Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-15
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To contrast this present spirit of the
islands eyidentlg caught by many Wis
itors, with the magnificent -boostl
tpirit of Los Angeles. particularly. in
connection with the recent crash OF
CT the enormous Los Angeles Invest.
ment ,CompRny, which has deprive.
5000 people tsof dividends and the
possible loss Of their principal 0pti-sI
mism IL mo name forstit well, itsd
Terrible" said one investor. but YOU
can't keep this country down. The
scheme was all right but the men
runnsngsith w6ree crooked. Wen res
organize and come out on top yeti
Why man, alive. we lost our orange
cropElast year, the Middle West floods
kept thousands from coming to Los
Angeles this YEAR, but we'A get them
yet. You cant hold US back" Art
when LEFT his arms were going Ike
q. Windmill, ghis tongue was on an
OPEN road with the mufflera off--ff II
may So tangle the English languageI
and this man just reflected the gen
eral boost spirit II heard everywhere
cnla recent trip through the south. "a
HTdoesnft sound nice. therefere, to-
thei earsa of kamaaina to have re-
turning travellers depict, q pessimfstfel
spirit, irie the fislandsE Il. makes too
sharp h. contrast after you hear the
boosting here in communities that
have had quiteaas many inflictions as
the islands: taE, fSa a. Rfeas,at
! This isi,somewhHtS ofea divergence
from afestiuaI talk. but as Honolulu
isT ineludt,l in the festival associa-
ton the spirits OF the communities
where festivals are tos be- held must
necessarily be compared, txa5f
Considerably over s1,Oo0,O0e is to
be- spent this year in community
preparations for the festival season
ofs 1914, and several times that will
be- raised for 1915. by which time it
is felt the slogan viii be generally
established ofrtThe Pacific coast, the
Playground Of the World. :"
The schedule of events has been
so, arranged that it makes no, differ
ence what time Of the year a tourist
strikes the Ecoast, there will be one
or more fetes, carniyals or tournas
meI1ts going on somewhere for his
or her henefit, these running from the
recsnt rose festival at Pasadena on
New Years day to the fiesta of the
SHOWS held at Truckee, Cal, late in
December. = 81 $ fszs5E - ~
The entire west therefore Isl COM
mitted TO an immense program of en-
tertainTient Of a magnitude never be-
fore attempted, that pleasure seekers,
money spenders and globe tGotters
may be given such series of enter.
tainmeats sas. viii make them mission
aries IN their own fields, whose tales
will bring five. ten sor a hundred fold
more, visitors to the west during the
worlds fair in 1915. r go: = > 4
The opportunity therefore is pre-
scented to the islands to secure some
of 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. $751;.
Following is a list of the pageants
scheduled for 1914:
Tournament of Roses, Pasadena.
January /.
Mid.Pacffic Carnival, Honolulu,
February 1921.
Dominion Horse Show, Vancouver,
B. c., April.
Rose Festival, Portland, Ore, June
9.12:
The Pog:Wow. Spokane Wash,
June