The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-01-16
CARRIED MESSAGES.
MESSENGER BOYS WHO HAVE AC-
! CURED FAME AND WEALTH.

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The story Of five messenger boys be.
gins in the early days Of telcgraphy. In
dingy office i'll pttsburg. about 1913
Andrew Carnegie, Henry W. Oliver
Robert Pitcairn. Major William c. Moro
land and David McCargo wcre meSscn.
gers. 1t is said that they took the oppo
site Of other boys and slNnt their spare
moments i'll learning useful lessons. An
drew Carnegie Is the oldest Of the lot ,
and he was the sInartcst. leading all in
learning how to telegraph He was one.
OF the first Operators in the country 10
learn to take tho Morse system 10y sound,
which III those days WAS considered n
remarkable achievement, 1t did not
take Thomas a. Scott long to snatch
Mr.. Carnegie fNm tho telegraph office
IN Pttshurg into his oiticc as private
secretary WHEN tho gr,Nat railr,eld genius
took charge Of the pittShurg Vld G the
road. The education tho youlp, Scotch.
man received from y greater mind lifted
ham from StNrCtury's seat into the
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