Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-11-21
though thousand miles off may be inquired Of
in five minutes whether il be genune1

mentality, quicker than any other agent Of soce-
Il. And what facilities and comforts il is cana
bic OF furnishing!
L ask my correspondents in New Orleans wl,al
Is The stale oil the "oon market This morning.
lie replies. direct him 10 purchase lIe does
50, ard Informs me- ana all this in a single day
The traveller speaks 10 his ia Inilv every day. {
though distant a hundred or a thousand miles =
Are they sckl He is Told 10 hasten home. Is
he taken sick among strangers? His wife is told |
10 hasten 10 his relief. Though living in New
York, and being ~ New Orleans, he may procure
a prescription from his family physician To !
merchants, il will save halfthe time now lost in
procuring articles from distant market. Il will
enable dealers with small capital 10 turn il over !
, more rapidly. bookseller in New York is ap- !
piled 10 in The morning for book, which canonly
be had in Philadelphia. He tells his Philade
phia correspondent, through the telegraph, 10 send
il BY the next train Of railroad cars, and has il
for delivery before night. The country merchant
! wants supply OF some particular article. lie
orders il by telegraph, and gets il by express IN
halt the time now occupied. Bankers and bro
kers thousand miles apart may adjust their ba
lances every evening. No doubtful draft or
check need ever be cashed, without aquring
through the telegraph whether be good or moi.
A man without money, and in a strange place,
NAV obtain credit and money by references, 10 be
Instantly applied 10 through The telegraph.
To government il will be an invaluable aux
Hilary in giving promptude and efficiency to the
army and navy. Bat have no lime for detail.
Congress ipqb hare tit Mtn rW; ifthcy will not,
the States, ~ penal legislation must guard against
lis abuses though have no doubt the chief dan
gers apprehendr,! are imaginary. This country
and The woIli riH a0rs this great auxiliary; AMI
all thought should be given 10 make il most use
lul and safe X.
Az meeting Of the stockholders Ct the Mag
netic Telegraph Company Amos Kendall was
appointed President. The following rates OF
charge were agreed 10:
"For the transmission, writing oul and deve-
~ of every communication, not exceeding ten
words, every figure being counted 4 word, excln.
>ive Of the signature and address, and the drec-
lions OF the writer as 10 the disposition OF line
communication
20 miles and under 10 cents
Over 80 and moi over 100 miles, 20
From New York 10 Philadelp hia, 25
From Philadelphia TO New York, %
For all distances over 100 miles, 25
For every addition, not exceeding ten words,
the same rate Of charge will be made as on The
first ien."
II was agreed, that the first 10 come shall be the
first served but no individual, or combination OF
for more than fifteen minutes at one time, when
any other individual is in waiting. Among the
highly important rules established, we rank that
one which requires that the arrival OF every
steamer from Europe shall be tele:raphed gratis
10 every station on the line as soon as known at
the station in New York, together " ilh the prices
in England, as soon rs received OF cocn, Hour
and oth.! staple articles Of American produce
all which shall be posted up on i balie;in for pub
lie information.
The company bind themselves 10 discharge
forthwith any agent, who Shall in any way dis
regard The duties which The Company owe 10 the
citizens and The community such as sending
false and suppressns true information, or using
the telegraph Tor purposes OF iavoriiism or gain,
&c
The managers ofthe Telegraph bind themselves
10 give preference 10 officers Of States or oil The
U. States, police officers Of cities and horoughs
when an immediate transmission is required
by The emergencies of the public service, or for
the arrest Of iugiliyes from justice, or 10 prevent
the commission or contamination OF crime.
The public press is invited 10 free interchange
OF views, in order 10 digest sound system for
the transmission, by telegraph, OF general news
and Congressional and Legislative proceedings.
OF course, the Northern press, with their lynx
eyed vigilance for the earliest news, has turned
their attention 10 this grand medium OF iniorma-
ton. The Journal of Commerce has made
curious calculation, which we republish entire
for the amusement OF our readers
"TgIgGRarHic misunderstanding 10 The
rates established by The Posmaer General on the
route between Washington ard Baltimore, and
proposed by The Tccsraphic Company on the
line between Philadelphia and New York, The
transmission Of column Of mater from Wash
inglon 10 this city Saying nothing oil The distance
between Baltimore and Philadelphia. which must
ne accompis!ie. in some other way,) would cost
upwards OF 50 dollars. Thi, will Ne seen by The
following calculation.
"In a column Of The Journal OF Commerce
there are ahon; 900 letters Between Washing
ton and Baltimore the charge is one cent for each
four letters or al the rate OF twenty seven dollars
and fifty cents per column. Between Philadtl-
phia and New York, Inc rates proposed aretwenty-
FIVE cents Tor len words, every figure being coun-
ed as word. On an average, there are i've lei
ters 10 a word. Consequently htty letters would
cost twenty-five cents which is at the rate OF 80
dollars column Add this 10 81 dollars and 80
cents above mentioned, and we have total oil ~
dollars and 10 cents as The price OF transmitting
column Of mater from Washington TO Baltimore,
and from Philadelphia 10 thisci.y. AT Baltimore
il must be copied from The Geographic signs, and
the copy be transmitted by mail or otherwise To
PHILADELPHIA. This would make some additional
expense so that, including The original cost of
writing the eiier, The whole expense OF a column,
delivered in New York. would not be less than 30
dollars. This is on the supposilion, that between
Baltimore and Philadelphia The despatch would
be transmitted by mail. If The session should
continue six months, as il probably will, column
| daily, except Sundays, during The session, wnnd
cost in the neishborhood oil l3,5oo dollars ~
any Editor is disposed 10 pay al that raie Tor
Washington correspondence he will, Of course,
90 so.
"The time occupied in transmitting column
OF matter, Il 900 letters, from Washington 10
Baltimore. would BE- about two hours: and The
same between Philadelphia and New York; ma
F, king four hours consumed in The transmission by
telegraph, which added 10 Inc conveyance by mail
between baltimore and Philadelphia, where no
telceraph;c line is established, would make the
whole lime between Washington and New York
in about len hours. Price 90 dollars The only
way in which the expense could he made even
oerable. would be for The morning papers TO
unite, (he evening papers Cannot hy any posi-
hlily publish the news ill the day after il is Tor
waried from Washington, and share the plumber,
as we'll as The expense, between Them.
The New York Correspondent Of The Wash
inson Union corrects The estimate Of The Jour-
nal in a very importan, particular, as follows:
awe think the Journal OF Commerce labors
under an erroneous impression as to line probable
cost Of communications BY the magnetic Iee-
graph for the newspaper press. Tie islssraPhic
posiage rates or tolls agreed 10 and published by
the company, il seems, are intended TO apply sim
ply 10 The transmission Of private communica-
lions.
al understand from Mr. Kendall himself, that
it is proposed TO adopt much lower and more rea.
sonable rates Tor The press and their correspond
ents. In order 10 arrive at which, The subject has
been postponed for short time, for consultation
among Ihemsclges in order 10 see how low COM