, 1870-02-12
POSTAL TELEGRAPH.
Report OF Scnntor Ramsey, from |
the Committee on Rost Offices mud
Post A0mds.

tne Committee on Post Office. mud
Poas A0ndB.
The Committee On Post Oc1ccs ard Post Roads,
to whom was referred "a bin to establish so.sa!
States Po.t1l Teleernpn company," repor1:
That they hare duly cons,dEred the expedtercy
rec a1a peeve ths e nas cone ior .asIr asi
uulCr. America u tic only country In which cor
p!ns 4ne oqfy nf1oF 70
i.oa 70 The leigh Of The 1lnes a larger, the rates
tlcn utereit copld be to great adv autaRe.
ln ail other states the charges are Uniform Tor
tee,:oi $, ale hsrer eoath tn sn west higEtr west
than ea.t, ana therefore d:tc1tmirate aealast
sscte tec.iotf. whezt, from the unlteauercy OF
the att, and the meaC8 Of communication, the
telegraph IS tie most needed
The isersEe cost Of the te e21apa in th3 coun-
~ ier sasn J. mEe g IRE Is aoous ~. Tas y:
tot a.se,ted that ntes can be tullt a. caesp1y IN
ttE cocruy a. Ia Europe, but there Il no reason
The tcscts p1oduci,i by high and low ra,es sre
fcfc.o,y Illustrated IN bt1gtnn; when the Rates
Here r'rh, orlJ IS per- eenr OF The aea.ages were
On stc!al matters: at low rates, % Fer cent 4
reduction cf tixty.eix per ceut in tie rates IL.
csesfed the io1a1d messages $50 per ceos tn nEe
sear e ia rs WIS sess
1os every twenty seven cehts Of cap:ta1 su,esess
n,ieen ,n'as. ope1a'.sg expenses loatteen cen.
unElnrted for every tolr do11ars Q: CAPT.
"a. interest s9en.y four ceuu, opera:-
t. sssae :. !ssS stS IN nf9
te.teIanf, o1 oue 70 every three Of the popua.Ion
sta cost Of teee ceo or 'our and seEen-:tnsas 20
| escn Eer1ou. in AUeytcs, IN 1851. population Of
aoltu Lee transmitted stt1, tGe ,ele7rapE, or oce
10 EVER, tse 1t the Population, q: csss Of =,
&C. ., ;n e.ns 70 s,es ~
| IT Icd fable
Rsrn TaSes lito:t the business: where the bcs.-
ress trnal' there the Expenses on caca Eess1S =
| a:e necessarily high Htsa sa.es t!e I.suted II
tb:s coortrs to3 .leid 'air te:arn aboa tne grca
! tAr:6 pts1eGn a few eompetlnK poicts but =. 1t
ilcIea1e Of capltal and Of operating s1oenses,
The permanent remedy Tor ste-e ev11s Is ID
lnse I.cuc,,en of ssp:1e constellation 5 Of y. ~
petket By 1Itoa with toe poss Once, and ~ tn
prepayment Of ttlesrams BY stamns. Tuls wi
emf il g.est tedrctlon to be mate II the F2:el
With a cor.et poLt1-g reelection OF operating es
tn;s Of tte Telegraph 10 ali clas.ee, and 1e11v
Two r!ara ha.e been pro7osea for aceonp:lth
trK s.is suc. The po'ta' Telegraph, and ne So
IT, 1; r.. y s9sss5 Tis ss
I'd ~ eoe,rac'. snd cen.essa tnioash Z
e. osss Of 1hf se,ezrsoh1e ssane
o,ner eo.retporderee, 70 oe p.oy'dtd aod Ea,:
S,ee PeT y.nie &c s5s Fl
. 0nee Department, acd proposes tha: II snon.
purchase. cutie, Dasotaso, a; oNlate ~ ase.c
| lug H1b9Aia1-OA ~ h%t* et*fAA~
+ Boin plans propose tie purchase C. e1:sttn
p:ai.eu ent, but lie ro.tA system Authorizes sht
purchase b. sRrecuent on certain pr:s.roed { u
dt:or, Tne eapea,esrJ on, 2! pa9SassnE e. se;
t,on as to the pI1ee Raica Light be Asked II
:. | tttn.
: rn,on Ts!eatapn coupao. : var eas!J esstmasz,
! BY ecere ns parties =: iton *s,t00eo 70 3l5,tfo
!. J6. Tee EoDtoal Investment ID SAD to be -.
- ,Az
rEor shese po.ss* is Es:kes vsi1e. tie s,ot
J Ut ,ntTrJ..hTee per cert art tts bonds It PR,
e als,lee ,siu. OF EesIiy $su tor each mile Of VI
In It's lass annual stpors s aAseriet, tnst II :,
ta4is adopted BY kne BFi,t4h Government. fer ::
a puless9e Of the telegraph Lies IN taa. coaat
.t1s aetp'sd 70 THIS = .toetr property sonid b!tl
lIe4 s1e II ves3 nuea lesA ratue-. Is xas 1ee:n!
stated BY one Hto nede careful esu@a:e 81 o. Y
:, tue1ec', tnat "sfseE Ee1J sAse!1n5 efl,M; I'm,
4 st1;es tocxy. An h,ouaht 70 the cooc!aa:on -
u 1hss s1e Eos sossh 1lo,u0coo Aoes, tcast1 zen
:, ard Ill" O:nss e+itn.a,es OF valce are sisen
e i. III: nos se seIla1.15 cen.erded 'ta: tae go
=, efnme1t which ras nes on'J peE.eM ~ pr
.sssn u S19r D. 1.s se
e aud IQI9pcEze the bCs:n%s', aad to:scny ocatl
tie ,aus q pf:sste ~ T'npet1 s. spee:ad ] tasi
ch nrepef,T viz be purchased TOR les than ns Y
ut fe. yaus, or .nA. the government can pa1 II
'e. enear eosetImes, sisn offers Rrca: tEduce1s
ID IN +. 70 str .a,,d tEents ee1ts for message
t1t+n art two cC1ces tn the co1otIy, willis
on nnsts: ief Rfspo rtt.x arc twenty-five cent?
mt escente kut d,ed Files b. daJ, atu for casa {
I'D tteufart r,I,es ~ night. AS the Be:g;nI =
3n 1nrr-efe ccr Ia cotd or efTer.f4n centA ClTfspi
ret oLoxE Y fer tho difference II waGts, the colt
10 e1en mt+fase IN this County would be 1t le
.ef | 1~etiy cents fzT cLtaless Eos cSer Two hun1I
.I- | r.e4 tre fxt.eca letpth of HeIc:um
- twentJ cert rate therefore Involves ~ ace1al
~ | trcp1.a:'oa 1ut .rsefess CO saa cCl: 1ca tor
laa!t E+La-ce tee freE- ..
VIC S"cu.d 1o: therefore, feI j1s:tne'. In
se. rreteIt nta.c:M cot ld,tau oI iae Tteasury
Il, Ieconuerd1tz = h!l 10 es.aeii.a = Go;sfo Z
q tslf91aan, sh'ch Htu'd Involve the t12e.di
~ 81 'IoE sls eto,eea 10 e'ae Is! taa liae.