The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1877-08-23
THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
TELEGRAPH co.

THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC
TELEGRAPH co.
This company, which ranks with the
Western Union in every respect, is about
to extend its line from Milwaukee to
Manitowoc. Those Manitowoc business
men who have SO long paid the enor-
nous rates charged by the N. W. Tele-
graph Company will, in case the line is
run through, be enabled to send mes
sages to New York, Boston, Baltimore,
Washington, Buffalo and all intermed-
late points for 25 cents for 10 words
The following tariffs, now charged to
places between New York and Manito-
voc, will give our business men an idea
of what they pay for telegraphlng The
rate to New York, until some four months
ago, was 81 60 for 10 words. This has
since been reduced to 70 cents which is
now the regular rate. A message to
Chicago costs SO cents for ten words.
This is charging five cents more for
message to Chicago than to New York,
900 miles further off. This, to person
possessed of ordinary comprehensive
powers viii seem ridiculous, but it new
ertheless is q solid fact. Messages from
Manitowoc to Milwaukee, q distance of
only II miles, cost so cents for ten
words. Had we opposition, messages
would be transmitted per about 20
cents 10 words This, as can be
easily seen, is quite an object. The
Atlantic and Pacific Co. will further
establish systems of night or half rate
messages, enabling persons to send
double the amount of words. The mar
kets can then be had every fifteen min
utes during the session of the Board of
Trade at Milwaukee at nominal rates,
and without a single minutes delay,
thereby bringing it within the range of
our wheat buyers and especially specu-
lators, to know what is going on at the
Chamber of Commerce in Milwaukee.
The line now in working order between
here and Milwaukee is also used for all
railroad telegraphing, and the business
of no less than seventeen railroad offices
must all be transmitted over this one
wire, outside of the commercial. As
the railroad telegraph takes the prefer
ence over all other business, the COM
mercial must wait until the operator can
squeeze it through by starts and jerks.
This causes a great delay. When the
Atlantic and Pacific get their line up it
will. be strictly commercial, with but
three offices between here and Milwau
kee, giving ample time for all messages
to be transmitted as soon as received by
the operator for that purpose. Our
telegraphing public cannot help but see
the great benefits to be derived n a
pecuniary way, by getting this new line
mp. The subscription raised in this city
now amounts to 1886. This will all be
paid back to the subscribers by reduc-
ton of Is per cent on their telegraph
bills. The following are the conditions
upon which subscriptions are loaned to
the Atlantic and Pacific line:
1st. The Atlantic and Pacific Tele
graph Co., are to build their line into
the city of Manitowoc, and to establish
an Office in some convenient location
therein, and to receive and transmit all
the business offered to them.
I'd. They are to make rates for tele-
graphing from Manitowoc to all points
where their lines reach, in same proper
ton that they charge from Milwaukee,
based on the difference in distance be-
tween Manitowoc and the point of des-
tination, and that all facilities and adj
yantages given other cities of equal pop
ulation shall be granted to Manitowoc,
and that rates on messages sent to Man.
itowoc shall be no greater than those
charged on messages sent from Mani
towoc to the same points.
Sd. The money SO loaned is to be
returned to the subscribers by the Tele
graph Company crediting the subscrib-
ers with rs per cent of their telegraph
bills per month until all is paid.
4th. The money SO loaned Is to be
paid upon the completion of the line
into Manitowoc and the opening of the
office of the company ready for business,
and the said company is to furnish ade-
auate security for their faithful perfor
nance of all the conditions required in
this agreement.
An OLD OPERATOR.