Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-19
Many Wealthy Men of Coast
Ready TO Come Here on
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Reliable IHIUI1IldttOiI
Hawaii has q tremendous tourist
asset In lis game-fishing and IL Is up
70 Hawaii 10 realize on IL. There are
scores OF wealthy men, many OF them
mIIlicnaires, who would come from
the Pacific coast In the next few
weeks n they had definite Information
on our fishing" .s....
< So declares III. Gooding Field, who
returned last week from the coast He
went TO the University Of California
TO take some special courses In eco
nomics and finished what ordinarily
would be q six months course In less
than Ghree incidentally, he found
time to do some fishing. concerning
which the star-Bulletin has already
published considerable news.
Field found 3 warm welcome among
coast fisheruien. James w. Jump, tho
Los Angeles millionaire. who spent
several months here, Was very hos
pitable host.
HE Is prince OF good fellows
Field comments, and he is one OF the
best boosters Hawaii ever had. He IL
doing voluntary promotion work for
the islands and doing II splendidly."
Field was very much disappointed
at being absolutely unable TO find the
Hawaii Promotion Committee and
Tuna Club folder on game fishing
here at any OF the coast Information
points. He says he tired everywhere
in Los Angeles, San Francisco and
elsewhere but that for some reason
he cant account for the folders are.
not on file. They were published par.
ticuiarly for the coast fishing enthusi
asts bat Field says there is vast
lack Of the right kind OF Information.
He declares this should be inyestigat
ed at once By tho Promotion Commit.
tee. Over three months ago he. sup
piled the material Tor a new folder but
says he saw no trace Of its existence
up On the coast. ~ +.
Discussing Ms trip ne said:
II have returned recently from Los
a t.s.sds' e, e E e S ny sle
missed Nt4I|5rt uiilf the latter part
Of my visit as - was up ID the mouns
tRsns st Z EefT Lake; adding to tie
record catches Of trout from that On
frict. J1mi, however. net US on sf-
rival. nd can assure you that fhere
~. |[Itf ti0r up11SAt 80 tAe'
tine pasted iof TOO f1bl1l We ino-I
tored Id Jumps powerful Pierce
Arrow from Los Angeles to Arrowhead
Hot Springs through Pasadena, River.
side. S10I1 B1tabafa, up the western
scenic Trade, ak we'll as through q
hundf1d 0Iles OF fr1iit-bearing coun-'
try. While on the scenic attractions
to tourists ID Southern California, and,
especially IN and around Los Angeles,
] was f0rcibly reminded Of the con-
trast between the miles OF perfect
roads here and The poor attempts at
highNot tohstruction on Oahu.
rThs TIL itropghbut the entire
distance 1T ~ || - from San Fran
cisco TO Los j .1|ss 1fG,as near per-
lection as enfineofing skill can make
them. fn6tortd over stretches of
10. 20 and 80 miles Of such roads, 200
feet wide. Is smooth as an ice pond.
The day we returned here Cadillac
car, with four passengers, made rec
ord trip from Los Angeles to Oakland
In few minutes over nine hours 40
miles an hour for the entire distance.
and the same set Of tires at starting
none. the worse for wear at the finish.
No wonder Califofnians visiting the
islands baik at taking their cars with
them,
Trip 10 Catalina.
Jump planned fishing trip to-
Catalina Island with me. We were
away from Los Angeles q couple OF
days ] was anxious to take the trip
so that could look over Jumps fish
ing motor-boat the Sea Scout, which
is so well-knoWn to anglers in South.
ern California waters, and of which he
has every. reason to be proud. It is
the boat par excellence for game fish
ing, and II jump had carried out his
plan to bring this model craft along
with him during his recent visit to
Hawaii, venture 20 state that many
a member OF the Hawaii Tuna Club
would now be the pessessor of SINH.
lar boat
''l'he Sea Scout measures some 40
feet over all, with a substantial beam.
The hull Is arranged and partitioned
off In sthree sections-the forward and
middle sections are decked in, the
stern being open. although sheltered
by a projecting wooden top/ with can,
vas covered sliding sides for inclemeht
weather. In the bow end is arranged
the coolest little cabin, with four wide
berths and comfortable hair mat.
tresses upholstered with silk cordu.
roy Every available space is utilized
for comfort and the ventilation is per.
feet. In the cabin / noticed4a beauti.
ful timepiece In the form OF a steering
wheel the giftsof the Chanters of the
Los Angeles Shriners to Jump, who
by the way, is president of this re.
nowned amateur singing organization.
Some fellows they are, too, for have
met them all :
Ideal Fishing Beat. !
in the middle compartment is the
engine room. the engine, a Western
Standard, Is horsepower, being one OF
the smoothest starting and reversing