New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-23
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH.

MEMORIAL or MIR. G. G. HUBBARD.
The memorial of Mr.. Gardiner G.. Hubbard
IN the House OF Representatives, on The Postal Tee
erap which was referred by the House TO the Se'c
committee on Postal Telegraph Lines, has been printed
Mr. Hubbard the working Of The telegraph under
Government control in Great Britain, Belgium, ana Ter
many-te three principal examples Of the European sys
tenn In Great Britain there ia uniform rate Of one
sbilliug for a message OF 20 words In Germany they
have "A classification Of messages ana tArlh ac'uINi.E
each message. In Belgium the ARRANGEMENT j. ZONE
what similar The Morse tIansulttcr Dis the Instrument
I'm most gen raj IN evc'J country. Ilr. Huhba.d
thinks the Continental Sy.cm is greatly superior to
the American respects, IN DINERS u Us Hcchruy
inferior. London, where large number OF new OFFICES
have been recently opened is the only place IN which
the facilities WIl compare win "Ir,. II m, ~, "LIt
10 population OF nearly $500 VhIc New, "rh, WIN
500 90 has about IS offices, and transmits dairy many
more ssage>. proportion 10 population ihan Ion,
don. Paris with population OF Over lN'eVe' ldS "u
offices. Berlin will population of 10000, has is only
Philadelphia with G5oOjo population, has 81 uinr'''
Brussels with over 100000, has oiHtcSi "Lhe b"stoh'
with a less population, has more than 90
The European lines have been constructed AT a very
more expensive material, and in more thorough MAI
ner than the American lines, which cost hou stoo per
principally the singic-nccd.e. brii. and 1orse me
Hughes printer and Wheatst0nc automatic are on ie"
duced and j. the ayOri.c instrument on long clrcts
where there Is a large business Duiy returns are hep
the central office London The ret rms OF five days Of
Morse Whcat,tone. and Hughes instrument each work
age number of telc grams sent between y and o'clock
when the business mos, pressing wa ~ me'S'r' On
words hy the Hughes; and 1Ol messages, or
sto words Inv inc Wheat,tonc. TIE aver
30 words. The number OF messages per hour lof
the whole time recorded was: Morse p; Hng4cS az
WheitstOue ". Number OF words: Morse 969; Hughes
las; Whe1tst0ne, 3,i2. IL appears lhat GA tI'
Continent, an operator transmits with Morse inStru-
meu less than lat as many words IN I9i as me l.I-
gi, ara AmeTen &3erpori 'J iTG y tie
a. T.tt,t "a T.
Instruments were working at different II.'s OF
speedoue Dublin, 32s miles including cable GU miles
long al the rate 5000 words hour another To Gas
gov, 1T the rate oi 1000 words an hGnr Wlle 3Q'her
transmitting press news rom L'n,on 10 brl,t"'
and GloSter Newport, and Cardiff on another, at the
rate of 2OOt words an hour It's speed being limited D! IHe
Speaking OF wires, Mr. dD3ard SAYS: The larger ana
stronger q wire. the iewcr the POLES required ant ne
Iii, Tor arJ he i,s1jsipr are ir,rIy twice a. *
pensivo. They Of porcelain and cost from ID To
50 cents; generally OF glass ano, with the pm,
cost nom 10 TO 20 cents. No. ana OceisIoEaly
kinds Of weather 900 and 90 m - bt here they IRE not
apart. though tiey have rccn operated sue,
words nm hour Tacrr the wires work u an weather.
unavoidable casualties eXccpted-Wllc ours are ne
m~rtJv down me busin,-,, greatly delayed py dilouy
of tranSns,on and often in d velt'sr where -
wires are single SIT Oi pole, rot more than iiIt'
furf cg be used or account Of tfc cross currents and
York Washlng Jn with Largo wires and good Insulation
aud a much greater number .UI messages sent over
single wire in hour without any increase IN Tie
operating expenses. oar climate. excepting on the sea
Gpard is much more favorable for tbn that
Europe, but gos are transmitted greater
disnce,we require aarse wires and as good Insulation
a. they have abroad
Mr. Hubbard thus sum. up the position OF the AMER
cdu Geographic systcu 1T would cDst several MI 0h-
OF dollar, to put thc lines of the western Union II c
graph Company condition equal 90 those Do Europe
such pcIdItuTc would consume the e1rnluSS iof
several years and would prevent the payment or dlV
deud.. There j. not sufficient iudurcmcnt 10 make srch
an Ian Of capital while competing companies operate
lines between the large cities and receive an income
which would enable company 70 pay dividends on
the capital required Tie Improved lines. The West
crn Union Tel graph Company j. therefore compcedtO
MAKE limited repairs and extensions and pay small dvl-
dcuds The officers of the Company are fully aware OF
the condition of their lines and have greatly improved
them since they assumed the management. Twice a.
MANY MESA yes Transmitted between the East
and West - sent four years ago over the same
wires: but no permanent Improvement, iu-uling GER
tainy Of prompt Transmission l0W rates. can be eN-
prctcd UHtu al The lines are under the C0Iroi o. one
mana cement. and the money, wasted IN cOmp't-
ton, Is expended IN repairs ANA eNtcnslOns.'