The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-08-10

-eiAAu Aut3 we're us
covered by Captain Cook Ia rvs. and
eight of the twenty Islands are inhab-
tied. The population OF the entire
group in 1900 was $4,000. Ever
since the islands we're opened up to
trade. American and English people
have settled there and 1t is from these
and the native stock that the present
citizenship springs. The same high
standard of education which marked
the early settlers has been reached
by the generations of their dedscend-
ants. For fifty years the leading
American and European universities
have been represented by graduates
in the professions and in business
life. The native Hawaiians and those
of part native blood are among the
leaders Of society and their hospital
ity Is famous.
Old Business Center.
Hawaii's business activity dates
back to the early days of Pacific trad.
ing. when sandal-wood was the chief
export and practically the medium of
exchange. With the coming Of the
whalers Hawaii was made their win.
ter quarters and point of trans.ship.
ment. In this. way trading houses,
supplies. stores and shipping agents
fiourished. For more than half a
century the best and newest things
produced In every land have been
imported. Some business houses
here have branches in the principal
cities of America and Europe, and in
this city (Honolulu) can be found ev.
cry branch Of trade. AS an evidence
of the amount of business done, the
imports into Hawaii for the year 1904
were in round numbers SIS, 500, 900,
and the total exports were s25,2oO,-
900. The trade with the mainland of
the United States was: Imports, SILL
zoo, 900; exports, $685. 900; coffee,
$17,0 hides and skins, $4,000;
fruits, s12S.000; wood and manufac.
lures. $4,000; sugar, $4,000; prin.
cipal imports were breadstuffs, of
which s1.500.000i came from the main.
land. 1t seems remarkable, but Jap
anese trade with Hawaii is second on.
ly to that of the mainland, the value
of imports from that country in 1904
being s1,2O0,Oo0.
was very much interested in in
quiring into the public school sys-
tenn, and found that the first laws
were passed in 1s41. These laws
have %broadened until now the sys-
tenn is along most modern lines.
English Standard Language.
English is the standard language.
Last year 1929 children attended the
public schools. The system leads up
to high schools of grade which fit di.
rectly for American colleges. Oahu
College is one of the Institutes of the
island and was founded more than
sixty years ago. It is the outgrowth
of the first boarding-school establish
ed for children Of the missionaries.
This college fits students for the
American universities.
There are about two hundred church.
es in the Hawaiian Islands, and reli.
gious services are held in almost ev-
cry language. The Congregational.
lists are the strongest denomination.
There are many Mormons in the
islands, and Buddhists and Confu.
clans worship in temples dedicated
to these faiths.
This city itself is like its sister cit.
les in the states-great on newspa.
pers. 1t has two Chinese and three
Japanese dailies, and there are nu-
merous weekly and monthly publica-
lions. The news of the world is re-
ceived by the morning and afternoon
papers by cable, and we sit on a cool
porch in the evening shaded by lux