The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-04

is.psrihiendents has bccn .c,,r,,;,,.a
Suh restrirts0ns imposed ,,,n,' f,.,.''s ass
re'ousiF Hfiecf Their ,,sesu,rea. 49, ..s az !"
soasi'snys interests. SO r,rrcr,,s ~, 49, nv
n'easurS oi economy that /, W. s...- ~.
.neo lnexpedient TO authorize : ,,-s,,,,i
M. southern Office 10 lIuy q
eosehg $3.50. The diSsrire s,I,,sr,,,s,'1
f ait n0t allowed 10 cml,lcv
~. os TOT 70 make any expenditure "a 80, y.
" Ni.nou' the approval uf G Commits. :,
H aorA- On the other hand one s,'-
-. 'shecni was actually re,Irimanded re-
aus ne hao rented more suitable osico
hSgt southern CITY. M a ,edncoa
s, e.Hs' WITHOUT The authority Of the ccr-
FENuu0us Policy.
Ihen Il II pennrlous econor,rs,,
g worse, II possible Tho ,.,,o.,.
ohsssnatie stationery - doi.d am, :, -,
eien' Quantities. The business vrc,,Id s.--
qHently increase. and city and ofl,e- osy,,.'-,
would run out o. the blanks and cle.,, ...,.1
furnished. Applications for ineraasc 90
lofce ~ salaries ARE referred In tbc -.
! ON committee, which USUALLY sfsfIn, f,,e,r
! ue business has consequently rrov-r -
yoho iiif capacity % the force aIovvoe .
1~nsiiih ano receive II PROPERTY. md the
operators have generally become dise-1,st'.,l
aho uishearienea. The force Of diSfric, -
l"rlhbndents Of the Western Union C,or,-
p..l,N has been reduced from thi-1r-tb,.o, i,
Io'" 'o twenty-five ai the close 81 fbe an
nuA. report for 1881"
sTARTLIYG STATISTICS.
D. this another economic measur. s,'
suppose so; hUi il Wa done potwi,b-
standing the fact that the plumber n mo-
,lEer transmitted had increased from a.
i'f'HV 10 S2.5o0. Nt'0; the number OF office.
from a.l40 % 10. 20; the mileage nj viz
ron l''a.4.. 70 d. IL, the receipts from
Sa'a5o,oot o. Sl4.393.090, and the expenses
nom S'.-'ld.eOo 20 Ss.4s5 900 onlv Tho
number o, offices. mileage OF wire. and
number OF messages had increased Owe
lUD per cent. thc receipts - per cent. and
liit expenses only - Der cent. Tbe profits
Tor 1913 were -. .,lS 900. Or about "a nor
cent of the receipts th. profit. for
iSsl We're SJ,Yos GOO. being nearly Il
lef cent. OF The receipts. These figures
taken IRON the annua rel,ort OF fhe West
en- | nlon Company. show that wlle tine
business and lines have doubled and the
profits increased. The force ~ district su-
perIniendents ha, been reduced ON, third
Now the district superintendent l. . most
important officer ~ the practica manage
neni oi int business. IL controls the Of
Ices anu cmW0ves II M jurisdiction.
builds and rebuild, the lines. and goes thu,
they ar kept II repair In 1919 the di~-
Ulcts averaged IL office and 4.gsl miles
oi wire, m ISL thc districts averaged rs
Office, ana ASP miles of wire. OF course
one man cannot supervise and inspect So
large uumbcr % offices and mileage 0f
wir'. anO. al MAX, natter worse. Superin-
ienden.~ Who formerly hao the aid o.
assistant suuerIuteudenIs have been
Obliged 20 give them I'D. and. in
SOM cas"> have been required o. ac;
a. local managers of q large CRY office IN
al. II, details. Thi> state of affair car
only tend g. iujurt -he service and deprive
the public oi tue prompt and eff len; Use
NJ tie telegraph. e. which /, il entitled
and which Il Jay, lor. i comparison 0i
the telegraph lines and thelr business oi
%. year. ISL and lSsI show, tuf eno--
NOUS growth ot -ht telegraph b. -hi- couu-
i~v. 4uC indicates rhe extent and Imp1r-
lance a t1,~. interest, Boz -ui near future.
i ALSO SHOWS tllr t.ere j. ample room u
-It south joy r--i-el4~- telegraph Il",.
WIZ ar homes capital auC management.
taa- rlL ~a~f 90. PUBLIC cueau'H alC well.
auC 81 -Ht same ,iu. make sui. .lut profits
ust L.ul-tm. dividends. AID a.>y cl4i-
rI0v -lo uee.-~..~v ll~c. ol competent o-.-
a-.lrlr~ {. uf ta. work properly