The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-29
REALIZATION.

Writing time ago, article upon submarine telegaphs
said Every body of lying between the inhabited por
tons OF the EARTH with the single exception Of the Pacific
has been crossed and recossed by submarine telegraph lines
This longer true The present year has the completion
OF the cable line from Canada Australia 1t has the juno
ton of the Hawaiian Islands with the mainland and the coming
year will see Asia and Continental America united by the conn
Of the cable from here Manila Then indeed will the
earth be grded by the electric we and the electric spark will
flashing the world rolls path round
til sun, ,,..
year has seen close on to 1000 miles of submarine cable
added the systems Of the world. This but
when viewed with the aggregate length of the submarine ee
graphs large The aggregate length of sub
marine cables miles, the total cost estimated $27
100000 and more than 100000 messages are transmitted
nua. This gives idea of the intricate and vast system
with which practically connected.
But cable also joins the network of land lines, without
which the cables would be practically useless The land lines
penetrate the portions of the earth Living here
the Hawaiian Islands communicate with these remote
points, the only thing curb curiosity being the item of
pene Adding the submarine lines the land SYSTEM get
length of 100000 miles and the length Of the single wires
conductors of 38ooooo while the total number of messages
over them annually 4oooooOoo or something over 100000
each day These marvellous figures and few minds
grasp them but they tell us how wonderful is the Geographic
rapid and its results have been completely unhOught OF and
undreamed Of the memory Of the generation Immediately
VOus to our own.
The mechanical discoveries Of last century rather the app
cation OF previous discoveries mechanical have been
pendous but have reached high perfect condition
as terrestrial and oceanic eegraphy The application steam to
give motive power revolution which has affected the entire
world 1t distance the globe
rendering communication between all of mankind
ular general and frequent But who have known
what be dependent entirely upon for commune
cation with the outer World know now limited us powers are
has essened time and distance between and the mainland
but has remained weary distance and long time Were
electricity would be excited the
cable The electric telegraph has not contracted time
and distance upon the EARTH has practically annhaed both
Gas great invention has been the electric light has
been applied machinery has the ROentgen
ray improvements and inventions. They
have ceased be uNue they necessities The complex
+ civilization great be carried
the telegraph Macons system may be system of
the future prove wonderful than the present
telegraph but its usefulness and its unerrng
1t the accuracy OF the electric telegraph which
valuable Even the short distance telephone under
the best circumstances inaccurate Certain sounds do not
we'll The telephone imperfect instrument
less teegapy used very imperfect and for long dis
i'll the experimental The electric telegraph
: perfect human instrument be.
1t marvellous when thinks how rapid has been the prog
of all biography and especially biography The first
submarine cable laid the English channel
1851 This only IS miles long and the depth feet
only fifteen years later 1906 that the cable the
Atlantic proved and hryslX years has
the Pacific floor and another has begun
AS the days go by people realize the spendous OF
which has occurred The crowds which hurried
Sans Sou yesterday showed the intense interest being
felt 1t sight be remembered seeing the shore end of the
cable brought from the ship the land There the
splicing the shore end with the deep end which buoyed
thrtyve miles from here This will be done shortly, and the
work will be complete Details there yet finish but the
great work done and rounds the year 1902 making
Z the great peace victories OF the ages.