The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-02
CABLE
MAT TIERS
ST TIED
and the
Government
Agree.
NERO SOUNDlNGS
ARE TURNED OVER
Mackay viii Build The Indapend-
ent Line From the Philip
pines to China.

WASHINGTON, Nov. sO.-Clarence
w. Mackay, president of the CONNER
cial Pacific Gable Company; George G.
Ward, vice-president. and William w
Cook, general counsel for the company
had an interview today with the Attor-
ney General with respect to the condi-
tions prescribed by President Roosevelt
for constructing a transpacific cable.
These conditions were approved by the
President in July last, since which time
the Pacific Gable Company has not Of
fcially notified the Government as to
its intention or willingness to accept
them.
Today, however, Mackay explained to
the Attorney General that the delay
was caused by protracted negotiations,
which have only been brought to
conclusion within the last few days, to
secure landing place in China to COM
ply with the Presidents condition that
an Independent American line should
be constructed from Manila to Hong
kong, thus giving an all-American
through lire to the Asiatic continent.
1t was this condition that was sup
posed to be the one that the cable com
pany would be unwilling or unable to
comply with. 1t now announces its abil-
ity and intention to construct a line
from Manila to Shanghai, distance OF
about 1,200 miles, and to have the same
completed within a year.
Owing to the claim of the Pacific
Gable people that, as they read one oS
the other conditions, it VIII practically
prevent the necessary relations with ex-
isting lines in China to secure the trans
mission of American messages to in
terror points, that provision is being
recast to obviate misunderstanding
and will be submitted to the President
in a modified form within a few days.
soUNDINGs FOR MACKAY.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21.-Secretary
Moody today directed that the Nero
soundings be turned over to the Pacific
Cable Company. This action resulted
from a conference between Secretary
Moody and Rear-Admiral Bradford
Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, in
regard to the proposition of the Com
mercial Pacific Cable Company to con-
struct cable from San Francisco to
Honolulu.
The Secretary has authorized the Ad-
miral to turn over the soundings made
by the Navy Department to the Pacific
Gable Company as soon as the neces-
sary papers have been drawn up. These
soundings represent more than years
work and an expenditure of about
100000. AS a result of the Secretary's
determination to relinquish the sound
ings of the Nero in return for conces-
sions TO the Government in cable rates
and in military use Of the cable, it is
expected that cable VIII be IN opera
ton between san Francisco and Homo
lulu within few weeks and work then
will be pushed on the line between
Honolulu and Manila.
1t is due to the work Of the Nero that
Guam is 10 be landing station Of the
Pacific cable. The cable company was
disposed to believe that there was an
abyss in the vicinity of the island which
would prevent the laying Of cable By
that route. Admiral Bradford showed
the company's representatives enough
of the soundings to convince them thai
the survey of the Nero had made a de-
tour of this abyss. and it was agreed
to lay the cable via Guam.