The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-14

tons 20 proceed to Port Royal where she remained IN
ti a few days ago.
which had been interrupted several times during the
summer gave out entirely few weeks ago, but while
this being written Information has been received that
the Morse has successfully laid the cable which Is
working perfectly, and that the telegraphic commu-
nIcation with Key West and Havana has been restored
fault however has been discovered in the cable OF
1869 between Key West and Havana
MONEY TRANSFER sERvIcB
the number Of telegraphic money orders received
thereby 81 963 PAT o. and the revenue accruing
the company was Ss729 40 being increase over the
revenue received during the preceding year Of $50 81
or about eight and a half per cent
SOME rKLEGRAPmc STATISTICS
FROM 1907 10 1873 the extent OF line has increased
ron 10 70 IL o55 miles and the wires from 90 29O
10 lT9 y4 miles being increase Of 81 per cent Of
line and 10 per cent Of wire The number Of Offices
and stations has increased from sos 565 equal
1855 per cent During the timo the number of
messages transmitted has increased 1872 per cent the
rate tolls has decreased 81 per cent and the gross
receipts have increased 40 per cent The average cost
per message, during the same time has been reduced
from " TO 81 cents or about 45 cent The increase
OF 92 per cent ia the number OF messages transmitted
annually, while the mileage OF wire has increased put
ITO per cent explained by the fact that the number
Of messages transmitted per mile Of wire has been in
creased Al per cent
rHK rARUP or MESSAGE RATES
No general change has been made in message rates
during the year In February last pursuant TO pre-
public announcement the rates the lines of
the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company between
Boston Albany and Washington and intermediate sta
cents corresponding reduction was made by this
company which took effect the same day. These rates
were finally abandoned
The fact that Al the end OF nine years, during which
time the number of messages has increased 1872 per
cent and the average cost per message has been re-
duced forty i've per cent II now costs this company an
average OF thirty seven cents per message for more
than IT, 900 messages must be accepted as concu-
sive proof that company possessing small facilities
compared with ours cannot realize proht nom trans
hitting messages At the rate OF twenty i've cents each
ATLANTIC CABLES.
During the year covered by this report the United
States Direct Cable Company has continued Its efforts
70 establish teegraphic communication by an indie
pendent line between Great Britain and the United
States and although these efforts not successful
until after the close OF the fiscal the completion OF
the line had been accomplished before the prepara
ton OF this report commenced In May last the Anglo
American Telegraph Company, owning three cables be-
tween Valencia, Ireland, and Sidney n. s., via New
foundland, and one between Falmouth England, via
Brest, France and the Island OF ST. Pierre and Dux-
bury, Mass, reduced the rate for transatlantic mes
sages nom four shngs TO shillings sterling per
When the United States Direct Company's cable
opened for business in September last the rate was
fixed by both companies a. one shilling twenty 1--we
cents coinl per word.
During the period Of about four months, while the