Daily Los Angeles herald., 1882-03-02
Is. r. Bulletin, February 2s.l

James Gam bic, formerly General
Superintendent Of the Pacific Di-
vision.of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, but at present
General Superintendent Of the
Mutual Union Telegraph Oompa-
ny, arrived in this city from the
East several days ago. In an in
terview on the subject Of the oper-
Ations Of the telegraph company
which be now represents, Mr..
Gamble set forth the following in-
formations:
"The Mutual Union Telegraph
Company have now In operation
about $4,000 miles of wire, and
with its connecting lines covers
system OF nearly Sc, 600 miles, con-
Meeting ell Of the principal cities
in the Union excepting San Fran
cisco and New Orleans. We have
In operation between New York
and Boston sixteen wires; between
New York, Philadelphia and
Washington, twelve wires. We
have four wires, via Buffalo to
Chicago In operation, and eight
more will be completed this month,
making twelve in all-eight of No.
s guags and four of No. 6. Four OF
these are via P!ttsburg, Pa; Co.
lumbus, O.; Dayton, o., and In
dianapolis, ind. Our line branch
es from Dayton to Cincinnati, and
will be extended to Louisville, KY,
and south this year. From Chica-
go we connect two wires to st.
Paul and Minneapolis, two to st.
Louis, and more are called for on
both routes already, as the present
are worked to their full capacity.
Two wires have just been completed
between Chicago aud Kansas City
along the Chicago and Alien Rail-
road, and the insulatorS are In
place fer two more which will be
required at once, as we shall ex-
tend from Kansas City to Leaven-
worth, Atcnison and st. Joseph i'm.
msdiately. Our list of Offices al
ready is over six hundred, aud be.
fore this year ends we expect to
reach near q thousand. The Mu-
tual Union lines are built of the
best material and In the most sub.
stantial manner, and we employ
emily the very best operators. The
lines have been built for cash and
as an investment, and not for the
purpose of selling them cut to Jay
Gould or any enc else. The tsle.
graph business of the country il
enormous and constantly incress-
ing, therefore we believe there is
enough business for two lines, and
as long 90 the public have compe-
titi0n they can be very sure Of coed
service, and we have the best as
suTance that they appreciate this
fact from the liberal patronage we
have SO far received"
"What is the object of your pres.
ent trip to the West?"
"For the purpose Of selecting
route for an extension of wires
across the continent, and to see
how such proposition will be re-
ceivsd by the tslegraphing public
and what interest they will take In
the matter. My plan is to build q
grand trunk line of three number
six wires between San Francisco,
CAL, and New York. This line is
to be of the most substantial that
can be built, the poles to be of CAL
ifornia redwood and Canada cedar,
all of large size. It will connect
with all intermediate points. The
Transcentineatal line will make
connection with the Mutual
Union system at Kansas City,
Missouri. The proposed new
line will be called the Trans
continental and will be worked in
connection with the Mutual Union
System, under q very liberal ar
rangemsnt with that Compan
which will make the Transconti-
mental the best paying telegraph
property on the American Conti-
neDt. As soon az my plans are all
completed the company will be
organized under the laws of the
State of New York and a circular
issued setting forth in detail what
it 10 proposed to do. We will do
business, to which Western Union
dsvotes Q capital Of $50, 900, 900.
with q capital of about one-eighth
Of that amount.