Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-05
Alaska Now Has 4 First Glass Tele.
graph Service.
PROGRESS MADE IN CUBA
In His Annual Report General Greedy
Dilates on the Achievements
Of His Men In Phillip
pine Islands Also.

Washington. Nov. 5.-The annual re-
port of General A. w. Greedy. chief
signal officer of the army, says the
corps has actually built and put in
working order in Alaska 1,121 miles
Of land lines and submarine cables
within period of twenty-four months.
The accomplishment of such results.
he says. would be most creditable to
officers and men concerned therein il
Alaska was an ordinary country. for
this work included not only surveying.
construction and installation of this
length of line. but also involved the
manufacture and inspection Of enor-
nous quantities of material. instru-
ments. etc. many hundred tons in
weight. and their transportation over
distances ranging from 1000 to 1000
miles. When one considers. however,
the exceedingly difficult physical con-
ditions within the territory. he says. the
work must be considered simply phe-
nomenal, as in all parts Of Alaska trav-
ersed by this great length of line there
are not dozen miles of wagon road.
and much of the region is UNEMPLOYED.
improvements In Cuba.
Speaking of improvements effected
by the corps in Cuba General Greedy
says:
1T is unquestioned that on occupying
Cuba the American army found a few
dilapidated telegraph lines operated by
Anticipated methods, with tariff rates
increasing in proportion to the length
of the message. without free delivery
and with grave uncertainties as to
espionage. secrecy and delivery. This
system, bad as it was, served only the
western half of the island.
I'm leaving Cuba there was turned
over to the government system of
$500 miles, extending from San Mar
tinez in the west to Cape Maysi in the
extreme east, with every seaport or
townOf Importance electrically connect
ed. The present instruments are of
the best modern types. the transmits
sions speedy and reliable, and the tariff
rates exceedingly low. while the Ger
tainty of delivery and inviolability of
messages are beyond question"
Work In the Philippines.
OF the work in the Philippines the re-
port says:
"The magnificent system of telegraph
lines and cables was very largely con-
and installed under Colonel
A Hon This it,cp nI din
the fiscal year by $500 miles, consisted
on June 80. 1902, of 81 submarine ca.
bIes, 1926 miles in length. and land
lines 5,108 miles in length. making an
Of 6,434 miles. 1t is almost
needless to say that the work of con-
struction and installation under the
disturbed and difficult conditions exist
ing in the archipelago demanded tai
ents Of the highest order. The system
stands today monument to the energy,
skill and resourcefulness of the Amer
lean soldier.
. ION entering the Philippine Islands
the American army found practically
no existing telegraph lines. as the few
land lines connecting the Visayan ca
bles of the Eastern Extension Tele-
graph company had been promptly de-
stroyed by the insurgents, as we'll as
the lines in Luzon. when they retreated
before the advance of our army. The
only lines Of any Importance that came
into our possession were several hun
dred miles of dilapidated and antiquat-
ed lines In the Cayagan valley and
along the west coast of Luzon."
General Greedy calls attention to the
necessity of Pacific cable. Owing to
the great pressure Of work. he says.
not as much time has been given to
wireless telegraph tests as he desired.
but he reports that progress has been
made. He again calls attention to the
necessity for international cable reg
ulations and recommends that the war
be represented at the in
ternational telegraph conference to be
held in London next year.