. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . d theinevitable so graciously. ■ ?Tt T f T f TTrm T TTTTT m CHAPTER X. INDUSTKIAL PEOGRESS. A HALO of romance tinges tlie atmosphere ofHawaiian history whither one turns. Hefinds it in the story of their discovery, in thetraditions of their early races, in their wars andconquests, in their rehgious affairs, in their revo-lutions and growth of government, and, last butnot least, in their educational and industrialprogress. If the American missionaries were teaching themasses the way to a higher civilisation, dottingthe
. The paradise of the Pacific: the Hawaiian Islands [electronic resource] . d theinevitable so graciously. ■ ?Tt T f T f TTrm T TTTTT m CHAPTER X. INDUSTKIAL PEOGRESS. A HALO of romance tinges tlie atmosphere ofHawaiian history whither one turns. Hefinds it in the story of their discovery, in thetraditions of their early races, in their wars andconquests, in their rehgious affairs, in their revo-lutions and growth of government, and, last butnot least, in their educational and industrialprogress. If the American missionaries were teaching themasses the way to a higher civilisation, dottingthe seashores, hillsides, and valleys with churches,schoolhouses, and comfortable dwellings, Americanbusiness men were soon establishing enterprises ofagriculture and manufacture hitherto undreamedof by the indolent, improvident Hawaiian. As early as 1786, only eight years after theirdiscovery by Captain Cook, Joseph Burrell, amerchant of Boston, Mass., conceived the idea ofthe value of trade with the islands, and a stockcompany was formed with a capital of fifty thou- 134. INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS, 135 sand dollars. The plan was to obtain by barterwith the natives of the northwestern coast ofNorth America the furs and other products ofthat country^ and from the Hawaiian Islandssandalwood^ cocoanut oil^ and any other productthe newly discovered islands afforded. The proj-ect was reasonably successful^ and the returningships have the credit of bringing to Boston thefirst Hawaiian chief to visit this country. Thetraffic in sandalwood soon became of considerableimportance, and was a source of great profit tothose engaged in it. This wood, as has beenmentioned, was largely taken to China for amarket, where it was exchanged for teas, silks,and other articles from that land. A Boston vessel, in 1803, landing at Hilo onJanuary 23d, carried to the islands the first horsethe natives had ever seen, and the animal, one ofthe highest prizes to their descendants, was anobject of wonder to them. Ot
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