The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-01
EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.

EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH In CHINA.
THE EAST INDIA
TELEGRAPH coMPANY's
OFFIOE.
Nos. % and % NASSAU Street.
ORGANIZED UNDER SPECIAL CHARTER FROM
THE STATE OF NEW YoEK.
CAPITAL. $4,000. 900
$4,000 SHARES, 500 EACH.
DIRECTORS
Hon. ANDREW @. CURTIN, Philadelphia
PAUL 8, FORBES, of Russell g. Co., China
FRED. BUTTERF1ELD, of II. Butterheld Co., New
York
ISAAC LIvERMoRE, Treas. Mich O. r. r., Boston.
ALEXANDRA HOLLAND, Treas. Am. Ex, Co New
York.
Hon. JAMES NoxoN, Syracuse, n. Y.
o. IL. PALMER, Treas West. U. Tel. Co, New York.
FLETCHER WEsTRAY, of Westray, Gibbs & Hardoas-
tie, N. Y.
NICHOLAS MIcKLEs, New York,
OFFICERS.
A, @. CURTIN, President.
N. B1cKLEs, Vice. Pre- ident,
oEoReE CoNANT, Secretary.
GEORGE ELLIS cashier National Bank Common.
wealthy. Treasurer,
Hon. A. X. MCCLURE, Philadelphia, Solicitor.
The Chinese Government having Through 0e Hon.
Ansor BtTlingdme conceded 10 this COpany the prvi-
ege OF connecting the great seoports Of the Empire by
submarine electric telegraph cable propose comenc-
n1nT N line
miles at once between he foIto0in0 ports, vts;-
Population.
Canton 900 OO0
$1,000
Hong zoO,OOO
ZOoooo
Annoy. zoO'OOO
SOOOoO
100000
Hang
Shanghai. 00UOOO
Total elO 900
These ports have foreign commerce OF 5000 0OO.0U0
and enormous domestic trade besides which we
have the immense internal commerce Of the Empire,
radiRtlng 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 else the communications ofthe
Government, OF business and OF social life, especially
In China. She has postal system, and her only
means now of communicating information Is by
courier on land, and by steamers water
The WesternWorld knows thai China is q very
large country, in the main densey peopled; bat few
yet realize that she contains than third of the
hum an race. The latest returns made to her central
authorities for taxing purposes by the local magis
trates make her population -Four Hundred Four
tee, Aiuions, and this likely under than
over the actual aggregate. Nearly all OF these who
are over years old not only but do read and
write. Her peculiar, but literature
is as extensive that Of Europe China Is land of
teachers and traders; and the latter exceedingly
quick to 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 tran sms messages in En-
glish alone To-day, great numbers of feet steamers
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 now in existence it is believed that
Its business would pay its cost within the first two
years Of successful operation and would steadily
increase thereafter.
No enterprise commends Itself as In greater de-
gree remuneratve to capitalists, and TO our whole
people. 1t is of vast national importance CONNER
cially politically, and evangelicaliy.
Shares of this company to limited number, may
be obtained at $50 EACH $40 payable down. $5 on the
1st Of November and SIS payable In monthly install
ments OF $3.50 each, commencing December /, 1868
on application to
DREXEL & CO.,
No. 81 South THIRD Street, Philadelphia,