The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-06
Steamer With Material
Starts on Voyage to
California.
ROUTE OF LINE SELECTED
Hawaii. Midway ISLANDS, Guam, and
Luzon the Four Principal Stops IN
New Link Between the Western and
Eastern Continents.

The cable steamship siIvertowa
has sailed from London with the nrst
section Of the new Pacific cable II IS
expected 20 arrive in the Pacific waters
in time to complete the connection be
tween California and the Hawaiian Is
lands by the end Of October.
Arrangements have already been ef-
fectcd fer the landings On the United
STATES coast the landing. viii be just
south OF the Golden Cate, from which
point the cable viii be brought direct
to the Postal Telegraph Office in san
Francisco, through an underground con
Guit
The Hawaiian Islands are now the only
lands Of any importance occupied by
civilized man which have no cable con
nection with the outside world, and
aside from their growing commercial
Importance are the stopping place Of
nearly ali trans Pacific shipping. The
promised cable viii therefore be Of great
Importance to the commercial interests
everywhere. The line TO Hawaii viii be
one of four links in the cable across the
Pacific. each link with an average length
Of about 2,e3o niles.
At Barren Midway Islands.
The second section win extend north
f, westward from Hawaii to the Midway
Islands. a barren group. which obtains
its name through its location about
mids-ay between the United States and
the Asiatic coast. The landing viii be
mads On Sand Islands, the largest o. the
group. As the island is un1rOductive.
and practically uninhabited. It will be
necessary TO supply frem elsewhere ev-
eTythi1g for the subsistence OF the force
Of employees required for the operation
of the cable As IS the cable uompanv's
custom at such stations. comfortable
quarters with all possible conveEieuces
VIII be provided. including an evapordt-
ing plant for fresh water and an ice
manufacturing machine. as well as ?
gymnasium and library
The Deepest Ocean Chasm Known.
The next link Will be to Guam. around
the southern coast of which is the deep
est ocean chasm known, extending 10 a
depth Of over seven miles. The cable
VIII skirt around the banks OF tbts I
chasm. landing on the north coast Of I
Guam. On this island the United States (
now has naval station and governor. /
with dispatch boat for communication 4
with the Philippines. The cable VII be f
o. great service 10 the Government !
there, and viii permit the withdraw wal Of /
the dispatch beat for ether purposes.
The fourth and last section viii make 4
& detour OF the Island Of Luzon- landing
N the Manila Bay, and completing an I
aii-Amerfcan cable between the United 4
States and all OF its Pacific possessions.
At the same time, the rates 10 the Phil 1
lppines VIII be reduced from the present 1
figure OF S1.66 to 81 per word which .
VIII also be the rate to China and japan
The rate was formerly S2-35, bur was re
dueed 10 1886 upon the announcement Of (
the proposed competition. The new cable
VIII carry message from the United
States TO Manila with only three rope
Sltionss instead OF fourteen. as is now re-
CURED via the European route.
Mackay's Interest in Plan.
This Pacific cable was the pet project
-ef Jeha ". Maeksy. and it was in con-
ineetlon with IT that he went 70 London.
where he was taken fatally ILL., His last
Iomcial act was to place contracts Tor
the manufacture Of the 5000 miles OF
cable between Hawaii and the Philip
pines. TO be completed IN the unprece-
dentedly short time Of eleven Inonths.
dhe copper has all been purchased in
the United States, but is being mads I'D L
IN England because Of the greater ex- L
feFience Of the British manufacturers.
The contract requires that the entire
line be completed by June 1. 1909, pro
Vided the Navy Department VIII permit
the use Of its souBdiDks. about which
tEeTe IS believed to be little doubt. as
The connection viii save the Government Il
over Sl0G, coo per year IN cable bills.