Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-22

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November number of the N'ria dhi-Flld" 4
R-ri-,-. DR.. N0ryin Green, the President 4
u the Western Union Telegraph Com
rlnv. presented some very strong argu- I
-nan-- --sinst "A government telegraph 4
one of his strongest points 4
was that there were no rea- Z
sons in favor Of government control OF i
the telegraph that could not be urged 4
with equal force in favor Of government /
control q the railways OF course If the /
government assumed control Of the rail- I
Uavs it would have L. do the railway /
business OF the country. and. Dr.. Green I
argued. that If it took charge Of the teie- 4
graph il would have 10 DO the Jele- 4
graph business of the country. The Z
government uses the railways, steam 4
boats and STAGE lines 10 transport the !
mails. but nobody suggests that I
the government ought 70 take possession 4
of them. In the current number Of the 4
Nartl Iesr--ru Rs~.el- Mr. Gardner u. I
Hubbard has an article in which he pre- /
~an-s some very strong reasons IN favor /
Be postal telegraph. The main feature /
II his article Is that the Improvements 1
in tele-rapdy have been 50 great, /
within the last few years, that the
telegraph ought 20 be brought within the
means ii an classes 81 people for social
PURPOSES. He asserts that n0twithstand-
fa-tae advance that has been made in
tale-raphv. messages are not sent as
caeaply as they were dye years ago. The
telegraph business in this country
has. In consequence. only had
Il
vIfsl into three classas-businesS. social
ana press. In this country ~ per cent IS
business. : per cent. press and l. per
cent. social messages. In Europe . per
cent. u The messages relate % social
matters. This great difference, Mr..
Hubbard argues. ! owing 70 the
cost o. messages. Il postal tele-
--a-L were established with rates that
vc--- 5ust about cover the expenses OF
maintaining IL. social messages would
increase suo-uousIy- Mr. Hubbard saws
-1s- -1- social messages would 20 20 the
government telegraph. while business
messages would 20 20 private companies.
. TIE Loss % private companies would
= very li-tIe, while the benefit to
-ea ueouIe would ba great. 1t i
suggested that there would be no neces-
Sly I-r the government 10 buy or build
telegram lines. Private capital would
rullI and operate all the lines needed n
handle the messages which come to the
. government for transmission. The gov
. eminent could contract TO have messages
sent lust a. i now contracts To have the
. mails transported. There is no doubt
that The time VIII come when postal
telegraph viii be established. butt will not
he adopted without great deal Of discus
sion. Public sentiment will have to be
educated up 10 a point where it viii de-
uaud IT, Congress viii act then, and not
. before. Its probable that the Western
Union Company Will continue to handle
F the telegraph business Of the country for
several wears. whatever the recommended
ton OF the Postmaster General may be
about a government telegraph.
Alderman Green's Ordinance.
The ordinance introduced in the City
Council by Alderman Green last night
providing for "A reorganization Of tue nre
department can hardly fail to meet the
/ approval Of every one who Is DESTROYS OF
a more efficient fire service. This IS rather
t a conservative city. and is slow TO make
/ chan-as-too slow, We are inclined 20
I think sometimes. The present sys-
tenn of fire service. however. has
. been given a fair trial. II has been in
Il existence several years. and we think we
\ state the ease mildly when We say that
7 about everybody who has an opinion in
the matter Is satisfied that il Is a failure.
I II there were any doubters before the
Yamacraw fire. there were few. II
any. after it. Ii being admitted
that change Is necessary,
D The question i. what system shall be
+ adopted % take the place Of the present
system: We have urged the union OF the
police and IRE departments. and that the
united departments be placed under the
+ control Of the Chief Of Police. Mr.. Green's
i ordinance. we believe. aims 10 accomplish
+ this. Ii NAV be modified in some respects
4 before il Is finally adopted, but it is proba-
. bic that whatever changes are made in the
details the leading feature Will be re-
I tanned. There Is one thing certain: 1t is
. that even though the proposed change
/ should not at first give entire satisfac-
/ ton it Is sure 70 be an Improvement on
/ anv system ofhre service that the city has
I yet had.
The Philadelphia Press has this bright
/ piece Of logic: Mills and factories of all
f kinds stopping their wheels in every part
I Of the country. wages being reduced in
nearly all branches OF industry. and
+ thousands Of workmen and their families
+ thrown out Of employment at the very be-
. ginning Of winter-friends and brethren,
! does It strike you that this Is good time
+ for the election Of a free trade Speaker.
f ike Carlisle. 10y a Democratic Congrcss:'
/ As the protectionists have had everything
their own way ever since the war the
legitimate inference to be drawn from the
assertions Of the Press Is that protection
don't protect" We have certainly had
/ no free trade. OF even tariff reform. 10 stop
{ the factories 10y bringing in cheap foreign
4 goods To compete with them.
The Dominion OF canada has a greater
sensation on hand than the dynamite
scare. The Hon. Mr. M0usse3u. First