Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-25
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TELEGRAPHIC PROGRESS.


Notwithstanding tho progress which the
science and business of telcgraphing has
made during the last ten years it is yet only
in its earlier stages. There is no doubt but
that it is destined yet to achieve greater
triumphs than any which it has thus far
realized. Concentration Of energy and capi-
tai and the greater familiarity with and use
Of this confesscdly one of the most impor-
tant inventions of this inventive age will, in
few more years, bring it into some more
general use than at present. Whether the
present attempt to establish an European
communication by means of a telegraph
cable between Great Britain and America
shall prove more fortunate than its prede.
comparatively short time tcegraphc com
munication between the old and new world
will be an established fact.
In our own country the science of tcle-
graphing has made more rapid progress and
came into more general use than in any other
part Of the world. Here all classes use the
telegraph to a greater or less extent, and the
business has consequently increased to a
greater extent than anywhere else. There
are at the present time in the United State:
three great telegraph companies controlling
many thousand miles of wire, and with nearly
thirty millions of dollars of capital. The
American and Western Union Companies to.
gether have achieved n most remarkable
success, and for a while had almost n COM
plete monopoly of the business. 1t is, how
ever, of such nature that it is impossible
in this country for any company or compa-
nies, however rich or powerful, to maintain
it as n monopoly.
To meet the necessity for competition and
TO extend needed additional tclegraphic IA
clities the United States Telegraph Com
pany was formed about two years ago. The
success Of this company has been very marked
and is constantly increasing. They are
rapidly extending and perfecting their lines,
and already connect the most important
points in the Atlantic and Western States.
The important interests of the Atlantic and
Pacific States impcrativcly require that ad
ditional telegraphic facilities should be fur,
nished. At present there is but one wir,
connecting the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
This is frequently interrupted, sometimes fol
days at n time. In view Of the demand fol
additional facilities, the United States Pa
oifc Telegraph Company has been formed
in connection with the United States Tcle
graph Company, and is energctcnlly at worl
to furnish tho required facilities. Twelve
hundred miles of tho line will be built beiUr,
winter set in.
The sections from Chicago to Omaha, N
r., east Of the Rocky mountains, and from
Virginia to San Francisco, west, are already
under contract, the wire purchased, and viii
be constructed within the next four months
The poles for the interior portion of the lin,
will be cut this fall and set early in the spring
and within year twO-wire line will be
completed for the whole distance. This viii
give three wires to the Pacific, and other
will be added whenever the business shal
require it. Some of the largest capitalist
are engaged in this enterprise, and there /,
no lack of capital or energy to insure its com
plete and speedy success.