Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-12-18
THE TELEGRAPH WAR.
A NEW EAvAL TO WESTERN UNION

a NEW EAvAL TO WESTERN UNION
The baltimore & Ohio Sy stem to be Opened
tor General fsusiness To-day.
Baltimore American.
The officials connected with the Ralii-
more & Ohio telegraph service in this city
were yesterday busily engaged in prepar-
ing TO take possession of their heaCG ilar-
ters in the central Office, corner OF Ba!.i-
more and Calvert streets, in anticipation
of opening fer general business to morrow.
The company was actively engaged :or
some time in the extension Oi its lines
Of telegraph to New York, last week sue
ceeGing in getting seven wires which
were tested yesterday and found to be in
fine working order. The iine beginning
at the main office Of the company IN Balti-
more, extends eastwardIy within tie city
to Bay View, from which point. by 4 rloss
direct line. it runs through uavre de Grace,
Elkton, Newark, Wilmington, Chester.
until it reaches Philadelphia. Crossin =
the Delaware by cables, 1t proceeds almost
by an air line from Camden to New York,
through Pemberton, lIightstown, Amboy
and Staten Island, following directly
along the line Of the Pennsylvania rail
road and that ci the Staten Island railroad
i'll such i manner as to be always easily
and quickly accessible tn, repairs. Ii
reaches brooklyn at the Narrows, Ly c.
bic, landing at Forts Hamilton and Kioh
nnOnd. From Brooklyn it passes over the
suspension bridge into New York. Tho
whole length of tho line is less than 2CO
miles, OK tho shortest practicable distance
| between Baltimore and New York. Tie
line consists Of II wires through the city
| of Baltimore, with Il provision for double
that number. From Baltimore to Brook
lyn wires are already mp, space being
provided for ID or 1S i!oi-. From Fort
Hamilton, through the city y! Brooklyn,
to New lork, the line consists Of 22 wires
BY the completion Of this line to New
| York the baltimore and O.,ir system
now reaches seven Of the mos: i.n,nrtau,
cities OF this country, namely, New York,
| Philadelphia, Baltimore. Wasninst ton
Chicago, Cincinnati and st, LOUIS, and
intermediate points from which emauate
not less than GO to IS per cent, of tn,
whole telegraph business Of the country
Ample provision has been made for tht
Baltimore and Ohio telegraph lines in al
the produce, stock aud cotton exchange:
in ali these large centres. Tho unprccc-
dentcd promptncss and dispatch renCerc,
by this company in it's service bctwee,
Baltimore and the Western exchanges il
is now expected will be extended also t,
New York and Philadelphia.
The system, forming as it does the gcea
trunk telegraph line OF the country, ha
already made most valuable connections
for new lines, one extending south from
Washington as far as New Orleans, wit!
Offices already open in Fredericksburg
Richmond, Petersburg and Norfolk
another nolthward from tho city of Ney
York, covering tho prominent point
throughout New Eagland, the state Q
New York, and Western Pennsylvania,
In addition to this, several OF the largeS
: railroad systems of the country, west en-
southwest, arc seeking connection wit
this great trunk line system, with q vie,
to secure the large profits On the com
mercial business passing over their wire
which is now going to the great telegrap
monopoly of the country. Co-;ncident All
co operative with all these movement
will be the construction aad laying Of til
J new Atlantic cable, which is to bc the frs
and only Atlantic cable built upon :. cas-
, basis, which may Ee also said OF about til
( whole system Of land lines with which
{ will connect. With this Eew system c
CO operation cf the various large raiirca
companies owning their telegraph line
and operating the Same Jointly there ca
be no risk OF that consolidation which h,
heretofore always been made OF v;
, rjous telegraph interests .: the couat.
as soon as Developed. This ro
p departure must then secure :. hsa,:I,
| competition IA ;he telegraph business {
tho country heretofore unknown. wilic
will at once extend to the Atlantic cab
/ service, ant; ultimately 10 Canada al
:, Mexico, which arc now under the bar
the .,,rcatest telegraph monopoly of II
I | world. There is every Indication that Il
!, company will Immediately open up q vs.,
! heavy general business, and vii! prove
: most formidable rival to Jay Could
! Wcster:i Union company. Mr.. Robe
, Stewart, the superintendent Of tho tci,
graph department, OF which Mr. Gccr4
Z. Lick is na;!lge:, has organized 4 lar
and c,m pctebt force, and occupying, ;s5
will, TIC I.An,isoucst office of any tclcs,. &
u company of t:.is city, the Bal:imore
=. Ohio company with certainly start ol
under the most favorable auspices.