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attracted to cable telegraphy. Brother William received 

 in the year 1881 a cablegram, in which the well-known 

 railway - king Mr. Gould ordered a double cable to 

 America, which was to be constructed entirely like 

 the last laid by us - - the French so-called Pouyer- 

 Quertier cable. It is a sign of the credit, which our 

 firm enjoyed also on the other side of the ocean, that 

 Mr. Gould declined to receive a representative to con- 

 clude the contract, "as he had perfect confidence in 

 us," and confirmed this by the remittance of a large 

 instalment. This was the more noteworthy, as Mr. Gould 

 is well known in America as a very cautious and keen 

 man of business, and it was a matter of some millions. 

 At any rate, however, he had correctly speculated, for 

 his unlimited confidence constrained my brothers to 

 propose the most favourable conditions possible and 

 to execute the work in the very best fashion. The 

 Gould cables after some competitive contests were also 

 united with the Globe, but it was America that again 

 broke through the monopoly. In the year 1884 the 

 well-known Americans, Mackay and Bennett, gave orders 

 to Siemens Brothers for two cables between the English 

 coast and New York, which were faultlessly manufac- 

 tured and laid within a year, and have up till now 

 maintained their independence of the cable ring. 



These six transatlantic cables have all been laid 

 by the "Faraday", which proved a most satisfactory 

 ship for cable -laying, and as such has served as a 

 model for the competing firms. The double screw 

 with axes inclined to one another, which was first 



