Deseret Evening News | 1900-01-26 | Page 4 | Pacific Cable

CUliC Th TherO r nr are two projects ct for tor Pacific ca cables cables bles ens b by way ot of Alaska the Islands blands and Japan to The oth other er Cr 1 Is over honolulu and Guam to tho capital The Tho latter route roUte Is considerably longer er than ban form former r and more expensIve to build nd main sin Its promoters aSk oRk for 01 a of annually while the tern lera of the former route ask for no government aId Secretary Long Jong and hear Admiral have submitted to the Senate commItte on naval affairs some fi urs Which the urgency or of the prie This country should certainly have direct cable connection with Ith Asia The navy department has spent for tor cable messages and the average or of the war ar department Is shown to 10 bo be bout about 1000 n a day With this heavy government patron patronage patronage age It would seem that cable should bo be owned by the government and not b by nn any PrIvate company compall The Tho of which route to be selected elect wIll bo be with regard to the commercial Inter interests tl ot of thereunto the It If the longer and more x Is selected this ili be because It is II the best est and therefore cheapest