Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-01-11


heavy tourist travel TO Hawaii during
1918; advocating that the mainland
office of the Promotion Committee be
located in Chicago or Los Angeles,
and boosting the Panama Pacific expo
sition and the part which will be TAX
IN in. IL by the territory, Albert p.
Taylor, formerly San Francisco repre-
sentative OF the Promotion Commit
tee, returned to Honolulu this morn.
ing. w
Mr.. Taylor was accompanied by
Mrs. Taylor. He has returned to Ho-
nolulu to take the position OF "outside
man" with the Promotion Commit
tee. he will serve largely in the ca
pacity of secretary. during the alb
sence OF H. p Wood, who leaves for
the exposition Wednesday.
In spite OF. the Illness from which
he has been suffering during the last
few months, Mr.. Taylor looked the
picture Of good health as he stepped
IRON the steamer Sierra. Numerous
friends were at the wharf to greet
him. To them he made the statement
tfat although ne liked California he
was glad to be back in Honolulu once
more.
In spite OF our idea that everything
in Honolulu is commonplace" he said
in an interview with the Star-Bulletin,
the city after all is a wonderful tour
list asset found this out when /
stood on the deck OF the steamer this
morning and looked the city over as
we approached the harbor. The trees,
the color all these have brought me
to understand now why Honolulu has
such a reputation for attractiveness,
War Upsets Plans, -..
Asked for hts opinion regarding the
tourist traffic, and the outlook for
travel to Hawaii in 1915, Mr.. Taylor
said: ... ....r..,. .f-.... 49,.
AS to the tourists, the Promotion
Committee is no more at a disadyant. |
age IN It's estimates than are thel
steamship and railroad companies on |
the mainland Now THAT the war has
begun the estimates of the various
steamship and railroad companies and
tourist bureaus regarding tourist trav-
ell have been sadly Jared. And the /
tourist travel has not been up TO the !
estimate for various reasons.
In the first place, the East has
greatly felt the effects of the war
Dividends have been cut off and cor.
porati0ns have been affected In other
ways. Captain Matson recently told
me that $4,000 bank clerks we're out
Of employment In the East. So you
can see just how the war is preventing
travel.
But Hawaii nevertheless, win get
its tourists When left, the steamer
bookings in San Francisco were on
the increase, but of course the steam
ship companies are making efforts to
sell through tickets where possible.
That Is business.
AS to the exposition, there is little
need Of going into that, More. eoun.l
tries, however, are going into it than
y was believed would participate after
the war had started. There undoubt,
edly will be large travel to Califor-
MA and q large attendance at the ex-i
position, but, Just as the transported
ton people fell down in their esti.
mates, It may be that there Will not
be as many persons visit the exposi.
ton as the heads Of the fair had call
culated. T.
There is no need to tell what the
exposition is. 1t is one of the mosti
gorgeous architectural and color de. Il
vices that could be wrought out of the
minds Of men. The night before we !,
sailed saw the tower Of jewels, thet
most conspicuous monument Of the ex.l
position. Illuminated. II seemed like
an ethereal mirage rising out of the Il
ocean. !. II there are nine wonders oil.
the world, the Panama Exposition Ger.
family Il the tenth. H
Hawaii practically is situated atl
the crossroads of the exposition
! named the Hawaii siteI
the crossroads from the fact that from
the standpoint OF the flow OF visitors
II is in the same position In thet
grounds as II is in the Pacific ocean
The California building will be the
center of the peoples attention and
the Hawaii building Just opposite will
set the. benefit The music in the
Hawaii building alone will attract Wis,