The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-04-22
MORE WIRELESS.

.>AN irRANclsro. Aprl ib.-iiawaH
~ o. have wireless telegraph
communication with san Francisco
In an probability In the near future. J.
picrpont Morgan and other distln-
guishcd unancicrs closely identified
with him are backing the great eater
prise which viii connect the United
states with Hawaii. the Philippines,
cuba. Porto Rico. Danish West Indies.
Alaska. the Alcutian Islands and other
distant lands.
The company Is known as the Wire
less Telegraph Company Of America,
and has been Incorporated under the
! laws of New Jersey. Contracts Ia con-
troll the American rights viii soon be
signed by 1t. and the parent company
formed by MarConi I'm London. The
capitalization of the Wireless Telegraph
Company of America is to be ,l50 600.
The company has been financed by
T.. Rollins Morse. II will begin opera
tons i'm June. and stations are now
being built at Cape Cod. Cape Breton.
and Tampa, Florida. The stations on
the Pacific Coast are to be built very
soon, and by means of these commu-
nications will be opened with the Phil
of Hawaii and Guam. The cost of sta
tons IL estimated at about sl,000.00o.
In addition To it's land stations the
Wireless Telegraph Company OF Amer
lea will control the rights on all vessels
sailing under the American flag. These
vessels will have to purchase their
wireless apparatus from the American
company
Marcon is to receive $3.50 600 cash.
and So per cent of the stock of the new
company for his deciding them the
American rights on his inventions.
T.. Rollins Morse Is a member OF the
firm OF Morse Brothers, brokers OF New
York and Boston. ana Is closely identi-
fled with J. Pierpont Morgan In many
financial affairs.
According To- statements made. by
those close to the heads of the company.
Hawaii may expect wireless messages
before the cabl, 10 Honolulu Is in work
ing order.
THE MACKAY CABLE.
\ landing place near the Gin House
has been selected for the cable which
John w. Mackay's Commercial Gable
Company will lay between here and
Hawaii. George w. ward. general man
| ager for MaCkay. has decided that the
| best place to land the cable will be
| close to the lifc-saving station. just
| north of Golden Gate Park. Fulton
street. IL extended, would strike the
beach at this point.
The Commercial Gable Company's o.
fees In the Hobart Building. on Market
street near Montgomery. viii be the
| terminus OF the cable here. rhc great
rope will be buried in a trench or con
| duit between the Hobart Building and
the beach landing place, and the city
authorities VIII shortly be asked for
| PERMISSION to lay this underground ca
Glr. IT. route viii be from the point
Oh the beach mentioned, east to Forty
seventh avenue, north t. Clin avenue,
thence east to Forty second avenue,
thence east along Point Lobos avenue
and Gcary street to Market.
The route from san Francisco to
I Honolulu will be about southwestrIly,
and the total length Of the cable will
be about POO miles. The cable is now
being maze AT the mills at the rate of
| twenty miles a day, or over 600 miles
Il month. and steamship is already
being gotten ready to lay it, The act
ual work will begin some time leXt
| October.
The cable viii be brought around
| Cape Horn from the factories in Great
| Britain on the same vessel which will
| lay it. 1t is expected that the line will
| be completed by Thanksgiving day. an
| II can be put upon the bottom OF the
| sea at the rate of about five or six
miles an hour.
General Manager Ward says: "rhe
company does not expect the San Fran
CISCO Honolulu cable to pay interest
on the investment. 1t will continue
the cable across the Pacific by way Of
Midway Island and Guam To Manila
and Japan. We are now waiting for
the report of the Government steam
ship Nero's soundlngs between Homo
lulu and the Far East"
FREDERICK O'BRIEN.