The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-22
EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.

EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH In CHINA.
THE EAST INDIA
TELEcRAPH coMPAMY's
OFFICE,
Nos. 90 and % NASSAU Street.
ORGANIZED UNDER SPECIAL CHATTER FROM
THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
CAPITAL. $4,000. 900
$4,000 SHARES, 900 EACH.
DIRECTORS
Hon. ANDREW @. CURTIN PhiIadelphla.
PAUL e. FoRBEs, of Russell g. Co, China.
FnED. BuTTtRFIELD, OF p. Butterneld q Co, New
ISAAC LIvERsoRE. Treas. Mich. O. X. r., Boston.
ALEXANDRA HOLLAND Treas. Am. tx. Co , New
York
Hon. JAMES NoxoN, syracuse, Ny.
u. IL EAbhEh, lTehs W. W lei. TO-, new YORK.
FLETcHER wnsTRAY, OF westrsy. Gibbs a Hardoas
tie, N. Y.
NICHOLAS MIoKLEs, New York,
oFFIoERs.
A. @. CURTIN. President
N. BIoKLEs, Vice.Pre ident,
oEoReR CoNANT, Secretary.
GRoReE ELLIS (Csshier National Bank Common.
wealthy Treasurer,
Hon. A. X. MCCLURE Philadelphia, Solicitor.
Inc Chinese Government having (throttoh Me Hon.
Anson B,tounle) co,ceued 10 this Company the priv
LeOe OF connecting the Drcdt sedpors Of the Empire By
submarine electric teeoroph cable propose
ing operations China, and laying doiOn line Of 900
mites at once. bet,0een The foVoiotn0 ports, vis;-
Population,
Canton. 100
6OOOO
Hong 100000
Swatow 200 600
100000
Foo OOO0
WanChu.''' Sooooo
4OOOOo
Hang ,2O0OO
sl0 900
These ports have foreign commerce OF 5000 0UO0O
and an enormous domestic trade, besides which we
have the immense internal commerce Of the Empire,
Iadletng from these FONTS, through its canals and
nRvigable rivers
The cable being laid this company propose erecting
land lines and establishing speedy end Trustworthy
means of communication, which must command
there as everywhere ei,e. the communication OF he
Governm ent of BUSH tss, and OF social life
in China. She has postal system. and her only
means now Of com luaicatiDg Information Is by
courier on land. and ty steamers water.
The WesternWorld KIN thas China is a very
large country in the main densely peopled; bat fey
yet realize that she contains than third of the
hum Ihe latesG returns made to her central
authorities for taxing purposes, by the local magic.
trates make her popc iston -Four Hundred and -Four.
teen Milions and this is likely be under than
over the actual aggregate. Nearly all OF these who
ten years old not only can, but do read and
write. Her civilization s peculiar but her literature
s extensive as thar OF Europe. China is a land of
teachers and traders ana the latter exceedingly
quick avail Il emseves Of every proered facility
for procuring early information. 1t Is observed IA
California that The Chnete make great use Of the
telegraph though there tran smits 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
If the telegraph wepropose connecting all their great
seaports, we've now In existence, 1t is believed that
Its business would pay lis cost within the first two
years of its successful operation and would steadily
increase thereafter.
No enterprise comm ends itself as In a greater do.
gree remunerative TO c@pi allss, and 10 our whole
people, 1t Is Of vast national Importance com mer-
cially politically, and evangelicay.
Shares of this company 10 a limited number may
be obtained at SO EACH $40 able down. SIS on the
lst of November and s25 payable In monthly install
ments OF $3.50 EACH commencing December l. 1868
on application to