The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-02
A TALE OF THE WIRES.
DIR. oREENoN THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH
ne Sees No Reason Why tho Government
should Take y Hand ut the Buaineas--
Passage by the House Of the Texas
Pacific Forfeiture Bili.
AN INTERESTING STATEMENT.

tsfaph no bhldi
"unless there Ia something defective IN the
service as now rendered, there aeema 10 mo
70 10 no reason why tho Government should
take hold or tho telegraph system, The
United States has telegraph facilities In larger
proportion 10 tho, population, and u bottor and
cheaper service than amy country IN Europe.
ani ready ~ any time 70 aubatnntato this
statement IN careful investigation. The
reason ratoa are apparently much cheaper In
Europe uhAn IN America N because there
message IN counted once IN every country
through which II passes, while In this country
II Is oouuted but once. Press matter, more
over, IN dropped NJ many points OF the United
htatos, aud delivered M messages, while only
the one copy ilod IN counted, thirty words DO.
Ing counted ns II message"
A senator asked for u further explanation,
M he thought tho statement an oktfnO mary
one, uhd foicrrod 70 the rnt0h OF France ak
DolnH only twenty cents iOr twenty words
within the limita OF that country, aud nm aver.
age or nalf y cent aword IN other European
countries, lio cited the raloa from France 70
Alglors 1000 miles, which were only twenty
oentA for twenty words
Or, Green replied that tho AlgiQra line was
operated NJ a loss Their employees were
hired NJ n much cheaper rate, aud even then
the service was done NJ u loss, No company
could send Monty words for twenty oonta
without loss, now tariff was IN process OF
preparation, 10 40 Into eject on March 1, civ.
INF maximum rate OF ono dollar, for which
sum message could bo sent 1000 mlea, from
Halifax 10 Washington Territory.
" urcon,, referring 70 press oontraota,
said no would furnish the committee "a COPY
Of the contract with tho Associated Prose. II
contained, he said, clause that no cheaper
rates should be made with any 0thor nnso1ia.
Ton without giving the AaHOolniod Press tho
advantage OF tho reduction, Some papora
complained because tho Western Union could
not transmit thom news NJ tho same ratoa NJ
whloh tholr nolghbora received II from the Aa'
eoclntod Proea " was manlfoat that papers
could got cheaper work done by an nhaooia.
ton, and that tho Western Union Company
could not transmit pr0aa dispatches 10 Il ain
Hlo paper NJ M low rate M II could carry
dispatches Tor mn association, Dispatches
from washington W Now orlogna, for 0xam.
plo, wore dropped NJ alttoon different points
along the line, A careful estimate of the cost
OF press work performed by the Western
Union showed an average OF 81 cents por 100
referring TO the talk about accumulated
wealth IN the hands OF individuals aud cor
pOrnllonn, DIR, Green said ho had become aat
hiod that the great power Of England con.
sisted IN the wealth OF hor ctiaons, Much OF
this capital was invested abroad. md tl0O,.
0OlOOO derived from H. much OF II going
from this country. Ia hia carly manhood
thoro wnA not n man In the country pnAHoaaod
OF 100000. In those days our own men Of
Ss ana TSS propoT sns 10 NySS roycSSos "8S tSsTo
from thoy expended NJ nome. Il would bo
better n this wealth were more evenly dia.
trlbutod, Everybody know the Western rail
roads had been built ton years In advance OF
tho necessity by this excess OF capital,
In conclusion Dr. Gr0on asked that tho
Wohtorn Union bo heard before the commit
toe through ia attorney aud that the com
mltluo M n day when Il would hear William
0nrdnor q. Hubbard said the committee do.
sired that ho DO heard and ho would nttompt
70 controyort n0mc polnta madO by DR., Green,
Dr. Green had said unlota th0ro was some
"A Isfl "a No ss..
iAtcd for Government Interference, He would
undertake % show that thcro was something
detective In tho Western Union norvooi that
their ratos woro o&ooaalyoi IN othor words,
that II thoy had u ratio not exceeding sixty
cents for The whole country how would mako
moro money aud glvO better satisfaction than
~ tho prcaent rnio, aud that one company
could not eorvo tho country, when allowed 70
capitalize ~ rapidly ~ II pleased without 70.
florence 70 tho valIo OF la property.
CURRENT TOPICS.
II IA generally conceded that tho House
Commerce Committee viii report favorably
tho Interstate Commerce bill formu' atod
by Charles Francis Adams instead OF Mr.
Roagan's bill. Tho Adams bill provides
for Commission similar 10 the railroad
Commissions OF Massachusetts and Now
York, and II In considered that la adoption
would DO q Victory for tho railroads,
which have made y steady aud vigorous
hght against Mr.. Rongan's bill. Tho lattor
bill Ia very popular with tho Western peo.
po and their Representatives In Congress-
and Il In very probable that strong fight
will bo made against tho Adams bill. Mn
Adams has mado several arguments before
tho Commerce Committee nj this and provL
Gus sessions OF Congress 10 explain tho mor
la OF his blu. Judge lteNgan has worked
at his bill for years aud II much depressed
NJ the gloomy turn matters havo taken. uo
claims that tho Commerce Committee has
boon packed against him.
A neatly executed pamphlet containing
tho proceedings OF the convention OF tho
eugarplanton and others Interested In su-
gar, has boon placed on oach members
desk In the House for tho purpose OF lnilu.
onclng Legislation against reduction OF tho
duties on sugar. Tho pamphlet eots forth
that tho sugar industry OF Louisiana alone,
independent OF Georgia, TcSos and Florida,
supported 100000 poOplo and employed
$40, 900, 900 capital, and that the sugar In
dustry had suffered moro from u reduction
OF tariff duties than any other, and could
scarcely DO carried on now on account OF tho
small prollb made. II claimed that Con-
gross should not destroy tho sugar business
10 protect more favored industries nor 10
hottlc political differences,
Senator Blair has reported from tho Com
mlttoo on Education aud Labor substitute
for tho Educational Bill introduced thIs sos.
tlon, Tho report says tho leading provls-
Ions OF tho original bill are unanimously ap.
proved by the Committee but II Ia thought
bust 10 enlarge tho scope OF tho bill no ~ 10
make moro specific provision for Indus
trial education when practicable, and for In.
nlructon 10 fomnlos In such branches OF
technical aud Industrial education 90 IA sulb-
ed 10 their sox.
Tho estimated reduction Of tho public
debt during January Ia sii, 800, 900
Tho lllinlos and Missouri members have
boon receiving q large number OF lettors Of
lato from editors OF newspapers OUT
tIde OF tho largo cltea, expressing
vrent alarm nj tho proposed loglaa-
lIon regarding tho copyright OF newspapers
for tho space OF twcntyfour hours
after publication, Thcy any tho proposed bill
will prove OF great Injury 10 thom, and aro
very anxious to have tho Influence OF their
members against II, Congressman Hit
laid this morning that no had glyon tho
mnttor n thorough examination, and was ,ln-
Able 10 ilpd that any such bill had boon ln-
lr0duced, or that any was proposed TO DO
offered, and II ono were offered, he did not
think u could pass
William Martin, Pittsburgh; w. N.
Lynch, Wheeling, and j. j. Morgan, Allie
Eheny, representing tho Amnlgamated As.
ISOLATION OF Iron Workers, John Costello,
Pittsburgh, representing tho Miners Asso.
hulinn IN fin riitab,truli nIalrinit 4 t1uo,n.