The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-11-19

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known for twenty years. which strewed
the coast with wrecks. This blew
ooWn the line in many places, and
caused an Interruption of several daVs.
But 1t was quickly repaired, and weare
trying to guard against such accidents
again. FOR three months we have had
an army OF men at work, under our
faithful and fndefatiga6le Snperinten-
dent, Mr.. A. NJ. MackRy, rebuilding the
line, and now they report it nearlv
completed. On this we must rely for
the next six months. But all winter
long these men will be making their
axes heard in the forests of New Found
land, cutting thousands of poles, and
as soon as the spring opens will build
an entirely new line along the same
route. With this double line complete,
with frequent statiOn-housss. and faith
ful ssntinels to watch it we feel pretty
secure. AT Port Hood, in Nova
Scotia, we connect with the West
which has engaged to keep as
many lines as may be necessary for
European business. This we think will
guard against failures hereafter. But
to make assurance doubly sure, we
shall in the spring build still another
line by a separate route, crossing over
from Hearts Content to Placontiu,
which is about a hundred miles, along
good road, where 1t can easily be
kept in order. From Plncentia, a sub
marine cable will be laid ucroSS to the
French island of st. Pierre, and thence
to Sydney in Cape Breton, where again
we strike a coach road and can mnin-
tain our lines without difficulty. Thus
we shall have three distinct HneS, with
which it is hardly possible that there
can be any delay. A message from
London TO New York passes over four
lines; from London to Valentia; from
Valentia to Hearts Content; from there
to Port Hood, and from Port Hood to
New. York. 1t always takes little
time for an operator TO read message
and prepare to send it.. For this allow
five minutes ut each station-thnt Is
enough, and shall not be content till
We have messages regularly from Lon
don in twenty minutes. Ono hour is
ample (allowing ten minutes each side
for u boy to carry n dispRtch) for n mes
sage to go from Wall.street to the Roy
al Exchange and to get an answer back
again. This is what we aim to do. If
for few months there should be oc-
casion0l delays, we ask only a little pa
thence, remembering that our machine
ry-iS new, and it takes time to get It
well oiled and running at full speed.
But after that i trust we shall be able
to satisfy all the demands of the public,
"A word about the tariff. Complaint
has been made that it was so high as to
be very oppressive. / beg all to remem-
ber, that 1t is only three months and u
half since the cable was laid. 1t was
laid at n great cost and a great risk.
Different companies had sunk in their
attempts 81, ,OO0, 900. 1t was still an ex-
pertinent, of which the result is doubt
full. This. too, might prove II costly
failure. Even if successful, we did not
know how long it would work. Evil
nFNnhata I'm hnN1N trfn
that 1t would not last month. If it
did, we were not sure of having more
than one cable, nor how much work
that one could do. Now these doubts
are resolved. We have lnOt only one
cable but two, both in working order;
and we find, instead OF five words
minute, we can send fifteen. Now we
are free to reduce the tariff. Accord
tngly 1t has been cut down one-half,
and hope in few months we can
bring 1t down to one-quarter. lam in
favor of reducing it to the lowest point
at which we can do the business, keep
ing the lines working day and night.
And then-if the work grows upon us
so enormously that we cannot do it-I
cablea. y
Those who conduct public enter
prise, ought not to object to any fair
criticism OF tho public or the Press.
without reflection, as when fault is
found with the cable, because the news
IRON Europe may be scantY or unim-
portant, as If we had any moro TO do
with what passes over the line, than tho
Post-othce Department with the con-
tents OF letters that go through the
mail. We are common carriers, and
send whatever comes; and II our breth-
rem OF the Press keep capable men in
the capitals of Europe; wLo will fur
nish only news which Is important, we
will see TINT IL is delivered here every
morning. isT, NJ
or the resnlts of this enterprise
commercially and polltically-it is for |
others to speak. To one effect only dol |
refer as the wish ofmy heart-that, as it |
brings usinto closer relations with Eng
land, It may produce a better UNDER
between the two countries.
Let VINO Wlll speak against England
OF CensuEe must come from
other lips than mine. have received |
too much kindness from Englishmen 10 |
join in this language. have eaten OF
their bread and drunk of their cup, and
L nave received from them, in the dark |
est hour of this enterprise, words of |
cheeP which shall mover forget; and II
any words OF mine can tend to peace |
and good will, they shall not be want
ing. Il beg my cOuntrymen to remem- |
Der the ties of kindred. Blood is thick l
or than water. America with all her |
greatness has come out of the loins of
England-and though there have been |
sometimes family quRrrels-bitter as
family quarrels arc apt to be-stiu in |
our hearts there is yearning for the old
home, the land of our fathers; and he is |
nn enemy OF his country and OF the hu-
man race, who would stir up strife be-
tween two nations that are one inrnce,
IN Language and in religion. clOsel
with this sentiment ENGLAND AND
AMERICA-CLiAsPIHGH HANDS ACROSS THE |
SKA, MAY THIS FIRM 8RAk3I, BF: AlPT,RD0Is !
OF FRIENDSHIP TO ALL RNERATIoNs,