The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-07
WELDED WIRES,
JAZZ GOULD TALKS ABOUT THE CON
SOLIDATION.
A Striking Revelation in Regard TO the
Object and the Anticipated Results
A Gigantic scheme OF Telsgraphie
Communication with Every
Section OF Ihe World.

New York, February GA reporter ol
the World was yesterday sent to get the
views Of Jay Gould in regard to the re'
cent consolidation Of the three telegraph
companies and the results. Mr.. Gould OK.
pressed his entire willingness to speak on
the subject, when the following conyensa'
tion ensued:
Reporter-Has the consolidation Of the
telegraph companies, Mr., Gould, against
which Rufus Hatch asked an injunction,
been finally aCcomplishedH
Mr.. GOuld-It has.
Reporter-So that 1t is not likely to be
disturbed by any legislative or judicial
aCtionP
Mr. Gould-CertafnIy, It isa completed
transaction, Completed on Just and fair
terms TO all concerned, as well as to the
public, and in compliance with the law,
80 that 1t cannot bs disturbed by legisla.
tion, as you will see by the very able do.
Cision Of Judge Barrett, which has been
ConCuned In by the Attorney. General Of
the State. TheCourts affirm the absolute le.
gality Of what has been done,
Rep0rter-This beipg the case, perhaps
you will not object to stating what was
the object Of the consolidation
MIR. Gould-Certainly not; on the con.
trary am very glad TO have an oppor.
tunity to say that the object OF the consoI.
idation was to carry out lOng.Cherished
plan Of developing In the United States an
efficient system oil cheap telegraphy on q
great scale, both by sea and by land
When was in Europe in 1870 | was
struck by seeing how much more freely
the telegraph was used in ordinary pr.
vate business there than in this country
This ls especially true Of Switzerland, OF
Oourse the distances TO be co cred In this
country are 30 enormous aud the popula,
ton 80 sparse that we cannot for sometime
to come expect 10 see the work OF cover.
Ing the whole country with a telegraphiC
system done as cheaply here as In little
country like Switzerland, but I am very
sure that under one system, without con.
tllCting interests to look after, and with.the
expenses OF only one organization instead
oil three or four 10 be met, such economics
can be introduced into American tele,
graphy that the rates, both to the press
and to the public, can be gradually aud
systematically Cheapened without impair.
Ing the efficiency OF the service.
Reporter-Do you think then this will
be- the result oi the changer
Mr.. Gould-0f course do, for It will be
the policy and purpose OF the new com.
panY to effect this. | went into It with
this view, and | shall certainly use my
constant effort and all my influence to
make this policy and this purpose success.
ful.
Reporter-Ot course you know this is
not the gsneral impression, and that there
are movements on the Produce, Stock aud
Cotton Exchanges looking to new tele.
graphic projects.
Mr.. Gould-Yes, l know this, and am
not surprised at these projects or at the 80.
liCitude with which the,merchantsa sand bust.
ness men have looked at the consolidation
about which 80 many sensational stories
have been set Raoat. II there had been
any truth In these stories whatever the
exchanges would have very good reasons
10 set about organizing new companies
but when sensible people come to under.
stand General Eckerts practical and
comprehensive plans for the future,
which embrace the establishing Of
direct special wires between business OK.
changes all over the country and putting
them In direct communication with each
other and with the great marts OF Europe,
think they will see matters In different
light. My idea Of photographic system ID
to supply everybody who wishes a con.
troll OF telegraphiC facilities with those
facilities, giving private business houses
wires and operators OF their own, when.
ever they require them, and doing the
same thing lor newspapers, exchanges,
railroads, In short all interests.
Reporter-l observe you speak OF com.
muniCations with Europe. How will con.
solldation affect CT Die matters.
Mr.. Gould-VerY favorably, because
the new Company has now under control
through the new cable company organized
at Albany two cables between this ooun.
try and England which are to be laid early
III the coming summer. Gables will also
be laid from Cuba, where they will con.
meet with our present system 10 other
West India islands-to Brazil and other
porLs OF South America, as wellsas from
San Francisco TO China, Japan, OCeaniCa
and Australia, with q northern line by
the way Of Pugels Sound 10 Alaska and
Northern Asia, connected In KamschatCka
with the Russian system, 30 that al no
distant date ~. Petersburg will be In com.
muniCatien with New York by the way
OF Asia, as well as Europe, and England