Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-19
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH.
Removed 4 the New Building on Madf-
son street ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
of the BufldinE-The Omeers.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany took possession of their new and
commodiOtJs premises, No. 33 Madison
street, between Main and Second streets,
YESTERDAY. Last night a number OF rep
resentatives visited the new office by IN
vitation of Colonel James Coleman, the
popular Superintendent, and explored
the building from the ground floor to the
attic, learning on their way all the Sc
crets of ~telegraphy- On the ground
floor is located
THE RECEIVING OFFICE,
which Is fitted up with great taste, and
presents the appearance of a hrst-elass
bank. The clerks, who receive and de-
liver messages, transact their business
somewhat similar to tellers in a banking
house. In this department is an entirely
new feature, in the shape of a pneumatic
tube, by which messages are sent IN an
instant to the operators room on b
third floor. BY e OF another
tube, which is attached to the same,
messages come down on a run TO the
office from the operating Dor Behind
the receiving office il the apartment OF
the manager, Mr.. G.. NJ. Baker, and his
clerks and boOk-keepers. This is a very
large ROOM, and contains the safes and
presses for the s~afe-keeping of books and
documents. On the second is
THE SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE,
which has been very nicely fitted, and
Colonel Coleman has shown his good
taste by decorating the walls with hand
some. oil paintings. Here the gallant
Colonel will be glad to receive his nu-
merous friends when they call on busi-
ness. On the third floor is
THE OPERATORS ROOM,
also a large, airy apartment, with lis
dozens Of tables and scores of instru-
ments. All tick, tick, ticking eontinu-
ally, and calculated to puzzle the brain
Of any one who has not made
the science of telegraphy a study.
Under the floor are hundreds Of
wires running out in every direc-
ton, all performing some particular
and important function, which Colonel
Coleman endeavored to make very clear
to his visitors last night; but the ma
iOrity were obliged to confess that the
whole thing was a mystery to them. A
visit was next made to the battery
room on the same floor, where every
thing connected with this peculiar de
partment was fully explained. The new
Office is perhaps one of the most com
plete in the country, and was built to
order under the direction of Jones &
Baldwin, architects. The ceilings are
lofty, and water and every other con
~venience are to be found on every floor.
After the building had been thoroughly
inspected and admired,
AN ADJOURNMENT
was made to the new "Nationalr nthe
invitation of Colonel Coleman. Ahuge
bowl of splendid champagne punch was
placed on the table, when "'The Fele-
graph and s'The Press" were duly toast
ed. The speeches were brief and to the
point, and particular mention was made
of the fact that Colonel Coleman nearly
twenty years ago furnished dispatches
to the press of Memphis, and had al
ways been eager to 10 all in his power
to give every facility to the press. Col
.onel Coleman responded in a few we'll
timed remarks, and related some incl
dents relative to the early days of tele-
graphing in Tennessee, which were very
amusing.
THE OFFICERS.
The following were The prieipal Off
GERS of the Western Union" in Mem
.phis: Superintendent-James Coleman
Manager-G. NJ. Baker; Eeceiver-P.
G. Murray; Delivery clerk-Charles
CASTOR; Chief operatOr-D. o. Dyer;
Chief night OperatOr-JOseph Fowler;
Bookkeeper-G. A. Whitney; Night
clerk-Charles Marable.