The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-20
Another Now Atlantic Cable,

In the early part OF this month Births
steamer left London freighted with grea
ocean cable that Is to be laid In the Atlanti
between Africa and Brazil. The cabl
IL 2.105 miles in length and 1916 ton
III weight, and Is superior In severa
respects to any other submarine cable.
IL to be laid during the present summer
and will DO In working order In July.
will extend from Port St. Louis. near tn
mouth OF tho Senegal In Western Africa. t,
Pernambuco. on tho eastern coast Of Brazil
touching at the island OF Fernando d.
Noronha before 1t reaches the mainland O.
South America. In Africa 1t will con
meet with lines running northward. as
far as England and other European coun
tries. In Brazil. it will connect with the
cable lines between Pernambuco and Sun.
tos. where 1t will be in communication with
tho land ind water lines running to many
other parts of South America.
This new and important enterprise OF the
South American Cable Company will I'M
doubleday be serviccable In promoting the
extension OF commerce between Europe
and South America. It will be used almost
wholly for commercial purposes. Its pro-
motors are shrewd and far-sighted CAPT.
talists. The remarkable growth OF
railroads within the last few years.
largely built by British capital In Brazil
snd other South American countries. has
opened up to trade vast regions that furnish
products needed in Europe and that offer
profitable markets for European goods. The
facts about the new system OF Brazilian
railroads. running from the seaboard to the
hitherto almost inaccessible interior, and
shout the resources Of the States
traversed by them. which were pub
lished some time ago by Mr.. JAMES
W. WELLS. an Englishman who has
been prominent In Brazilian railroad sur
veys. gave information to British manufac-
turers. Of which they have not been slow to
take advantage.
Tho new African-Brazilian cable Is the
property Of British telegraph company.
It is Of British construction. and the work
OF laying 1t on the bed OF tho ocean will be
done by the British cable layers who are
now aboard the British steamship Silver
town.
We ought to have direct American cable
between the United States and Brazil. Sec
rotary BLAINE has for years been especially
DESTROYS OF the establishment Of such a
line. and recently he has been engaged in
negotiations on tho subject with the
Brazilian Government. He brought tho
project before the Senate Committee
on Commerce last month. when he
delivered an argument against giving
tho French Brazilian Telegraph Company
the privilege OF landing cable on our
seaboard. He assured tho COM
mittee that the American project would be-
undor way within year II Congress re.
trained from legislation adverse to 1t. and
that 1t would be executed by American cap
|tal and enterprise. Mr.. BLAINE evidently
spoke with knowledge. though his state.
ments have been challenged by the counsel
" tho French company.
Tho establishment OF such a limo would as
suredly DO advantageous to American trade
with Brazil and other South American
countries. We take tho products OF these
countries. and we ought to find in them
'etter market than We have yet found for
,ur manufactures.