The Daily bulletin., 1889-12-31
THE ISLAND CABLE.
Incorporation aud Organization of
the ssaNannn Pacific Cable Com
pany.

Incorporation Hba organ tH8tbou OF
the ssaNaiAnn Pacific Cable Com
pany.
AS shown by legal notice in this
issue, the organization and election
of officers of the Hawaiian Pacific
Cable Co. took place yesterday eve
ming, the 30th of December, 1889.
The capital stock is 100000 with
the right to increase to $250,000 UNI
der the customary legal restrictions.
Enough stock has been taken and
paid for to complete the first divi-
sion-Honolulu to Wailuku-and
enough more money subscribed to
construct and equip the Hawaii Di-
vision-Wailullu to Kawaihae-and
this without liens upon the property
or pledging of the stock in any way.
Three of the five oflicials-Messrs.
Bartholomew, Hall and White-are
Hawaiian citizens, but both Amcri-
can and British capital is interested.
J. Sherman Bartholomew, the
President, was graduated and re-
ceived his degree of Electrical and
Telegraphic Engineer from the New
York Electrical College, Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y. occupying the position of
Treasurer and later Assistant Super
intendent of the Pullman's Pacific
Car Co.; Manager of the Burlington
Routes Telegraphs at Omaha, Neb.,
and Officer in charge of Custer, U.
S., Signal Station under Chief Sig
nal Officer Hagen. Has had practi-
cal experience in land telegraph and
cable construction and in lifting and
relaying submarine cable. Mr.. Bar
tholomew is a blood relative of Supt.
Charles Bartholomew, who was in
charge of the Atlantic Cable Station
at Trinity Bay, Ireland, during the
gable laying period of 1858.
Hon Edgar Crow Baker, of Victo-
ria, b. c., retired from III. b. NJ. s
navy as naval lieutenant after serv-
ing eighteen years. He settled at
Victoria, B. c., and after serving
the then province in various posi-
tions of trust was largely instrument
al in the admission of British Colum-
bia to the Canadian Dominion. He has
represented his constituency in the
House of Commons for nine years,
reading the entire poll at the last
election. Mr.. Baker is Secretary
Treasurer of the Victoria and Esqui-
mault Telephone Co., the Kamloops
Telephone Co., the Victoria Electric
Tight Co., and General Agent for
British Columbia for Bells Tele-
phone Co., besides being heavily in
kerested in commercial business at
Victoria and Montreal.
The Treasurer, Frank A. Dudley,
IS member of the law and real
estate firm of Ely & Dudley Of Mia
CARA Falls, New York, and has been
connected with business for the
Northern Pacific Land Department
1t st. Paul, Mimi, and Portland,
oregon, and brings to the cable
company valuable experience in
egal matters connected with corpor-
te and financial matters. The Lon
Ion, England, stockholders-John
Thompson, William Redmond and
daniel Munroe-are represented by
he firm of Bartholomew 6, Baker,
olding general power of attorney
Or the transaction of cable business.
For the information of the British
nd American stockholders it g
proper to state that the newly elect
ed Secretary, Il. o. White, is also
Secretary, Treasurer and Director
f the "E. O. Hall & Son, Limited" :"
ardware company, and has been
onnected with the company for the
asst ten years, four years previous
} and six years following its incor-
Grafton.
The Auditor, William w. Hall,
President of the "HaIl" company
lst mentioned. Mr.. Hall entered
ne service of the firm at the age of
ghteen and has been occupied in
le different POSITIONS of clerk, part
er, director, and finally President
the corporation, during the past
irty years. Mr.. Hall is member
the Board of Education of the
awaiian Kingdom, and one Of the
iost influential and prominent cili-
ms of this country.