, 1866-06-08
THE TM.EaRAPH POSTAL system.

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Among the documents submitted to-dxy bv
the PuGfu4ater General, IN response 70 III,
resolution OF the Sonata respecting the 1ee.,.
ston Of Goyernment telegraph lIaea, Is Tie
United s*ates Telegraph Companies to bis ID
quhiee- This document h somewhat voiam1
nou1. yet una which cannot h11 to aftxaet ~
teDttoet, snd vii convey many faets not gen.
orally known md Of interest 70 all connected
with telegraph enferpTiees-
Among the points reached ate-
efxph taxrns On 1ha pat osse: sy.ssm Il aaeeasSe
sns tzI9 - .he ..Eaazd- ms, Il cssfms. roaa
Be making Ntax ne called -koeiai na<.saxes.
;s ; sseE tor .hs enH,s.zea1 asstass. tas a&HE oe~
ttEtd md Inc hster dksanx. It a1.o sau~. hov In
p 4ctteah&t Il wuelh he % esstasn tbs taez onaex
hu1tatse. wsaea 4 osse5vd, eould oot B. 81 ~ts-
OF tae corresponding fnaE1sa q wtees- the n
q sasey ai'Sas ~ ny s1e e4ssinay q xs 't'
Seeoet- The falteV Of The proposal 10 seoa stxsy
Hozd Messages u shn present NIT u pnt4<e, shos-
Eeu Ynrk x1ezds eight cents, md that, unde. O.
d.na1 e1pentes cf rent and optzaios~, NTH me
.ae* eon. tsntly oeeap,ed during rEes,e homs teea
.ns he.1eea WsshinFsoo nd Ss~ Tosk Fu1:esrr-
tai1 net loke ot oseT {S nn PEI aunnua::
h1ts. sso.tas ihas liz hare - Eot seen taesrssed
oJoae ne EeEeEa1 sstsanee Of the Gust oflabor nd
' Fou.1s. me euu Of .ssun,ne ,h,. > coz,.-
peni1zE tnsu ase q hn:znes4 tEvn every zzduet1ae
Of thr tsK.;I eiatuas. thst the1e y luit 70 lhe
enssespoudesee. md ibsr lie ms.l asr @ afees- &C.
fss1lJ ahsorh neaEIy au communication not rsuTtr-
r<tmmedfaFe desPMcH.
rot only 10 enable eanspsree- TO ecouemre thEF
txpense* md pr serve The .s.cr Of Telegraph pro7-
sion. 90 etshoas ae .,
ttnele nsaase<me-t md zespo1sruut:y. tins aTusd-
inE she CHEZ caE<es Of error.
s11th. 1Ea1 tn.se eomhtnsstocs are necesssIJfs
preparatory steps before tic eussatnuns:on nfthe
erHt ersezpsise* which look to sbe speedy enctr-
sirs q the s5ose. nd uh6h, to BE- tueets.tui.
S&se1ih- 1Es1 The cncsos1dat1on OF telegraph
Companies hss bten The reElt OF mut7a1 nxeeSet-
nsual1 sreasea = sE,ai, ne sueh - to se.asr L
ne1t 10 Hpo-sthle Ter two ssxurous counpan3e3 TO
eon'xnd foI ea.rns9t md na:nt.ia TO ,h.s pfo2ef-
Eighth That 'he aEerace earnings of the t.rce
senpan1es. poo7aasay Represented = Euorraous.
sseIrs ossr sosz per eeus 1ar fne p,st yrss.
Smfh. Tia, he Cntted States heIenus taz h1z
1o,s esf. ssss s:s: o. ssse
;srns ts,s sfs,:.. IT, sstp sqsai 10 .oGr eEpzke Ihe
ernt- Il the fnrrsssEd t.x on dls1denrs ssd Sssfs.
taxe% ware sd:ed, the ,ol1l tax uoeH be aoon. or,
Teo,E- 1hst NY aitempt 10 foaad .y,'euu 1fke|
that p1opo.ea- md snztsin y upon rs n reTea
nEes. ma<t t< Un.nesessta,- Il h esis=d saat &c
ttfn Of rstssfe euterpKfsfs, spd Rhst tiotcrnnent
ne1 Eer should roEsce uuh nur Ee%rrss IT, - Iuus-
n proof L atfafrehe ofthe eE~ctness ot he tea.r
| ou ~hfeh the hu4ires% y t1sn.arted-
EkTseuth- Thar unaer o1r ta.tssuii us sele-
s!s5h .5.'tn son.to.,ta oy .he Gere.era<ns mass
ally n1ust he 20 TO The pres. 10 ali acus,tT 10
1er set In 'be pot'tcs Of The nzinn- a5d tkst TIE
| tso:<srrnens Eehlete. tos e.ptouacr mi powc4:
Iueiifa-Ecaiet all sh- publ c statements r14de
Of INC ee-s Of eoss'zne.,ns ltrss u vtsoes.s md
| Me7r esbkr hid n the Aud.oa River. 10 eorrxes
S<w lutk ri.h Washington exceed. The Nhole
A. esss1e i,nr tes~ern iiee e..ie.. e " ~ s's "a
Huch collateral information IL given, in
GLIDING the financial rcss1Ita Of the past SIX
| Years. ind the disEcultses and pecalia1itics Of
It app. a1s from this answer that .kere arr
/ oytE serenity telegraph Offices in New York
/ city, = It'll force OF o4.5 persoas there are
now tEirty wites between Washington and
New York. and nearly oae hundred wires
Leave the city ot New York
The american and Western Union Comma
rics hare about 1,oo0 Offices, With 500 en-
ptnyes.
The ramcs Of thirty companies ssr risen,
!: Ei;h M aEGrv=ate capital Of dtty millions vi
| dollars, pEoytuE siI thousand peFsou5-
i de@crip,ion nf the various Telegraph II
| strE1nenis Is added, with THAR capacity, qual-
. itse.- and the extent 10 which ttey have BEEN
, used.
The answer closes with brief review o,
the business and of It's dc7c3op1ueat, SO sapid
! md extensive ~ to hare necessarily LETT The
work Of Organization more or les Imperfect.
Referring to The exam1na.sou now going on
By Government, the answer closes IS follows
lit may reveal much that has been The
offspring Of Erroneous hope or of personal
ambition. which more or less mar all great
pnhiic enterprises But j: may also pfo.t
that the work Of assimilation to ali The
phases Of public necessity Is steadily advauc
ing, aud that eyen the processes which nov
givr offence, and seem Ike attempts To at
s*'sh the vitality Of = great sod Eondsoa*
! sFstem for purposes OF mere power Or extor
! sfcu- arr. N reality. nece~sftirs for carrying
to successful truitfon the greatest achieve
mrnt of our times"
The answer r. signed By J. H. Wade, Prcsi
dent Western Eniou Telegraph Company
. | E. :. Sanford President American Compsny:
William Otsop> President U. g. Tesegrap.
+ IpNp2ny.