, 1866-08-07

Cyrus ". Field and tl,c Atlantic Cable.
Tl!rre Is nn unwrittcn history Of the con-
ncction Of Mr. Flcll with the At1antic Cable
t2,at t2,, '"sy 4avs S, iSenlEar lnterss. It ths
his peculiar talent. lie called onu day IN
Moses Taylor, oue Of our wealthy out1 ruhltc>
spirited lncn, and proposed tn open new
line If railroad acr'ss the 1st'n,l.s. and No
create a npw line to Callfarntn. This new
rfo}ect WAS open l.. the tnlnA Of Mr.. Tay.
wns concerned, wins abandoned. soon af,cr
MIR. Field called agnln hc Ind now pro.
!gct, jig saI', that WIS mt o1,sn to
TIC, objections, stated i.x Mr. Taylor,
and t" which Mr. fleli ,nsked at.
Telegraph lines III thr Provinces, mud connect
them Will, tlle United States. The Company
held a valuable charter frntn the New DrlIus.
rick Parliament. Il WIS Hfsal,e ia carry or
huslncss, ai,u tllc wlolu franctllsg could l,r
purchased ut Il s'nn1l ::osi, an,l when put in
yrssfent. Tho rllartcr wna examined nn,l
fot,ntl nnt 10 tc Hntlsf,ctory. lut 1t ,5a.enil
If the charter coltl.l 10 calangctl and amend.
ct, ana she lines put ut l"w price. The f'ur-
s',a:e .'i: = ,r"a'a 1e n.a'e s1r; Flee agreed Ia
ertl,d in tl.u ei.artur. md to d. ihls IT. paid
81 ,tAN afld Ills expenses. The tlctirr. nifem.
sEu',s WIRE f,aslc. Moses Taylnr, leter Gun.
rcr, AIarelal! O.. Rolrrts, Wilson q. Hunt
cach, au,l l,ccn,nr lta coInnnny. ~ ~-~''e~
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antFrlpntiot,, ,f ti,c ll,w ",t,,,,ry' ii seemed
likely 10 he Il failure. fiji tle nlts llnsi
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