, 1873-10-31
THE TELEGRAPH,
Lcttors from President OrtOn Of, tho
Western Unl0M Company.
Nru1 vnnr nj 7l11

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Lcttors from President Orton Of, tho |
Western UnlOn UOlnpnny, |
NEW YonK, Oct, %. 1s1o
10 The Eifsor Of Tie Herald ~
Tho oditoral in tho Herald OF Sunday, Oct. 10,
bonded Tho Postal Telcgraph," cto., contains
lnble to convey erroneous improesong concorn-
Ing tho buaIness Of tho Western Union Toto-
graph Company, which aBk permission to cor
root:
FfrsCTho average charge r0r meHHaEo was
81 contH, al stated IN tho allnual report sud not
0475 cents. ab given by, The Herald. Tho o.
In tho fact that tho groHs recoipta Of tho Com
pany include moneys derived from othor sources
than from tolls on messages.
Second-Iho statomont TINT " tho working OK
ponaoa OF tho European limos, owrod md opor-
ated ny tho Govornnents. average only 40 por
cont Of tho gross roco!pte," is still moro orro-
neoua. Tho telegraph is operated o. q !oas ~
nearly every toVernmone n europe, ana tne
| aggregate ioBs ia aeyofal 1nll1ohH per annull'
Which Ia paid ny taxation. LII no easos arc o.
Ronacs loss than so por cont OF tho receipts.
Iho average cost por message IN EUROPE 20 tle
ooYornnenta i, when carry On tno pnslhesa aa ID
panies doing tho business III The United States.
:, Ih,rd-Iho statement that ~ is aalnlttea
that tho lines oWnou Dy inc WGsterh Union
could be duplicated wlth tno post English %iro,
thG best instrtm9n6a me- IT, PEW IN use, anu tho ooss
holoR LOT IL o[ronopus ,!;t,, 70 rar %
tho admisaion Or any competent anthoflty -
Goneeinau' such aaeo,ero Mpa1 To ~
lnacculaso " wmo,souso1 ad ,, o tha t1..n
s'1ows thn aeaaisislon o. hoM HGper1ty M ~ ~ .i'o
western Union company 9nrH,G n1c G liz iasS sesun
yenra "1tch COST over lo.o0o.Vuu., Ine MesIorn
ohlon yonpauy noW u"I ce ceasuo1mg,{ 1 n'tLo w
1ol9glapH paoposy 'isa 's aso,' tt VII a,,.n ,
bftiSM In I'LL ooo 1oYeshet I1 IN uas kua a.; Ivy,
golu' "io III estanaso ~ e. nia,a ~.
lyoa Seuuano,o, npW oororG o, sts'ss n to to
gropapG eoss " seeir Ely yoSn M nnn M
1Ht OF Marca, doIo, ns moro 1 taah sov,uou'ouu
god Iney wal no9 .nea nnva ~ 6.oas ~ ,.. ~
teht OF polos alo "fo8 ID 'ne "oo'oiA oi''on
now own. H.. t.,
nc 81 seoln trea q, @ .G Mef .oo o
no. % n up ~ a te' ~" iii pa no,ta;M ta soo sno
rear vai1e ol t4e plahs T. a!a CONTAIN IN sonlo
"watoe' ooo ont haYo a!leauy sl'o"n tna' oser
Sl3uoo,oi, hab nee'l sunagze" as oat N nnsosl
yeut' ~ nsl ~ n, 'o noo,, oo,u;ro1 az
small fracion Of the cost to tho orgnai owners,
anu that injurious nase uoen cotilonteu " Till
way compa,niiea to aoctto @ m tlo m ua
tehslon ol hnes upon tne!t iu'tS, ~ M.a ~ eueil
greatly IN e1cess o., II IL exceeds a. al,. Tue sum .
Which was originally exponaed 10 pfoauco TUG
property m H.,
FYM-Ihe Mestorn onaon a han raau n9 ~ n1Vi1 !.
make, tl1on, whether its nea cost slo, ooo Or
340, ,0o0, ,Oo0, 80 far ns tho cost OF aondlAB mes
sagea, IL concerned. =, "ono-halt tho present
ratog' Woulu not pay THO c9sG 1or oposaIofs
muSseuscsn tS' .ata mn u,,, ;ora., eay a
asl;.nls noIns oi 'nan'e'H''' ion's Ao ins0toA' o'
capltaii. MI. =, 4c ,,,,. ,o,,. =, ,,,a ,,,,,
'1mlne aneteane a,o o. ~ per eois ~ .no
nor o. messages ~ ;ofo ofot totS y @
attrinMteu TO looucI'ohs OF tno taIn' Ihe Only
reduction made Was tho abrogatlon OF az ~, rates
over S2.6o, and tts dta not tako erect ~ lop.
lsl5 ana was, tnesoioIe lh 5oIse. 1n' ~ a1a HHe
months ~ Oh Tug Sear WHICH snucu suno ~, horo.
ING other aaq greaor aro 1oauctoh M rcios1o tu "es
into oaece July I, 1878, the beginning Oh tho
present isea1 O. year. ... ,:4,,
Seeehh-IAo now equhre rates are. with
put 1ow e4ceptloha, tho same as tho -tormer
"speefht r., rntos' ostapllshoa upon competiNE
routes. Iho e1coptlohs aro pos"een Boston ~ nn!l
washington ant Ttotnculato stat1ohs. Inc
Easter1l, Aliddle, Southern, and Wostorn statos.