The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-02-23

OF setting f0ot n lI6nolthss fhs word
was quickly passed that there. was time
to Rdlt The Iint Of march Of the mill,
tdly para1e, and a great number Of the
tfavl lefs ~ al a. nvai|o.l themselves Of
that dpp6rtunltyI They wanted TO see
as much Of the carnival a. they eohld,
and they lost no time about n Others
headed for Abe hotels, the promotion
fooRs and nc sfteet cars. Those who
wanted autos had no dificnlty In fnd,
ing then, for there were enough ma
chimes on hand for all.
Son Of the Railroad King
looming large in thetifeat Northern e
passenger list Is the name of Walter
J.. Hill, son Of James J. Hill, the rail.
way king, owner Of the Northern Paei-
fic, Burlington and Great Northern rail.
way systems and the Great Northern
and Great Northern Pacific fleets OF
steamers. Walter Hill is accompanied
by his wife, and Doctor and Mrs. G. ID.
freeman with their two children. Doc
tor Freeman and Hill are great friends;
also the doctor IL the Hills family
physician. None Of these have ever been
to Hawaii before and they are unanim.
Gus in their expressions Of delight. As
far as the city OF Honolulu Is contern.
ed they expressed surprise, not having
expected town with such o wide
spread. Though disappointed because
the vessel had not been able TO enter
the harbor before yesterday morning,
they felt repaid for this delay upon
being able to enjoy a glimpse Of Homo,
.luiu from of port at sunrise. Such a
view Of the Mid Pacific metropolis al
ways leaves favorable impression.
Has Friends In Honolulu
Mr.. Hin had often wanted 10 mako
a trip to the Hawaiian Islands. He has
friends here and they naturally wanted
him TO come this way when he could
arranged u. lie went TO school with
9errit and Lawrence Judd and Harold
castle and he is wen acquainted with
many people Of Honolulu who make fire.
1uent trips to the mainland. When
the matter Of the time Of the Great
Northern 3 departure from Honolulu
was brought up, Mr.. Hill remarked that
ne hoped arrangements would be made
80 that the vessel could be held over
iere until Wednesday evening. Two
lays Is very. little time to give to Ho.
;nohlu, and three il not enough.
Lots Of Railroad People
The large number of railway men
taking this trip is quite remarkable and
might be explained on the theory that
when railway men want real vacation
hey get as far away from their great
railway systems as Is possible. The
only way to accomplish this Is to get
1ut in the middle Of the ocean, and this
Us Just what goodly number Of pro-
ninent railway officials and Others idens
titled with railroads, in one way or an.
other, have done. Besides Walter j.
Hill and his party, there, Is Mr.. p. y.
Howe, q. director in the Great Northern
Railway. He has been with the excur-
sion ship since she left philadelphia to
come through the Panama Canal, and
win stay with her until she goes into
regular service between Portland and
San Francisco. .ty
Guarded Tho Miinonafres '
stilLanothep official of the same rail-
way, Is A. q. Ray, who, with his wife,
has also stayed with The boat since the
beginning of the cruise.
MrsFRay isfchief OF the secret SER
vice system Of the Great Northern Rail.
way. When the, Great Northern left
The Atlantic coast, she had about 100
millionaires aboard, and Ray ana his
staff came along to protect their valu-
ables and themselves. His protection
is still with 21g passengers, though
aearly all the millionaires left the boat
at San Sraneisco p
A. B. Dennison, general PASSENGER
agent Of the Great Northern Company,
is travelling with his wife and son.
One of the numerous railroad parties
is headed by Mr.. and Mrs. p. HI. Jtistic
Of the Western Pacific, and includes
the wife and daughter Of J. 7. Hen
drieks,, traffic manager of the Western
Pacific, and the wife of n. W. Boyer,
general freight agent Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway. ~
Another party is led by Judge and
Mrs. Fl. @. Carey of Washington State.
With them are Mr.. B. H. Gilman and
Miss Gilman, son and daughter of Pre-
sident Gilman of the Spokane, Port
land and Seattle railway Is part Of the
Great Northern system, who Is also pre-.
sident Great Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company. Both OF these com
panies have Judge Carey for their
senior counsel. E&' $50
old-Timer Back Again l
Douglas White, general Industrial
agent Of the Salt Lake route, the trans.
continental short line built by Senator
Clark Of Montana, which connects Los
Angeles with the inter,mountain
country and thence east by the Union
Pacific. is one OF the live wires among
the railway contingent aboard the
Great Northern. This is by no means
his first visit TO the Hawaiian Islands.
Besides making several trips here in the
early days, Mr.. White was one Of the
.well-known was correspondents who
spent considerable time here at the be-
ginning Of the war with Spain. He was
connected with the great string Of
Hearst newspapers for years before he
inferred the railroad business.
Mrs. White is accompanying her
husband, this being her first visit to
the Islands XVI r.L
win Urge New steaniship Line
Douglas White is keen. on the propo-
sition Of establishing steamship line
between San Diego. Los Angeles, San
Francisco and Honolulu. This is some
thing that has long been CONTEMPLATED