Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 1915 — Wonders of World's Cables. [ARTICLE]

Wonders of World's Cables.

The various governments cf the world own together 880 cables, having a total length of 14,480 miles and containing 21,560 miles of conductors. The French government, which takes the lead as to length of cables, has 3,460 miles in 54 cables. As to number, the Norwegian government comes first, with 255 cables, having a total length of 24 8 miles. Finally, as to the length of conducto'rs, the English government comes first, with 5,468 miles of conductors, divided among 115 cables, having a total length of 1,588 miles Private companies to the number o' 28 own 288 cables, having a length of 1 26,864 miles and containing 121,632 miles of conductors. The French companies, only two in number—the Compagnie Franchise du Telegraphe de Paris et New York and the Sosiete Francaise des Telegraphes Sous-Marins— 18 cables with a total length of 7,249 nautical miles. The most important of the private companies is the Eastern Telegraph Company, which operates 75 cables, with a total length of 25,347 miles. The total number of cables in the world is 1,168, with a total length of 140,34 7 miles and 149,193 miles of conductors. This is not sufficient to reach to the moon, but would extend more than half way there.—Tid Bits.