The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-24
new CABLE TO PHILIPPINES.
WILL CONNECT NATIONS IN
SULAR POSSESSIONS.
The Commercial Pacific 'sble COMPANY
incorporated YESTERDAY h ION"
". Maca,a, and 0ther 1t is To
he Completed In Two Years and
Il VIII Cheaper Rates q" china.

The Commercial Pacific Cahl" Company
was incorporated yesterday H. Albany
and the ~artic,cs wcrr approved 10y Justice
O'Gorman of tho supreme Court OF this
city. II is capitalized n sioo.9oo. and
the object 81 the company IL 20 connect
New York CITY with san Fmnci~c" 10y it,
own or the wires 81 other Telegraph coni-
u.ni... thence from California under the
waters OF the Pacific Ocean to III" Hawaiian.
Philippine and other Pacific Islands, Ia"
capital IA divided into 1910 shares ard tho
directors are John " Mackay. Virginia
CITY. New. George II Ward, Albert Beck
William ". Cook and Georg" 'lapporton
Of this city. Alter v Chandler and hd-
ward {. Plat ~ Brooklyn, and Clarence
II. Mackay of Roslvu. l. !
Mr. Mackay sad yesterday that the
new company had been organized for IN"
rurpose Of laying a suhmarin" cabi" from
California 20 the Philippine Islands hy
Nay Of Honolulu. in the Hawaiian Islands
The length Of the cable will H. about s.joo
miles The part fir, lard Vill be from
California Ia the Hawaiian Islands. a dis-
,ance Of about 200 mile. T. il expected
that this portion will he lad and In opera
ton within nine month";
The time fffllL NNN Ntf |N' NaNlNA 'N Wv
r.mainder 81 tI. cahls f.,m 10, Hawaiian
Il LANDS Co the - ilippine I-'ind- viii d.
pend upon how quio.ly th" cable can
Inanufartur,d I lvt'ir -ali Nc
Niackay.. that the whole rIbl' Nll DO Toe
operation WIT in two y'ar- 'row ili- 1a''
on Aug % Mr.. MacAay -niA ur nta'
annlicafion 10 the United state Govern
ment for landing rights 10 t.L''.r.ii t"i
the Hawaiian Islands ami The Phiippur.
Islands. and that such Application Va -i.'
landinE The new company l. willing w.
lay thu cable on the sam terms ana "Oi-
ditions. ~ far ~ handing riehts m" CON
cerned. a. were iinIs sd by the Uni eel states
Goveuuent on the cablr lines Whicu hay
laen landed on the Atlantl' ~n1si 81 ~"
Initad States, and inastlurh a. thi> meow
which has t-"n really 80 Cpu-'tlc
the cable from California 70 tH. fhiIpptu"
Islands. IL willing 20 lay IN" "a'.' Ni'Nn,'
asking nnv subsidy or any guaranty. NJ
.lackay said that h. beloved tnr-n you'll
Is no troubse what~ocvcr iu agn''us WtI
the Government on the terms and COZ.
ditionz upon which the caul" would h"
landed.
Mr. Markay further state. that m" rev
cable. when IL r'aCh'd the '~hiiippir's.
would connect n, that point with ta" pre-
.ut submarine cable running from 10"
riih ,pinss - Japan and ale" lie cahl"
running from the Philippines y" China.
and that a direct cable rout" from China
and JaI-,n H. she United States would
thereby 30 established, which he believed
would ~ 81 the greau-s' benefit "a the
growing and trade between the
tniisd States and China particularly At
present ~cablegrams from thiua 20 the
United States ave IA b" sent by way y
Europe. Mr. Mackay gave " ~ his opinion
that the present cable rates from m uitod
States TO the Philippines and 20 China and
Japan would hs reduced from 10 20 co p.g
cent. when the new caole Ii laid