New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-18
WHY MESSAGES ARE DELAYED.

LITTER FROM GENERAL ECKERr OF TIP ,--sr
ETN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
| General Eckert. of the Western Union Teleer.Db
Company, has written the following letter in raov
to complaint that the dispatches Of fine ,nen,.r,
Of the Produce Exchange are not sent forward "a
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAfH CourAyY.l
F. II. PARxEE. ESP Trcside,t Of he g,s ~, IL
DEAH SIR ava This morning in reesipt 81 ,, ,...
81 !eseroay, which however, first came 10 ms notice m
ne newspapers before reached my of1ce Ierr ,,a
TO Say thai can hardly consider your co,lTs In rrl W
ing such document before ii was possible Ion va ~ 81
~ Itp 10 u consistent win commercial coUrte-
ms letter taas the company may De- saved from f
@ jii Wi , tne GnYIaiied terms OF your complaint
G 9st,es Of this tins sonpaay for tie tn mission Of
- &c oein..Aa ol oaiery business But ae dtIs
,n ge occurred Gu1ngthe last ieS weeks have bg
asast MhcA II Was impossible Tor 10 make imIne-
fuslIIAe attempted assassination of the Presfien,
I a d ueuthu upon us Throughout the country ID
ei = ',s-'e our dtt1 10 give the lrsl attention -
great has TINS demand been thai the COMPANY ~ 1r
100000 OF messages OF average lcultrl sin Ill as
o July last Ana 1 presume Tic most Gardens n
during most terrible NaiioS y cafo ,I People atlarse
hecDnd-lDe forest fires in the Middle and Weston,
St1'es nave caused con inual Interruption fo ON, 49,
IN some Instances pro tati0g ali our trnih i an ~,
ting az on noni any communication MIA Gi,icsa. -
o,GI es.erA prosnce hafheis Iae auihonic IepoT1S
% te a. liose ifNs Rave made lo lo,fis
O{s va III" our iia,s pas give sufficient oyueoe 81
~
tlrey aeilud human control 800 '''''4's e'i-
Ihtyu-lne increase in t3e number of cn-,n,.,f., 49,
s22cs has been lar beyond tie aaiirs .sf,vr = -, -,
ness expected being more than 90 per csuf afo, -
ot tiS saline season % any other year ina rte ,-,,r,.
history, &ud lar beyond amy reasonable az. ci-.e--.
Inns thol nous licrtaSc D. pressed fOr alu,s,t- fT,
mission during about i've hours of the business Law -
the very prompt service inc company ha. tri T,.,r-
ing has Increased TIE oxactions ol 5haf cisss
mat nolnng short % immediate transmission Nj sT
complaint. WA ''-O
TIE hrst two Of these are entirely te,rorr-
but combined with ilte iird. made a ie, t -
u % Slch maEi 1do That no provision Tie W.sf,r,
tnloi ic'e-raph Company ceuid Be-. made yrtl 49,.
been Sun'lrpi Ia insurv tie pTccs uu IN H. h.i
ness ls uA1cr 91cr cnV.linS. are. it,y,.,.-
inaAi every tuOIt TO TRANSMIT yif,
utmost GspatcA. ON employees are r.nt,-in. fsr.f1
ana cfncielii service ana facilities at,- lain - 80
oit.ise" as 10 E"he . pie l.oNison for any require
10000 mles OF new wire was cOpu.a,,..i ="
tAo V.r.y spring, ana rs much more has since i, ,
Se!tileA IA colse gueAcc 90 he extraordinary G,psa,
We are pushing thls work with ali tue cutry ,o.s,
and IA cW 81 tGe circumstances above reC3Sd nnd -
the itct iiat TO erect wires Or distances - rsi f
ample as between Chicago this sont l. . v-.r =
ulc nave no doubt shan receive NOM r,e 1,-er
az large ana from All business men .speis ly "a r.-.
apie GeStce 90 consideration. Nours gospccIisilV
-. IHos. T. EChhlT.
Nicefresiicnt and General Naua-er