The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-18
SOME VIEWS AT WASHINGTON.


Washington, January r4.-(Siof Corestondenee)- The
injection of labor problem into the consideration of the
Pacific cable matter regarded very interesting devel
opment by those who keeping with the case Here
toiore three English have had monopoly Of cable
construction all of the cables in having been
manufactured by Of them, but two American
concerns in active competition for the business and as
result American industrial and labor interests pitted
against those of Great Britain
The cost OF the proposed Pacific cable is estimated at
S2ooooooo The two American named, of
which is located New York and the other Pttsbrg
ask 10 per cent for manufacturing cable than do
Of the English concerns their argument being that they
compelled to ask the higher price in order protect Amer
can industries.
The representatives of the Commercial Cable company
who have been heard by the house committee interstate
and foreign commerce sco at the idea of any American
company being able manufacture cable OF the proper
sort incidentally may be mentioned that the CONNER
cal company has already let the to English
concern for the cable proposes lay the Pacific
and that would stand to lose heavily in the
ment should decide to lay cable of its and to have
the work done in America The Commercial people have
gone so far with their plans and their that they
say positively they will their cable though
the government constructs another The argument made
by the companys representatives the hearing
to the effect that despite the fact that their might be
nearly twice high those which are proposed to be
charged by the the private would be in
better position handle business and would handle the
bulk of it on account of alleged better facilities and the al
legged superiority of their English made cable the Amer
lean made article used by the government.
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President Ward OF the Commercial company is not dis
posed to give out anything definite regarding contract
which the interests he represents has let but he ntmated
yesterday that he might be in position 10 give out such
after consulting with directors of his con-
Germ At the time he made an interesting statement
to the effect that the experiments in teegraphy
conducted by Maooni had had effect of causing the
stocks Of cable companies deprecae in value So far as
known Mr. Ward said of the cable companies had at
tempted to negotiate with Marcon although one of them
had put the inventor considerable trouble while he was
conducting his work along the Newfoundland shore re-
Gently,
1t is important in this connection that while the
commercial company insists being allowed to proceed
with the laying of its cable without interference or CONNIE
uuoh on the part OF the government it does object TO
selling the cable to the government when completed
representative OF of the American cable papufc
turing companies who present recent hearing of the
matter before the committee on commerce announced that
ms concern would aid its American competitor in ettin
he contract ii it did not get it itself He stated in effect
mat ms primary object to the contract for his own
company, and that failing in this he would do all in HE
,ower to it for the other American co,,n,,, it,
nan allow the $looooooo which the cable will cost IN On
o foreign country He said that would he unwise for
nc committee on commerce to record as being will
ng to divert that of money from the industrial AID
dboring interests of the United States
incidentally, the recent hearing before tho ro;,.
GEMS 10 nave demonstrated the fact that the aiorv of
ne members Of the body disposed to favor the CorIi
Ill., which provides for the laying Of cable h.. the ~
aent and for maximum charge Of 90 cents ncr word 10
ween San Francisco and Manila and * cents n,r ,o -
"een san francisco and Honolulu. The general control
the cable is vested by the bill in the postmaster general
ne secretary OF war and the secretary OF the navy
What has heretofore been said in tbes. d.,
ardlng the relative merits OF the Panama and Nio.
anal routes as well their relative desirabiv VA, Eli,
OUT ny the action OF the senate committee on inter
ed"'r canals which held an interesting session Sstrd,
ne oHer OF the Panama company reDresentatiyos .. -
'eir uncomplecd ditch for $40 600 ono y,,s - SCH
amer at once positive and final, Those rcpresc,tatts
" i'a"pre ana M Boeufve, passed a bad two mr. tb |
u'ue Tue searching Questioning of Senator Morgan NJ
&c veteran chairman of the committee who has bso CO. .l
q io He construction OF an shman canal for weave NJ Of
ampre was forced to admit that the Panama ' nm
" Guy 'uea OIL completing its canal when the WORT ~ CO
'' ana Ne was silent when Senator Morgan asked t alb
. was, "o' "ue mat the Panama people had commenced
'''' simply because they felt sure that the rr;,I we
aes would some day to build 4 canal '''yd eIt
minus and that it would probably feel disposed ~ 'e w
as worth larger sum than it ma
Before he finished with the French -., de,
morgan declared that he would not nav -, 'e'a- VIII
"e canal IN other words. he would NOT tsL - 'S day
consideration lie pointed that aocordi "',e' boa
ements OF the officers Of the companv 10 the sra
's "Ne 100000 frenehmen had a financial irto, ; ~
nd" some OF these interests were very sr,,u III inc mi;
=, - "'' ee' "t an disposed to make cnemies 81 -, rea
""N % people named by attempting 10 huy a. Wv intC
Iout 'heir consent Further, he pointed or .'na to
DoeuVe had admitted that he had no autbori, .a' A.
snen government to deal with the United sses b " the ae
.nd. Rana he was simply representing some Of Ia.
'"S' ~ boeutVe is an attache Of the Frcnch - W MS
ne had himself temporarily detached in ord" esson Phi
IRE the committee regarding the business of tn. appear
president heartily in favor of III. canal mar
- sa'u that ne has recently told several OIL will
they had better the bill Quickly ~ eonsessmen Jo
be called back for special session = tney wanted SUM
1mer ~ IN the middle Of the AM
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The progress ,,ad s peoI