, 1880-08-03
TELEGRAPH WIRES.
The Proposition to Abandon the
Present Pole syrtem,
and, Instead, 1ny Them In Trenches
Underground.
What the Western Union Officers Say
About It.

N reporter 1OT MI NllGIHuull phpci ftalct.
day fskcll Col. Wflsn,!. Superintendent, ntut |
Mr. Summers, electrician, Of tle Western
Union Telegraph Company, for their 0f'il1-
ions III regnr,l to tic nrolHsitton 10 tlo nwny
will tho telegraph poles altsl RIM tic wires
underground. Thry were botE III favor VI n
change, provided 1t coultl BIZ l'Inttc s,,cccss-
fully. The electrical department hail been
for sotno tino pnst engaged Ill making cx"
perlmeuts, but rs yet tn satisfactory solution
nf lin pr,Irm Ind bpcu reached, II tho
purtips win, nrn N sans,,lno thaI tl,ey could
VIII a4e e"Mpa''y % aie1t ss.tceS .st ;.' Moun; w
gladly aceepfetl. THESE , !artes e,,lera,nSa ,i
n Ercnt 1na''y theories which to people WHO
,,rn,,,, st..trm srr,nct1 fo fo enuabln of tcinr
Ga"p. ~ t,.. ,,,,a,. i,o,,,",,, iii
uefe'opea 'slo p,Ac'Ge. 4hos' nu"tt"' ,I' H."
INT s"e'n to luke Into consltlefa1'oi tle
numerous obstacles IN lIo encountered
| hefora nuy tn,ltcol aml complete cluuee
could Do made. III tho ilrst place,
the distinguished! telesrap,lers went on
10 observe tllat the tclegrnnl'e sys-
icn vt this cnuntrv IS very different u'ltl more
extended than the sys,ems III Europe. IN
1hc e9'nhetela! eell.ses "1 A dh.aI, i'1.'se,
md Germany tho sltprt lines running from
one building to another 10 ,,at begin to ,. nin
aork. one ,''sns ., 20 'nso T., wy sn,nca a oi
t" I,,itsr.e ,ara ~, !" ,n af"e i .on ,ror @ ,ho
a.eS news u.s. W. 10 % Ge,e ps' livery @ transaction here
/ IN nnpo,,uccd Utmost instantly nftcr 1t :pc-
.,,,x nusIncss hcy,, demands II. and tho tul-
euls os'nss . a...t -, H.. a,". a...s,..i .to
Now. how arc tho sl,Ort lines to he d!sposcd
or Anybody who cnMtelnlatrs tho subject
intet,,,r,,tl,. rnn scc nj n,,cc t.nt lin u.catinn
Is nt,t u1,sw0icI saSily Or reatity. People
wn,'t the wires buried u, the streets Or a,eys'
MlFnnut s.tsnit'Mu ',t ,,, A. T.. .'.
ln doing tl'ls strGets wt'a'l' llnvo " ~ torl!
sewer pipes would DC encountered,
o9N.o stri.tA Nol!in HnVo 70 hn seieeleM
Mhute thoto! ,Wnllls! le 1l9 Alturfcrslre. ~:
srss$!s i tlst tia; I i II ;hs si 4 Si's di'llsa!-
!y., Tliis u rcbntsetl ny several tltlngs oEoi.
loo!et m " H. ,y,, wis @ ,ls si; ,It 19, tiat
MS ste Ss psSs'x fq 1Fs 'sG ss 'ss OF ff
demand req.ityd thirty Of forty wires m u
caole the retnfs tro'tt p,,sti'SsS @ lEils snli,
petlaatt Inc outlhy. u INC WlfeS were ltitfl
1lHteTglnni!n nelnra r. wns ennll.y, ~ nsset.
tneu tnnt soy Woit w. ,!.,tis ,reu 1I1n ~
t%nnrrr tSvrr,. iir,o thert. ,y,ix i, hr"aI r nr
mmvth,mM TINT fnterfarcd With the ti,ir1stnis-
slG1n l1 Of the cicciricity tie street Would nnse
=, In ns,iu ii,r, 1,t,'' NH fhn nrorpss nr inv
;,v fin Wins ft.nrit}ni Will, r,r,,,s ,,cnt,.
Waut t.. the = nolds 10 md Wires REMOVED fydln ti,o
strce., t,tf.ers woi.!l Ge TsckInE Hi.,l protest
nx yotos'E;it1 ts streets III front Of their
r. IN. st,rT"sr, tjnt II fens,,,1c ,tnn .4v,utt,t
hs to nut Iii, Wircs IN tlle niless,
rIs diealty # III; n, pia',, i %ss @ s!a|s; M i
S@ ny ~ y sslet IT, TooR ,t tr a Lh te
naiic,i fl remInsD tia n1cs bsf;,rc a,v satfs.
".,oe,. ,,In1, iuti i,"",i ,,iurcvntni mr'ni"r.
rpu w'fG; fs,n ,Md tsr,; ",s '' wv 'os " "o"'
oe t ls1ys Wison 1ry h iyM ti";,rht If making nj, os.
perjc,,t %iil, %Sal,s; @ @;Tn!a'tpE Y! fro% tle M :liy
y iat sa ~, ex1r 1os$ H ,ow y'Gw II ni lozs a tut t
.lslSev civ. he' fitu,,gilt It advisable not to
iu'ai ID n,iiytjlhiE: just n@,: Us tho Experiment
| ,.ftn ,,seH ~ wi,at +, tnnsr., ne fI,n 1,rnnEs
wIr,. Fi'ha 3.nnit,,,,,y ~ hns se.,ITr .ontrnf ~
, + aid If Il inests ali fenani1s WIil tnaSs ,,S 80
of u; Ils Goin;ny + w,l!S .o INV kt y
I,io,,,in 'i ivtis,, s,"f", thot i,a vac =,
S NM n,S S"t .''M kn ~ n"xS
"ni,mti IL, nI,n'i H. ti~,t i,oiip.r s,,ro ~ Il,
VIZ r'es e,nw mr' 9'G!i Iu,as H"s ou
: n'''e5", ."st.nss' ~ ". u,,o m,,,
t Company, WIS !ntcryiawcd this Morning by Il
i ,7onrank rcnorttr. Icing questioned q, tt!e
Hnblcct Of unacrerountl.wircs, 10 sud: .!
ti,e @ sty, a,a tiiat Il tnpe 1T III cary ate We uSe K
:, cxpcrLMemtln,. on different kfnsis'nf under
= Erouu ch}cs, nt!tl only wlfslilg fur tho heA
~ ,nethott to turn tip bct0rn WI take In all O
l. o,,r ntr ll.cs. We are evG.l t!urc nnxEn,ls Il
pitt our wires under grtnti. thin pcopla arr
:, 10 lnyc III. Nm company wants 10 s,en.
y not s,ccccd.
y y lltlye you tried cables.
y W. layo tried Il great many. The lsrook,
~ HAYS yen tried tlulll:
" Wril, we have PIT some OF them ttlrongl
~ ~ tho tunnels. WI lIye Ind ono running ii
~ y, Cunul street, llR!f II block from the pedes
Y t,nltct, fur sIx t'io1lt1 If Is l}rnoiss cablc
i md we hnye l,nh no tEnnbfo with It.
~ Whnt Will llc tho cost Ut Il cl,ul,Ea from NJ
N N mir line ~ I'LL underground systeM'
70 cpulln'r even guess. 1.-Two could tleyot'
Iii u n.Hsn - 'u 1 ; u.e't ~
m H. r. 1t "o Ss ~ Mas III, @
T. We I,r sljsc,lssiiiE Il illnlWrof ltl!crentrnns
y. Onc Dnrty Is NOW tluyIslit. n pja,l'tu- Ilv,