The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-05
EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.

TELEGRAPH CoMPAMY'S
OFFICE.
Nos. 90 and 25 NASSAU Street.
ORGANIZED UNDER SPECIAL CHARTER FROM
THE STATE OF NEW YoEK.
CAPITAL. $4,000, 1000
$4,000 SHARES, 500 EACH.
DIRECTORS.
Hon. ANDREW @. CURTIN, Philadelphia.
PAUL 8. FORBES, of Russell & Co., China.
FRED. BUTTRRF1ELD, Of +. Buuerheld & Co., New
York.
ISAAC LIvERMoRE, Treas. Mich. q. R. r., Boston.
ALEXANDRA HOLLAND, Treas. Am. Ex, Co., New
York.
Hon. JAMES NoxoN, Syracuse, NY
O. II. PALMER, Treas. West. U. Tel. Co., New York.
FLETCHER wEsTRAY, of Westray, Gibbs & Hardcas.
tie, Y.
NICHOLAS MIcKLEs, New York,
OFFICERS.
A. G. CURTIN, President.
N. MICKLEs, Vice.President.
GEORGE CoNANr Secretary.
GEoReE ELLIS cashier National Bank Common.
wealthy, Treasurer.
Hon. n. H. MCCLURhi ullhuSlihlhi oOlCltOrs
zhe Chinese Government hduin0 Through the Ho,
Anson Burln0ane) conceded to this Company the prtUi
eoe OF connecting the great sedpoTts Of the Empire 6y
submarine electric telegraph cable propose comenc
ING operations IN China, and laying doiOR line Of 900
mites at once. 6etUeen The Iollo0iRg ports, Uis;-
Population.
Canton........- 900 900
Macon. 10000
Hong 250,OOO
Swat0w 200 900
2oOOo)
Foo-C ...'......"....l,2 10000
100000
100000
Hang -Chean. ,2e0 900
shanghai.''.'''. 100000
$40 600
These ports have foreign commerce OF 5000 0OO
and an enormous domestic trade, besides which we
have theImmense internal commerce of the Empire,
IadiatDg trom these points, through its canals and
navigable rivers
The cable being laid this comp ANY 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 e 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 W. stern World knows thar China is a very
large country, in the main densey peoped; but few
yet realize that she contains more than third of the
hum an race. The latest returns to her central
authorities for taxing purposes, by the local magIs.
trates. make her population -Four Hundred and -Four,
teen Millions, and this is more likely TO be under than
over the actual aggregate. Nearly all of these vho
are ten old not only can but do read and
write. Her civilization is peculiar but her literature
extensive as that of Europe China is q land of
teachers and traders; and the latter are exoeednplv
quick avail IL emselves of every proered facility
for procuring early information. 1t Is observed IN
California that the Chinese make great use of The
telegraph, though 1t there trar sms 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 intelligence
If the telegraph PROPOSE connecting all their great
seaports, were now In existence 1t is believed that
Its business would pay it's cost within the first two
years of its successful operation and would steadily
increase thereafter.
No enterprise commends itself as In O greater d.
gree remunerative to capitalists, and to our whole
people. 1t is of vast national Importance CONNER.
cially, politically and evangecaliy.
Shares of this company to limited number NAV
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, commencing December 1, 1868
on application TO