The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-26
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To EDITOR UNION:
My attention has been attracted to editorial article
in the JrioD Of this morning, heeded New Mammoth
C0mpaL photographic Reporting which demands OF
me in justice to interests entrusted to my charge brief
notice.
1t is true that company has been formed in New
York with respectable capital whose object is to lease
the principal telegraph lines in the country improve
them make them reliable increase their business
and thus ,enocr Them profitable to themselves as well as
ore useful to the community.
also ,rne that this company have purchased the
patent right Of new instrument invented by a Mr.
Hughes, 10 which MIRACULOUS powers ARE attributed
know enough Of this instrument to be satisfied that 1t
il very Ingenious piece of mechanism and enorgh to
know TIA, II WIN n,yer rSesssF Morsas sun
slo know II there be faith Ia the promineat members
q he company that they have IDEA Of building
lines South and West TO be put IN comretiti, with
existing lines that suggestion comes from another quar-
ter where the wish i father to The thought"
Te'egiaphinr by electricity is ye' art and to
IL is rather wonder al much Las been .ompshed
hsu that there d. fects yet be remedied You hit
the ain Of oinicuily when yon say with few
Lines too slightly built" Nobody at first, and few
SILL appreciate the importance of great strength in the
p,sts and conductors. With sufficient strength there
az Ierfeit insulation, should with Morses appa
stus, have the Of making perfect telegraph
the world will probably ever Ne. Improved liz es. and
not new INSTR mepfs, are what need Improvement
in every other respect would follow.
Ih ugh think you exaggerae the detects OF the
system in other respects deem it unnecessary to
say in that behalf tbpn TO request If there has
b"en by any connected with either Of three Morse
lines termir a'ing in this city, breach, within your
knowledge Of those confidential relations which should
alssys exist between the public and the
operators, that you will maLe II known t. ne. can
you that ope, ator either If those lines
detected 10 such offence, woui have opportunity
to repeat It,
In q injection with this subject will you do me the
favor to publish the accompanying ceriidcateY The line
referred TO is part of the Washington and New Orleans
Telegraph built under my direction, by Mr. William
H. ht-s SupenLten, eut, and If unusual streng h,
with en- improved insulation. The working of line
III miles long With o ain battery Of cup only at
each end Is beloved TO be sholy Unprecedented and
shows the erccess OF the first step towards making the
Washington New Orleans line reliable telegraph.
AMOS KEN DALI,
President Ct W and n. 0. Telegraph Company.
Telegraph Performance eve certify that worked
the new line Of telegraph on the Wilmington and Man
chester Rsilroad fro kpgsyie to Wilmington with two
cups Of main battery one cup at each erd only and
worked WELL This done October 2Sth, 1855. between
she hours Of Ave eight r. NJ by request Of the SUI
perntt ndeni W. q. Herssdistance, one hundred and
seveuty miles.
JOHN +. MILLER, Operator at Kingsvile.
JAMES MITCHELL, Jr., Chief Operator, Wilmington
DIXON u. MARKS, Assistant Operator Wilmington.
The writing passed through my Office at Marion Court
house beautifully.
HARMON WESTERNEIlT, Operator at Marion Court
(Haf way station