Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-04
Attending Telegraph Improvement New
Telegraph Company.

Astounding Telegraph Improvements New
Telegraph Company.
Several weeks ago, in an article relative
to the high rates Of toll charged by two Of
the Southern telegraph companies, we cas-
ually limited at the probability of new tele-
graphic Inventions, and the formation of
new telegraphic companies, which would
grow out of the increased profits of tele-
graphic lines. Although at that time we
had some slight foundation for the remark,
vet we had not the most distant idea that
the projects which we're then but jus, begun
to be thought of would so soon be brought
to maturity. We now learn, however, that
since that article was written, there has
been formed in this city a new telesraphic
company, composed Of some of the staunch-
est business men of the country, who pro.
pose to themselves the taskofentirely rev.
olutionizing the who's telegraphic business
OF the continent. To perform this Hercu-
lanean feat, it has several advantages which
many of the existing companies have not,
namely, ample cash means, large enterprise.
and appreciation of the wants OF the public,
and the sole ownership of the pateat for this
country OF the most wonderful instrume mt
for telegraph purposes ever invented. We
allude to the Electro Magnetic Printing
Telegraph, inverted by David E. Hughes,
of Kentucky.
Most of our readers will, perhaps, rccol-
lect the description given in the Herald a
few months ago, OF the Hughes instruments.
Since that description was published, one
of these instruments has been in New York
where its capabilities were fully tested in
presence Of numerous competent Judges.
We should hardly dare to give publicity to
the statements OF the wonderful powers Of
this machine, as manifested in their pres
ence, did we not know that the persons
making them are entitled to the fullest ere
dence. Its most prominent points of excel
lence are: reliability, economy, speed and
accuracy. In these respects it is So far
ahead Of any machine now in use, that a
comparison with Them is out OF the question.
1t will print, as We are told, from three TO
FIVE hundred letters, or from fifty to enc
hundred words, in a minute, without the pos
sibiiity of error. Ii will send two messages
simultaneously, in opposite directions, over
the same wire. Ii works with the most
perfect secreey-.hat is, it will send com
munication from tie point Of departure ,l-
ity of any way Office on the route receiving
a copy. excepting at the viii of the sender
This is feat which no other instrument
now in use can perform; and one, the ad.
vantages of which must be apparent To ey-
ery,intividual who is at al! conversant with
Geographic matters. 1t is very simple in its
operation.
Any person who knows a letter OF t..e al
phabet v hen he sees il, can write as correct
~ with this instrument as the most expert
enced operator; all that is necessary to in.
sure absolute correctness being that the
copy shall in the first instance be written
plainly and correctly. The machine veri.
ties itseif-that is, at each revolution the
operator can tell BY means OF an uaerring
test in his instrument, whether il is in uns
son or not with the instrument, with which
IT is communicating in distan; city. But
its most wonderful feat, and that which will
test the credulity the seyeiesi, is its power
10 start into operation n similar machine in
b distant office, without the help or even
presence OF an operator, and compel il 10
wilte out Whaiever messages it chooses to
send IN the same perfect manner in which
they first started on their transit Thus, for
instance, an operator at Washington NAV,
at any time, lock up his Office and 30 TO his
meals, or his bed il he chooses, and on bis
return he may find on his desk message
perhaps from New York or New Orleans.
all fairly printed out, and ready to be en-
reloped and sent to its address. These are
some OF the most prominent characteristics
Of Mr. Hughes instrument. There are 9th.
ers, such as It's economy in the use Of work
ing material, its cupability Of operating in
all possible states Of the atmosphere, and
It's admirable compactness and simplicity OF
construction, to which we have only space
to allude.
The new company to which We have call.
ed attention, as the first step in their one
rations, have secured the absolute patent Of
the Hughes machine for the whole United
States, at cost of between one and two
hundred thousand dollars. A number OF
these machines are now being manufac.
tured by an ingenious mechanic, and some
OF them, we understand, will soon be ready
to be put in operation. Their next stem. we
are told, will be the leasing Of all the direct
lines between New York and Nova Sent,
Negotiations in this direction are we are
assured, already nearly completed, and the
new company viii probably assume the
management OF those lines about the Ist Of
January ensuing. When the spring opens.
new INES OF the most substantial and Nor.
iect construction will, we have reason Ia
believe, be built to the South and West. 81
that eventually the owners of the Uugbes
patent wi!l have network of wires radiating
IN all directions from New York to every
prominent business place in the Union.
W hen all the plans Of the company are fuIly
perfected, the public will witness reyoln.
lon ID The telegraphic business. CELEBRITY,
'el,aplli'y' cheapness, will, we hope, be the
Eouo under the new di-Iershtion
" Y. Herald
For the Gazette.
Mr. EDlroR:
We would like to ask through
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