Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1866-07-06
THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
The Great Undertaking to Begin on Sat.
urday, June 30th.

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.
The Great Undertaking to Begin on Sat
urday, June S0th.
| Cor. ofthe New York World.
1t is supposed that the Great East
ern will be ready to sail from Nalentis
on the 3Oth inst. to make another
attempt to connect the continents by 6
submarine telegraph cable. The cable
fleet is to consist of the Great Eastern
the steamship William Cary, the screw
steamers Midway and Albany, and the
man-of-war Terrible. The shore end
will be taken aboard the William Cary,
and the Midway is to carry portion OF
the old cable. When the ends of the
cable shall have joined at Valentia, the
fleet will sail, taking care to keep away
from the previous route; So that the
cables will not be crossed, thus destroy
ing the electrical current. 1t is said
that the fleet is to be most thoroughly
equipped, the faults discovered in the
machinery last year have been remedi.
ed, and that the paying out and picking
up machinery is the product of the best
mechanical skill Of Great Britain. The
mariners show good pluck in their re.
peated attempts, for which they deserve
credit; it would seem that they art
more confident this time than ever be-
fore, previous difficulties and disap
pointments having only served to make
them more determined to succeed, while
they take advantage of their dear ex
shown. Among the appliances pre-
paired arc the "double drums" of tn,
hauling machinery, entirely new, ant
calculated for strain of sixteen tons
worked by steam-engines of forty-horst
power; dynameters carefully adjusted
with weights and scales to show ths
exact strain to which the cable is sub
jected; graphing ropes twenty miles
in length, made of the same strands as
the cable; buoy-rppes for temporary
use, &C., &c. The management of the
Great Eastern is entrusted to Captain
Anderson, as before, assisted byy Captain
Moriarty at the compasses. Mr.. Beck
with again has charge Of the ships en-
gines. The renowned Mr.. DeSauty il
superseded by Mr.. Willoughby Smith
as electrician. Mr.. Canning and Mr.
Clifford are responsible for the handling
of the cable. There are a good many
who believe the attempt wholly inn
practicable, but no one .can witness il
without interest, especially as a war in
Europe il at hand, of which the earliest
intelligence will be of the utmost i'm.
pOrtance to American commerce.
Iowa State Agricultural College.
From the Burlington Hawk Eye, June q.
The Board of Trustees of the State
Agricultural Society and Farm met at
the location in Story County, OH Fri
day. Bids were received for complet-
ing the College building, the foundation
OF stone being in. The bids for the
whole work, four in number, ranged
from S73,S72 to $50, 955. The contract
was awarded to Jacob Reichard of
Knoxville, ut S73, S72; the work to he of
brick, and completed by the first of
January, 1868; with n bonus of 900 if
inclosed by December, 1866. and COM
pleted by October, 1867. The building
Is to be l63 feet long, by 45 wide, with a
wing at each end so feet wide. The cut
stone will be brought from uuarries near
Anamosa, a hundred and TWENTY-FIVE
miles distant. The Northwestern and
Chicago Railroad, which passes through
the farm, afford every facility for push
lag forward the work, even building q
switch down to tho College for its ac-
commodation. The Board instructed
the Executive Committee to dispose of
the male stock Of the farm. The Build
ing Committee consists of John Russell
of Jones county, Chairman; j. Wilson
Williams Of Des Moines county, Score
tary and DR.. James ID. Wright of Lu-
cas- county. The Executive Committee
is composed of Lieut. Gov. Cue Of Web
ster, Chairman; J. G. Cusey Of Hum
boldt; Hugh NJ. Thompson of Scott f;
and Peter Melendy of Black Hawk
Mr.. Cue is President of the Board of
Trustees, M. w. Robinso !, Secretary,
and G. a. Durham, Architect. The
office of Secretary, now supported at an
expense of 81 900 year, il thought to
for its practical discontinuance.
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CHEESE FACTORY.-Thee nterprising
farmers of Cerro Gordo county have got
their Cheese Factory in Mason City, in
running order. Mr.. Palmetcr the SUI
perintendent offers in last weeks Re
Publican from SO to S15 per head for
the use ofaverage cows from the present
time until the Goth of October, and 10
cents per gallon for milk delivered at
the factory.
These are liberal offers, and is GER
tainly as large Aspercentage on the cost
of cows, as can he obtained in any 9TH
err way. That these eau safely be made,
serves to show the profitable nature OF
the business.
We are glad to know AID to record
that among some of our farmers, the
subject of a factory is receiving good
deal of discussion. Like prudent men
they are now gathering the facts, to en-
able them to act intelligentiy; and we
confidently predict, that before many
months we can safely announce the cs-
tablishment of a Cheese Factory in the
immediate vicinity of Usage, of from
800 to 400 COWS capacity, as fixed fact.
Usage IoW0n.