Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-08-23

The success e lie fire alarm telegraph has led
to the application of the sass rtiueipie t2 gLliet
purposes and there is now Ia operation ia --sN
York police telegraph, brokers Telegraph,
and more recently messenger telegraph. Inc
latter has proved Of such great service that II
has been introduced IN other cities, aud propo-
sition is now before the citizens Of San Francis
co for laying down wires and putting up, appa-
ratus in offices and private houses, TO enable the
inmates TO summon messenger at any hour oil
the night or day, the charge for day service TO
be only fifteen cents per hour, evening twenty
five cents and night fifty cents, per hour. A
company has been organized, called the "San
Francisco electric messenger company" the OBJ
ject of which is TO furnish reliable messengers
for the delivery of notes, small packages, and
running Of errands to and from any part of the
city Offices are tU be established in central To-
cations and sufficient number Of messengers
kept at each office to insure prompt attention to
every call Ii is believed that the plan will iii
many instances obviate the necessity of keeping
an GRAND boy at an expense of $40 TO $50 a
month. As yet net q sufficient number of per-
sons have indicated desire f. become sub
scribers TO warrant the expense of laying .he
wires, but it is believed that the plan has only
to become known to be at once approved. The
supeTintendept's office is room 20, Steyenson's
building. When a sufficient number in the
thickly settled portion If the city have become
interested, wires will be laid, aud tte districts
warrant. Each subscriber will be furnished
with aG electrical apparatus, to lie placed in
some convenient part of the house, and connect
ed by wire with the nearest office. BY press
ing the signal key notice will be given that p
messenger is wanted, when one will be sent
forthwith to the place thereby indicated. The
use of the apparatus will lie limited to the sub
scriber and his family or employees, nan- sub
scribers being required to pay double rates for
the service OF messengers. No skill whatever is
requisite to operate the machine. 1t is as simple
as pulling a bell rope for a SERVANT in a hotel.
IN TINS connection reference may be Idi,ds 70
another system of domestic telegraph which has
lor some time been in operation here, called the
Social telegraph It Is used mainly for
amusement by those who have leisdrs 70 devote
to the STUDY "a the telegraphic art and a taste
for such things. The machines are purchased
by those deslrous q iciping the association, at a
cost of SO or S12, and srilaii monthly fee is
paid for the company expenses! All machines
connected fiith the line indicate to the 6Wner
every message sent by any members so there can
be no secret communication without the Use of
a cypher. The same system has been in opera
ton in San Jose over two years, and is now de-
cldedly popular there. 1t was inaugurated by
Phil. Herold, in Februafy, 1870: 1t is there
called the Students telegraph The San Jose
Mercury recently gave history of its rise and
progress, iron. which we learn that "the COM
pany is now composed CT twelve regular men,
bers and fifteen honorary members the latter
comprising many ladies, many of whom are
rapid and skillful operators, eyncing peculiar
talent for the business. There are nineteen sta
lions along tie line Many of them are at pri-
waite residences, and the Wives Of the members
communicate with their husbands DIT the offices
of the latter in the city, The line slso connects
with the Western Union telegraph company"
In this city the operations of the line have been
confined to fey friends, the citizens generally
not even knowing Of its e&isteueei It is also
connected with the Western Union Company
San Francisco Bulletin.