Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-15
WEST Becoming
PLAYGROUND OF
entire WORLD
CONTINUED Seum page one)


to. contrast this present spirit OF the
islands evidently caught by many Wis
itors, with the magnificent boost
spirit of Los Angeles, particularly in
connection with the recent crash OF.
Of the enormous Les Angeles Invest.
nent Company, which has deprive
Il, 600 people OF dividends and the
possible loss Of their principal opti-
Inism Is no name for Il. well. its
terrible. !" said one investor, but You
can't keep this country down. The
scheme was all right. but the men.
running 1t were. crooked. Wen re.
organize and c6me out on top yet
why, man alive, we lest our orange
crop last year, the Middle West floods
kept thousands from coming TO Los
Angeles this year, but we'l get them
yet. You can't hold as back. Arsi
when left his arms were going like
windmill, hts tongue was on an
open road with the muffier Off I
may so tangle the English language.
And this man Just reflected the gem
eral boost spirit heard everywhere
en- recent trip through the south.
IL doesn't sound nice, therefore, to
the ears OF kamaaifa to have re-
turning travellers depict q pessimfstic
spirit IN the islands. It makes too
sharp ascontfast after you hear the
boosting here In communities that
have had quite as many infections as
the islands
+ This Is somewhat Of a divergence
from 4 festival talk. but as Honolulu
is fficludt,i IN the festival associa.
tion the spirits OF the communities
where festivals are to be held must
necessarily be compared.
Considerably over s1so00,e0O is to
be spent this year in community
preparations for the festival season
sof 1914, and several times that win
be raised for 1915, by which time it
is felt the slogan will be generally
established OF 'sThe Pacific coast, the
Playground Of the World.
The schedule of events has been
so arranged that it makes no differ
ef1ce what time of the year tourist
strikes the coast, there will be one
or more fetes, carnivals or tourna-
ments going on somewhere for his
or her benefit, these running from the
recent rose festival at Pasadena on
New Years day to the fiesta Of the
SHOWS held at Truckee, CAL, late in
December.
The entire west therefore is COM
mftted to an immense program Of en-
tertafnment OF magnitude never be-
fore attempted, that pleasure seekers,
money spenders and globe trotters
may be given such B series Of enter
tainments as will make them mission
aries IN their own fields, whose tales
will bring fye, ten or hundred fold
more visitors to the west during the
worlds fair in 1915.
The opportunity therefore is pre-
scented to the islands to secure some
sof the benefits the coast is preparing
to reap, and If a very small percent
age of those coming to the coast in
the next two years can be induced to
visit the islands, there ought to be
realized a magnificent return on the
time and money and energy ex-
pended. Il 81 4-.sz. -.sraFds#-.
- Following is a list of the pageants
scheduled for 1914: ,.-..s-
Tournament of Roses, Pasadena,
January /. II. ....... ss.... .,.s.,.....
Nfd-Paciic Carnival. Honolulu,
February 1921. ~ IL. ........ H.
: Dominion Horse Show, Vancouver,
B. C., April.
Rose Festival, Portland. Ore, June
9-I2. e.... - Z :. 3.
The PoS.Wow. Spokane, wash,
Time IT, - 4s5%& NJ t,E.& #&sz ~ l. J. J.