New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-27

rc.sage Tor transmission by the automatic than to
writes out tho message fast the sending
oner.tor transmits II. 80 that when the senhlhg IA
finished tho copying Ia completed ana sho message
y The sutoniatc system the message Is received in
the dn,s and dases Of the Morse alphabet More tino
is then required to translate aud copy than Is occupied
in both sending and copying IN the Ordinary way. NO
matter then n na,s s lre se o. IL R AZ
time to prepare for transmission and again rs nucd
ians ,d 0S s9y f s Morse @s p"
thai twice as much time IL consumed In respect 10 any
single message by the automatic process rs by The or
But there are other grave practical difficulties. The
automatic apparatus as compared WIN ae Mofse rs
pair easily and the cost Of providing duplicates for use
In case OF accident. and OF shipments over long dist
ances for repairs. constitute serious objection.
Aoan ~ is evident that in the separate processes OF
perforatiug transmitting transating and copying by
than in the eeuar Morse The testimony OF those
neoted with the Government telegraph In England Is
thai N takes times many operators 10 success
fully work the fornerprocess the latter The cost OF
operang il the chief expense OF carving the eL
eranb business II would be much cheaper TO provide
additional wires and to apply tho duplex to them than
10 doublc the cost Of operating but be necessary "
multiply this cost by ve that fact alone constitutes
fatal objection.
pounIg TRANSMISSION ONE WIRE THE FASTEST SYSTEM
KNOWN
Tho dupIex apparatus, tho patents for which are
owned by the Western Union Company, rs capable Of
rendering more valuable service than the automatic.
even the grayer defects OF the latter successfully
overcome Tho duplex works equally well single or
donnie thus obviang the necessity for duplicating in
struments IL doubles the capacity OF wire by en-
abIng messages to be transmitted over In opposite
directions at the same tiine without any percepoe
dimnutOp of speed IL does than the cost Of
providing and keeping In repair additional wires. 1t
accidental Interruptions, there is but IN working
order, and when no amount OF money previously in'
vested in wires would have provided another.
Concerning the autographs systems OF Meyer and
Others it sufficient to say that they are mefey eee'
trical TOYS which excite interest by their results with
out serving any useful purpose Their operations are
too slow the apparatus too expensive and the occasions
for its limited to give them any value as parts or
It's doubtless true stated in the report that I'M the
near future tho entire methods and machinery OF tce-
graphic communication will be chcapened but being
true why it should follow that the Government will
be COMPELLED to their control In order to protect
the people from extortion" does not clearly appear
"Extortion il word OF import, and should not
Justify IT, it will, when calmly considered by discrm-
mating public recoll with more damaging erect upon
high official who hurls 1t than upon the private citi-
zens at whom IL is aimed.
The next statement In the report which to de-
There are now but parties controversy the postal
aide the people the other the "eseTn Union ee
Ths is followed by long extract from the last annual
report of the President of that Company after which
the Postmaster General proceeds with the following
Tss we.sn Union Company Away.
and enforced strong hand Whes associations have
been fome o purpose reducing rates
Ia, ' oes rSp to u.s any device which the powerful can
fair competition resored afce and umphe BY making
The concludes this Indictment Of
the Western Union Company for high crimes and INSIDE
by saying OF the Western Union report that It
settled pApose only that Nigh, erenuse
competing companies already organized which feared would De
IL was stated early the report that the opposition to
tile postal graph from the telegraph companies
lin tha nil
In sustaining their monopoly. Further reflection ap-
nears 10 have induced the 10 modify
this opinon-to suspend sentence upon all parties OK
cept the Western Unionand to concentrate upon that
company and its officers the entire weight OF his con-
Reply has already been made to the claim that any
considerable number Of our people desire the postal tel
The expenses OF the Post-Ofce Department in Z
of its receipts by s6Ooo0 year, not including n-
being expended III the erection OF buildings for the
venienee of It's operations. The telegraph may not
isfactorily, but indications are not wanting In
the report that the same is true of the PostOhice.
latter in conforming to the public requirements.
"a the sas ns from sDpn S
official of the Government who announces his purpose
To enE S Of s ans to
be has encountered denial Of the right OF the Gov
value to be determined in the manner provided by law
He is mistaken however, In assuming that The only OPP
they oppose If not his right 10 control although doubt
ing ITS expediency but they have protested and will
continue to protest earnestly against msrepresen-
properly and unjust asperons OF character of their
managers The charge that they have always con-
hand" can he properly met with but 1t Is
not Telegraph rates in the United States are now
majority Of the deductions made by the Western
Union Company have been made voluntarily.
poses alike lawful and honorable. In the rivalry
with new associations they have made efforts to
retain former customers and to secure by en-
deavofng to do the business promptly and salts
factory than their competitors. In no case have they
tact the report ,of the PosmasterCieneral admits this
when spe akng OF associations formed for the purpose
70 mainta higher rates than It's rivas in order that
the former and not the latter may be destroyedf We
I've unreasonable reductions but when compelled to
reduce by the action OF our competitors, We have not
always permitted them TO dictate the rates. II our
rivals have vanqushed II either because they
did not possess the facilities requisite for doing sufficient
business TO enable them 10 pay s or because
unremunexave or because they failed to conduct their
business tO the satisfaction Of the public.
The charge that the Western Union Company have
not scruped TO any device which the powerful can
iar cOmpptition have resorted to artifce and have
triumphed by making gold their weapon" Is absolutely
groundv and If uttered by less distinguished than
the General would deserve 70 be character
ized as q pOmpous sander IL published BY one private
individual respect TO another 1t would make its author
liable TO action for damages.
IL IL true that ready purchase telegraph lines
required TO the demands OF constantly increasing
business whenever can do terms that are
deemed satisfactory But there always parties
TO such transactons--the buyer and the seller-snd
neither can accomplish his purpose without the assent
OF the other II has rarely happened in the purchase Of
telegraph that could have acquired them
private property desire to sell IT, and parties be
found able and willing To buy what has the Postmaster
or the seller makes the better bargain Who has adj
dressed TO him complaint that the Western Union
Company has obtained control Of any property BY dis
hon able meansf