Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-02-10
The Telegraph Com bina,,on.

New iprk HoFM reporter Win reference
to the recent consolidation Of the telegraph
companies, and liz credited with intentions
of truly philanthropio scope with which
it is difficult to tind fault, even though his
chief motive be the further personal en-
richment of Jay Gould Mr.. Gould Is
represented ss saying that the consol!ds-
ton has been contaminated on Just and
fair terms to all Immediately concerned as
well as to the pubic and in compliance
with the law, so that no future legislation
or judicial action can disturb 1t.
The object of the consolidation, he
states, is to carry out long cherished
plan of his for developing In the United
States an efficient system of cheap tele-
graphy on q great scale both by sea and
by land. The feasibility of such plan
was suggested by observing with what
freedom the telegraph was used in some
countries of Europe, especially in swiizer-
land, in the ordinary ccunduct of private
business. Owing to the enormous dis
tances TO be covered in this country
and the comparative spsrseness OF the
population il is not expected that the
whole country can be supplied for some
years yet with telegraph system as
chespiy as Switzerland is now supplied,
tut with only one system, without con-
flicting interests to look after and one
organic I,ion instead of two or three, it Is
believed that such economies can be in
troduced into American telegraphy that
rates both to the press and the public
can be gradually and Systematically
cheapened without importing the. eff.
cheney of the service. Il is stated
emphaticslly that it will bs the policy and
purpose Of the new company to effect this
r'sult as speedily as possible, and it is
further stated that the plans for the future
embrace the establishment of direct COM
mnnication by special wires between the
business exchanges all over the country
and likewise putting them in communicA-
ton with all tine great markets of Europe,
the ruling idea being to supply everybody
with UNLIMITED telegraph facilities, giving
private business houses wires anu opera
tors of their own whenever they require
them and doing the sam thing for news
papers, exchanges, railways and in short
all interests.
The new company, il is stated now has
already contracted with the new cable
company, organized recently at Albany,
N. Y, for two cables between this country
and Eugland, which are to be laid early in
the coming summer. Gables are also
promised from Cuba, whsre they will con.
meet with the present system, to The other
West India Islands and to Brazil aud othe,
parts OF South America, as well as from
San Francisco to China, Japan, Oceanica
and Australia, with northern line BY way
Of Pugets Sound to Alaska aud
Northern Asia, connecting in k.mschatka
with the Russian SYSTEM SO that, should
tlis projact be realized, st. Petersburg
will be in communication with NV YorB
by way Of Asia, rs well as Europe and
England will reach her Austrian colonies
though New York, and by the American
lines more chesply ard expeditiously thar
over the English wires through the Re 1
SEA and by way of India.
This system, of course, contemplate,
New York and not London as It's centre
and surely presents very pleasing pros
poet for those who have or may hay,
occasion to make use of the telegraph
but it may be remarked that there is nj
further security for the real zatioi
OF these schemes upon basis OF eoonom,
to the public than the continued dIsposi
ton of the new company to stand by ii
present intentions IS avowed by Mr.
Gould, aud certainly this is not OF char
acter that may be acc pied with un
bounded confidence, for whatever els
may be the position occupied by Nh
Gould before the country it is not that O
a philanthropist VINO IL in the habit @
lying awake o nights revolving plans 70
the public good. 1t may be, however
that Mr.. Gould and his conductors hav
come to the sensible conclusion that tn
best way to serve themselves is to sery
the public, aud in this view of the matte
it is not likely that there will he any yer
general opposition to the plans they pre-
pose.