New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-06
CABLE LINES OF THE WORLD.
PLANS FOR EASTERN COMMIT NICATlON
SAID TO BE FEASIBLE
CHANGES IN APPLIANCES AND RATES
CABLES IN ALL OCEANS EX-
lay TELEGRAPH TO THE TnrBr~E.l


rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBr sci
vosbirrton March THE submarine telegraphs
Of tho world and especially the practcablity ~
a submarine telegraph across the Pacific are dis
cussed al considerable length in the January num-
Der OF the summary Of Commerce and Finance
lust issued by the Treasury Bureau OF Statistics.
The statement shows that the submarine tele-
graphs Of the world number 1900 Their aggregate
length is lie 900 miles their total cost is estimated
at 800 900 COO and tho number Of messages annually
transmitted over them 100000 All the grand diVis-
ions Of the earth now connected by their wires
Adding To- the submarine lines the lanG Telegraph
systems by which they connected and through
which they bring interior points Of the various con-
tlnens into instantaneous communication the total
length Of telegraph lines OF the world Il N"'V"
miles the length OF their single wires or con-
ductors. 3 10000 miles. and the total NUMBER oil
messages annually sent over them 3s5.090". or an
average Of 100000 each day. OF the lo,o miles oi
submarine eIegraphs about $50 90 belong to thirty
five companies operating the commercial caots
which number about 800; the remainder are HoS'N
short lines controlled hy governments ana connect
ing forts. batteries. signal stations lighthouses
etc. the aggregate Of government lines oelng ABOUT
ll50 and heir total length about NvD miles III
addition to this the governments of the world ho'u
about 80 0O miles of cable in stock for war pur-
poses. ready to be laid at moments no'ce'
DISTRIBUTION or LINES.
In the short balf-century since the practicaoihty
~ submarine telegraphy demonstrated 'n'
electric wires have invaded every ocean except we
Pacific Nearly score Of wires nave pc.n ''''
across the Atlantic. % which no less tnan I'M '"
now successfully operate between the 'h''Vu
and Europe while three others span the '"'"
/ narafivelv snort distance between South Ane'lV"
and the African an1 South European coast iii'eS
Throughout the Indian Ocean lines connect t'V
| Far East with Europe and America by way " III.
Red Sea the Mediterranean. the western 'ods. oi
Europe and the great transatlan'ic INES. Inc
Mediterranean Is crossed and recrossed III us en-
tive length and breadth 10y numerous cane Hh'',
| and the Mediterranean OF America. the gun % -,
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Is taN'f''u J." ''
/ directions by lines which BRING IFS is''."9 '.''u
| colonics into spcakng relations with each o'''i
and with South America, Central Ar'''''"' '
/ ,.,i,od states and thence Europe. AFRICA anu
Ae,a Along the eastern coast Of Asia cane mo
| loan from port TO port and island TO lsa-'' ''
/ ing messages overland from Eastern h'.''P
/ v.,v of Ruesian-Siberian land lines an" l"' "'''
,r- ,rorn 10 Jauan China. Austria IA. Nf"-|'i''''''
/ the straits Settlements. Hong Kong ana '''. ''l
,t,os and sending others IN return Son'A ann
/ 10 slirtcd with cable lines along jas ch'lIe po'"
! ....a the extreme south. where th"N are "'''
/ into Recommendation hy land me - -,
/ .Dtir. coast OF Africa cables loop l'''" .r
Mace and colony TO colony. stretching "o't W.,
entire circumference anu p'"'""''
al various points.
1,.or, body OF water lying between the inha"'eI
/ ,-,,..rs Of the earth. with the single e~''P'
/ -, p.~fc. Ocean has been crossed and r'c'oSS'u
| ~, I'm 4,e telegr3ih lines. Even tnat N"S' -
,ar-o 81 water has te,n invaded along us ~"
| su,,rlarin, wires stretching along Us ",S'''" ~
! dor from siberia TO Australia "h'' ~ -,
| ,-,,-e arc skiriod with lines which stI"''h "'o"7
! -, ,.,....r, coasts Of the TWO Americas. S'N'la'
adverturous pioneers In Paoihc 'e"EI"l"'
! ,..ntrrcd to considerable distances an" "'p,'
that rr,a, ocean cable line running from
| - Nev.-Z .alard. q distance of over one
miles and IN another extending from aus .' "a.
| The French Colony of New-'aitd'nit' c'S"' "
a., ,,ii.e scav.srd. The chief obstacle IN inc I.S'
! n tho construction Of q grand tranSpac'' -
vos found I'm the fact that nid"ce"h ''7''"-
could not he satisfactorily "ntalhe" a. -
80. s,,rlo Government controlling a sufficient num-
| 49,. 80 euitabie landng-placcs 20 make TINS seer"
| .too,,,o i- yaw OF the belief thai inc distances
| for, which sqges could be sent ana c'"'N 70"
| ,orod vcsre limited Win landinS-paoos "' ia"
| NIT Wake Island Guam and the fmlpPi'l'S "
| -, 90 eoction OF a cable stretching from 'I'
1-i.ad states 10 Asia and touching AT un'se POM,
! ia b.va q length elual - that no" III "''s
| o,oro.ior between France and the Dh"'o
| THO length Of the French cable from hTesi'
! - como cod Massachusetts. is 5'-p H+i-'. VIZ"
49,, .,r..,., distance from land 10 land on the pro-
| -o-l9 pacif. route would be thaf ir'" ." '
! ofeoo 70 Hawaii 2oS9 miles. thai roIl nav,
J,.a,o rsla-d being 2olo miles. from wake lSanu
| go, ON mills from Guam 20 Mamma 4"-
/ 10 H"'''' = Nm. 20 he Asiatir coast $50
| miles ana H'i" -'' 49,. pa fe .o-7cv-nat
| miles While the IeliH ~ H' ,... t...-
49, than that a. which any cables nav "''"
~" 49, d,oororco between its depth and the
laid, the clNf''N.' 49, .,o Atlantic would
/ greatest reached hy ca".'" i4' sac ~
,.ch, tho cable recent, laid from HayJ 20 tho
- ~. -, rs,ord- teirc IN 1900 feet Of water.
t,,o tho qr,etcst depth befween san FraH''.-o
and Ha"aH j. l'' ,t,.,, - estimated a.. 1850 feet
i"ee. IL" .'' -, o. vet ~ be verified 10y de
though ''-
talied s"'i'-'.7 "a. ---,r- o.t-,~
MEAN pEfli va ''
49, t,o,,ei who was the first 10 discuss the
OlAO iN'"'- fho and