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

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heavy tourist travel TO. Hawaii durint
1915; advocating that the mainland
office Of the Promotion Committee b.
located in Chicago or Los Angeles
and boosting the Panama Pacific expo
sttion and the part which will be TAX
IN In II by the territory. Albert p
Taylor, formerly San Francisco repre-
sentative OF the Promotion Commit
zee. returned 10 Honolulu this morn
ing. 49,. VIII II
Mr.. Taylor was accompanied by
Mrs. Taylor. He has returned to Ho
holulu to take the position of outside
man" with the Promotion Commit
tee. He will serve largely in the ca
paeity of secretary, during the alb
sence OF II, p. Wood, who leaves for
the exposition Wednesday. .s. go
Z 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
from the steamer Sierra. Numerous
friends were at the wharf TO greet
him. To them he made the statement
that although he liked California he
was glad to be back in Honolulu once
more. rr -. ....
sIn spite OF our idea that everything
IN Honolulu is commonplace" he said
In, an interview with the Star-B1lletin,
Atbe city after all is a wonderful tour.
ist asset. / found this out when
ltood on the deck OF the steamer this
morning and looked the city, over as
we approached the harbor. The trees.
he color all these have brought me
TO understand now why Honolulu has
such a reputation for attractiveness.
War upsets Plans.
Asked for his opinion regarding the
tourist traffic, and the outlook for
tfayel to Hawaii in 1915, Mr.. Taylor
said;
ssAs to the tourists, the Promotion
Committee 10 no more at disadvant-.
9gk in It's estimates than are the
steRfnship and railroad companies on.
the maitland Now that the war has
bhgnn 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. ,,i
In the first place. the East has
greatly felt the effects of the war.
Dividends have been cut, off and cor
porations have been affected in other
ways. Captain Matson recently told
me that $4,000 bank clerks were out
OF employment IN the East. So you
can see Just how the war IL preventing
travel.
But Hawaii. nevertheless, will getl
It's tourists. When left. the steamer
bookings in San Francisco were on
the increase, bat of course the steam
ship companies are making efforts tol
seli through tickets where possible.
That q business.
A to the exposition, there Is little |
heed q going into that, More coun-
tries, however, are going into II than
4 was believed would participate afteri
he war had started. There undoubt-l
IDLY viii be large travel to CalifOr-
pie and large attendance at the ex-I
position. but Just as the transporta-
hon people tell down In their esti-l
mates, 4 may be that there VIII not
be as many persons visit the exposi-
lion as the heads Of the fair had cal
sul1ted.
Thers d no need to tell what theI
opposition Is. II IL one of the most
gorgeous architectural and color de-
Ices that could be wrought ont Of theI
minds OF men. The night before wei
allied lrsaw the tower Of Jewels, the
most conspicuous monument OF the ex-l
Position, illuminated. Il seemed likeI
. ethereal mirage rising out OF the
cean. II there are nine wonders of
he world, the Panama-Exposition cer-
'ainly b the tenth.
Hawaii practically Is situated at
he crossroads Of the exposition
rounds, ! named the Hawaii sitei
he crossroads from the fact that front
he standpoint OF the Cow Of visitorsI
is in the same position in thcI
SQUADS As Il Is In the Pacific ocean.
he California building, win be the
'enter Of the peoples attention andI
BE Hawaii buildinE tust opposite Will
81 the benefit. The music in thei
hawaii building alone viii attract Wis