Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-07-04
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WEAvERyILLE, SATURDAY, JULY 4, 1851.
The Telegraph Extension.

4uG Extension
Mr.. J. +. Strong, the pioneer Telegraphist on
this coast, who visited our place last winter on
his way through The northern part of the State
to ascertain the practcability of extending the
Telegraph into this section of the country has
decided to undertake the enterprise, and informs
us that he has for that purpose associated himself
with Mr.. NJ. Hubbard, of Sacramento formerly
connected with Wells, Fargo & Co.'S Express at
that place. and is now, in connection with Mr..
H., prepared to commence the work and carry it
on to its completion, provided the required
amount Of subscription to the stock can be OBJ
taned at the different localities along the route.
Messrs. s. & II. have letters thigh recommends
tion from we'll known business houses below,
giving ample assurance that the enterprise in
their hands v II be carried through to completion
according TO contract provided sufficient
amount of subscription can be obtained to war
rant commencing the work, We are satisfied,
therefore, that those who subscribe run no risk in
doing so. as nothing is required to be paid unless
the requisite amount Of subscription is obtained
and the work commenced.
The following synopsis of the plan upon which
they propose to get up the enterprise, has been
furnished us by Messrs. S. & II.
The line is to extend from Marysville, (connec-
ting with the State Telegraph line at that place.
to Yreka. connecting with OroviIe. Tehama
Red Bluffs, Horsetown, Shasta and Wcaveryile
The capital stock to be 100000 divided in
shares of 500 each Messrs. S. * II. contract
to furnish all materials. build the line and deliv-
cr the same over to the Company in complete
working order free OF all debt or encumbrance,
within one year from the payment Of the first in
stalmcnt for $1,000 900 one half of which to be
paid in cash and one half in the stock of the Com
pany at its par value.
AS soon as 500 shares $3.50, ,000) shall have been
subscribed by bone ide and responsible subscri-
bers, meeting of the subscribers is to be called
for the purpose of organizing the Company by the
election of officers to consist of President, Su-
perintcndent. Secretary, Treasurer and four Di-
rectors. The subscriptions TO be paid in five
equal nstallments Of twenty per cent. each. In
mediately upon the organization Of the company.
the work will be commenced and the Directors
will call for the payment of the first installment
The second, third and fourth installments will
be called for by the Directors at intervals such Ms
the work may demand no two instalments to
be less than thirty days apart. and the last or
fifth installment to be called for upon the com
/ pleton Of the line and acceptance thereof by the
Company.
! Messrs. S. d H. state that they are confident
that the proposed line, when completed, if con-
ducted upon the plan adopted hy Mr.. Strong on
the Alta Telegraph line during the three years in
which he was in charge of that line as President
and superintendent, will pay good per cent on
the capital stock. The plan adopted on the Alta
line was this to place the different Offices in
charge of good trusty persons, who. in connection
with some other business that would require their
attendance in their Office most Of the time during
business hours, could attend to the wants Of the
telegraph, and for their services allow them
certain per cent on the amount of business sent
from the office, according to the amount of busi-
ness done, the operator paying the current ex
penses Of the office and repairs Of the line for
certain section thus leaving the balance a clear
profit to the Company, so that in no case would
the expenses of the ofce-the place being ever
so small, be more than its receipts. In this way
the operator is well paid for the time he devotes
to the business of the telegraph, and the balance
of his time he can devote to his other business
the telegraph not requiring his attention except
when he has business to transact with others, or
others with him. An idea is entertained by
many that, when a message is to be sent to Il dis
tant station with other stations intervening, i t
must be first sent to the nearest station thence to
the next and so on until it reaches its place of
destination. This Il mistake. If Il message is to
be sent from Marysville to WcayerviIle, the for
mer calls the latter, and all the instruments Oh
the line are operated upon precisely alike at the
same moment, all the stations on the line will
hear the call, but all knowing by the sound what
stati ion is called, but that station will reply
when the message will be sent through without
the attention or aid OF any intermediate station.
If message is intended for all the stations they
can all receive it at the same moment. Thus
each station has only to attend to his own busi-
ness, and receives pay accordingly.
1t is plain to be seen then that II telegraph line
conducted upon this principle cannot fail to pay
a dividend from its very first beginning.
Messrs Strong & Hubbard assure us that upon
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elect, they will take lease of the line for one
year and bind themselves to pay the Company
one per cent. per month Oh the capital stock Or
I for lease of two years they will pay one and
half per cent per month for the second year.
II the contractors are willing to take that risk
upon themselves it is very evident that they are
quite certain that the line will pay q much larger
per cent. than that, for they certainly would not
offer to take lease of the line and pay that
amount unless they were sure of making money
by the operation Taking all these things into
consideration we can see no reason why our cti-
zens should be at all backward in subscribing
literally to the enterprise Tor side from the
profits to be derived from the investment in the
way OF dividends the benefits otherwise TO be de-
rived directly and indirectly from a tclegraphic
communication will in a short time fully reim-
burse all outlay necessary for its construction
The amount required of this County for our pro-
portion of the subscription is only one hundred
and twenty shares, which we hope can be obtained
in very short time. and without much effort
Let us not be blind to our own interests and let
this opportunity slip of securing telegraphic
communication with all the other principal por-
tionS of our State. Considering the importance
of the object, the amount required of the citizens
of Weaverville is small indeed and the pay
ments which are to be made in small amounts,
distributed along during the period of eight or
ten months, will be little felt, SO that all can take
share
stances and thus avoid the necessity of depending
upon few to raise the necessary amount. The
Importance OF this enterprise one will question
An enterprise, which is not only entered into
with the greatest zeal by the people of our entire
Uuon and fostered by our General Governmet,
but is engaging the profoundest attention of all
when our western shore shall be in instant com
muncation with not only the Atlantic States, but
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