The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-20
TIE NEW TELEGRAPH CABLES.


Progress Of GirdIins the Earth with Electric
city-six More Gables 90 Do Laid-PanRma
60 be Connected with CubR-Land and Cable
Lines from Panama TO Rio Janeiro, Brazil.
The fact has long been maintained in these columns
that Now York destined to DO the great centre
Of che civilized world and now that we have two cables
spanning tho Atlantic two more in process OF manufac
ture, with submarine cable to Cuba and others under
way 10 the rich States Of South and Central
America with New York. tho truth OF this declaration
must force itself upon every intelligent mind
The great that has attended all the teegraphc
cables Of the world remarked previous occasion,
has induced capitalists to invest in cable alarge
extent. Maps drawn from dark closets and
fcanned the great commercial and news routes OF the
world are studied. and no selected than
the moneyed kings Europe and America ready
subscribe the necessary stock carry to successful
completion.
Until the Atlantic cable proved complete
American capitalists fought shy OF all such Investments
but It's prosperity opened their eyes to the great adj
vantages to be reaped and when the Cuban cablethe
first exclusively American undertakng-was conceived,
It's promoters experienced difficulty in obtaining all
the capital they required to carry it to a successful
completion 1t is understood to DO paying its stock
holders q handsome dividend, notwithstanding the
almost insurmountabe difficulties encountered by the
company by OF weather and yellow fever.
India and Cuba in commercial intercourse and enabled
the Captain General OF the sever faithful isle' send
his morning compliments to his sovereign at Madrid
and receive before he had concluded his
mornings repast.
But II that tho work OF grdling the earth with
electric band Is not to stop at Cuba The great adj
vantage OF continuing the Cuban cable further south
early and appreciated and company headed by in
luential gentlomen connected with American tecgraphs
Friday signed the papers for the organization OF what
Ia known "The Central American Cable Company
This company propose 10 at lay cable from the
lsthmus OF Panama to Jamaica AS yet they have not
secured tho necessary grant from the Spanish govern
ment to land the northern end in Cuba should a
grant OF this nature be refused tho difficulty will be
Meeting It with the Cuban cable Key West Fla. The
company organize with large capital, and 1t Is esti
mated that the cost Of making the connection between
the Cuban cable and Panama will be 81, 600 900. The
books will at once BIO opened and in few days the
necessary stock will no doubt BIO subscribed
The company propose at early day to secure tho
Russian American Companys Cable and with II connect
Panama with Jamaica at Kingson-a distance or about
sion TO make connection in Cuba they viii lay another
cable from Jamaica to Santiago Dc Cuba. which
meets with the Cuban cable by means OF land line to
Havana across tho island This will be the main runk
line In addition to this the company intend to con-
stuct cable and land lines from Jamaica To 81. Thomas
via ST. Domingo and Porto Rico. In The of
not obtaining permission TO connect at Santiago
do Cuba the line from Jamaica to thai point
viii be abandoned aud the branch viii occur
at -. Domingo, from which the main line will
to the Key West office Of the International Ocean ree
graph Company, OF which the 81 Thomas line VIII be
important feeder. This is the work LAID oat by the
pany now being organized, the main portion which
| will doubtless DO completed by next ial.
The importance OF this connection must be evident to
| everybody who has studied tho map. Panama the
great commercial centre tho Pacific, where fortytwo
steamers per month arrive AMI depart in the China,
Australia and south and Central American trade IL is
here that these vessels connect via Panama Railway,
with lines for the United saies aad Europe.
But the work, seems IS not 90 stop at Panama The
governments OF South and Central America have
awakened TO the Importance Of contamination with The
outside world, and immense feeders TO The Central
American cable being conceived and constructed
land line OF ABOUT nno hundred miles is now being
built from Rio Janero, Brazil. down the South Atlantic
TO Montevideo the Rio 40 Ia ata, to
with the cable lad last ear acros .hc RIO de Ia Plata TO
Buenos Ayrcs This cable across to- about netys
or Il hundred miles in length A company, which has
been subsidized ~ the Argentine republic to the extent
Of eight per cent on first cost OF Il iue for ern Of
years will build line next TALL the republic from
Buenos Ayrss 10 faipa also, On the Pacific SIDE thus
connecting the south Atlantic coast win the Paciuc
Tho Spanish and American Ielcg'aih Company have
already organized and now negotiating with Eng-
sh coutraetors to lay a iong shore cable from Valpa-
raiso Callao Peru. for which they received u
subsidy OF $4,000 zach, for forty years from
IL positively known when ID cable VIII be laid,
bat the made recently requires IL To DO completed
within three years. rms company ATE now taxing the
prelininarcs lay another cabie, rather extend
the under subsidy. to Panama. thus completing
the chain OF cables aud land lines from Calcutta, India
to Rio Janeiro, Brazil
The distances proposed to DO covered by the various
companies will be about rs follows
Land line from Panama to Aspinwah ............ so
Cable from Panama TO Jamaica. $50
Jamaica ~ Santiago de Cuba lcablcl. 100
Total for main line. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. $50
Jamaica to pors Prince, ST. Domingo. 400
Port Prince va Porto Rico TO 81, rhomas.... 275
Making grand total OF land and cable about. l. CPS
In the event Of going round Cuba
Land line from Fort au Prince 10 north side Of St.
Domingo. ................-.. 100
st. Domingo to Key West. 700
Making total of ....... 2,s25
The length Of the spanish American line below Pa
napa, the lines through the Argeat republic
Solul Atlantic, the cable TO MouEvideo and tho land
line 10 Rio Janciro are about IA !oliows:-
Mles
Panak.a to Valparaiso (cable. ...... .........3Os5
Valparaiso 10 Bueuos Ayros (labdl. ~ .......... SO
BuenSs Ayres To Montevldeo cable iaid) ...... 90
MonteHeeo 10 Rio Janeiro tIandl 200
Total MEOW Panama. ................~...
Total ,ertni American Company ............ p $40
Grand issi built Tor companies organiziugl $50
From TIC sntercs taken IN cleeraphs ~ Tho various
governments II South America Is safe IL predict that
by next ial ws VIII be IN telegrapnic c0.luncaton
with Panama. tkat ia two Yeas the cable will reach
Valparaiso, and "a less than two years RiS Jaaelro
Ggazli.
The advantages L. be derived from, The comp,.ou of
tLs chain OF cables ad aad teegrsphs CANNOT ~ over
Estimated The imiEsase trade OF the West Indie. NOW
cnJgyed by the Brth Will he directed 70 The Ii. Sad
sat-- whose merchants poss ssing superior comn1s-
eaton VIII he enabled {. olcr pfaduccfs greater lacx
ties for he sale OF their products oar relations VIII
Tue states OF South aud CsrSal America III also en-.
bauted very much AMI much more lively tflie sprlug
rapd ST. de- since Franklin drew III lightning from tie
ci9Gds.
IDAHO TERRITORY.
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