The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1895-11-26
Completion Of the kona-kau
Telephone Line.
CONNECTION AT VOLCANO HOUSE,
and Forxy-ffve Miles - Circuit
Around the Rig Observation-Disclosures
Man FIr>S TO Use the New Wire.

The people o, the big island are just
ly proud OF the several telephone line:
now in successful operation there.
Until recently the residents o. kous
sud KSu were somewhat out Of the
world. in the matter OF telephone con-
nection with the windwSri side OF the
island. Now that the new kous-ksu
line hiss been completed slmoss cir
cult Of the island Of Hawaii is possible
by its connection.
AT 4:So p, N. "Wednesday, November
9TH, Manager L :. AunSst snd assist
snts Joseph PritchSrd Snd Bert Stone
connected the new line ST the Vol
csno House with the Hilo end, there
by making il p rssihle 70 carry on CON-
versStion from kSiluS, Hons, 70 ko-
halls, distance q s&S miles. Work
on the new line wSs commenced on
the morning o. July 18th from ksi-
lus. the Volcano House being reSchej
Inree months Snd hslf later. Ii re-
Quires much diligence sud hsrd work
70 build sud equip the route. esp$ci-
silly through the hoDss, where hsRi
volcanic sirStss were met with, mSk-
ing ii Necessary - drill snd olSSt
holes. Not lhe lesst % the many
obstacles me. with snd overcome by
the conStruclorS wSs the hssyy forest
through Hons, the line having 70 De
virtually hswn for quite $ long dis
tSncs From ksu the work wss not
50 difficult. but in many pisces great
deal % blasting SUD cutting hsd 70 b.
done in order 20 erect poles Ten
miles from NSSlenu 5 stretch o: lava
low several miles in length hsi 10 De
crossed. To accomplish the work OF
erecting the line over this barren
strsich-not the leSst siSu Of yesetS-
ton being Sppsrent-wAs. indeed, 5
lSoorious task. but with determius-
ton which marked the construction
from beginning 70 end the work WAS
successfully carried out
On the whole The line WAS the mos.
dilficQlt ever constructed on the isl
Sni, aud necessitsted the expenditure
Of several thousands o. dollars, 10 say
nothing % the seyerss. exposure en-
couDlsrsi BY the builders
The length o: the new eompSuy's
wire. from hSilus 20 the NolcSno
House, i about ITO miles, Sni 80 per
fec; i its construction thst converse
ton cSn Be carried on from the two
points named without raising the
voice shove the oriinsrr tone
There will De TWO central Offices
s; Nssiehu sni ksiluS- Joseph Pritch-
sri will oe in coSrse % the former
Sni Manager Auusss the latter.
Wires rSiiS,iog from these csntsrs
will couUvcG rS8ehe>. coffee plants
tons. Shsrves, business houses Sni
private residences. Alresdy there Srs
: large uuuoer o. applicants for
phones, Sud when the III
s.rumen.s sre plScSi in position .
the line viii oS in working order
for the respective plsce> along the
route AZ present NsSlehu, hSl,
HoouSpc Sni other plscS> can be
reached By connections independent
Of = central ottee; bOI when every
thing il completed, tie different suo-
scribSrs eSn De reached from the res
p<,siye e<ntrSl Offices The i1>,ru-
meuts 70 oe ussi sire the --latest i'm
proyei long distance phones Tnese
are manufactured in Gsrmsoy, Snd
have been proven 70 DC the oSs, q the
kind in the world. s sutfcisn. num-
Der have been ordered oy Manager
A1ccst for hi sni the other CON
pSuies 90 the other island, snd when (
the ns~ phoces sbSN hzys been pUI
~ there viii % Doshing lacking 20 I
uSke the telephone service on hawaii
mos. psEtee; IN every detail
In ho8or q the completion otstte |
lev line and Connection 81 the Vol
eSoo HOG>e. Ehxt mO>. sxeslie1k Of
no>cs, Col Peter Lee. furnished
.pls16ii l1Ueh 20 MSnxssr AunCs.,
bis ASSISTANTS sud your correspondent. I
No. 20 D. ouESooe IN hospitality
IND in celebration o. xn extremely {
,rtCO1s task. Manager AuugsE oHter-
j the s-ienoussis srl soda" An
representative, VITO Vas :
.pxDciuE YScSrino 81 thSt famous =
so-.elry, TIE Volcano House. ESs
.iys1 re Gis1ioction % 6rs. using the l
,ss hne. conversation being held /
sIia 5 party 81 hsilGs- 10 miles dis {
Scr- The sound 49, clear Sci dis :
inc- : tsE DAYS later MsDS<sr c
Au1x<t converse>t from ksilus 70 10
lSls- yiz Volcano House. as miles
.sSy, the Tx being overheard oy in
srss-e persons :. TIE !oicsco House
III Eilo-
Tois article So1ii 1os % complete :
Titho1- >cns rs:sreoce 20 Mr.. AED<s. s
NJ his very eSpscie assistant Joseph
'rIIebS r1 B5.h are veil koo<u 10 O
sSsjzrs O. TIE ADVERTISER having =
lrueriy been manager SEi chief loe-
,x1 respectively % ths Mutual Com
zuy II Ho1olalG- No better men =
han these can oe to1od il any co11-
y when Il cones 20 cous-roe<ing and u
uSrS-ilE -slsphooe lines Besides Z
sinx mast cxp&ole electricians, they ,,
X s. vel xEzcIs Sud Trustworthy. .