The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-28

penditure the importance and unparalleled ADVANCE
% unns, nsa sac sss nov gigantic scheme q sea
remarkable success Of the undertaking.
The receiving room and place OF general pablo bus-
ness, for the transmission Of messages IL tho drss
floor fronting Broadway, and previous to the con.
solidaton OF the Western Union and American Com.
panes was 70 part occupied as an operating rooa Il
has recently been altered however and rendered moro
commodious, for the accommodation Of the susmepsed
business OF the company and the x6be a large And hs
TPs osss sns sspa'suS rsasss fourth
departments are w. ,svad On ms aoor A snaoe Of
,Sry Iees aep" and twenty in width is reserved for
vr,ns COZ public. and a long double desk, with
~ S w veniences occupies the centre OF this area
NJ. John Horner
The stock transfer department, which was formerly
sh va tne second story, is located at the right Of
tne main entrance and in charge OF staff OF eicent
Ss s on 'ee same floor is also small compartment
~ ssu exclusively for tho reception Of dispatches for
Gensm tssion by the Atlantic telegraph cable Several
important reforms have recently been introduced in the
receiving Department which tend greatly to facilitate
the despatch OF business Among those improvements
method has been adopted Of impressng the name Of
the receiving clerk and the number OF the message,
instead Of making q manuscript entry heretoo ore
and dispatches consequently with much greater
celebrity to the instrument tables The Improvements
are atrbn table TO the discretion and good Judgment OF
General Eckert, the General Superintendent
The bookkeeping department Is situated in OF the
receiving clerks, and Is in charge Of Mr. N. Roberts
All dispatches with the exception of those Of the city
lines, are here registered and ned
The basement Of the entire building is devoted to the
delivery department. TO which all messages are cent
through tubular Slides ready sealed and directed for de-
livery Hero they are assorted IN the most convenient
uaner for delivery the various routes throughout
the cy, and are delivered 10 the messengers The
Der Of tiessepger boys seyentyve aud the average
nuniRr ~ MESSAGES delivered from this apartment per
day Is about twenty-five hundred
BxEcUTfy.
are stuats6 on the second lccr and all elegantly
furnished commodous and wsl lighted The front
a5S re Se a es1 ssr
dian of the sub-Treasuy and tie check book The
dctes per aiming 10 this Office are isoorous and exact
ing the highest and ability. His assistant, ss
sccretary. is Mr W. Abel, and. AZ treasurer. Mr. r
H. Rochester
The room adjoining that Of General Palmer is occupied
by Vice President d T. McAipne, upon whom a.
multiplicity Of duties requiring much executive ability
and decisiveness devove The apartment adjoining Is
meas with monbcrs Of the board and supern
tendent OF departments.
At the western extremity 0f tho corridor is large and
handsomely furnished apartment on tho westerly side
of which sits Mr. VIM Orton president eloct. This 10
designated tho Presidents room The Office to which
the occupant OF this apartment has attained OF most
aborous ard trying nature. COMMUNICATIONS Of almost
description nd their way 20 the Presidents desk,
and the amount upon this branch alone
or the many Gutes pertaining 70 The position is OF
character the most trying Added TO this the present
incumbent IS a man OF great force and exhaustive
mental capacity and determined 10 understand fully
the state OF AFFAIRS existing the company Hts famil
iarity with the minute details Of its management
ia surprising, and his anxiety and vigilance every
department. and his prompt appreciation everything
tending promote tho welfare and interests OF the
ganzHton exert marked influence in hIJ character.
Tbs Presidents secretary Mr. James D. Reid occupies
seat IN the adjoining room To this gentleman arc
fered claims for damages and the preparation OF cor
tain class Of executive correspondence Ho is
moreover a veteran telegrapher, and takes \
peculiar pleasure in the relation of interest
ing incidents and anecdotes connected with
the early history Of telegraphy. Among those
latter ia OF countryman who decidedly doubt
fu regarding the reliability Of this then novel mode of
communication and at whose request, though with evil
dent suspicion. a despatch transmitted 10 an
quantance living at distance aud requesting reply.
became indignant and thought he had fathoued the
deception when he announced tnat they could 40; de-
ceye him In that wav as he was too familiar with The
signature OF his friend 10 believe that the exhibited
to him genuine
he other end of the Is the desk % ycc Presi
dent DR. Norval Green. who Is By Office also member OF
the Executive Committee. and gentleman OF great
ability and executive capacity On the third floor ~ the
building the two front rooms are occupied by General
Ecker General supcr OF the Eastern Division.
which viii be SEEN Is responsible and onerous'po
stioD, embracing az u does all the territory along the
New York Boston Port Hood Cape Breton, and oil
cast OF the Hudson River and Harlem Railroads, ex
IL a gentleman Of the most o;flcieut and highly
wrought capacity ana Of great executive ability,
which faculties been satisfactorily proven by
perIntendency upwards OF fifteen years. Five
OF this time spent the ssrvice Of the govern
mcnt principally in the War Department, during the
latter year and hall Of which he occupied the position
Of Assistant Secretary OF War under Mr. Sianton The
efficiency and with which he discharged the duties
that honorable station sufficient evidence OF his
superior capacities and endowments.
The terminus of the seventh EASTERN district located
in this aud includes the lines on Long Island and
Morris and Essex, and Delaware aud Lackaw rail-
roads
Connecting with General Eckerts room, and having
access only thsrefrom in apartment devoted exclu
sively the OF the terminating instrument OF the
wires which lead to the Atlantic cable. connecting by
dummy elevator with the compartment occupied by the
CO 10 Receiving Clerk the first floor The object OF
ang this particular branch Of the business Is the
terference with this department and 10 protect its
business from improper espionage "a wen ms 10 insure
the utmost pubic confidence N the manner in which the
European business Is transacted.
Adjoining tho Offices OF the General Superintendent
those OF Mr. j. c. Hinchmsn superintendent OF the
Metropolitan district. The responsibility and magni-
ude Of this trust may appreciated whom IL stated
that embraces New York and its suburbsn surround
ngs, including Brooklyn and Jersey City, and extend
ing far north Morrsania. There altogether,
within the district under Mr. Hinchnan's supervision,
dfty-two offices and nearly three hundred empioyes
large numbers OF cables which the rivers in the
vicinity OF the city are under his charge also. The
have length OF hundred and nine thousand feet Of
conducting wires Mr.. Hinchman Is ably seconded by
his brother, Mr. j. A. Hnchman.
TIE DErARTMgsT.
This department which is under the management OF
Miss L. H. Snow, is located In rear OF Mr.. Hnchmans
Office In this Office nineteen lady operators, who
from the afty-two auxiliary subofices included IN
the Metropolitan district There are employed IN this
district about three hundred operators. and twenty
concentrate in this othce About eighteen hun
dred transmitted daily through this de-
V0rtmsnt.
between the central ONCE and the auxiliares. This
depsrtment has hitherto been considered experiment.
having operation about brcs years but its sue
cess Is considered having amply demonstrated the
praccabitv OF the employment Of females in the teic
graphic service.
rHE GENErAL OPERATING ROOM
stnaed on tho fourth floor and contains about seven
~ I'VE Morse instruments 'sounders" each under the
nneer dexterous controi Of an operator Here the
wh,rring rattle OF the instruments and the click Of SIX
OF Phelps Hughes and House combination telegraphc
printing apparatus remind the visitor Of the sowing
machine operating room OF some Of our large clothing
manufactures Each operator in this department
has control OF certain line Of wire, including
it, connections, and sends dispatches 70 the
points thus communicated with. rhis secures
greater celebrity IS we'll as facility IN the
Transmission Of messages. The operating tables are
arranged In four extending ths entire length OF
this capacous apartment which has total length Of
one hundred and tweutysx feet and width Of twenty
SIX feet In the centre OF the room are situated two
large 'switches" the larger OF which has connected
with about seventy Ave man wires and about twenty
ave 'ioops." The loops" arc special wires, which
CONNECT with various public establishments and private
Offices Among the latter Is the Herald '1oop."
which connects the HERALD establishment With
The private residence Of Mr. James Gordon Ben
nett At Washington Heights The Pacific Nail Steam.
ahiu Comnanv and the Custom House, Barge Once