The New York herald., 1869-02-16

misson Of the cable messages oyer their lines after
receiving them at the American terminus In Duxbury.
II l Nm y wronE BUS waas sae
gives France permission to land cable mere, tnat
France should in turn give Massachusetts authority
correspondent undersanlsit II there could be mutual
legislation OF this Kind the American company would
Wh thsm the bin 81 SENATOR
now pending In Congress, will, however, II It be-
comes a law. obyiate the necessity OF any such
mutual legslation for In the second section IL pro-
vides that the consent OF Congress win be given to
the laying and maintaining OF telegraphic lines and
country, in and over our waters shores and lands,
subject, however to any and all rights OF property
and State jurisdiction IN aud over the same; and II
provides also that the foregoing privileges shall not
be enjoyed by any company whose line terminates
In foreign country by which similar privileges
not extended to companies Incorporated IN this
seen that the American and foreign companies will
be on the samefooting, and that with the C0mpeti-
ton that VIII necessarily follow the advan-
tage will be greatly on the side OF tbQ people.
SO far the matter OF the rival companies landing
in Massachusetts Is concerned, therefore, 1t will be
matter for the Legislature to determine, anc OF
course the American company viii, Ii possible, drive
the American end OF the foreign cable TO the shores
Of some other State The first intimation the public
Will have Of the formation OF the American Gable
Company will be the following petition for act OF
Incorporation which was presented Ia the Massa
chusetts Senate on Saturday:
To the Honorable Senate and House OF Representatives
We undersigned do respectfully petition your bonora
PIE bodies ior an act OF under the e Of the
for the OF constructing purchasing, laying main
tanning and operating or more submarine cables from
point the coast of Massachusetts the Western
isands to such point on shall o. hereafter
JANEs W. BROWN.
ShaSEEs shnSg r. sstgH ss9Ti
This American Transatlantic Gable and Telegraph
Company, as II Is termed, will lay two cables IN
stead OF one, and each cable Ia not to exceed in
weight fifteen hundred pounds 70 the mile, and the
To be Onp-naI Iucl In diameter, or ABOUT
the size and weight OF the present Allan tic cable.
The conducting wire viii Nc OF the bes. Of Steel coy
cred with copper and tine chief strength OF the cable
will be in this conducting wre Outside OF this wire
win be coating OF gutta percha and over this will
be canvas covering, the latter, however, not for
protection, but to render the handling more easy
while laying the cable. Win the superior conduct.
ing power Of steel and copper i L claimed that
messages can be transmitted 0ne-third faster than
over the Atlantic cable, and with the application OF
the double transmitter recently patented by MIR.
Stenrns President OF the Franklin Company, COM
munications can be sent over the same cable at the
same time In opposite directions. Thus IL viii be
seen that with two cables, and the double transmit
ter applied to each, they will have capacity to
transact i've and onethlrd times the business within
given time that can be sent over the Atlantic
cable. The proposed route OF the cable Will be from
the Plymouth coast, IN Massachusetts, to the West
ern Islands and thence direct TO France. The
stretch from Massachusetts to the Islands will be
1900 miles, and here there Will be repeating sta
ton; and the next stretch from the islands TO France
Will be 900 miles-fhe whoe distance beng exactly
1000 miles, and 400 miles shorter than the Atlantic
cable. The steamer ontario, the property of the
American Steamship Company OF Boston, and now
lying at wharf East Boston, Will probably be
used IN laying the cable.
Opposition telegraph Liucs Entering Chicago.
CHICAGO, Feb. l3 1862
Y0u OF the East seem to know but little OF what Is
going on In opposition telegraph lines at the West.
Within three months three lines have entered
this city and are doing business.
In December the Atlantic ana Pacific oiiice was
Hnrx In Iapuary
Valley Companys line from St. Paul and St Louis
nected with the Atlantic and Pacific Company's lines
at Chicago This month the Great estern Company's
line from Milwaukee commenced business at the
same oftce at one-tbird the price OF the Western
Union tari-only twenty cents THIS last named
company VIII have four thousand miles added to 1t
1852. Work Is going ahead now several differ
ent routes penetrating the North and Southwest from
this city. Mr.. David Gage IL the president OF the
company. He always .'ineans business anf nothing
stops any enterprise he II engaged III