The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-10
"HELLO PEAKS"
The Call May Soon Be
Heard.
Scheme On Foot to Lay Gable to the
Islands.
Would Cost twenty-five
Hundred Dollars.
Cushings, Peaks and All the Is
lands Could Dc Connected.

There has been considerable talk during
the last few days that by the approach OF
another season In this city, submarine
cable would be laid between the olty and
Peaks island and Cushings island. 1hs
demand for such a line has bean increas-
ing every year for the last ten years.
More people are going to the islands every
summer and many OF these summer resi-.
dents 3, Especially the hotel proprietors and
the merchants have for long time been
agitating the project which would result
In giving them telephone and tslegraphio
service from the city to the islands. The
advantage Of such service can Of oourss
be seen by every b,dy.
Yesterday afternoon a reporter Of the
PRESS interviewed q few prominent
gen tlemen OF the city. all OF whom were
very anxious that he scheme be made q
reality.
"Do think that the plan is feasiblef"
was the answer that City Electrician
Cummings made to question regarding
the subject. "why most assuredly 1t Is
feasible; there Ia no doubt at all that the
line could be established all right. Why,
tight down here on our coast In the east
ern part OF the state, ten miles of sub
marine Gable have been laid"
Chief Engineer Eldrsdae also stated his
belief that the scheme would tie entirely
feasible. "There would be no trouble at
all about fixing this line," remarked the
head of the fire department..
General Manager Charles ID. Livermore
Of the Western Union Telegraph office, Ia
very enthusiastic regarding the story that
there II ay be a cable to the Islands OF
Peaks, CushiuRs and possibly both Great
and Little Diamond next summer. "Such
thing Is feasible" said Manager Liver.
more. "1heIe Is no doubt of that. And
this thing should he accomplished by an
other season. During the summer season
we have many messages which have to be
delivered to oottagers and boarders on the
islands. My idea is that the line should
be extended from Fort Preble to Cush-
ings island ami thence over to Peaks.
From that island 1t oould be extended to
10th of the Diamond islands. The line
from Little Diam ond to Great Diamond
would not have to be under WATER
"This subject has been. frequently con-
sidersd by u.s." was the comment Of GEN.
erai Manager Joseph ID. Stanford Of the
Portland Office of the New England Teis-
phone and Telegraph company. "The
idea Is feasible but do not know any
thing definite about 1t just yet. About
one mile and half of cable would be
necessary from Fort Prebls to Cushings
islani and then to Peaks island. The
cost would he about IS cents FOOT
At this rate the cost would be abo nj
s $500 including instruments and all the
appliances necessary tO operate the line.
IL seems strange that some company has
not taken up this protest before and
pushed 1t to completion. The income
would not be large in this winter time,
but in the summer it would pay we'll, SO
many psople believe. Putting this city
into communication with the islands at
ali times would materially add to the ad-
| vantsges of all the islands as summer re-
sorts A special committee appointed By
the city council Is now making thor.
ough Investigation into this matter ant
will probably present their report In I
short time.