Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-02


q. Reade sent full copy of his report t
General Kautz-the document itsel
e being dated Santa Fe, December p
ISIS. In transmitting the copy to tn
iAdiutant General, Lieut.. Reade says
Ny objects in furnishing the repor
lare to show as clearly as possible, tn,
VALUE of the military telegraph line
to the public and to the Army, anC
also the necessity of working our line
lby enlisted men rather than by civil
lians; and to furnish an argument IA
voring the increase Of the Signal Ser
vice, thereby rendering Gen. Myer in
dependent Of the services Of men de
tailed from the line, which latter ne
cessity is "robbing Peter to pay Paul.
I The report to Gen. Myer is toe
lengthy for our columns, when va
Iriety of matter needs be given, hence
we have omitted the Introductory re
marks and tabular statements, but very
little else:
! You are aware that of the twenty
employees engaged in operating the
completed lines in California and Ar
IONA, only three messengers are civil
Iians drawing pay from the receipts fol
commercial business. The summary
Iof paper No /. shows the approximate
receipts for the past year, 10 have been
1920; the expenses $4fG4. The aver.
|age expense of each Office is 1912 per
year and $31 per month. Paper No
III. shows list of offices to be opened
on uncompleted lines, employees re
quired, estimated receipts and eXpen
ses, based upon the approximate re.
ceipts and expenses of the offices on
completed lines, as per paper No. IL
l have estimated for one civilian
Operator for each Office at a salary OF
| $50 per month; six civilian messengers
at $15 per month; and for the pay
ment of rent at three points. The
lother expenses and the probable re-
ceipts are estimated in proportion, as
1.-THE number Of offices in the CON-
Ipleted line is to the number to be open
ed on the uncomplcted lines. This es-
Inmate makes the receipts 5000 and
1.-The EXPENSES S11.0SJ
| Paper No. III. shows list of ad-
|ditional offices to be opened on com
ipleted lines, probable receipts and eX-
Ipenses. This l estimate in the same
manner, as that in paper No. II. The
summary shows the probable receipts
Twill be $1640 and the expenses $500
per year.
Paper No. ". shows list of repair
linen required, estimated salaries and
ieNpenses necessary, after equipment
The total expenses as shown by the
summary will be $32.SSO.
\ summary Of the four papers, shows
the total expenses will be $27,3G9 on
account of Offices and $50, $50 on &C
count of repairmcn, total $G0,249; an
excess Of expenses over receipts of
SiG,1l9. 1t is probable, that the actual
receipts and expenses will vary some
what from these figures, but the facts
from which they are dcduced are the
only ones in my possession or attain
able. If enlisted men of the Signal
Service can De furnished as operators,
and detailed soldiers rs repairmcn, the
expenditures by tins Office Will be re-
duced by the following items:
Twenty operators at SO per month,
$4,000; one operator at 1925 per-
month, $500; twenty-onc repairmenI
$40 per month SlO,OSO; four chief
repairman at $50 per month, $2SSO
expenses Of twenty-One repairmen att
$50 per month S15,12O; expenses of
four chief repaimen at 800 perl
month, $500; total 500, $50; leavingl
an expense to be paid out of line re-
ceipts of $7,S69 and giving an excess
Of earnings Of Sj,GG1.
The data furnished for these est
mates, do not take into account the
probable increase of receipts upon
completion Of all lines at present con-
in California, Arizona and /
New Mexico ROT the expenditure nec-l
essary for new poles and line mate
rial, rs they will be needed. The peo-
pie Of New Mexico as a whole. are
not progressive; where the sickle and
wooden plough, in their rudest forms,
sway over the scythe, moving
and other modern implements
of agriculture, it would be folly to ex-
pect any considerable use of the tele-
graph; yet the commercial portion of
the people have cOmmendable enter
prise, and it may be fairly presumed
that they, provided rs they are with
only the slowest mail and transporta-
ion facilities, win find the telegraph
2 necessity, and that even at the eXces-
,ively low rates charged, which are en-
irely disproportlonate 20 the expense
IF operating and maintaining the lines.
some increase of revenue may be ex-
pected, when the people become edu-
Gated 10 its use. Arizona presents a
more inviting field, the rapidly devel-
Oping mining interests of that Terrific
ry must undoubtedly create a tele-
graphic business of considerable mag
nitude. IN California the location of