, 1873-10-11

On tho 1st day Of July, 1879 tho Company operated
ssr esrsa ss Sas ill., Gf ss q a
Ge boon 5 nes Of e or cent ia miles oi
wre, or la5 por cont an so osos or 5s por cont.
%so ns i ~ s f. III e. ess et s @ Sa
oral superntenenta Of divisions, 20 crntendenss
Of diarIcts s54 nasnsgers mud opeFators ls3o mes,
repa!ren 116 mechanics In factories, 81 batorymen,
and 275 miscellaneous. Tho cost Of now instruments
an @ q DaitsIy nas!eIai and sapplIss, 7Ssss
ysss snns sns June June tsas and nS.s 5s tas
ports reduced to messages o basa Or 80 words 10
message for tic lust yenr was 81 ccns Tie average cost
Of transmission ~ CENTS nnd the average prot per
1ncesuga ~ cents.
nErAlns AND RECONSTRUCTION.
pnring s @ wSrs for
total expenditure for maintenance Of lo of 81 J39
slo0,537.4l, 4. per cent. The increase during
line 10 mainly for reconstruction, tho cost Of
which was $as4 IN excess Of TIE previous year.
pas yo ye.ro has Been as foows Cost Of ene1.
si5 Isl is12, se59 ISIS ssos7 cost Or maintenance
is1s I sTs7 Isa @ 80. '''1' 1''' '''~ ''-'
MoaEr TnAssYEn sEny1oR.
On the 1At Of July tho transfer sygtenl had been In
operation twenty mouths, with very satisfactory
results The increaso Of te business had beo; greatly
beyond tho expectation Of Its rcaulta when Established
months year later Il xas So sl1. an increase r
nser naaafs 'oa0e e trasfess 'nS @ VIVA rhe
offices have Doen opened during tho year II tho samo
raso Of increase maintained daring he present year
that las beon developed during the ast Twelve mouths,
our monthly from trAnBcr8 WILL be over 00Q
or ut tho rate Ut t10o,0 900 per annuln.
FREE MESSAGES.
The FREQ messages, classified In our accounts,
transuttod by tlo Company during tho past year.
Us similar service IN return. or tho balance q q
te Company s23ooo Oh account of rent $4,000 for
connecting telegraph companies: $4,000 for compl1-
mcntury and sS0 00o for miscellaneous meseagos The
franks issued to Government officials constitute nearly
third o1 ne sosal Ta o"enes n1tai o
thirty-soYcu states and nino Territories within tho
iimts Of tic United States, and into four Of a Brit
Ieas subject to lis aclon of tho National Suite, un,l
municipal auhorltcs, and tho judicious uae of com.
plincntary franks among thDn has been tho neaiin Of
gayinB to The Company MANY times the money yaluo
of the free service performed.
| THE TARIFF.
During tho past year, two important notifications
1ava been made in the taris. The first change was
the abrogaton of all Wes:ern union raes above g. 90
change was TIE s1enson OK o sn1rG m a ha oyef @ th '
81 tue % Eea tn ~ 'no aac nx IT,
ts .,rru. - i,,ir MI rnrn nho,i n urr cr,
tnia H. ~ we.ar' mi IN ,or so,,t hiol,nr IN ~,
aastl,,- -, tou n tE Enporn atatca Tifs nenualit,
| ,rou no amlncct ~ romnniut In thn Wostnrn mi
Gw.tas, na a,ntoa arS fsrn,n MN ~ TIM ri rdn1ca
ooa'. ~ ft,,oa 49, - t,,a oxsansor ~ comnot;,,,
lines and Of @ aa TIT 49, ae
rlonn .a tno ntna nn,nts xsra -,
II shs n5 for "a astan a1a, pots y
tg ~. @ us @ nu 1i ~ s; .tc. ~ AMI tman hn for
Poaa!s psei i ui - @ - ~ 1ft @ Al rnnslier
Thsaea a. t9S% f tn,ua ~ :" tSou t F"r - eynmuIo
nnc @ teuuetao.. !. ~ ~ ~ T.. r., s,,,i,,, ~ G,,nn
T' SPECIAL IT, 10 as p H {eo 99FE ena cai
40 eens our customers =, % Or r. opposen cs s4a sH
BY our own hss ss Teancon l 81 o. 70 % ~ n SS
arIatod ti,ronrhnf tfc f3nth anil Wcst and to ao1i
1tant n nv EAT nnd cnuli nnIv ',a rsneIeI hy NJ
en,ni.,ntnn ~ thn rates auch ~ hna bnen rcceptI
innmyuratrd
rAnn,Jga M aErrS YEARS.
| Tim fot1o,snu stntancnt shows the net earnings o
tho Company see 1 .aa @ consoabn aa io'o' "na IL
mIa o,.rn,uu ~ inrome nct Iuly i 1Hl,1
~ yaa ..'s 4759572 Q
Tho net proceeus !or seFon ~ yenrs} an5 itu.n ,n
| hna;, - 80 1. n a12 al a
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