The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-12
$4,000 SHARES. 500 EACH.

Hon. ANDREW G. CURTIN, Philadelphia.
PAUL 6 FORBES, of Russell & Co.. China
FRID BUITIBuELD, OF '. Buueraeld & 60, New
York.
ISAAC GavEaMoRE. Treas. Mich. c. f. r., R,s'ou.
ALExANDHR HOLLAND. Treas. Am. Ex, Oh. New
York.
Hon. JANIS NoxoN, Syracuse, y. Y.
@. II. PALM lE Treas. West T. Tel. Co, New York;
FLETcHER wEsrRAY, of westrsy, Gibbs 6 Hardcas-
tie, NJ Y.
NICHOLAS N1cK1rs. New York,
oFEIUERs.
A. G. CURTIN, Pr6sitenL
n. MIcKLBs, Vice.Pre. dent,
eHoReE CoNANT secretary.
eEoheE ELLIS Cashier National BANK Caamon-
wealthy Treasurer,
Hon. A. X. Met LURE Philadelphia, Solicitor.
The Chinese Government having Through the Hon.
Anson BtunGono) conceded 10 his Company tts priUi
lege Of connecting the great Seopors of The Empire dy
submarine oectric teLgrop coJte, propose commence
ina opcrancns IN China and laying do,cn q line of 900
miles al once bettueen heTouolCing ports, Uiz;-
Population.
POoOOO
Macon 6O,OOO
Hong Kong 250,0O0
Swatow 100000
ZoOOO1
Foo Chow 10000
Wah-C SOOVV
100000
n....,...
hai........,.... IOOO,OOO
10000
These ports have a ioreign commerce OF 500 OOOOO
aud an enormous domestic trade, besides which we
have the immense internal commerce of the Emplre,
Iadatng from these points, through its canals and
navigable rivers
The cable being aid, this company propose erecting
land lines and establishing speedy and trustworthy
n means of communication, which must command
there ae everywhere else the communication of the
Govern ent OF business and Of social life especially
in China. she has no postal system. and her only
means of communicating inform alton is by
courier on land and by steamers on water,
The Western World KIN Jws that Chna is very
large country in the main densely peopled; bat few
yet reslze that she contains more than third of the
hum an race The latest returns made to central
authorities for taxing purposes, by the local magg-
trates make her population -Four Hundred and F6tn.
teen lilionS and I'll Is more likely TO be under than
over the actual aggregate. Nearly ali OF these who
are over old not only can but do read and
write Her civilization is peculiar, but her literature
! is extensive as that of Europe China is land OF
teachers and traders and the latter exceadlnQlv
quick nvR! Il emselves of every proered facility
| for procuring early information. 1t Is observed Ia
California that the Chinese make great use of The
telegraph, though 1t there tran smis messages In En-
glish alone To-Day, great numbers of fleet ST amers
are owned by Chinese merchants, and used by them
exclusively for the transmission of early inteRep
If the telegraph we propose, connecting all their great
seapors, now in existence it is believed that
It's business would pay its cost within tn first two
years of its successful operation and would steadily
| increase thereafter.
No enterprise commends itself as in greater de-
gree remunerstlve to capitalists and to our whole
| people II is of vast national Importance CONNER
ciaIly, politically, and evangelicahy.
Shares of this company 10 limited number may
be obtained sO each. $40 yable down $l5 on the
LIST of November, and s25 payable In monthly install
ments OF $3.50 each, commencing December l. 1858
on application to