Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
THE POST OFFICE AND POSTAL
TELEGRAPHY.

from the Postal Telegraph department
4 few years since. as our readers vii
remember, the telegraph system of Eng
land was taken by tine government. Il
seems that under the management OF the
government it has not been a financial
success. During the current financial
year tho expenditure will exceed the rev-
enus by million three hundred thou
sand dollars. Some dissatisfaction is
expressed with this result. especially as
Mr.. ScUdamore, a sanguine man, has been
promising that the financial results OF
| the amalgamation of tie Post Office aud
the telegraph should be gratifying to the
people. Some time in 1868 the rule was
adopted charging one shilling a message
from any part of the United Kingdom to
another. When this rule was deter
mined upon Mr.. Seudamore went so far
as to express belief that in time the
business of the Office would justify the
reduction of the rate to sixpence. We
learn that in consequence of this cheap
ness there has been an enormous increase
in telegraphic business. At the same
time there has been an increase in the
working expenses. The government
has not been able to manage the tele-
graph as cheaply as was done by private
companies. The newspaper press SER
vice. is complained OF as being at ruin
Gus rates. The salaries OF officials were
largely raised after the government took
charge of the service. Altogether the
official report may be regarded as indi-
eating that in the mere matter OF fnan-
cial returns the amalsamation OF the
telegraph and Post Office has been
mistake.
But in every other view it seems to US,
taking these Unfavorable reports. to have
been a success. The enormous increase
of business shows that the telegraph has
been brought home more and more to
the people. 1t might really be cues
toned whether the advantage arising
from being able to send telegraph dis
patch from one extremity of the United
Kingdom to the other for shilling is
not worth the million or million and a
half dollars annually which Parliament
Is called upon to pay as deficiency. If
We look over the estimates in Il govern /
ment like Great Britain-es.imates for .
civil service. pensions 10 the members If !
the royal family, arms and equipments !
and ships-we find millions OF dollars /
expended without Il murmur to crafty |
the pride Of rank or warlike ambition. |
Yet here is great benefit to tie people,
which is felt in every home, which tends
to XIII the bonds of society and to make
every Englishmau feel that he touches
the palm of every other Englishman on
his island. no matter how far apart, and
the whole amount Is not as much as the
'o>i of the Prince OF Wales vi>i, 70 In
IL. 80 FAX. therefore. rom ytcuid.ag
Il ti,s.uciaI estimate of the postal teit-
.rapA Il. England as an argument against
he system We should prefer rather to
regard II as strong argument IN its
avor. If the government of the United
States could put it in the power OF every
:itizen Of this country to send dispatch
% any part Of tie Union for twenty-five
-OhtS VIC SAOuiA NC Perfectly Wiii!b5 ~
nave it done, even If Congress had to
Tote every year one or two millions as
deficiency.
4 Mass MEETING Of the friends OF the
ate William c. Ralston will be held at
Union Hall, Sar Francisco. tonight. 1t
Will be tremendous gathering, no doubt.
md even if 70 programme has been
mapped out in advance, and nothing
ONES of il more than the general effects
rising from the spectacle OF great mass
# people moved by the impulse OF
ommon sympathy to get together and
xpress their sorrow for the dead and
mphasize their loyalty to his memory,
lie moral influence thus ezerted will be
grand and effective Offset to the inhu- l
IAN course pursued by those who have !
ought to blacken character which