The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-23
MAY LOSE
SUBSIDY
Wireless Again is
in Working
Order.
Carter Could Not Use
1t While on
Hawaii.
Governor ID Considering Advi.-
ability of Holding Up the
Monthly Warrant.

! Governor Carter IS considering the
advisabilits of holding up the wireless
subsidy until the system IS again IN
working order. While the Governor
was On Hawaii he attempted 10 make
daily tests Of the wireless system and
for shree weeks found that it was not
in commission The Inter-Island Tele-
graph Co. draws 8 subsidy Of 81. 0oe per
month from the Territory and the Cow
ernor believes that the money is not
being earned as long as the system
cannot be used The difficulty is. how
ever, that the law passed by the legis-
iature gives the Governor no control
over the corporation. and the condo
lions having once been complied with
The Territory has nothing 10 DO but
carry ont The contract made by the leg
isIature
Yesterday the wireless vas opened
again 10 Lahaina and by today II is ex-
pected that Hawaii viii also be again
IN Communication with Oahu The fail
ure OF the wireless to work while The
Governor was On Hawaii, it Is claimed.
was not due 70 any defects IN the sxs-
TEN but to the storm which carried
OF the top .uasts OF the poles on Kauai.
Maui and Hawaii. Manager Cross is
on Maui at present and ha yesterday
succeeded II reestabIishing commune
cation between Lahaina and Honolulu
To DO this il was necessary. 70 bring
the pole which had been located on La
mai 10 Lahaina and install il there.
The. plant recently installed At P9ak9
for transmission of messages direct 10
BARRIERS Point has been found TO work
satisfactorily, and as soon as a similar
station can De installed here Hawaii !
and Oahu VIII be In direct conmunica-
ton
I 90 not believe that the wireless
can BE- blamed for The failure OF &c
system 10 work during the past three
weeks, said r H Trent Of The Inter |
Island Telegraph CO. yesterday. The
storm. which carried away the top
nasts fran several Of our stations. de-
stroyed me eneierey Of the system ard !
caused the company a heavy loss. Re
pairs are being made now and the Maui /
line was opened today. While the sys-
tenn Is stiu II an experimental stage |
il has been greatly improved lately. and
but Tor the heavy storm would be work |
ing perfectly now. The subsidy paid |
by the government has been put into |
Improvements Of the service ana II The |
subsidy IS cur of the wireless win sim |
ply have 70 be abandoned entirely
To facilitate the reopenIng of the sys-
TEN IN case Of future breakdowns T.
J. Cross. the manager ana expert, is to
locate Al L4ahafna, the central station,
in order that be may easily communi-
cate with any of the stations The
efficiency Of the operators is also being
improved in every possible way
The subsidy granted BY the Iegisla-
tur4 10 he Inter-Island Telegraph Co.
Of $4,000 was passed IN such a way as
70 leave 70 check IN the hands Of the
government The company was Simply
70 reduce the price OF messages, estab-
Iish communication with Kauai and 70
build . land line from 8Eahukona 70
Hllo. Al these conditions have been
with and the work approved
By Supt. Holloway. The January sub
ssdy has not bean paid and probably
sonse understanding VIII be reached ba-
fore The warrant IS turned over 10 the