The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-02

DIRECTORS
Hon. ANDREW @. CURTIN, Philadelphia.
PAUL e, FORBES of Russell & Co., China.
FRED. BUTTERF1ELD, OF r. Butterhed q Co., New
York
ISAAC L1vERMoRE, Treas Mich. O. R. R., Boston.
ALEXANDER HOLLAND, Treas Am. Eek, Co New
York.
Hon. JAMES NoxoN, Syracuse, N Y.
q. II. PALMER, Treas West U. Tel. Co.. New York.
FLETCHER WEsTRAY, of Westray, Gibbs & Hardcas
tie, Y,
NICHOLAS MIcKLEs, New York,
OFFICERS.
A. q. CURTIN, President.
N. @IcKLEs, Vice.Pret ident,
0EopeE CoNANT, Secretary,
GEORGE ELLIS cashier National Bank Common.
wealthy Treasurer,
Hon. A, X. McC1uRE. Philadelphia, Solicitor.
zhe Chinese Government having Through the Hon.
Anso, Bt,tin0aue) conceded TO this Company the prvi.
leOe OF connecting The great seaportS Of The Empire By
submarine electric tele0raph cable, tUe propose commence
in1 operahonS China, and laying dolVn line OF 900
miles at once bet,Veen the fottolOirg ports, via
Population.
Cantor.
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Hong Kong ZoO,OOO
Swa 2OOOJO
Annoy. zoo,VOO
Foo-Chow '''''''''''lfzoVVV
Want SOOVVO
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Hang CheaD 900
Shang hal. OO0oO
$4,000
These ports have foreign commerce or 5000 0000O0
and an enormous domestic trade, besides which we
have the immense Internal commerce OF the Empire
radatng from these points, through its canals and
navigable rivers
The cable being laid this company propose erecting
land lneA and establishing speedy and Trustworthy
means of communication, which must command
rOp uniC anft
Governm ent of business and Of social life especially
In China. She has no postal system, and her only
means now of communicating information is by
courier on land. and by steamers on water.
The WeslernWorld knows that China is a very
large country In the main densey peopled bat few
yet realize she contains more than third OF the
hum an 1he latest returns made to her central
authorities for taxing purposes, by the local msglS
trates make her population -Four Hundred and Four
teen Milions and this is likely TO be under than
over the actual aggregate. Nearly all Of these who
are over ten yeare old not only csn but do and
write. Her civilization is peculiar but her literature
is as extensive that OF Europe. China is land
teachers and traders ana the latter are exceednsly
quick to avail II enseves of every pronered facility
for proc curing early information 1t Is observed In
California that the Chinese make great use Of the
telegraph though 1t there tran smits messages in
glisb alone To-Day, great numbers Of feet steamers
| are owned by Chinese merchants and used by them
exclusively for the rsnsm sson of early intelligence
If the telegraph PROPOSE connecting all their great
seaports, were in existence, 1t is believed that
Its business would pay it's cost within the first two
years of It's successful operation and would steadily
| Increase thereafter.
No enterprise commends Itself as In greater de-
| gree remunerative to capitalists, and to our whole
people. 1t is of vast national Importance CONNER
| cially politically, and evangeIcally.
Shares of this company to a limited number, may
be obtained at $50 each $40 pay able down. SIS the
Ist of November, and s25 payable in monthly Install
| ments OF $3.50 each, commencing December l, 1868
on application to