Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-09
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GEORGE h. c ARTERS ADDRESSjJil
BEFORE CIVIC CONVENTION

Epertionment bill and purposely left
Kauai with eneN senator 70 every SOC
registered voters. expecting as on
Oahu to remain content with one sen.
tator for every 1900 registered voters.
Mental Status.
Now as to our mental attitude,
Oahu no longer looks with apprehen,
isicn upon the growing commerce di.
rect with your seaports. We. recog.
DiZe that the development of Hilo, OF
Kahului, OF any part Of these islands,
benefits them oil. for we are like one
family and ought always to take pride
in each others Accomplishments and
ever ready to be willing to help each
sother.ri In this mood and Just as q
pointer let me tell you of Hawaii that
the new law allowing the steamers
Of the United Fruit Company to come
Under our flag disposes of one of the
principal obstacles in the way of their
entering this field and developing a
tropical fruit trade ON the Pacific as
well as the Atlantic, and toward that
end you can with certainty depend
on the help of those Of US who dwell
on Oahu. 81
The Promotion Committee, conduct.
ed by the merchants and residents of
Oahu, in all the matter they issue,
call special attention to the attrac.
tons and advantages of each island.
They have advertised Kilauea and
Haleakala far more than the Nuuanu
Pail. Quite recently that committee
arranged with well-known lecturer
to visit all the islands and on his re-
turn TO the mainland provided him
with moving picture films and Ian
tern slides of both the rising and set.
ting sun from Haleakala which this
expert pronounced the greatest UNI
developed tourist asset that he had
ever seen. ~.
p; Surely, some part of the, constant.
Ely improving inter-island steamship
service between Honolulu and Hilo
must be credited to Honolulu capital,
and from the same source funds have
been used to develop the Matson line,
giving Hiio the regular service of the
splendid steamship Matsonia, and Ka.
hului that Of the Manoa.
Our Ad Club has now visited
each county and given you ample evi.
dence of the change that has taken
place in the last few years in the
minds of the people OF Oahu. In
fact, now that Honolulu is growing
so rapidly in numbers, a part OF
which is at the expense of the other
counties, We need your assistance to
break our newcomers of their old
habit of knocking. We too had this
habit, at one time 1t was epidemic,
but fortunately 1t is now only sporad.
ic and we dislike to be exposed to any
new infection.
Gentlemen, with the characteristic
niodesty of one from Oahu, have
told you somewhat of our assets, now
let me say a word as to yours on
Maui It was my good fortune in
1910 to motor In Italy and to take the
world-wonderful Amalfi drive This
you know, skirts the coast Of Italy
below the Bay of Naples for about
twenty miles and is cut into the
Eefiffs along whose base the blue Med
.iterTaneah puts ruffle Of white
foam Both Byron and JE0ngfe elbow
have told-of the beauty of Amalfi, but,
gentlemen, your ditch trial from Kai-
lua to Keanae as far surpasses Anal.
fl as Kilauea does Punchbowl. For
besides a sea of equal color and balmy
air. your trail has new wonders In
every rayine, the glories Of waving
bamboo groves, of lace-like waterfalls
and luxuriant vegetation with its
different greens and variety of foliage
that make constant change of scene.
Some day when your ditch trail Is
available and properly advertised,
that bit Of nature will be far more
famous than Amalfi and you will need
a larger hotel.
In closing, let me from Oahu here
publicly state to you of Maui that in
all contests between us we have ever
found the Maui men good sports and
playing square. It is the generous,
yes, splendid example of your young
men in tennis, in bowling and in polo
which sets US to thinking that we too
must keep our ideals high, that vic.
tory without honor is OF no value.
Thus, we have, learned to know that
on the field, that in the legislature OF
IN. our business transactions Maui is
always. on the square, and It is to
this spirit Of Maui becoming more
and more evident in all your actiyi.
ties to which I, as president Of: the
Chamber OF Commerce of Honolulu,
ask YOU to resDord