New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-18
THE qELEGRAPH UNION OPPOSED.
POSSIBILITY OF RIVAL COMPANIES.

DECEPTION OF SOME OF THE SMALL CORPORA
TONS. TIE CONsJLiDAIioN or WHICH HAS NOT
YET BEEN PROPOSED.
Tue proposed union Of the principal telegraph
companies of the county has caused mich talk
about establishing opposition lines. At meeting OF
the Cotton EXCHANGE. last week, great deal was
said ON the subject and it was announced that one
or two companies Lad already been formed. The
nucleus of the possible opposition said {" BIZ tie
American Rapid Telegraph Company, which WAS
organized in 1879. This corporation introduced
new system of telegraphy by which the aver
age rate Of speed increased 1t has
CAPITAL Of $i,0On000. Its lines between New
York and Boston. which include connection
with NcwIiaven. Hartford aud Providence.
nave been i'll operation since last July. IL has
cpencl communication recently with Baltimore ard
Washington and its limo TO Albany is nearly com
pe;cd. The latter line is link IF the pro
posed connection with Chicago: a direct wire be-
tween Albany aid Boston i now III process "f con
striirtiol The business OF the company IS reported
to Le constantly increasing; IT has reached iS00
messages day. ut the buSineS has not been snlli
cicnt to employ fully of the wires nav ercccd
bet wecu this city aud huston The llaeS between
Ncw-York aud Washington have heen op ned within
a fow days. Farther extension West ana
South is now uuder consideration. In
the meantime the company claims to afford
excellent facilities TO the public between the
points reached by its wrc& An officer of the com
.pany said yesterday that the system las been re-
gardcd heretofore rs an experiment.
"i,ut the time has come nc 81 id, when the limo
mnst he recognized by the other companies. In an
experience Of less than year the practicabIty of
the system has been clearly demonstrated. despite
the fact that all tho Branches of the business had to
lie subjected to special training. An excel
LIANT hos bpou rendered
business, has been constantly increasing
The system of transmitting messages by the
American Rapid Telegraph Company has bcen ex-
planned in TmE TRIBUNE. Tho messages are first
prepared by perfOrating machines, operated with
keyboard which puncture two lines OF perforations.
conventionay grouped TO represent letters, in
narrow strip Of paper. Practically the perforated
paper is simply q stencil. every punctuIe appearing
as dot dash the paper 1T tho other end Of the
line. The agency of the operator is limited TO the
exercise of turning wheel. The translation Of
the recorded characters may be made at the rate of
100 words q minute. The company has adopted
q uniform sci edule Of rates from New
York for 10 cents fCr twenty words.
a% for fnrsss ,aessarss On messages delivered
at post offices OH its line the rates are 10 cents
for thirty words and 8 cents for every additional
fifteen words Other rates are made for postal day
and postal night nesSages Tho company has ten
branch offices in this city, four i'll Boston and one
each IN Providence. Han lord and New Haven. III
has offices also oil its newly opened line at Baltimore
and Washington.
Another company which has been esta blished
recently is the Mutual Union telegraph Company.
This was organized in October 1880, with capital
of $5,0O0U 900. 1t has no line OPEN for bnsi.
ness, but, its wire between this city aud
Boston and from this city 10 Philadelphia IL said TO
be nearly III position The connections at those
cities have Rot been made. The line between Phila-
delplia and Washington ~ not so far along, but tho
whole system will be opened probably by thelst of
April. he president ~ the company sd. y. Evans,
recently Of W asbiugOii. and among the directors IS
George r.. Baker. president Of tie FIRST National
Bark of his city.
Another company IS the New-York Land and
Ocean Telegraph Company. vhicb was formed about
a year ago. Its officers claim that CONCESSIONS have
been obtained iiOm tho United States and from
England for the landing of ocean canles; in France
tue application OF the company il SUI pending As
to the land lines. II is claimed that nghts Of way
have been obtained Us far S"uth as Bal
t,more and as far West as Cincinnati.
pany are said to I've about 12,O0OOO0, but 1t
Is presumabie that part OF this amount IL to be
paid for previous rights obi aimed by friends of the
present company. meeting OF the directors VIII
6s held this week, when business OF Importance IS
likely 10 be DONE Nothing has been accomplished
the stock of the company has been all subscribed.
As to the opposition company, of which much was
eald at tue meeting at the Cotton exchange noth-
Jug could be learned yesterday. IL was stated ny
persons who were supposed 10 Ce largely IntereS Gu
In, il that the matter was still III embryo OIe
usrson who took an active part III the aus
cussion at the Cotton Exchange said Yesterday tha
ne had to take an interest III tte company.
lie refused, however, 10 give the names OF Tue COT
porotors or 20 Indicate the interests which ~ would
probably represent. Mr.. Fielding Chairman OF the
Cotton Exchange ComEnittoe. sad yesterday that