The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-23

Grand Consolidation and OnaeW ~ reAes
graphs.
The undersig ned gra,iHed in being able 10
announce to the public, that arrangements have
been made by which all the leading telegraph lines
in the West and South ard Northwest have been
united in business interests The New Orleans and
Ohio line extending from New Orleans to Pittsburg;
the Peoples line, from New Orleans to Louisville;
the two wires. Louisville Cincinnati and Pittsburg
line and the Western line from Wheeling aud Pitts
burg to Baltimore and Washington City, are NIL
direct parties to the contract, securing these ar
rangements
The union brings the Morse and O'Riely Offices in
|. this city and all other cities on the lines named,
together In this city the Morse wires removed
to the OReilly office, which will hereafter be known
as the National Telegraph Office
While we expect these arrangements will enh snce
the value of the PROPERTY of the several companies
We know the pubic win be better served in conse-
quepce. without anv increase of expense
The lines connected directly by this union. con-
meet ale indirectly with wires extending over thou
sands Of miles and embracing within their iron arms
almost every city aud large town In the United
States
Perhaps there is lines Of equal extent in the
world or working together with equal harmony, as
those radiatipg tiom the National Telegraph Office
here and elsewhere Their chartered names are as
follows =
l. TIE Pittsburg, Cincinnati and Louisville Tele-
graph Company.
2 The Ohio and Mississippi Telegraph Company
3 The ST. Louis and Chicago Line, having an
arm TO GaleLa, and another fom Chicago to Mil
waukie
4 Shafper's Line to Fort Leavenworth.
8 The Nashville and st. Louis Telegraph Com
g. The New Orleans and Ohio Telegraph Com
Pany embracing all the towns Of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers
Z The Peoples Telegraph Line to New Orleans.
8. The Ohio, indiana and Illinois Telegraph Com
psny, connecting the cities Of the Wabash and
Miami rivers
g. The Cincinnati and Sandusky Line
10. The Lake Erie Telegraph Line
IL. The Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph Line, Pitts
burg to Philadelphia, with two wires.
IL The Magnetic Telegraph Company, New York
to Washington. having seven wires
13 The Wester, Telegraph Company, Baltimore
to Wheeling and Washington.
IA. The Merchants Line to Boston, with three
wires
10 The Boeton and Portland Line
l6. The Portland Halifax Line.
IL. The Madison and indianapolis Line.
Embracing in all l0.S24 miles of wire. and transact
ing business with harmony and success
message delivered 70 Office in this city to
any point the various lines is more certain to
reach its destination promptly than any other
wires. With three wires South as far Louisville,
and two from thence TO New Orleans and all inter-
mediate lsrge Cities including Memphis two to st.
Louis two TO the lakes direct, and others by diver
gent routes: three to Pttsburg and the Eastern and
Northern cities The dupl cate and triplicate wires
!
possible they should all be down at the same time.
Hence We can promise, with confidence never
heretofore felt BY ourselves. degree of dispatch,
certainty and accuracy, in the transaction Of bust
ness entrusted with our Offices which will make
telegraphing quite as reliable mode of comnuni-
cation as any other which can be employed.
II SHOULD be known By the public that no Southern
telegraph business be done in this city, except
Though the National Telegraph office; and that
every point heretofore reached through the Morse
and O'leliy Offices separated. will now be reached
through the off re Tho former Gus: ners Of the
Morse office are. therefore invited 70 continue their
custom through tho National Telegraph Office
W. TANNER, President New Orleans and Ohio
Telegraph Company
JAMES ID. REID Superintendent Of the range
Of lines from New Orleans to Phil dephia
and New York
H. BIsHoP. Superintendent Of Lake Erie
Telegraph Line
By the above, says the Cterela,d Plaiudeal1r, of
the 10th inst. which take from Cincinnati
paper, II will appear that teegraphng is fast be-
coming systematized in this country-a great desi-
deraium surely This consolidation Of the o Reilly
and A.orse lines marks q new era. The O'Reilly
line seems to absorb the Morse, as by the above
announcer it is that the seven lines centcr
ing ut Washington are more or less controlled by
q ReHy -Four distinct and separate offices in New
York city, entirely controlled by this line and
most OF the telegraphng in the West and South
This speaks volumes for the enterprise Of that
gentleman and his trusty superintendent The
next we shall hear Of OReilly, he will be flashing
intelligence back from the shores of the Pacific.