, 1877-09-04
NEW TELEGRAPH RATES.

How tho New Arrangements Affect rromt-
ncnt Points East and West.
tanrnn, afsae 7,itIraeh. Stpt.i.
For several months past. three classes Of rates
for substantially the same distances have been
In force throughout the territory occupied by
competing lines.
/. Rates between competing stations which,
with few exceptions, have been u cents, With
cut regard to distances.
2. Hates between competing and 7on-com-
pesfng stations, which have ragged from Is cents
to Il: nnd
.. Rates between non-competing etat!ons IN
the same territory, from 25 cents to 81.
One OF the first necessities Of the arrangement
for cooperation between the telegraph eompA-
nies Is the equalization OF these rates. To do
this evcn approximately, without too great An
increase In lotnc rates, Of too great reduction
in others. II will tc readily sccn, Is 4 work OF
panfcs have, however, agreed upon tho general
outlines Of d plan OF equalization, which will
be carried out Is fast a tho details can be per-
fertcd.
The first step II tho extension Of The o55eent
rats in the Territory east Ut tho MtsstssEppt
River, from TWENTY-FIVE miles. ~ heretofore, 10
minimum Of 100 miles !u an air line from each
station. TIL. will reduce thc rates between =
The next step fixes 81 as the maximum rate bo.
tween oil stations sas: Of the Mississippi and
Missouri Rivers. By this change d number q.
rates between stations In Iowa and Missouri
| and those ia New England anil the Atlansh
cs,ass, will be reduced Il, and also considers
bic number OF rates between stations In thy
Southern and several Of the Northern and
The rate from New YOrk, Philadelphia, and
| Baltimore, and intermediate stations Ii Gin
ennatI anil Chicago. will be 10 cents: to Louts-
vllle s. Louis s !lwaukse; ans 60 ssts 1he
t'any, and Boston Will renatn nt e5 ccuis. Ths
local rates throughout New ENGLAND and tho
State Of New York will remain substantially ~
advanced ] cents, Willie larger number viii b
| reduced from 10 to Is centh.
These changes can harily fall to Eivo gsnsr-
Il satisfaction to the public. They iaslicatc .
wiz aHs tho - manacea.ent Of tho ea1r. I'm.
panies to continue The policy tnaue,lratcd b,
The Western Union ten years ago, tn give tue
! public lover rates A. faat ~ the Increase 81
ling 1t promptly. would enable them to do: q
| without doing tniustIce to the owicrs Of tho
property Although these changer still leaso
abc rates throughout portion Of TIC Northern
ind Eastern citfss somewhat 1owcr than Tor c0r-
responding distances in tho Southern and IN \
portion Of the Western States, yet II Is to bo
remembered TINT the section Of country whcra
the loH rites n1c7a olles, tns largest .i,, so..me
Of revenue. In this connection, the following
extract from President Orton's tctuEannunl 70
port. submitted In December 1874. sccnl* perth
nent:
such II ny confidence In The growth Of the tels-
1t will b. practicable for the Company to con.
tlnue reducing the higher rates ard extending The
dtasnce to which The lowrs ratc. aso applied, TN.
I'll We shall ultansa%ev havs but four rites for day
R I'D III a:ss az: ~ TIC
for night H1csraCcs, and that this ftsll!t can bu
eradaa{ s'tnont in,Sa!1ns .he Con-. r
panyh ability to psy satisfactory dividends 10 thu
| stockholdcrs.