New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-16
THE TELEGRAPH SYSTEM.
,ffor Of The Tribune.

10 "a. Edftor OF Tho Tribune.
SIR: Ny attention has been called to re-
cent article In your columns tending to throw discredlt
upon the Postal Telegraph sysom submitted to Con
uess by the POstmaseTGeneral ltnereloto ASK you 10
publish this reply.
The article begins With quotation from my letter to
Gen Randall tho last sentence Of which, copied by me
from The Tetegraphey is as follows; Every new enter
prise has been projected aud carried out by set OF I'M
princlpod sharpers whose prime object has been TO MI
their own pockets at the expense OF ceduous stock
hoder. II then adds. the last new enterprise OF note
whose ruin Mr. Hubbard mentions tho United States
Telegraph Company whose expenses for 1868, were sl
7G and whose earnings s6Gsi22 It's losses that
year Of tlO3 3Il broke It, Tho line was sold" II omlts
however to add that the Line sold to the western
Union Telegraph Company for s3,si5sco and that the
President of that Company the President OF the West
ern Uuon Telegraph Company.
Mr. Orton the President In his recent argument before
the Committee of the House. said that all tho competing
companies we're losing money. and that their failure was
as certain as SHUTDOWN You are then, correct In the
statement that "t is utterly impossible to place new
telegraph stock the market" Tho public are there
fore compelled to choose between ono corporation-the
Western Union Telegraph Company-wihout compc.
ttion and with no control over their rates except
uelr own will and selfinterest, and some Government
svstem The Postal Telegraph System ~ the only one
which has received the approval Of the Postonico De
partment
Tho article further Gays; THE postal teIe6rhph
Is to be 6, Up only At rslE9a9 stations ana
IL cities and Villages OF 5'coo inhabitants ana
Onward" while the bill authorizes ting Postmaster
General to egghs1 postal telegraph oISes u,aro
nection with the PostUihco In every o''y "I' 80
81 900 Inhabitants and over. % raioau .. a,,a
at speL Other places on he lines o, nc 81, - ,, .,
"e'' "'e o'"'"V ""y 'v ,,1 =" company
TIC next section provides '"aa .'O o "asc,
ana san transmit ali messages delivered to II at any
postal telegraph Office, by telegraph 70 tho posai teio
graph Office of delivery, promptly" The bill also pro-
ydes for the reception OF messages every posEoco'
sub-oflco and street lettcrboX"
The article pen says, the fourth provision nsures
suecaI aud immediate FREQ delivery of messages by car
rIers within te limits OF free delivery OF letters from
postoGces &C. &c." and adds that there are only do
free delivery Offices The &c. &C. omitted In tho article,
are IA fo,oUs Or within mile OF every postal tee-
eronh ooce and tho delivery at special rates beyond
sri, Init. wherever there is postal telegraph Office
there Will be Especial and immediate free delivery"
hovo these provisions for offices and for the reoep
tion and delivery Of messages VIII give much greater
facltcs TO the public than arc enjoyed under the pres
ent system. ,,,
,,,os tho Postmaster General TO provide for "pri-
~ q, Transmission" at special rates fixed by tho Post'
- - no,eral This provision Is copied from foreign
,,., ,.ws and Is only lcgazlng what Is now con
,n,,y done Government life and DEATH aud rnilrond
,ss,cs generally aud properly have priority Special
su,,Io. are also given 20 brokers, gran, and other
80, rv ycires running directly 10 their rooms which
90 ,,o,ea 70 this business BY this means priority Is
Iii, c,yon 10 tho members OF these Boards.
ma I'm establishes tho postal telegraph system II In
yi,es tho broadcast oomoeIon By Offering tho contract