The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-28
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

II
The wondrous advancement and rapid strides during
the past half century every branch OF
tending any way promote and facilitate the inter-
change Of thought and to bind in . bond or inercom-
munon the nations OF the earth by the humiliation OF
~s and space, has been. without doubt most sIr'k-
w. 'aloped in the inception and subsequent perfec-
\ .s' ~ Of electric tslegraphy. By its subtle
' 's,,r,.,nS. -" ns continents which nature had
,.o Uasd from each 6ikG by ns-'.' oceans are osSs
hrouo ut into daily and hourly communication anu ''
metallic thread which conveys Intelligence
deuths OF the stormisA oceans and scales sas WV
mountain ~nges has prwed to be as powerful an e'e-
msns in dire ,tiug, elevasAs and CONDUCTING 70 the
material and 40 ,al deveopm. mt OF nations as inc pen
and the sword VII Sch foF> y cons'de'eo Tue s0e
agents and promug. uors Of uuva sal ad'anoe"sn' ~
has, however fallen 20 the lot OF >as ne"'oof" oon.
nsnt TO signaze Its g.Vwth by she Noos'
| progress In the application and extsusfon - w
discovery the offspring of It's own ssnius "u enns"
enment Since the ntroduc non OF Morse's 'snu M
| vention network OF telegra Who mediums has "o'n
throughout the length aud breadth OF lN's
continent with surprising rapdltv and enterprise h'"
| today its combination OF land aud submarine issfs
I. is the grandest in point OF extent aud comNese'
/ ness the face of the globe. And Of TINS
! great network the metropolis is wssout doubt
the convergen well the divsrgeus contre, as tps
ultimately destined to he the great Commemorative pos
o:the electric intercourse Of the world rhe United
States has within the past few years the success
full organization aud operation OF dozen Of ths most
extensive telegraph companies established besides
| large number of local lines of lesser Importance
At present. however the most gigantic and compre
| hensive organization OF the kind existence Is the
Western mon Telegraph Company, which has lately
been augmented by the absorption consolidation with
Of the American Telegraph Company, with its princi-
pal office at No. las Broadway Of Liberty street
Tho main ofce of tho American Company was, prior to
1891 situated at the of Wall and Broad streetA
but the corporation having become extinct by its
amalgamation with the Western Union, its old head
| quarters used branch office Of
| the latter company. In 1851 the American and
Western Union Companies removed to the quarters
to which attention called, and, for i've years
both companies continued to occupy their respective
Offices in the building OF Broadway and Liberty
street. In 1865 the companies consolidated,
and it is most significant fact that though the West
| ern Union Telegraph Company Incorporated only
eleven years ago, has within that time absorbed not
less than half dozen distinct and extensive kindred
organization This singular accretve process had been
marked with such Uniform results that in 1855 every
teegraphc enterprise the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts with the exception OF the American Company
| and Catons lines with which IL worked harmonously
and the United States Telegraph Company between
which and the Western Union a tremendous rivalry
existed Tor the control OF the West represented
| in the latter organization, and It Is not sur
| prising that this stupcndons exhibition OF enter
prise and combined interests should be the dominant
| power its peculiar sphere Among the companies
which have consolidated with the Western Union
the Erie and Michigan Telegraph Company and the New
York and Mississippi Printing Telegraph Company. from
which the former was D,iuaied III, Atlantic aud ONO,
| the New York Albany mud Buffalo. the Ulitei Statos
| Telegraph Company, soi lastly tho American. into
which tho ~onti western Telegraph COMPANY had oeen
previousiv merged Nearly every elegr,phic enter
prise OF Importance had bocn orgnacd at Rochester,
n y where in 1slo the first p-ivaie elegranhic en-
terprise. not including the government line between
Washington and Bal more, was founded, aud the an
iormly held ct that place These immense conso'.
daons which necesstata considerable augmentation Of
residing IN The East, in like manner necessitated
change Of the executive centre The principal Offices
removed from Rochester to New York. and at thu,
present time half OF the entire capital is held here
The loss OF power and prestige TO the Four City, was
IL settled beyond doubt that she will be
able 20 wres the control OF her peculiar aud magnificent
creations in tho matter Of telesraphc enter
Empire City. Still Rochester will be prominently re-
presented In the Executive Board OF her eantike or
spring, less than u her prominent citizens
members Of the Board Of Directors OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company-men OF wealth, ahiuence and ster
| ling integrity and enterprise.
DIRECTORS
On the 10Th day Of the prsent m,n,h. Tor the hrs,
time the history OF the company, the annual election
of Board OF Directors held in tire city Of New
York They had invariably, prior 10 tina, date, been
held Rochester and with regard to this revere OF inhu
may truly "IchAbod." glory has indeed
departed The OF this meeting the election
the Board OF Directors for the ensuing year:-Mosss
| Taylor New York: f. D. Morgan. Now York; W T.
inssson, New York: e 8 saniosd, New York; orion
| New York; N. Green. Louisville; ID Barney, New
YORK YORK JOHN cs sS New York. Fslmer Roehss
| ter n. Y. Hiram slbey. Rocnester n Y. d. Wat.
i NrAl Roch " ". n MumfOrd. ROches-
ter N Y. T. Cornell, Ithaca, n. r.. II. Wade, Cieve
George walker, sptTs ,sa, nss john sSr
Butterneid, Utica, N. Y; Le Grand Lockwood, New
| York.
IL sufficient say, represents the wealth. the enter
PRISE the intelligence, the character and the gencros
OF Directors held the day, following officers
we're elected to serve for the ensuing ~ year
Vice Prv,id.ntr--Hiram sb'ey, Dr. Norwin Green and
Sssre.sry and r,sarue-General 0. H. Palmer.
Mr. william orion, the newly elected President OF
thus gigantic enterprise. born in Cuba, Aieganv
tal psr,icuhr, self made man He was the recipient
| OF . somewhat limited education In 80 TAR as "
was impaired 70 eim BY Instructors; but whatever
Cor by rigid scfcuture and careful analytical study
Of those peculiar elements which conduce TO develop
| the master mind After untiring course OF study
about the year 1885, he passed honorable and scra
timing examination before the Board Of the Normal
schools aud, in connection witb this subject OF mis-
earlier iife Il may be mentioned As somswhat snsu-
lar incident that ruo existed which required cand
dates to submit an essay subject OF their own
| selection The topic chosen uy Mr.. Orion ws that OF
the Magnetic Telegraph, and as wS comparatively
undeye study q that time the selection Of such
thens in itsef Indicated Jar reaching and amoitio as
mind The apparatus also rather dincu't 70 on'Mn
and expensive and stated that he constructed bis
model in an Elmra shpyard. whore, thus was put toge
ther the rsf model Morses regssr which had been
seen in thai section Of The country That model ~
present among curoses OF the Department OF Edu
cation Albany For years subsequent 70 TINS Tune
| he vas engaged in the book trade ss . member OF :
prominent nrm city In 1891 DO WAS appointed
Collector Of 1ntsrna Revenue for tho sixth district OF
| the city Of Nsv York, and in 1865 he DO
| came Commissioner OF thermal Revenue at wash
| ingtou. Both Of thsss responsible and homo
| rable positions wero nlicd by him with
commeudabls ability and satisfaction 70 the country At
large and upon bis resignation from motives OF per.
souai physical considerations, the estimation IN wnicn
he VAS held nsingly and spnroprssey expressed IN
| highly complimentary Isttsr from the Secretary o.
the treasury acknowledging Mr. 0rtons letter Of rese-
nation. bearing date October 2s 1895. His election to