American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-10-13
lraaa ceaaelIaalIon ofTeIeEmph I.ipss.

Grad consoiIdalIon ofTeiegmph Lines.
NEw YoRK, Oct. 10 LIT is known
that negotiations bAye been updrr consid-
Grafton for several months pa'I, having in
view the union Of the telegraph lines he :
tween New Orleans Sackyille, New Brurs-
wick. and for the permanent connection
for all business purposes Of thu ssabonrd
lines with those OF the North West Such
arrangemenIs entered into will add great
Iy to the facilities for the Transmission Of
business. psE
The telegraph has already become one
Of the great institutions OF the coanlry.
anJ It's use or abuse vii be boxed 10 by
an anxious pablic. II wisely managed il
will become more aud more incorporated
into, every branch Of trada and industry.
To inspire confidence there must be no
lavoriteism: the prinuiple. first come,
first served must be printed in largi
letters, framed and hung up in each olii-e
There must be no buying or selling exclu
sive pre:erances. To-grant special privi
lagos to one. is an encroachment upon thu
rights Of another, 10 secure confidence tb'
public must be we'll served. The new
Company will haze il largely in its powel
largely to reduc4 expenses. There arr
now two Offices in almost every city anC
village iu the country; one can do tb,
business, aud do il well. They will hOvl
a sufficient number Of wires TO transmit
messages promptly. aud owning all The
Telegraph patents, they will naturaIlj
adopt the best system that has been. o
tmsy be devised.
There shoull be no adv nee in price
bat improvement in public convenience
may be, and ought TO be, accordedNo b.
patrons Of the wires More sdbstantia
lines should be erected. and better insula
ton should be devised. The operators
and agents should be intelligent and ac
commodating. No message should b
taken when it cannot be immodiatly
sent and no charges should be mad
when business is not promptly and cor
reclly transmitted. With these improve
ments the public will be well served
The telegraph is an institution peenlia
to the American people ; they, like to d
things in hurry-iu advance Of time
| Il furnishes to the press news in advance
and it is common for many readers L
lump from the editorials and devour til
news coming of the wires, and if the di
rectors and agents he of the people. tb
people and press will award to them tba
credit which they may Justly deserve
Owing to competition and the perishabl
nature of the property, great expens
in repairing and rebuilding, telegraph
Investments in this county have been 70
the most part unproftable. The expens
saved in reducing the number Of Office
will aid in renewing the lines, which mus
be done once in eight years. &
The public will expect from the new oI
sauiz alton. perfection IN the system,
liberal anl enlightned policy. active an
Intelligent operators and agents. businee
done promptly, and no preferences 9
exclusive privileges over its orn wires
nor the recognition Of such over its cor
necing lines. Under such auspices, Il
new company win, we understand, be 81
: ganizsd Immediately under special cha
ter from the Legislature Of New jersey
and wlllhave an aggregate cgital Q
about 81, SOC, 900. ss.7; ia-.,-.,,.. Is X. I