The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-24
The New Submarine Telegraph.

The New Submarine Telegraph.
The enterprise of the Direct United
states Cable Company H. of great import
ance, and merits peculiar encouragement
IN this country. IL was organized TO put
MI end t. monopoly in telegraphing be-
tween North America and Europe, and
very careful precautions were taken to
render its amalgnmation with the old con-
soldnted English and French companies
All impossible thing. To provide against
such n contingency, n clause was inserted
in It's memorandum OF association, forbid
ding II "a aualgamate with or par tici-
pate in the profits of any existing cable
company" This memorandum, being
formed under an act of Parliament, has
che force OF law, and can only he changed
by act OF Parliament, which Is cut OF the
question. Indeed, the only possible meals
% removing the competition OF this COM
pany would be the purchase of more than
tAre,.-fourths IF its capital stock, with the
liquidation Of the company. and the public
sale Of all It's effects.
The bou,ft which the public derive from
tho direct cable ia seen in the fact that the
pl.oe oi teicrrGphns between thls coun
Try and England las been reduced t.
.ovepty-hvc cents instead If dollar Il
word. This rate Is somewhat higher than
That originally Intended ~ the company,
and had the antirpatinn- VI tho dire, tons
been carried out, the cohic No'ii Law,
been opened FOR business on IN. ~ of MAY
no ~ cents ~ word: - Va- tins prospect
which compeli,d Ia Anglo Compan, a.
lower It's rate tu HAT ugurc and >uh-,-
gurnty when the Direct Company lid
open for business IN September 1t still
further reduced rates 10 - cents word
ON the unfortunate fracture of the Direct
Gable on the fishing banks of -. Pierre,
after ten day 81 most -uece-sful operation
50 far as speed, accuracy and volume of
business were ,oncrIned, the monopoly
company ut once raised the rate t. dollar
n word. The eNpcricu cc Of g., - cent rate
had in fact convinced both companies that
under II no divile would he possible i'm
either case. lnd the uisforiuncs OF the
Direct Company and increased eNuen,,s
thereby inVult Cd. compelled them t.
abandon thu ~ cent rate ~ one NJ which
under the circumstance, IL would he i'm
possible e. work at profit. 1hc - cent
rate il oue whlrh has not vet been tried,
and II was fixed upon 10y tie Direct COM
pany without any consultation with their
opponents. who did nos adopt it until it
had been two days IL operation.
The company Offices were opened the
second time FOR business Oh the SIN Of
November, and since that time we are
glad 10 learn that the result has been most
encouraging. The cable las been Kept con-
firtlullN lfsN "a f,I raftrt1..r -
messages hay lg passed over IL III both
directions. Indeed II is abuudantly
proved that II the company had no
connection with any line existing in the
interior of TINS country, it would be
able to derive from New York. Boston,
PLiladel .lia, Baltimore, aud Wa Iiustou
tld1ic sufficient 10 Aeci cniplo5c eel not
only lis present cable hut the new one
which IL is expected viii Doe laid next
year. But cLeapuess Is not u. only ex-
ceiicuce; tie cable - lnor, perfect than
either Of the Others. In ruct, the long de-
lay in its completion WIS due TO the dc
termination Of the contractors that it
LIQUID Dc absolutely flDr from flaw or
leakage heiore they would deliver i To
the company IA ready for operation. The
! speed with which messages are transmit
| ted is remarkable We hear oi in
stances in Which kilograms have been
sent from London ana delivered m thi-
| city III ,ix minutes; aud in ou, east, thl SER
| VII. has been performed n four miuuics.
The history Of the laying Of this cable
Ans yct I, bc written. 1t occupied teen
months OF uuremittiug conflict with the
! elements, and the final splice was ull.lc ia
! .,i9J fuu.oms Of Mater, with he wind
| blowing gale. The continued graphing
| during the wiurer months Of last year TX
! hibited maj wells OF scientific and engineer
| ing skill Inch form Il new page IN the
annals of cable laying, although the effort
| a. effect the finul splice was then unsuo-
"e-siul, II had been supposed that The
| Great Eastern was The only ship which
! could lay an Atlantic cable, but the lara-
! day has proved that II vessel OF Coca tons
is more easily handled for work of this
kind thau one Of &9,OJl, II is now demon.
stated that Atlantic cable tyiLg may De
madeR certainty and that no matter what
disasters may disturb the uudertnking, ITS
| tunl completion Is SIMPLY II question Of
timc and weather.
The Direct Company works its own lines
| with In own Operations from Broad strict,
| New ork oThIoemorlnn street, Lndoi,
| ami po,.cssrs over the opI l-uE lines ~"
! great nlvunng" Of saving a transmission
through the Offices of two companies.
| Even If the schemes of financial gam
blcls should prove successful in uniting
ali tlc f. lcglaph lines in the United states
IN one monopoly, the Direct Gable Com
pAGy would then only Heod " establish its