The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-03
EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.

EHSh IlNOih lGLGNttNi i'
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN CHINA.
THE EAST INDIA
TELEGRAPH coMPAMY's
OFFICE. .
Nos. % and % NASSAU Street.
ORGANIZED UNDER SPECIAL CHARTER FROM
THE STATE OF NEW YoKK.
CAPITAL. $6.ooo.ooo
$4,000 SHARES, 500 EACH.
DIRECTORS
Hon. ANDREW g. CURTIN Philadelphia.
PAUL S, FORBES, OF Russell & Co.. China.
FRED. BUTTKBFIELD, Of +. Butterhed & Co., New
York
ISAAC L1vERMoRE, Treas. Mich. Q. r. r., Boston.
ALEXANDER HOLLAND, Treas. Am. Ex Co New
York.
Hon. JAMES No1oN, Syracuse, y. Y.
q. H. PALAER, Treas. West U. Tel. Co, New York.
FLETCHER wEsTRAY, of Westray Gibbs & Hardcas.
tie, N. Y
NICHOLAS MIcKLEs, New York.
OFFICERS.
A. @. CURTIN, President.
n. bICKLEs, Vice.President,
GEORGE CoNANT, Secretary.
George ELLIS cashier National Bank Common
wealthy, Treasurer.
Hon, A. X. MCCLURE Philadelphia, Solicitor.
The Chinese Government having Through 0e Hon,
Anso Btrlfn1ane) conceded TO this Company the pyfvf-
epe OF connecting the great sedports Of the Empire 6y
submarine electric 0rGph cGbIe, toe propose commence
inc operatos IN China and laying doton line OF 800
miles at once 6et,ceen The IOlto'on0 ports, Vis;-
Population.
Canton
oVOOO
Hong Kong. IoO,OOO
Ewatow 100000
zoU,oOD
Foo Chow ,2oOUVO
ooOOVO
4OJOOO
Hang -Chean. 2OOOO
9lO 900
These ports have foreign OF $500 600 900
and an enormous domestic trade, besides which we
have the immense Internal commerce of the Empire,
radiatDg from these points, through its canals and
navigable rivers
The cable being laid this company propose erecting
land lines and establishing speedy and Trustworthy
means of communication, which must command
there everywhere else, the communications OF
Governm ent of busine and OF social fe especially
in China She has postal system, and her only
means now of communicating information La by
courier on land, and by steamers water,
The WesternWorld knows thai China is q very
large country in the main densely peopled; bat
yet realize that she contains more than third OF
hum race 1he latest returns made to her central
authorities for taxing purposes, by the local mags-
trates. make her population -Four Hundred -Four.
teen kiuions and this Is more likely be under than
over the sctusl aggregate. Nearly all of these who
are yer years old not only can, but do read and
WRITE Her civilization is peculiar, but her literature
is as extensive that of Europe. China is land of
teach es lrsders and the latter exceedIngly
quick avail Il emselves of every profered facility
for procuring early information 1t is observed In
California that the Chinese make great use OF the
telegraph, though 1t there transmits messages In En-.
glish alone To-Day, great numbers of feet st Gamers
are owned by Chinese merchants, and used by them
exclusively for the transmission of early intelligence
If the telegraph wepropose connecting all their great
seaports we've now in existence, 1t is believed that
Its business would pay its cost within the rst two
years of successful operation and would steadily
increase thereafter.
No enterprise commends Itself as In a greater de-
gree remunerative to capitalists, and 10 our whole
people. 1t la of vast national importance CONNER
ciaily politically, and evangelically.
Shares of this company to limited number, may
be obtained at $50 each $40 able down. s5 on the
lst of November and s25 payable In monthly Install
ments OF $3.50 each, commencing December l. 1868
on application to