Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-11-02
n New York, before dollar of British

money was invested.
Eventually, however, several Eng
lishmen became interested, but TO meet
their views new company had 70 be
organized. This was named the ATTAIN
tic Telegraph company. and II declared
its object TO be TO continue the line oil
the New York, Newfoundland and Lon
don Telegraph company to Ireland, by
making or causing 20 be made a sub
marine cable for the Atlantic" IL was
estimated that 81, 750, 900 OF new capital
would need TO be subscribed and steps
were taken TO raise that amount. Shares
Of stock were issued, which we're taken
up In the different cities OF Great Brit
ain. Thackeray. the novelist took a
few shares. Thus si,0000O0 was OBJ
tanned, and Mr.. Field then made up the
entire sum by subscribing $500 900,
which his associates In New York
helped him to pay.
GOVERNMENT AID SOUGHT
English subscribers to the company's
capital stock now applied to their gov
eminent 10 indorse the enterprise BY
giving to II material assistance. This
application was successful the parlia-
lNtnl NltHouN ilu'u utlug NoNihS al
annual subsidy of $4,000, and, besides,
the admiralty department proifered the
use of all the ships that might be nee
essary. TO lay the cable. II was on
every account desirable that this should
be met by corresponding liberaiity on
the mart Of the government OF the Unit
cd Stntn~ Az oF"'al account Of all
that had been done In London
over u New lv4A, dAd ny the directors
Of the New York, Newfoundland and
London Telegraph company a copy was
laid before the President 1t was ac-
companied by letter asSln. him to
recommend the giving Of the same aid
in ships, and In an annual sum OF s1O,-
600, 10 be paid for official messages.
stipulation had been made with the
British government that II should have
a priority In the conveyance OF Its mes
sages over all others. Subject to the
exception only Of the government
OF the United States, In the
event Of the entering into an
arrangements with the, telegraph com
pany similar In principle TO that Of the
British government, In which case the
messages OF the two governments shall
have priority in the order In which they
arrive al the station"
President Franklin Pierce included
the subject In a message to Congress.
and a bin was Introduced which was
framed TO meet the case Opposition
began immediately to tow Itself IL
was contested by preiudiced senator's
and congressman and by men in the
lobby. But, too the project OF an At
lantic cable had many warm friends
The bill had been introduced into the
senate by MrSeward who gave Il earn
est support and he was enthusiastically
seconded by Mr. Douglass Of Illinois,
Bayard OF Delaware and Mr.. Benja-
min of Louisiana. These able senators
were required TO answer arguments to
show that the measure was unconstltu-
tional and that the sum OF $40 600 asked
for was extravagant. II was urged
further by the enemies OF the telegraph
hat the use Of the ship would cost the
government good deal OF money, To
this Mr.. Douglas replied;
American citizens have commenced
his enterprise. The honor and glory
VI the achievement, II successful, will |
pc due TO American genius and Ameri- |
AN daring. Why should the Amerl- |
an government be so penurious-I do |
lot know that this is the proper word |
or II costs nothing-why should we |
)e actuated by so liberal spirit as
o refuse the use of one Of our ships |
o convey the wire when II does not
ost one farthing to the treasury of the
United States?
These objections disposed Of, then a
ear was expressed OF giving some adj
'antage to Great Britain. There were
enators who were sure that England
vas going to profit to Americas injury
that In this submarine cable England
vas literally crawling under the sea to
ct some advantage OF the United
tates. This debate, read now, sounds
like the recent discussions
Z the isthman canal project. What
you'd happen In time of war; Eng
and would have her end OF the ca
lie and also that In Newfoundland.
o this Mr. Douglas said: II am will
ng TO vote for this bill as a peace
MEASURE. as q commercial measure but
ot as a war measure, and when war
ONES let us rely on our ability to
AXE this end Of the wire and keep IT,"
The bill passed the senate by only one
IL encountered the same hos
Ility In the house, but 1t finally got
through and was signed by President
'ierce March 3, the day before he went
ut Of ONCE.
NIAGARA AND AGAMEMNoN.
In 1857 the cable was completed at
reenwich. England, and the United
tates dispatched the warship Niagara
} London 20 take on one-half OF the
IMMENSE coll. When II arrived In the
names It was greeted by the Agamem.
on. a famoue British man-of-war. and
9th steamed to where the cable was
readiness for them. When all was
lady the two vessels, with a convot
tending, descended the river TO the
rean and made of for Queenstown.
hence they moved 20 Valencia bay.
was decided 20 submerge the whole
able In a continuous line from that
olnt TO Newfoundland. The Niagara
as 10 lay the first half from Ireland
, the middle Of the Atlantic the end
ould then be Joined to the other half
a board the Agamemnon, which would