The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-19
EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.

EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH In CHINA.
THE EAST INDIA
TELEGRAPH coMPANY's
OFFICE.
Nos. 90 and 25 NASSAU Street.
ORGANIZED UNDER SPECIAL CHARTER FROM
THE STATE OF NEW YoEK.
CAPITAL. $5.ooo.ooo
$4,000 SHARES, 800 EACH.
DIRECTORS
Hon. ANDREW @. CURTIN, Philadelphia.
PAUL s, FORBES, of Russell & Co., China.
FRED. BUTTERF1ELD, Of +. ButterHeld & Co., New
York
ISAAC LIvEBMoRE, Treas. Mich G. R. r.. Boston.
ALEXANDRA HOLLAND, Treas. Am. Elk, Co New
York.
Hon. JAMES NoxoN, Syracuse, Y, Y
o. IL. PALMER, Treas. West. U. Tel. Co.. New York.
FLETCHER WEsTRAY, of Wesiray, Gibbs g. Hardcas-
tie, M
NICHOLAS MIcKLEs, 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. MCCLURE Philadelphia Solicitor.
The Chinese Government having (tirouoh The Hon.
AnSon Burln0de) conceded TO this Company the prtvL
1e OF connecting the great Sedpors Of ule Empire bv
submarine electric telegraph cable propose comenc
ing operations IN China, and laying dotOn line OF 900
miles at once. beUeefl te foLtolOir0 ports Viz;-
Population.
Canton. 100000
Macon 10000
Hong Kong. 100000
swa'o" zOOOVo
ZoOO0)
Foo-Chow. ..,.'........."l,250,OW
Wan-Chu ..., 300 900
100000
Hang 100000
sIO 900
These ports have foreign commerce or $500 100000
and an enormous domestic trade besides which we
have the immense internal commerce of the Empire,
Iadiating from these points, through Its canals and
navigable rivers
Tne Ca0e Delng alu, tnls company propose erecting
land lines and establishing speedy and Trustworthy
means of communication, which must command
there everywhere else, the communications OF the
Government of business, and of social lie especially
in China She has postal system, and her only
means now of communicating information Is by
courier on land, and by steamers on water
The Western World knows that China is a very
large country, in the main densely peopled bat few
yet realize that she contains than third of the
hum The latest returns made to her central
authorities for taxing purposes by the local magis.
trates. make her population -Four Hundred and Four
teen AilioTS and this is likely 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 as that Of Europe. China is a land of
teachers and iraders and the latter exoeediney
quick to avail Il emseves of every proffered facility
for procuring early Information. 1t is observed In
California that the Chinese make great use of tha
telegraph. though IL there raI smits messages In En-
gliSh alone To-day, great neet So sameru
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
years of its successful operation would steadily
increase thereafter.
No enterprise commends itself as In o greater de.
gree remuneratve 10 capitalists, and 10 our whole
people. 1t is of vast national Importance CONNER
ciay, politically, and evangelicaliy.
Shares of this company a limited number, may
be obtained at $50 EACH $40 payable down. SIS on the
1st of November and S25 payable In monthly install
ments OF $3.50 each, commenciD December l. 1868
on application to