The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-06
WELCOME NEWS,

Those who the work going King yesterday
outside of the telegraph offices in the Young Building have
realized that the Geographic connection with the world
be very indeed OF when the conduit built
sign the cable being prepared for but putting
the land cable through the conduit attracted attention and
really made the work reazab tangible than had
seemed before
Some OF the islands have lived wonderful changes
in the modes of communication in the commerce. the methods
agriculture and FORTH but change will be great when
connected with the great world and able commune
cate with the and receive reply in seconds For this will
be possible proper preparation made Every other improve
sinks into nsgmcance beside this GROWING improvement
and yet this GROWING Improvement would be OF little value to us
unless had had the many other improvements In fact the
cable infinitely more value today than ever could have
been twenty-five or thirty years ago.
The history cables extends back
hundred and seven years The first suggestion OF submarine
eegraphy made by Saliva Spanard in 793 before the
Barcelona Academy of Sciences but till 1850 that cable
lines crossed the English channel and 1866 before the At
an was panned This year 1902 has seen the first Pacific cable
laid from Vancouver Australia and there almost certainty of
the Islands being joined to the mainland.
The developments the construction laying and operating OF
submarine cables and their general availability for public have
kept with their extension From mere gutapeca coated
WIRE the submarine conductor OF electricity has developed IN the
half century into great cable having central copper wire SUR
rounded by layers of nOnconductng material and
eced by steel wire wound pal about It, and urter protect
ed by waterproof and necproof wrappngs This the kind
of cable that the Seon will unree between San Francisco and
this port From steamer oWed ocean barge there has develop
ed special vessels fitted with every facility for laying, splicing
picking up repairing cable lines and repair ships
kept ready hand to attend accident to or breakdown
the line. One such repair ship will be stationed here.
From speed of three words per minute which made
the first Atlantic cables and which the world gazed in
men the speed has been accelerated fifty words per minute
and than that with the tranmes
coming into with cable lines while by the dupeXng of the
cables their carrying capacity has been doubled From to
the sender 500 message which charged the first
Atlantic cables the has down word from
New York London and all the great cities of Europe.
The reduction time has been surprising The early
messages took several hours and receive
sponse During the Spanish message from the
White House the battle field Santiago during the progress
OF the fight and reply received in twelve minutes while
sage from the House of Representatives Washington
the House of Parliament London during chess match
transmitted and the reply received in thirteen and onehalf
seconds.
The cable will revouonize methods of business Where
cable has gone safe that there has been
OF trade Carried beyond the Asa going
revoutonze national methods of business in the Orient
Revouonizing business in the Orient will bring shipping
harbor and naturally will pour money the pockets of
chants More ships will supplies vegetables fruit
beef and forth Small farming will begin pay for there will
be created large market which does exist Our
trade which beginning foster carefully and
Systematically than have done before will helped
wealthy people from spending couple of months
The year will be memorable the history of the
Islands if we receive Christmas gift, the cable.
Looked in whatever light may whether POLITICAL
merca social the cable brings nothing but good 1t will
shake and make lives less esurey than they have BEEN
but stand stirring mentally in fact need it. An
mixed good very thing but the cable may be regarded
unmiXed good