Ogden Sun | 1905-09-19 | Page 3 | Cable Will Connect Us with Japan

CABLE WILL CONNECT US WITH JAPAN new york sept 14 through amer lean enterprise the way has been won to connect the western continent by direct submarine telegraphic lines with the empire of japan clarence H mackay president ot the commercial pacific cable company today mado tha announcement that his company harl secured the necessary concessions to enter Sio kohama japan and shanghai china yesterday the last step in a series of diplomatic negotiations which were begun at the wish ot president mckinley and which have extended over a period of about three years was taken when sir Ta kahira tho japanese minister to the united states affixed his signature to japans agreement with the commercial pacific cable company for landing rights at yokohama an agreement for landing rights at shanghai was signed by china several weeks ago when these new cables arc completed mr mackay said their length added to other cables already laid or about to be built will form part of a system which extends two thirds of the distance around the globe the cable connections with both japan and china will be made by extending the present lines of the company which run from san francisco through the stations ot honolulu midway guam aad alam japan will be reached by running a cable from guam direct to yokohama the cable to china will be laid from manila to shanghai in announcing the success tul issue to the long negotiations mr mackay said today we ahall proceed at once the men and laying ot these cables which will take several months the commercial pacific cable company will pierce the tar east at three points namely the philippines china and japan