A history of South America, 1854-1904 . ng the intended far, however, as submarine cables are concerned, theGovernment has no control beyond a heavy tax leviedon the receipts of the companies, and the right to placeirritating restrictions on the despatch of all messages,even ordinary business communications, in time ofrevolutionary trouble. Recently the cable service hasbeen extended, additional communication to Europebeing established visi Senegal in 1891, thus giving analternate route. Cable connection between Para andManaos, a distance of nearly 1000 miles, has alsobeen recently op
A history of South America, 1854-1904 . ng the intended far, however, as submarine cables are concerned, theGovernment has no control beyond a heavy tax leviedon the receipts of the companies, and the right to placeirritating restrictions on the despatch of all messages,even ordinary business communications, in time ofrevolutionary trouble. Recently the cable service hasbeen extended, additional communication to Europebeing established visi Senegal in 1891, thus giving analternate route. Cable connection between Para andManaos, a distance of nearly 1000 miles, has alsobeen recently opened. In the matter of utilising her waterways to bestadvantage, Brazil is behind the times. The Amazon, 1903] BRAZILIAN WATERWAYS 317 with its many tributaries, presents possibilities fordevelopment that have been allowed to rest in thebackground. Steamer accommodation provided by shipsflying the Brazilian flag is totally inadequate to fulfilthe wants of the travelling public, or to carry freightat reasonable rates. L- \i--0:y -E St o. •s? T^chandffs.^
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