The New York herald., 1868-02-23
THE WESTERN UNION TsLEGRAPN Mono
POLY IN NEW JERTEY.
From the Trenton Emporium. l

From the Trenton Emporium
While the people of this State TO be 50 deeply
interested in the contest in reference to the railroad
monopoes, would it not be well for them 10 cast
their oyes about In search Of other monopoliss. We
suppose monopoly OF any kind is detrimental to
the interests OF the people; and We believe that there
nopoes The New York HERALD has exposed the ele-
phant OF all monopohes, viz:-The Western Union Tee-
graph COMPANY who at the expense o. about ten mil
lions OF dollars upon tho already taxrdden people Of
this country.
homes TO bring about this telegraphc monopoly In
the first place. class OF men VINO be readily found
in any city have been nvegled into the confidence OF
this monopoly BY the acceptance OF paitry frank for
their private use with the understanding that hey are
expected to oppose the establishment OF any other COM
peIng telegraph line. And IN this manner the door OF
progress has been eifectuay closed for lhe last i've
years.
There arc now two lines which GROSS State which
have, by this kind of manipulation, been prevented
from entering the cities Of Trenton, Newark Camden,
Elizabeth and oil places of interest the people
Of our state where they would be likely to como in com.
petition With the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Merehapts and business 4en generally. are you so
purpose Of all this connivngp Look now at the rates
you have to pay for teegraphng-"and whyS" 1t is
suits what would conduce to the common good
of all. While they teegraphing from Washington 10
Boston for forty cents and from Philadelphia for wen
tyfve cents bar the entrance OF these opposition
lines by allowing to stand in your way, and have to
pay ninety cents for what the people of Philadelphia
paying twenty 1.-Two cents.
Business men Of ren,on put stop to this imposii on
and go to the Leg and nss that the door sh al
be opened to your interests and that and all the
your ces Yes, Insist that they ,all come In There
other independent lines cross NC Sta 9,
the Bankerss and Brokers' Telegraph Company and
the Insulated Telegraph Company.
The first named has been dris an out OF city and
crosses the Delaware By the Yardlevvi,e bridge. and
the other company crosses at New Hope.
There is not State in the Union where competing
lines have not an Office, with the exception % New Je
sey, and whils the Legislature annually mees a the
capital TO make laws tor the protection OF the peoples
interests, this gganc monopoly has oesn permitted to
go without single voce be ng raised ia coudemna-
ton OF its Inonstrous wrongs aud hers In very city
where we have Board OF fraie, aud where our NOR
chants and business mon taxed nearly double rates
for teiegraphic messages in comparison with other
cities the voice OF public sentiment been dumb
ana silent a stone.
Citzens OF New Jersey, business men, only look
into the matter, and what will you nndf Why, three
distinct tees sraph lines crossing State and only
Of then the Western Union Telegraph Company, having
. single Office within its mitsl The other two lines
have been driven away from every principal city and
town In the state hy this avarcious and greedy monster
monopoly called the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Both Of the bridge companies contiguous to city
have been bought up by this monopoly, and the COM
pe,lng telegraph lines have been compelled order to
the Delaware TO lay thor wires the Yardey
vile BRIDGE distance OF at least three miles from
Trenton and who has 10 for these manipulationsS
Why, the people, the merchant, the business
man-n word, every is sufferer who is compelled
to send elegrams In order to show fellow citizens
what they loose by this nice operation OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company we have received from o
friend In Philadelphia . tcheddle OF the rates of charges
for messages from Philadelphia other cities before
there any opposition lines started and what they
monopoly from Trenton
Let US see what the figures say. The first column
cities before opposition lines entered that city;
second column exhibits the rates Of charges
opposition lines have been established and the third
shows the rates Of charges from Trenton 70 the places