Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-21


his troops today. He will be the high.
hand man of Yuan 1t is reported.
BILE to keep her running to Honolulu.
The Great Northern is not hurt.
ing present steamship lines, we feel.
AS for the advertising Hawaii gets
from the Great Northern Pacific
Steamship Company's publicity cam
paign, II Is worth thousands. The
steamer is all one could desire. l
came over on her and she doesn't roll
q bit from than any transatlantic
liner Of equal speed. ~
DUISENBERG & COMPANY: Ha-
wall stock and bond business has
been benefited considerably by the
tourists the Great Northern has
brought here. We have interested a
large number of them in island stocks
and we have no doubt but that many
Of them have been led 70 see thatvthe
islands offer excellent opportunities
for investment. ~
MRS, C. J. MCCARTHY, proprie.
tor The Donna:, Iscouh have filled
twice. as many rooTnA 4s 4 have. !
am now accommodating about IS
guests at my hotel. and have had to
turn away fully ss many more. Was
there such rush before the Great
Northern started running? There GER
tainly was not. vs. -. -
MRS. H. E. PALMER. proprietor
the Courtland: The Great Northern
has certainly done wonders in bring.
ink us tourist business. have so
guests at the CORTLAND now, and am
putting them in all the rooms in the
neighborhood because Of the rush. II
/ had q big enough dining room,
could accommodate Is more guests.
easily. We have a waiting list now
50. long that II will be March IL or
later before we have any rooms avail.
able. =.
MRS. L. B. EVANS, proprietor the
Vida villa: We have had to refuse
applications from rs or 80 tourists
tor rooms, because we haven't bit
mere room to spare. There was q
rush last year, but since the Great
Northern has been coming TO Homo
lulu 1t has been great deal heavier.
MRS. JOHN CASSIDY, manager
the Pierpont: We have had great
many applications from tourists for
robins but we simply can't take them.
BECAUSE all our rooms are filed now.
I'VE are taking care Of so guests now,
and II we had the room we could
entertain fully so more.
A. p. TAYLOR, director Promotion
Committee: After months OF compar.
ison In tourist business before the
Great Northern entered the passenger
service between San Francisco and
the Hawaiian islands, am certain
from statements made by the retail
merchants and others in many branch.
es Of activity here that business has
been extremely prosperous and due,
in large measure, to the presence Of
tourists. 81.
As a comparison, the arrivals in
January, 1915, were $50. In January.
1916, the arrivals were H80. The
Pacific Mail steamships; have been
eliminated from our service. The Hill
lire replaces that fleet in some re.
spects. II the Hill ship continues to
come, we will have an unusually fine
tourist year, and that means unusual
prosperity for every line Of business,
the hotels, drygoods, tobacco, drug,
grocery, hardware, stationery and
many other classes Of business, to
say nothing of the auto business. II
the Hill line does not continue, We
will drop down to subnormal condi.
tions. s
An architect told me the other day
that when the Hill fine announces
decision to remain in the Hawaiian
service permanently orders will be re.
leased for a very large amount OF
building operations, particularly
among the hotels. It will either be
expansion or contraction. The Mat
son line is not idle by any means,
and its fine new vessel to be in serv.
ice next year will be q material wit
ness to the increasing prosperity Of
the islands. II r
From January of this year to next
Tuesday, February %, inclusive, the
total number of passengers arriving
IN Honolulu will have been 5000.