The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-10
NEW HAVEN MANS PROJECT.
M, j. Faheys Project for Gable from
Seattle to Juneau.

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Seattle to Juneau.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer of No
vember so, has the following concerning
81 project by M. J. Fahey, formerly
manager of the Postal Telegraph office
of this city, very intelligent and
popular gentleman:
If NJ, J. Fahey of New Haven, Conn,
can carry through his plans, cable will
connect Seattle with Juneau, and the
arrival of gold-laden miners from the
Yukon basin over the passes will be tel
egraphed from that point as soon as they
arrive at the Alaska metropolis. Mr..
Fahey, who is an old Associated Press
operator, has come to the city primarily
to introduce a pneumatic boat of his
own invention, but he will at the same
time endeavor to interest people in the
cable scheme. In talking of his plans
he said:
81 procured the introduction of bill
in congress toward the close of the
Cleveland administration by Congress-
man Sperry of my own home, in the
house, in the senate by Senator Wilson
of Washington, but it was too late for
action. That bill provided for sub
sidy, but I shall make another attempt
at the next session and ask no subsidy,
as the immense increase in business
within the last few months has convinc-
ed me that it will be paying invest
ment from the start. When l first
preached the scheme people thought
Alaska was nothing but land of ice
study of the country and satisfied my
self of it's great wealth, and the subse-
quent discoveries have convinced the
whole world.
Il have studied this system of a ca
BILE and have satisfied myself that it is
quite practicable to stretch it along the
coast. The charts show the depths of
water not to be extreme, and we can
choose our own depth. You have not
the destructive insects uD here that
they have on the Mexican coast, where
cable is in successful operation, and
the cool water will increase the conduc-
in deep water until we get beyond Brit
ish territory, and then make it partly a
deep sea and partly land line from
the Alaskan coast. / shall only ask
congress for the right to land, for I be-
lieve it would be sef-supporting.
have secured petition signed by 100
miners and citizens of Juneau, and
shall look for the support of the people
of Seattle. / have procured estimates
from manufacturers of telegraph cables
| and have a scheme by which I think it
can be stretched from Seattle to Jul
neau at cost of $500, 900.
Il stopped at Buffalo and Duluth on
my way west, and found the people all
| through the country interested in the
| Klondike and Seattle. ] had the option
of locating at San Francisco, Seattle,
Victoria or Vancouver, and chose Seat
! tie In coming over the railroad to Du-
| luth I talked to nineteen conductors
/ and found four Of them intending going
| to Alaska. I know two men personally
at New Haven who are going and know
of forty others there, and every town
and village will send it's quota. Judg-
| ing from the tone of the replies of a
great many mayors to the question as
i to how many are going from their
towns, I believe they are trying to dis
courage people from coming, as they
| fear an exodus.
THE newspapers ought to advise peo-
| pie not TO come here in the expectation
of securing employment for the winter
for many have already done so, and the
city is already over-supplied. The
towns in the south would give millions
to have the opportunity Seattle has.
figure that at least 100000 people will
pass through here in the first five
months of the new year. You people
here do not begin to appreciate the feel.
ing in the east