Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-06
Los ANGELENOS
!. FIND PLEASURE
IN HAWAII TRIP
Returned Tourists Tell Papers
of Southern California of
Their Observations

| islands on the Great NorthernS first
voyage of this season in an endeavor
| 10 promote increased trade relations
between Hawaii nei and southern
| California has a great deal Of aloha
for the islands. is indicated in the pub
iicity given the party's return By the
Los Angeles newspapers.
Copies of Los Angeles papers
brought to Honolulu monday by W.
r. Metzler, the Great Northern's Off
cial "chaperone," contain the follow
ing boosts for the territory:
The Los Angeles Times of Novem.
Der % says:
1.-The Chamber of Commerce party
| brought back the warm friendship of
| the people OF the islands and key
| that may unlock wonderful market
for southern California goods, accord
ing to T. IS. Rivers of Rivers Co,
who came home last evening by rail-
from San Francisco AS proof of this
Mr. Rivers pointed out that he sold
40 tons of Los Angeles products in
| two hours. and j. A. Bauer OF the
Bauer Pottery Company sold three
| carloads of pottery in less time to
large customers.
Anxious for Service
"The people of the islands are
more than anxious to get direct ship
ping connections with Los Angeles, '
said Mr.. Rivers. "The trip was
made to explain to the people of the
Midpacific islands the wonderful har-
Dor we have and to tell them what
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present the residents Of Hawaii are
not always given the goods they want
and we cannot get our goods with
the speed that we should. The first
of May the Great Northern is to be
taken off this run and we will be in
even worse condition as regards ship
ments to the islands. The people of
this city and the Hawaiian Islands
must get together and see that we
have a more direct shipping arrange
ment.
81 went to the islands with the in.
tention of making some arrangement
for more direct form of shipment OF
the goods we buy. Pineapples and
bananas are delayed four days at San
Francisco, and this is too long.
Sells California Fruits
THE merchants in Hawaii told me
that they want to deal direct with
Los Angeles and southern California
They are open to any plan that will
bring about this condition. On this
Information. 4 went down the street
and in hours sold 40 tons of Califor-
MIA oranges, lemons, grapefruit, nuts,
dried fruits and 400 crates of persim-
MONS. as well as many crates of cab
bage, celery and cauliflower. Mr..
Bauer, who accompanied me, sold
three carloads of his wares. Today
on my arrival in the city / had the
goods packed according to the spe.
cific directions of the island mer.
chants, and in the morning the goods
start from the harbor. We have a
big market at our door and all 1t needs
is a little cultivating."
Big Opportunity, Says Mitchell
According to John S. Mitchell, who
was at the head of the party, the
stability of the business houses, the
splendid spirit Of cooperation among
all classes and the modernity OF
every municipal feature were some OF
the things that surprised the visitors
He expressed himself as oyer1oyed
with the results of the trip. He de-
clared it was an opening wedge and
that the opportunity given for trade
expansion must never be- lost.
Other members of the party declar-
ed the thing that most impressed
them as result of the trip is the abb
solute necessity of having perman-
ent direct service between Los An
geles and the islands.
Hawaii Is Lauded
Following is copy OF appreciatlve
words on the cruise which was wire
lessed'' to General Traffic Manager
Jackson and General Agent Koeppel
of the Great Northern Pacific Steam
ship Company by a committee OF the
excursionists, including President Nit
Ichell and Directors z. w. Murphy, E.
LIB. Rivers, Maynard McFie and VIII
liam Mead of the Chamber of Com
merce and President Betkoush of the
city council:
THE Los Angaies Chamber of Com
merce excursion to the Hawaiian ISL
lands, which was arranged with your
assistance, will soon be but a pleas
, ant memory.
about go of our members, including
directors and their wives, left Los
Angeles Harbor November s on your
steamship Great Northern, truly pal
ace of the Pacific. Our voyage to the
islands and returning has been most
delightful. All departments of the
steamer were arranged for our COM
fort and every possible convenience
was provided to make the trip most
enjoyable
HiIo's Beauty Emphasized
"T'he day spent at Hilo in the fields
of sugar cane, in the beautiful can
yons, with their magnificent water
falls and fields of wild ferns, was most
enjoyable. Inc trip over the local
railway revealed the enterprise of the
plantation and uncovered many miles
of picturesque seashore. We enjoyeu
the splendid roads and the automobile
| trip made with absolute comfort right
to the brink of Kilauea, the world
justly famous volcano, whose fierce
activity enchanted all who were for
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