Show the wires vires I 1 under the sea sctt the worlds submarine cables now measure about nautical miles in 1108 1168 sections different governments control sections or miles F france rance claiming miles great britain 1603 1593 germany 1579 and italy 1037 17 miles the remaining cables aggregating 1 miles are owned by private companies this great length of cubic cable lias has been nearly all made on the banks of the alio thames but italy now lias bits a cable factory and france will soon have two to lay and repair the cables requires the constant service of a specially equipped fleet of thirty seven vessels of tons ohio state journal |