The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-22

grand base or trunk route OF the opposition lines,
y 1lch embrace all the prtnc,pal cities AMI towns
70 the Mississippi river. company y also organ
tied TO connect with the Franklin at Washington,
burg, Charleston, savannah, Mobile and New Orleans
thus completing the coast route. the Franklin Oom-
Dany has the credit OF inauguratng reduction o.
the high tariff which existed IN 1865 and or bsiny In
strumental In reducing rates to all points reached
BY the opposition lines TO the present SCALE From
the president down the officers OF the Franklin are
practically Educated telegrspners, nearly ali
o. them having been connected con n, with TN, tine
features OF the business and TO adapt 1t to public
requirements. Tie Franklin Company pays particu-
to kilograms forwarded by them. and the result Is
that the sender has the satisfaction OF being assured
OF the delivery OF bis messsge and also OF being In
formed when to expect reply.
In order to increase their business facilities and ct
the same time aid In thu good work OF bringing the
pany instituted expefiments Which resulted in the
invention OF an instrument by which messages can
be transmitted In opposite directions at the same
dent Of the company, has the honor OF being the
inventor OF this new instrument which u now in
successful operation In the Franklin ONCE.
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC.
on the Goth Of October, 1857, the Atlantic and Pa
chic Telegraph Company opened their line Of two
1858, opened line direct to Cleveland Everything
worked well and business increased 30 rapidly that
Y was found necessary to lay third wire from New
through wires and 80 tnsuring the prompt transmits
sion Of messages between Albany and this city.
menced working as recently as the 10th Of June last
1t has been found that additional wires are neces-
sary to accommodate the rapidly increasing bus-
pany have just been called upon to increase their
subscription and half per cent In order
that the necessary wires may be put up Immediately
Geographic communications with Toledo, Ohio, and
all intermediate stations between that p int and
rapidly pushing towards Chicago, IN the hopes or
reaching that city by the 10th OF September at
the the latest. AT Chicago the Atlantic and Pa
cific viii connect with the Mississippi Valley
brought into communication with st. Pau, Mimi,
along the Mississippi As soon as the two wires now
en- route reach Chicago the w0rkmen will retrace
their steps, laying return line, as It were to New
York, and by the time that Is completed the Atlantic
and Pacific will have opened direct communication
with Milwaukee 1t is the intention OF the company
to their additional lines from Buffalo to this city
along the course traversed by the Erie Railway, in
order to communicate with all the principal stations.
The old wires are stretched along comparatively
and Pacific Company Will have wire at Cincinnati
and their line to Saratoga s rapidly approaching
al
opoly and high pricesn for motto the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company is IN position to AFFORD
company have telegraphic communication with the
leading points Of thirteen States and under the pre-
&c vass aSs
Of the Atlantic and Pacific Company:-President,
Arthur F. Wilmartn; Vice President, william II.
Guion; Treasurer, Richard J. Thorne and Secretary
THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN.
The International Ocean Telegraph Company y
fos the purpose Of establishing Geographic commun
cation between the United States. CUBA the British
Spanish main Their land lines extend from Lake
City Florida, TO Punta Rassa, on the Gulf coast
branching to Fernandina and 81. Augustine making
Punta Rassa to Key West and thence to Cuba, the
total distance being 27o miles In April, 1865 the
with the material for their land line, and although
great difficulties had to be encountered the line was
completed In thrty-seven days from the time the
from England in september, 1885, BY the LIST OF Oc-
tober OF the same year the entire line was 10 working
order and no better evidence Of the success
the company now work circuit Of over 500 miles
with one pulsation. Tho Cuba end OF the cable
Is now connected with the palace Of the Captain
General at Havana by seven miles Of underground
wire. From the Legislature OF Florida the lnerna-
tional Ocean has the sole and exclusive right for
twenty years TO connect by means OF submarine
cables the shores and dependencies OF the State OF
Florida with Cuba and other West India islands, as
Throughout any part Of the State. Congress has
granted similar rights and privileges for fourteen
years. From the Spanish government the company
has received all necessary rights and privileges for
forty years. Having, among other concessions, the
right to carry their line from Cuba 60 Jamaica and
within . few years place us In daily communication
with the cities OF Central and South America. The
The principal officers are:-General VIM. f. smith,
President; Alexander Hamilton, Jr, Vice President
and II. X. Bull, Treasurer.
THE BANKERS AND BROKERS'.
The Bankers and Brokers' Telegraph Company,
which advertises capital OF $l5O0,o00, commenced
extend to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washing
ton and Georgetown. This company has a fair
share OF commercial business between the above
points and his city. The principal oce Is at No. 16
PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH
This company was chartered August l. 1850, by the
State OF Pennsylvania with capital OF $3,oo0ooo.
Al that time II purchased the Monongahela Valley
Telegraph Company, chartered eighteen months
previous and located Its headquarters at Piitsburg,
with view OF making the organization purely
western one. The chief officers and the majority OF
the lines Of the corporation radate NORTH east
and SOUTH westwardly the lines at present are
working from Pittsburg through Wheeling, lanes.
VILE Columbus and Dayton to Cincinnati, touching
oil Intermediate towns that route. Southwardly
from Pittsburg the lines are working via Browns
vile TO Paramount, the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-.
roal, aud Waynesburg, IN which directions the lines
are temporarily halted until arrangements are cem-
pieted Tor extending the lines through Western Nr-
gina, north Carolina and Georgia to Savannah.
From Cincinnati the lines extend southwartly, wa
Louisville and Nashville 10 Memphis, Tenn, 20
WHEN, istter point they VIII be working IN SEP
tember This later southern route was originally
projected as the Southern Telegraph Company
but after the extension OF the line from Cincinnati
TO Louisville tue Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph
Company OF the United States, some four months
since al the solicitation Of the entire body OF stock
holders OF the Southern Telegraph Company. pur.
chased ali the stock OF the corporation after tht line
had been working about year. Since the purchase
the PACING and Atlantic Company has pushed the
line 10 Nashville and Memphis, az indicated above.
bastwardly the line extends from Pittsburg sal-
tmore Via the National road To Cumberland, theEce
via EnmetLsburg and intermediate lines TO BAIL.
more, Nd, where II connects with the Franklin 10
Boston. In this extension the Pacific and Atlantic
made the acquisition Of another already CONSTRUCTED
line, having purchased, at the solicitation OF ID
owners, the Western Maryland Telegraph COMPANY,
rom Union Bridge on the Western Maryland Kali
road TO Baltimore. From Cumberland the Company
nave a.secOnd line running north wardly via Get
vsburg, To Harrisburg, Pa. Eastwardly from Pitts
Durg the Company have second route running
along the route of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Phil
soe phia, with onioes nj all the towns and cities
on the route. This line OF wires originally con.
structed oy the Keystone Telegraph Company cor
porauon chartered by the state OF Pennsylvania but
py tne purchase by the Pacific and Atlantic
OF all the stock OF the Keystone at the Instance
OF the stocknoders, t became the property OF
the Pacific and Atlantic. Again northwardly
from Pittsourg the lines OF the Pacific and Atlantic