The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-06-16
'Telegraph;ng Around the World.
From the Grant County Herald.

From the Grant County Herald.
i No one, probably, who has given the
least thought to the subject, doubts that
che earth will soon be encircled by tele-
graphic lines How much remains to be
done to that end and how to do it, are
the very topics which the United States
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
has been recently considering, under the
suggestion of arguments made by Cyrus
w. Field and others, who present def
mite plan Of their own. Before we come
to that, however, let US glance at the
present state of inter-cOntinental tele-
graphing A telegraph map of the
world shows no less than five grand lines
| traversing the face of Europe from east
70 west, striking over into Asia in three
| lines, which are under contract for com
petion, to the eastern shores CT China,
off against our Pacific coast Returning
tn NVeste Europe, we find three lines
running across the Atlantic, and connect
ing with our" American system, extending
o Cuba on the one hand, with additions
under contract To carry it to Buenos
Ayers in South America,) and to San
francisco and Puget Sound on the 9th
or.
Here we come to the gap-and con
siderable gap it is, reaching across the
Pacific Ocean-which Mr.. Field and his
company propose to MI! He suggests
TWO routes between San Francisco and
the city of Yokohoma in Japan. One exr
tends north west to the Aleutlan Islands,
and then south west to Yokohama; the
other, which is longer, but offers more
commercial advantages, runs TO the Sa d.
twich Islands, and thence to Japan and to
China Admiral Porter, in letter to
/ Mr.. Field, greatly perfcrs this route. Its
distances wou be about as follows:
From San Francisco to The Sandwich Is
lands, 1850 miles, thence to the Midway
Islands, 1140 miles; thence to Yokohama,
ia Japan, 1850 miles; hence TO Shang-
hal, China, 1885 miles To this is TO be
added one-sixth of the whole, to make
$ atute miles 1885 miles, and also twenty
per cent. of the whole for slack, 1920
miles, thus making the entire length of
cable from San Francisco TO Shanghai,
9l21 miles.
| 1t is a stupendous enterprise, undoubt-
eddy, but the success OF the Atlantic Ca
bles has abundantly Demonstrated its
!
ton of time The exigencies Of com
merce are fast making it Il necessity, and
he need of 1t is particuarey felt 10y our
Government, as Admiral Porter has
shown. When the lie is completed 20
China, it will connect Wi b he three lines
now pushing on from the West, and with
the line, now partially completed, with
the remainder. under contract, running
| to Sumatri, Java, Australia and New
|, Ii aland thus enabling the government
To communicate easily wi'hany part Of It's
Aslatlc squadrol, or our merchants with
their corr asp',ndtDts iii Any quarter f-t
the East The value OF this, particularly
III case of a war with England 'r Franc ,
when the Atlantic cables would he cut, II
bviOus at a glance. Mr. Fields c,nipa
NY do not ask for any Cove Intent subs'-
|dy until their line is actually iault and
in operation, when they Will require a
cash subsidy of $500d00 annually for
twenty years for the Gosernment7 use ct
the wires, Sand they propose to- bind
themselves in manner which vii at
Iance secure the G. mmenetintnt of the
work and it's vig .rous prosecution to d
speedy completion. Admiral Porter ne
CARDS this proposal as reasonable, IN view
of the benefit the Government w,4u4d tie-
rive from its facilities and tits repTtFa
that the Foreign Relatlen Committei
think favorably of the proposition. How
this may be we cannot say; but gof thu
grandeur and utility of the general en-
terprise, and the ultimate certainty of lis
realization there can be no doubt