The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-09
EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.

EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH In CHINA.
THE EAST INDIA
TELEGRAPH coMPANY's
OFFICE.
Nos. % and 25 NASSAU Street.
ORGANIZED UNDER SPECIAL CHARTER FROM
THE STATE OF NEW YoEK.
CAPITAL. $5.ooo,ooo
$4,000 SHARES, eIOo EACH.
DIRECTORS.
Hon. ANDREW @. CURTIN, Philadelphia.
PAUL E, FORBES, of Russell & Co., China.
FRED BUITERfIELD, Of +. ButterHeld 6 Co., New
York.
ISAAC LIvEBMoRE, Treas. Mich q. r. r., Boston.
ALExANDAR HOLLAND, Treas. Am Ex, Co., New
York.
Hon. JAMES NoxoN, Syracuse, NY
e. II. PALMER, Treas. West U. Tel. Co.. New York.
FLETCHER WEsTRAY, of Westray, Gibbs & Hardcas.
tie, M Y.
NICHOLAS M1cKLEs, New York,
OFFICERS.
A. @. CURTIN, President.
N. MICKLEs. Vice. .Pres ident,
GEORGE CoNANT, Secretary.
GEORGE ELLIS cashier National Bank Common.
wealthy. Treasurer.
Hon. A. X. Mo- LURE Philadelphia, Solicitor.
The Chinese Government having Through The Hon
hge Of connecting the great sedporS Of the Empire on
submarine electric telegraph cable propose conenc
ing operations In China, and laying doOn line OF 800
mites at once. 6e0ee, The foLlot0in0 ports vtz;-
Population.
Canton 900
Macon. 90 900
Hong 100000
200 600
2SO,00D
Foo Chow. 25O 900
800 900
4OOOOO
HaDg-Chean 200 900
Snangnal........ 100000
10000
These ports have foreign commerce 5000 10000
and an enormous domestic trade, besides which we
have the immense internal commerce of the Empire,
IadiatiDg from these points, through its canals and
navigabe rivers
The cable being laid this company propose erecting
land lines and establishing speedy and Trustworthy
means of communication, which must command
there, as everywhere ese the communications Oft
Government, of business and of social lie especially
In China. She has no postal system. and her only
means now OF communicating information is by
courier land, and by steamers on water
The Western World KIN )ws that China is very
large country, in the main densely peopled bat few
yet realize that she contains than third of the
hum an race. The latest made to her central
authorities for taxing purposes by the local magls.
tratpa make her pODulatOn LDtLr ldleHn
teen Millions and this is likely to be under than
over the actual aggregate Nearly all Of these who
ten years old not only can, but do read and
write. Her civilization is peculiar but her literature
is extensive that of Europe. China is q land of
teachers and raders and the latter are 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 rho
telegraph though there trar smits messages in En-
glish alone To-day great numbers of fleet steamers
are owned by Chinese merchants, and used by them
exclusively for the transmission of early ntelgence
If telegraph PROPOSE connecting all their great
seapors, wexe in existence. it Is believed that
it's business would pay its cost within the first two
years of successful operation, and would steadily
increase thereafter.
No enterprise commends itself as In q greater de-
gree remunerative to capitalists, and 10 our whole
people. It is of vast national Importance CONNER
ciariy politically, and evangecalIy.
Shares of this company limited number may
be obtained $50 each. $40 payable down. SIS on the
1st of November, and s25 payable In monthly install
application TO