, 1875-04-10
TELEGRAPRlc "REMINISCENCES,
How the Lines Camo Struggling Into
Chicago.
Old Operators and Their Success
In Life.

par6r published q. Now York, lan tho following
interesting letter from Chicago correspondent
relative to tue oary lasa Of te1egraping In this
city, and, owing to tho namea It coutalns, 1t sill
be read witll pleasure, oven by those wt,o Layo
no professional Interest in Aoy.boards aud
circuits:
In the rrrIng Of 1ssa, several wagons loadei with
telegraph l'ox, c9tfnsed IT tna{r, nah rltn, hack
berry, cc., abolt II feet long, moved down CiArk
street. aud at Intervals Dropped Tho poles At tue way
eurrise to te tuceut Chic1g Boon the holes were
dug and The poles erected, thtn came The "t.tngtng
q tho htrActcd great deal Of attention
ly tho activity Of tbs atrtngcsn iu running up md
down the Hight slitn adtlk {1 climbers tllote aysl
the wire Into tie sccold. .foor windows Ia
then eaf,e the Knlsh. IT Tho Kry." Who run hi
wires snd put up hla Instrument trspcE) and .oon
Il sSx.a w. sa ao w pdr9 Ss5s, f i. a y
Central ta,'foal, from uuhalu to Delruis This Clark
brosheta 'oox clargt of the oltc, ahd hu'iheas
MiasaAirl lnc catnc W from 81. Louis along the ILL.,
noa f!ycr tH 1aRalIe thcnce along tue l1iups cl-
wins e ste oWn so to w.sT
thehcu 10 l0j South Water street upsatrs, where ts
oles ol.ned' wh CAa!in In charge and ulll Ballard
TIE o'nErLLr LINE
esns ,n tio ths ms ". iadanare' Lo.'s
jutucd Offices 1!h tile Illinois M!.s.aaipt LIhe, who
who moved 10 The southeast of Cark and Lake
In tAe cid "saoon building where the Speed Linz
OItry oiee war uarr tic charge Of lt,tcrt Miller,
ii f>ouase hia ssistsnss we1s 4. L. Stevens, Ton
4H ;9 III e Gs SsI .n I'll. tcsa cS Sss
Matters rnored along smoothly until ioth Ines mrysti
III ls-0 10 tho north"e-t corner Of LakB and Clark
nrevt.; here ths olet1ly o'ce htcI up reg,re,s
" e1lcnsc. Managers and o,eratorn changed quite
lre4nsnt. lIe{s Tom oatoFns had Tue onejl1y office
v4lry cnn,inenced IL dead earuest. '''''''
III is3 the snnw 1ue made IT, appearance in Obi
s.eo, e,r roate being a:ong &c route q the Lake
few door4 south Of Lake street. ou CLARK s.eet, under
Nj. Fuller, operator aid anaFcr. This ltne lasted
about s!z months, when 1t sold cut 10 tic Morso
About .his tins Henry oRctl!y failed. Ths pas.es
coming tn rosse.sIon cuIdull1Icd with 4he
srtea. Tue new comlany Nurse LiAs" nus in tie
EZRA eonSElIp
who Eonn after Visited Chicago and tried 10 saks pos-
Que otlce, but w4s denisi tLe books ht Cobb tue ma
ager.. Ezra coruel, Col. atpue THE octostn4rian)
Emory Cob a,.t, uu, aakln wcre to deienl tie ri.a
del. "0se ,so tho hooAs Of Your o'hte Ns. cohu,,"
Ia Eas SS '%.,}' jsu csSD Col. aas S. ~ oysk
have them" anu 1t Il they went. Willie The battle
raging downstairs, operators u,-.tars could
ut asa s ns aaa " IL: u rees :" '
Of here" "Sot BY d-n sight" Then heavy
f1snn; sSon s aonr Slammed 'hr sna w.s
repair dan~s:s caFns lo.ins il Is. was .upple.i @ d
and n s e o cone Tat
feat.l party then went to Ills fremont Iouan and led
soas,'!tslon; Ina frw days .ast!ers wcre asransed
whereby Mr. Eorllcll Itcana our "Ucneran-chtef.1 n
lie retained all laulr Cohb and Raukiu Included Cobb
- maayer Tue eo''solilason brought all the ltnes
In town Thin year ia rou!e along country road. from
0.kosh Wi', sia JanessiIlc usloit Gasn. Rockford,
]: q. .1;onlara: opsr;toa A. = il K:akia'
Whlrp's; seymour; I9n E4s:on, char!ss iiotea:
@ M3F,n md Hsh r. san n.,hs p;q EA
vater foF H. "ola n.us"s dy.psslo loxelsj; jim
Sweet operator at oarna, J. J. s. Wllton was oI-
orator Z sptingncld whlo Bob clowry ras learning
us G.. At tho Lossrort H.. oales 5uigs c,to..
neu,lsi,t Of the "soF,s Lanes" Tbs operators dons
by u H. ws h.d to lave our batteries els.ned .ai
n. Before "oia Economy" tcornelD took hold ot
pockets full OF complimentary Tickets. Wnu cut
,,E!ug l,ae,. r. would get vel supred wt,h funds,
penxes On l1ue 10 mucha wss al! that wns rendered.
Soreccirs no crsailns expenses: efgass and liquids
In concl1s!ol will give you
Tun PERSONNEL or rEw or TIE OLD orxnA.
TOH8:
T. D. Stevens Is Of ths firm Of Vincent. Nielsen
l. C,+, Erorrta1s at tho National Elevator
husAels), next IL tho largest elevator In Chicago
0anrge E. Weir il Car Accountant for Tue Chicago,
tfdrk Island rsota Railroad, Chicago.
Emery Colb Ii large stock-Ta1ter In Kankafcc Ill.,
and Ia President Of tie nooded-Stock Growers Asso.
catIon Of Illinois.
TonI o.borno for 4 number Of ye.sa was agent for
tbu Associated pTcsz At 81. Louis.
Cob slonc tabols Dj ycara} IL In eaay circumstancrs
and s ralnhlcs around CLieago will hs white locks
aMtl erect military bearing.
Il0lrEt c, ltarR3n-pour Dob-hAs gone to !he bad
The nectar that trtghtena the eye aud luehes Tie
taco got Tue best of him. lie finally brought ur 1t
tho WAshtpgtonau LONE" IN asylum for nebr!ascs
in this city where he has ths hunnrel position Of
"IFes1elt IT tbs reformed Drunksrls' society.r
charlea uolchkiss WA City Clark of Chtc4yo two
ycura ago.
Stephen Mason 1t Canal Collector At Chicago, While
his brother III! occupies the position 1t LaSaile
bob Esssnn vent back to Canada.
Marvin taughtt waa General Superintendent Of thu
llnota Central Railroad aud IL General HuEetu.
tendfnt Of The Chicago l. Northwestern Hallway,
MARSHALL Deut went 10 California knd was Secretary
Of Tho Northern California Telegraph Company.
Ed sche'1icrhnrn was IN tho "guari.hotsc at
Catro the iast htari, Of him.
IL Gooaln u !" Wandering 3f!nstrtl," and belongs
to tho burnt cork fraternity.
1ina Walker Atn belongs TO tho " Tie Wisc 1iriesds
of tho 1owu Division Of tbs Chicago / Northwestern
Hallway.