The New York herald., 1870-08-31
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Dscardina electro-magnetism, Mr.. George Liltle.
after years ol scieninc and mechanical labor, has
graphy, ana has perfected aud patented q series Of
appropriate Instruments OF simplest form and Of
minimum cost that win meet ali the requirements
OF cheap, rapid and profitable teegraphy, and 1t Is
for The introduction and practical appiicaton OF the
new Instruments and the development OF the new
system that senator Blood, OF Saratoga county;
squires, Of this CITY; Mr.. Daniel Edwards, Of New
Orleans, with few other gentlemen OF equal re-
specrabllity and large wealth, have Just completed
o very superior compound lstee and copperl wre
line between this city and Washington.
The advantages offered by the new instruments
and system IN rapdity OF telegraphlng, and IN free
dom from errors, and equally IN their immense COM
qualification that with them tecgraphy may be
cheapened to point that win annually, for years TO
and at the same time perform IL In all respects
much better and much more promptly than the
western Union Company now performs the compa-
IatVey limited amount OF teegraphy of the present
day.
it may be Interesting to compare, brieny the ca
paDlities OF the Morse and "LiELen systems:-
Professor Morse, naturally partial to MS own sys-
te In mis- Official report Commissioner to the Paris
universal Exposition ~. 102) declares the average
NUMBER OF messages Of twenty words each, sent
over any one wlre In France by the Morse system,
10 pe twenty or 400 words per hour, and m Prussia
Western Union Company, m mis- Testimony before
the congressional special committee in May last
Up. 4Ol declares:-''While we have furnished data
showing nat one operator IN the United States has
received 200 words In an hour AMI written them
our. yet thirty messages Tor 900 words) per hour
Ii borne out by the ablest experts OF the country
THIS ana other corroborating testimony fixes the
average capacity OF each Morse wire at about tnrty
hour. NJ T1'.'7 T-0.' =
TO extend this TO q day OF ten tours would give
5000 words or TO year OF 3lS days, 900 words
or ABOUT $4,000 twenty word messages the
average capacity OF single Morse wire In constant
The capacity OF one "Iittlen wire is $4,000 words
per nour. TO extend this TO ten hours gives 2l0 600
worIs or G 70 year OF Sls days sS words, or
In point or capacity, therefore, one Little" wire
Is equal to about tort "Morse" wires.
IL Is true that by the Little system are required
TO handle messages more than by the Morse system,
but not to an extent to change the comparative ad
vantages as above stated IL Is unquestionaby true.
one who mas any claim upon my attention, that
under whatever aspect the two systems may be
pared the greater relative capacity and economy OF
the Little automatic system Will permit reduction
Oi telegraph charges largely below the actual and
necessary cost upon the Morse lnes and stlll Yield
satisfactory returns tO those Interested Ia the new
system.
The Little" instruments have been working for
some days past from Washington to New York over
the new compound wire line, and thence to Albany
ana Bunao, without breaking the circuit OF nearly
Atlantic and Pacac TeleGrane cnmnsnv ,,ce ,c
werekindly rendered TO us Tor this purpose, by Mr..
sweet, the general superintendent OF that company,
ana II Is proposed to continue To leDgthen the CIR
cut. by the Kindness OF Mr.. Sweet, to Chicago, and
ultimately 10 San Francisco.
While we have substantial reasons for claiming
That the Little system IL capable OF benz worked
direct circuits from three TO times greater than
can possibly be done by the Morse system never
theess have provided ourselves with new and very
valuable repeater instrument, which correctly
responds TO 400 words per minute, anu bv
means OF this repeater and the Little Instruments 1t
would be quite practicable TO telegraph, by one
manipulation direct from this city To every other
City III the Union, and place in the editorial rooms
OF every daily journal such cities news report at
the rate OF 400 words per minute or - words per
hour, and this rate Of speed can be maintained any
desired length OF time solely by electrical and me.
chapical power ID. Ii. CRAIG.