New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-01-06
1lorse'. Electric telegraph.

In SIiiM1H's jOurldi ~ Scehr ior TINS Hohtni
We find an interesting paper on horse's Tele'
graph. containing some facts not hitherto given IN
The Tribune 1t occupies Is pages and is from
the pen OF Charles T. Chester who i OF opinion
,hst on the line which connects New-York with W ash
inston, Boston and B1nlo. four times the number Of
wires ard operatives would be required to dispose Ct The
orders ana messages that would be given and seR were
the machinery more perfect sud lees liable 20 ssdden aec-
dents Mr chester states. that 10 Is on the exclusive
u.s.. Of the electro magnet Grd criai1 cm'i1ah94 ~
circuits relairHJ ne aid ~ ne rcsi,g Magnet trat nc
vaue O. Morse patent deperds'
The copper vine. formerly usei, i ditpAced by iron
wire Of 800 20 $50 u.s.. o. he mile, single OF twisted, u
protected or galvanized The advantages Of lie prosec
ng coat are said % be balanced by the loss Of paoty
and t0ughness and COED iron having "i'nstooa Ae es
for years The naked wire Is usually preferred IL costs
70 m cents per To-
Zach line has is name generally that Of the company
who control H. and between the Two terminating points
0.uapose Albany and Briio) there are commonly num-
fer ef intermediate stations each OF which an ure %
each Of or 20 M the Cihes The wire At cAch siato9 is
insulated that j. say, surrounded by non-conducoI
ana The Communication with other bodies thereoy Gu, ON
There may hundred Of these stations on line' III is
rel insulated.
Each receiver Of intelligence a; station preserves
closed circuit while the operator sending on me news
manipulating with his hey. one person only urtss at
In line each onice has It's peculiar call or signal to
which when the line T. In order. an immediate response
i expected Thus % represents Ne~-fork.
In business coepondence, by the telegraph AZ aready
improved the made use Of render the trans
mission Of words and sentences so rapid as 10 reioef an
ordinary penman unable 70 Keep pace win .ue
CA ore occs.n 25O00 letters or as much rsains matt
ss would on ttn Cvo pages OF snimans Journal, were
transmitted by telegraph in hour and hall, with the
aid of two instruments and wire
Mr.. Chester states Jay business uohe ~ Vi' e''1N
,.Tcvo wr.. were At work ore through 200 miles, the
a her through 500 -Four hundred and cry private mes.
sages sent or received composing every variety vi
business and Information
lie adds that twenty-five chargeable words were tie
average length these four hundred and nty messages,
- that ore office have realized in cash. for that one
A,y's work $500 10 $1,000 by the tariff laid down, II
3 cents for words when sen. osa &C ~ one hun
dred miles. And yet the anti-monopolkng' GeWocfo' r
Amos Kendall and his brotherpatentee Mr.. +. o. :.
smith, went 10 law because their contract with OReily
aa not Pat Into their pockets than che dollar cut oi
four thus collected without the oullay on their part Of
one cent IN hundred years
Honest alsin,eres:ed Amos IL "a 10 be hoped that In
case he quarrel with Peter the celestial gate no may
obtain the keys Of the sub-tressury elsewhere lie
would keep steady an eye 10 the "mammon ~ IN
there be does now 70 the legal reentage'
~ Philadelphia.
The above day Is giveu rot the average business. but
TO show what car be done In a day AZ one Office
Mr. Chester setting aside natural difficulties, thus emu
meraes the and simple requisites for reliability the
telegraph. Firm structure good Instruments efcleut
battery compo,en, human skin tW especially rHoAJUoH
ISssLAIIcN.'
It vas formerly supposed nat two Independent wire
could not be worked bat copper wires have worko
INDEPENDENTLY and well through three hundred miles ana
prohaby would work through other three hundred miles
Mr. Chester expresses definite opinion on the claims
. Of Nesns Morse sni Honse. Houses patent machine
costs ten times q. much money Morse and his jet
10 make ~ end cf wire the revolution 81 disc,
UPON whose edge tie Roman letters are raised synchro-
nous r.imulaneous n the same tlmel with the opera
tons OF etiered finger. Al the other sni Of tie wire;
~ that Al the touching Of on the dnRer-board, the
wheel presents and mpresses on s.ip Of paper. The
opinions az 20 whether Houses machine viii 70 this great
y conflict with other Mr.. G, thinks that the use
OF Norses receiving magnet with the accompanying cons
hnaion Of Circuits Is his chief security against comrc
tos .nd OF course that becomes au important qus
ton whether Houses patent will be available without that
combination. Another matter not less Important, is
Whist has Morse really discovered, AMI what was known
IN Europe before. Time ani careful Investigation WI
clear ~ doubts On these points.
Mr. Chester the telegraph lines that were
completed on the 1T of November last with the stations
and drtanccs in All 2s,9 miles Second wires compiete
81 mes. Lines IN progress, slI miles Second ~rei
n progress 67s miles. Lines contempt ated, goo miles
The latter are. Macon 10 Tennessee, goo mcs) and
Louis % SewOrsans. (io miles,, The latter line
10 progress uul OReiy and At ieAst 500 miles, ncnd
ug the POE from Louisye y ST. Louis, have been set ID
operation since the lst Of Nov. last. In the Canada
(which are Included 10 the above estimate 1913 miles az
In regular operation beside new lines In pro sress.