The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-02-02
MR.. CARPETS PLANS.
AN INTERESTING TALE OF THE WIRES.
Means To Be Employed TO Break the
Western Union Telegraphic Mo
nopoiy--A Brilliant Scheme
II Success ful.
CHEAPER TRLEGRAPHY.

SouTn BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jan. 2g.-The
entire capital stock OF the National Tele-
graph Company, 81 200. 900 par value, was
sold Monday To Robe- Garrett Il Sons, who
represent the Baltimore u Ohio Telegraph
Company. The line runs between Weeha'
ken and Buffalo along the West Shore Road,
and from Buffalo to Grand Crossing, Oh the
line of the Nickel Plate. 1t has four wires
already strung, and additional wires have
been ordered. 1t is the intention 10 open 1t
up 10 general business
NEW York, Jan. 30.-RObert Garrett
Vice President of the Baltimore OHIO
Telegraph Company, who Is at present In
this city. said that plans had been matured
for putting the company into active compe-
titOn with the Western Union. lie said:
1T has always been our aim to secure com.
mercial business, and to that end We are eX-
tending our lines IA rapidly rs possible to
all large cities. We have been until recently
confined To the railroad lines and connec-
tons of the Baltimore 4 Ohio Company, our
line now extending from New York
10 Baltimore, Washington, Cincinnati St
Louis, Louisville, Chicago, and intermediate
points. There are now eleven wires be
tween New York and Chicago, and this III
dependent system has been operated for
over two years mt profit. We shall shortly
run lines through New England and to CEN
trail points in New York State, as well ~
through the oil regions In the northwest
we shall include Milwaukee, ST. Paul and
Bismarck and north as far as Winnipeg.
From St. Louis we shall 60 south along
the Mississippi to New Orleans, and
thence to GakestOn Right OF way has
been secured for all the extensions
named, and So far rs work Is concerned eV-
cry point has been covered, contracts hav-
ing been closed for all material necessary.
AS soon as the frost leaves the ground ma
tarials for the Boston line will be put IN
place. The contract for the northwestern
extension was closed Saturday. The Balti-
more Il Ohio has just purchased the line
along the West Shore and Nickel-Plate'
Railroads. BY this we get immediate con-
nection with the Canadian telegraph sys-
tenn. crossing the border at Detroit and
Buffalo With the assistance OF the wires
on this line we shall have Il service from
New York 70 Chicago nearly equal 10 that
OF the Western Union, many OF whose pat
euts are now expired and open to pablo
Use. Experienced managers have been en-
gagged 10 push our works. ID. II, Bates, late
Vice President of the Western Union, will
act as superintendent; w. q. Jones, late
manager for the Western Union, will be
transferred 70 our office in that city; }. +.
Bach will leave the Western Union to su-
perntend the building Of some OF our
new lines and }. +. Zeublin, late dis
trict Superintendent for the Western Union,
will take charge OF our west
ern division with Headquarters at
Chicago. An improved system of district
messenger service will also be mtro'uc
IN all large cities. The present course OF
proceedings will undoubtedly bretk up
the telephone monopoly, and when that IS
done an opposition company will be started
with the Baltimore d OHIO Telegraph Com
pany as heavy stakeholder The cable
steamer Faraday will soon start for this side
of the ocean 10 begin the laying of the new
Atlantic cable, which viii! be ready for
business August !. 1t will cost $500, 600,
and will compete with cables whose aggre
gate stock is $40, 600, 600.