Ogden Daily Standard | 1919-09-22 | Page 12 | One More Pacific Cable to be Laid for American Trade

I One More Pacific I Cable to Be Laid B For American Trade WASH I NG TO N . Sepl 22 Unless at least one more Pacaftc cable Is laid Hb the doclopraent of American trade with the Orient will be seriously re- 1 larded. H. G. Eldridee. chief of the H Far Eastern division of the bureau of H commerce, told a senate committee today The committee considering a bill appropriating $8,000 000 for a Hl government cable across the Tactile Mr Eldridge said at least $25,000,000 would be required and Senator Jone? H of Waahlngton, author of the measure. H -id tha sum would be asked as the H original estimate wa - made years ago 1 before costs of labor and material had