New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-04
DR. GREEN SILL 1ES7IFYING.
MORE ABOUT THE WESTERN UNION.

OPERATORS NOT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ina
LOOK OUT FOR THEIR OWN INTERESTS.
BEFORE Senators Blair and Call, OF the SnD-Coln i
mIttee on Education and Labor, Dr Nortln uno h.,
Yesterday continued his testimony, ~, H hs sad
correctlng a number of mistakes which. he sa,d'
had appeared in tho published reports OF me seS.
mony When he stated atoperators cou,o oo ~, M.
lower wages than are now oeIPg PAM there were
q large number in excess of the actual oemana;
+" In nv testimony last week" ne contlnueI, o 4
nnder ground would be detriment 70 the pun
lie service. This statement would, perhaps,
he little clearer should give our experiences WIN
underground or cable wirrs FROM eApeIlnen u 10
which have recently been made by our company we
have iouod that get from 70 10 80 per Gen
more work out of wire ABOVE grouni; an% nachna
we can get speed of 10000 words per hour. ne
Wbratstons instruments can be WORKED moIe isp ,hy
on the route between New-fofk aug 5,si,rS a.
way of Albany than by the way OF fittsouiR' T a.
thong the latter route il 100 miles sne1er nc
reason of this difference 10 that III the one 'ase %
are upon poles the en,ire tSa Hnds RIVER
in regard to the c!pltalgatlon Oh 'ho
Western Union previous TO 1865, WISH ~ 10 80 20
understood that all purchases OF other os o nno
m de with our stock. Since that Time $2O,oooooV
I'M cash and 500 400 600 IN stock nave peen ~, ps
out III the acquisition OF new properly that there
stone desires me to say to the committee WAY tnu
we're ONLY three Wheatstone operators prousIv ".
from Europe under contract at A3oo yea. 1900 es
these, there were sevefai op eiato % work the
uh.atstoYe Instruments were TO receive @ooa
month. When the Wheatstone instruments W. W.
put into use on March l. some Oh sn 70 $40 In no
case have the salaries OF 'neSo i
duced. ,Ia ond instruments
does the yany own ,,.o.. ,ba Uudson
DR. Green-We have 81 cables across az az ~ ths
River u across the East RIVER, anu 49, 90 rrments
conntrv al large Wehave about 25ooOl ns I've
in operation at the present. ,t tl'ne ,ho sar'
telegraph service ID London is better thah we
wee in NewYork. The reason Is ,,J office IN the
civ Here five offices are often served on "h h
wire Consequently. when one once % uSs's ,rV
wlo r az ,be Transaction of business We nave
had underground wires extending Houi tlio man
| Office TO the Cotton and froduee EAou""eT un
Additional wires is that We intend to pui IN pneu
matic tubes which will allow us 70 gu
messages from general centres. nlS ;S tasns,nis
facilitate business by ensurlng more rapu uan'i'
sion. -, ...oA 10 Tho counotttee
| that telegraph operators are o'ei"oiA'u' " -
vour opinion of tue matter o -.
Dr. Green Well think the work is no more e1
haustng than that OF many other e"p wSo
WORK heavy wires that may perhaps nave
reason TO complain. do not think that the elec-
tnclty or physical labor attached To teiesraPnS
of such a character 10 inJure the operators. -nS
ohseryat,on rs that a large number OF men a.d
| women take up the business as "a makesniIt aIu
abandon 1t when they marry OF nhu anopon'"s '''0
| Senator Blair-"Dont you think that me
company could afford 10 reduce us rates anu -"
| crease the salaries of Its OPERATOR -, -
Dr. Green Twin a smilel-"WelI you Know know, COT or
poratlons are not entirely pro ooao p.onO' ioi
| they have TO look out tor tnelr own lnYeIesr~ nj
Senator Blair (sarcasticayl -"Its, we understand
| that point perfectly well! But wouldn't II be WISE
pIan Tor the company. setting aside Tue baaIy alu
rate question, to pension some oil It's WORKOUT GU"
| ployesp ...-. ~, conirs 80 our
| government to establish life pensions. BeneVolent
sssocIations already exist among the opefa'ois'
| which afford relief to the slcA ana destitute:
| Senator Balr-ls it to some extent a matter Oh
fact thar the capitalization OF corporations 10 'nS
country is largely IN EXCESS oi .ne ~ consider
a0le extent to pay profits upon what Is popuiaily
| known as watered stockI 49,
| Dir GTeen-Wel / can only give you my opinion
| on tbe SUBJECT. The mouern method oil DuholhS
| railroads through construction companies com
| nosed practically Of the same men wac own me
rods has struck me as injurious method OF get
ting out stock without costing AWNING. ;.,.o 90
| John Roach will appear before the committee To-
day.