. and Mrs. We
= ster, of whom they are old friend
!. The Courtneys went to the volcano 9
= Tuesday evening where they expecte
!, tc remain until this morning whe
: they will depart for Honolulu. The
!, = will sail for the coast on April 4. +
= has been connected with the SoutheI
: Pacific railroad for. over twenty-fiN
) years and is much interested in tou
!. list travel. He says Hawaii's chief o
q portunity is to make good shown
q at the San Francisco exposition.