Arizona weekly miner., 1877-05-18
MILITARY TELEGRAPH.

This line which was completed from San Diere to Yuma and Prescott November 4th, 1878, has been an institution of untold ben eft to the whole Territory. The advent of General Crook into Arizona was about the first step taken by Government, that proved to be beneficial to the whole interests of each and every section. both in subduing our common enemy the murderous Apache and the promotion of public enterprises, the Military Telegraph being one. General Crook can truthlully be called the father of telegraphy in this Territory from the fact that through his earnest recommendations the Government officials at Washington be- came generally interested in the matter and ordered the construction of the line, which was completed from San Diego 10 Prescott just in time to transmit the news to General Crook of his promotion to the rank of Brig adler General
 Since the completion of the military tcle- graph line throughout the Territory, our citizens have had many benefits from II, in the way of transmitting and receiving i'm porfanI messages al a lower tariff than charged upon any other line in the United States. They have been the recipients of news from all parts of the world in twenty four hours after the occurrence of any i'm portant even; and the general result has been good one.
 IL is apparent now with the completion of the Atlantic X Pacific to Yuma that the Western Union or the Atlantic * Pacific will strive to obtain control ot the Military line from Yuma io San Diego which we hope will he check mated by the proper au- thorities at Washington. In the event Of a transfer of that portion of the line from Iuma to San Diego wc hope ii may never pass into the hands of the Atlantic ,S Pacific Company as that would give them the say and the key to all telegraphing in Arizona. They wouli own both the lines from San Diego and that from Los Angeles, whilst if it passes into the hands of the Western Union it would give uS two competing lines which would have q tendency to keep the tariff for sending messages at a reasonable figure. The Military line. owned by the gov ernmcnt iS run hy a system inau9urted hY signal service. l. has no officers to com pensafe, no companies to declare dividends 10 and thousand other things which all 20 toward degourilg the earnings of line unlike this. whereby they are necessarily compelled to charge high tariffs to exist. The Military Telegraph has had it's draw backs iu Arizona from the fact that the off ger in charge has hat 10 i'll his different off crs with such material aS was furnished him from Washington and in some instances. as in any and every branch of service, men of low character have slipped in, but so soon as found out have invariably been compelled ta Iesve she service. All kinds of monopo- lies exist. but we have found the telegraph liEe iu this Territory being entirely free from all cIiques and corporations, accommo- dating, and willing Ia do the work for the citizens of Arizona at about one half the charges on lines owned hv companies and il is tn be hoped that the military line will continue. the whole of it in the hands of Uncle Sam and tha; Lieutenant Reade may be retained ta manage the workings of the lines for which he is perfectly competent and willing to acf.