, 1879-08-06


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International Telegraph, confcrcnee-A Wori
May Contain FtSfrcn Letlurs-FlyS Ftgurea
to Count AZ ono word.
Louaon 1,m,t. yatve,
Tho ,a,ora NJ tl,o international rc,ny.ont,
f,,,,uxa,n. ,,a =. ~ IA hoo,, 1rs,,..I,.
and ihc delegates have 'cf. 1n:'tl on toar Of
visits to the great Industries Of Lancashire aui
Scotland, The conclusions at wb,cj, t.,cy haye
orr,rsd. and witch, in order tin, thcv ,n.x ~.
ch'Fo t'e 'ors1'hl aptso'al ol 1he Vaflola Gov.
ernnlents concerned, arc not intended to DO
~ ,nado know until ,be nio.c,nId anprovnl 'u In,
10y" :. 'o'N .;,. ". "a Wv .',ea"''lo
It Is permitted us 10 anticipate some III the prin-
cipa changes which haze been recommended.
The Conference has adopted The Dian which.
-, , forr.r rcro,t,n. xvo do.trtlod =, ia. ....
"'N., W. s - ,.o11.., -, a. Wv '"",.
reasonable ahu n' ace'ac" tnat the, tssl'l
for messnecs shall DC word tarlf1, With
tin nd1ltlnn Of flxc1 sum or con-
slant rouo1 tn t},e clargc FIR f,rc u,r,,s
r.. ,,,o ,,s. ~ t1,o ,v,rc. IN rr,n,o H.. ,tas.,
'o' wv ~. =, ~. "t.a. " 'ops '.'c ie"eln
q word u ti1cd at GJfff,m se1e'tt nn1 hcyond
S. snne ~ ~ , arr soasnca ~
1nt IN cAtra-hutopeAn !hessaEtB uyphena may
be otllttcl Ny tue senucs atnMti!'ti no other de.
narsu'e 1eo olo,..a.x y, nae.0e@nH cohitac
limits Of Enroue 0rt 09art: Grs eo'afta as one
tooTd l1heiH eatcIn on!o't leteefaRh Co1nnnny
ol'trageooHly counts que nGnfe aS word, allu
cAasgsh wG'u tot ~; & I'M; hns n oseess 7er we
OF suo'c multiple oi IRE IS eIst epnntrd ns a
| word; Whlle beyonu Europe ttirce figures are
TecAoneu Ineteha ot i've. IL 1hllhNs that thc
wort "nfaeFetanu!n1, lof example,, which
contains tMftceh ~, ,etnoss, ,, w9n,u DE- saraeu As
Que WORD ~lthsts tHe tHnkh al l1urope and as Two
| HOruH HEEtHu iflttH+ LIE AAlE VI LIE year, EoE-
tuning 1our 1-uses. Woula bo orc word ttl
Enrnpe anti two pesHnn; mn! k'ct cofDDonnd
~ Al1aa.Saa9pcIle. when Mnna lc counted rs
three words - Enrope, might Dr. reduced to Two
worha, on Fa-knropcau ls1'cs' ny tie omission
u TIC hyphens.
| me nltered tariff VIII tend greatly TO hcncft
me sepnefa OF snost meaea.ls. " t!o abandon
ment o. minimum stasn'afa 1l twrnty or
soIfu otaer an1hnet OF WoIas, ter woFs, mn
ger twenty Tic elsar1h Will no so,ncwlnt higher
anan II twen;S "orns "eIe hen., neeanso ol 'he
CONSTANT OF tye words put lor cFesy message
q less ta .ee,, words Or 81 1e sender VII gain.
AM'vs twenty worus hc WI ray precisely the
san!t as under tile old rates. WIN tf" execution
casb villa lie ncw rasss v he y ncraass s wofs Us
single words. Thus massage Of twclty.one
woFt1s "oolu formerly cost me same as one nf
tIsiv; put IN tutate thcfe VIII 10 tHnskcd
a!l!oFence pgt"set1 &c .neH. ~ i'is wtole, tAefe'
lore. t!era can pe littie doubt tfIt merchants
Will prGut eonsalefahiy NY t!'c new regulations;
| "l1'e IIeFe ~ eseFy reason 70 aopc, 1r0ni the
great e5oeslchco o. uae deiegntG'. hud from tue
athple uatn NJ ts"ir uisposilon.l lat tfl"nrucetea
changet WI ho1 IN inc long run Ie detrimental
to ttt 'nicrsts OF tte companies
!, nHtnper ol nc" tcenlath,Ha or OF Modtt'ca-
Hons oi former rcGnlaLlons. Infe b:cn suggest
ci hy .hc conference as results VI the discovery
ol ecftnm points OF if1e''o'1 between the tc'e..
Grhphlc executive anu me nnhllc: nnd ko1nc u
thcFe polht 10 tin exercise IN time paat, pf
ROOD dcal or eur!oua!y pef7eTIcA ingenuity On
the part oi sGnacrs oi nessngcs; otte1l. as it
would seem, uiIcctoa 10 Tut IItasil'nent of st''te
VERY lhaaeann.o sstntn. 1nns u las been
found necessary 70 dGiIuc cole language rs ro.l.
slstlng ot wurde eqch u Which Inns definite
meaning OF liz own, a!s'la'sgh tl'eS s''aT ho 70
e2nneH ' q m Iot In, an tat aF tass or sentence
possess tue key. This provision scctns intended
to guard against t'le use OF so-cnllca words
| coined bT tie sesdor, each syllable OF which
| n,ny represent MI entire word. ut.d tho who'll
Al, entire scntcncet to prcvln'lsy.instructc1
rcc,ntent. In thc fsMa wnS propcr uaincs arc
| cxctuuel lruuI rt,de lknxunEc, exccpt MS uetd In
| tler obvious atEt1t1lcnttAN; us otherwise any