The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-13
EXCITEMENT GROWS.

is curious to watch human expand bud does into
flower plant springs from seed When first heard of
the MaCkay line OF cable little nceduos. The very
wise had heard of cable lines before and had had promises
OF cable lines and had quaeed cable lines and had charged
cable lines We knew all about cable lines, old qunncs 1t
was merely blind The Eastern companies had the pull and
they would thwart any attempt to the Pacific
Then heard that the company really business and
that the cable being manufactured England and heard
what vessel bring out and lay the initial portion between
ee Islands and San Francisco The number of scepc began
to lessen Next an agent of the company and spent
much time in selecting place where the cable might be landed
Inns was chosen The offices in Honolulu were taken conduit
for the shore line threaded Then indeed
began to realize that the cable almost with u.s.
Wnn less than month the electric spark would join us to the
world that would become portion Of that pusatng
humanity and should be married the seepe life the
advanced cauo FOR to the teegraphc cable the world
sleeps Night and day the signals flash along the wire CORE
over boundess submarine plains and lofty submarine mountain
chains.
There scepcs the now The apathy
which the OF the cables coming first received has
changed feeling OF intense expectancy and sumberng excite
men which will soon be followed by the widest enthusiasm The
day that the electric spark first bears its message from the main
land Hawaii will be greatest day the
seen Civilization has the Islands, wealth has come the
wonders of mechanical skill and have been
duced here from steam poug to triple effects from traction en-
gnes trolley leaders, from wie-nged ships oCeangong
steamers from telephones wireless biography and electric lights
in their day have been wonderful wonderful in ISL
ands that unknown to the outside world century and
quarter but the GROWING glory OF civilization has
come and hand the cable. Then indeed do enter
into birth right the nations OF the earth For
the date when the first cable message reached the Territory
tunate enough to be present here.
Talking with old NV Yorker, who remembered the arrival
of the first cable message the Atlantic he said that
had any general excitement than that did, and
he had exciting events in New York We shall
much here when the great comes
had good many exciting during the last fifty
The symptoms of excitement the cable already in the
air. The mercantile bodies feel it, and talking of celebration
i'll which will doubtless lead great things There
of eXheaon, of expectation, of exaaon
almost which the pessage OF For
the day must be uhered by the dawn must such great
event be ushered by premOnitiOn.
Not only have the mercantile bodies taken the hand
but the various aerna societies. and many private individuals
preparing send messages home For whether have
determined settle here and spend the remainder of lives
this earthly paradise these Islands of the sunset these Hes
peride OF the Greek poets the places that from
main home though earthly eyes will that home
again So messages will be flashed to the mainland San Fran
cisco nowbOund Maine the bamy SOUTH the Islands of
the Atlantic grapeaden Madeira the vineyards
fields of Portugal the valley of the Seine the chalk cliffs of
England the blue mountains of Scotland the green pastures
of Ireland the sandy plain of Berlin and the pine woods the
Baltic For many will indulge in just telegram i
again. And the will from the grandioquen
phrases of POLITICAL official and diplomatic circles
hearted message of love from family family bearing aloha"
these distant Isles the fuhest confines of the civilized
world !