The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-09

Honolulu will have cable communal
cation with the mainland by the mid
die OF November next. n the plans OF
the Parihc Cable Company go through.
and there 10 nothing comes up at this
eud 10 prevent completion Of the work
so fnr has the work progressed that
there are now something like 500 miles
.,f the cable ready FOR shipment and
the rest IL expected to be ready for
putting into the tanks not later than
august l.
This 10 the cheering news which is
brought to Honolulu by Mr. s. s. Dick
euson. who arrived In the SOnoma yes
t-rday for a stay o; perhaps two weeks
here. arranging for the primary work
Mr. Dickcnson win choose the landing
place for the cable. have the shore end
cabie house built ard decide upon the
route for the underground cable. which
win connect the sea line with the city.
for the home OF the corporations office.
The latter feature L. the only one which
is N doubt. for what may have To be
done to secure Offices here IL still a
question. one which in the end Mr.
Diekensou may have 20 refer % the
p.or's on tire other side.
MY FIRST duty" said Mr.. Dickenscn
yesterday. "ruust BE- the selection OF
the landing place for the cable. We
shall want 70 come to land as close To
the city "a possible. but at some place
ysherc there ara no large ships anchor
lus. 80 that the danger of the dragging
% our cable may BE- reduced 90 a min
frnum. There is little danger from
small vessels. though they may lose
anchors and chains by catching hold
of the cable. but large ships often in
furs tho Hire. come With an absO-
tuteIy open mind. for I have TO instruc-
tlnrS 20 look into any particular site
for the cable end. I. OF course. eX-
p.ct that the place wiil BE- close % the
city. for according TO our recent meth
ois. Ne do not have the station ut the ,
4ea end. but connect that line with an
wire which leads % the
city Offices. operating the line direct
IN shi. cas-. from the san Francisco
once into the office here
The cable which is being made for
Us will BE- laid with rapidity. II the
cable ship encounters good weather AS
vs had. believe the work can be done
~ ten days or eleven days time. There
.S much deueuds on the weight or the
able II 10 - rot too heavy for one
ship 20 carry there viii be then the
simple laying Of the line from the san
Francisco crd to the landing place de-
-lIed upon here. n tncre - too much
able Tor one shir. ;hen u viii b. d.
.fisd between two and :hey VIII mcct
IN rnla-Sccnu. and after the splicing OF
m. cable they viii turn their heads In
,,r.,sfte directions and the trip VIII
-. only half the time. This can
rot s1y. ns thr cable - being made
fpon plans which will provide for the
.1se4t mnd surest line. We DO not an
iciprt.. much difficulty In the laying.
.4 We have from Ihc HydrJgraphic Of
.c. all the prJafrs and reports upon
As. character % the bottom. and these
.Aags that &c is extremely favorable
"a che approaches 90 the Islands there
= always Ia lava and coral forna- I
9Cu4 some amount % sharp reefs ana
.1fnta. but ~ expect these and make s
ts cable foT ths purpose There =
~ extra nruor put on the cable ana u Z
1Cu wears CT ere points and IN the d
rsr % coral becomes imbedded into Z
b. substance a1f tSeu cannot b. lifted
The first work We vii have To do {
III b. che laying OF the lana lines
.hsse must be down. the stations COM O
'ctcd. before the sea work - done. g
"a IN thc event % this case shalI G
AXE all arrangements for the station q
nj tia~. ant expect 20 have n man NJ =
Ork upon the building we SHAH need.
fore i~rv" f1T tr~ Coast again