Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1895-12-30
THE CABLE To HONOLULU.
ysosPEoTs OF ITS CONTRADICTION
To JAPAN.
NE New York Cable Company In
reases the Capital From Three
TO Ten million Dollars.

Nb" Nhot DSSS"'DNs N''
meeting of the incorporators OF
she Pacific Cable Company, re-
gently organized under tue laws
al New York, was held at the
ofice OF the Central and South
american Telegraph Company
Rday. The following board Of
directors was elected: j. Pier
sont Morgan, Edmund L Baylies,
dieorge S. Bowdin, J. Kennedy
Todd and j. A. Scrymser. Mr..
Scrymser was elected president
snd acting treasurer. Messrs.
Garter and Ledyard were ap-
pointed attorneys.
An executive committee was APP
2oinGed aud authorized to arrange
20 increase the capital stock to
sl0,OOO,0OO. Mr.. Baylies, as
chairman of the committee on
plan and scope, reported the esti-
mates for the cab,e laid and the
guarantee that had been received.
A copy Of the bill introduced in
she United States Senate on Dec
saber 10th by Senator Carter Of
Montana Was submitted and re-
jerred to the counsel of the COM
anyiforexamination and report.
1t is estimated that it will re-
3uire 7249 miles of cable, includ-
ing slack, to establish telegra-
shic communication between the
United States and Japan via Sand
sich islands and the other Pacific
Islands. Letters and kilograms
iOm connecting telegraph COM
panies favoring the enterprise
sere submitted.
Commentir & on the above the
Gall of the following day says:
9Jhis company is the same one
7Aat has been recently incorpor-
ssed in New York, and which q.
& Spalding of this Cityso earnest
y advocated before the Chamber
u Commerce of this City, and to
.hich he has offered $25 900 Of
his own money for the faithful
Slfillment Of the contract should
Congress vote 5000, 900 per year
sSr the period of twenty years as
subsidy to the company.
This amount" said Hugh
Craig yesterday, "would, with
the $4,000 per year as pledged
hom the Hawaiian Government,
be sufficient to pay the interest on
she capital that would be expended
IN the laying of the cable to the
stands.
From the port OF Honolulu
he cable would most assuredly
6slaid to Japan and China, but
ibs this the United States Govern
Dent would probably not be ask
I'd for any assistance.
with Pearl Harbor as a Unit
s States naval station and the
Sher interests that the people of
his country have in Hawaii, that
here should be cable none will
Ieny.
THE incorporators of the Paci-
BE Cable Company have made
aberal overtures to the United
BATES Government for the needed
assistance from the American
gsople which this scheme de-
Dands, but so far the Democratic
administration has failed to act.
Bot perhaps this little breeze be-
5veeng England and our Govern
Bent may be the means of open
ing the Democratic heart to a
rue realization of the necessity
Jconnectlng US by cable with the
Siher side of the world, in regard
b which we are so near and yet
ID far"
These sentiments of Mr.. Craig
IAave been fully shared in by the
estire Chamber of Commerce,
sAich has passed resolutions urg-
Dg upon the representatives from
mis- State to Congress the desira.
6ility of advocating the laying of
Che Hawaiian cable.