Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-05-10
HON. A. Il. CHANDLER.
What this Successful and Distinguished
Vermonter has Accomplished

The Telegraph Age, semi monthly
journal devoted to all branches anu ue-
partments OF teiegraphy and publlsheu ~
New York City, contained IN Iecenl
sue. fine steel engraving OF Mr.. a y;
Chandler, one of Randolph's suceessiui
sons. and the president and general man
a0er of the Telegraph Gable company %
New York, which now has ITS heaoqual
ters in the new and imposing structure "
fourteen stories lately erected on the co
ner of Broadway and Murray ssr etsi
While Familiarity spoken OF as the u.s. u.s.
TELEGRAPH Building, il is really the prop
ertv 81 The California millionaire, MI. .;
w Mackay, president of the Commercia a.
Csable company and chief stockhoioer III
he Postal company, the two coInpahieS
being lessees of the property; but the "a
Their of the enterprise may Justly DC Sou
TO be Mr.. Chandler, president Of the r "a
tai company, whose conception ~ We a. a. q
through whose untiring efforts ~ mas ~
nally been carried out. The building mas
a frontage of 20 feet on Broadway ana ao 10
feet on Murray street, with an l. OF 9VAO9
feet al the rear. The frame is of steel ana
the walls are Of Indiana limestone 10 the
fifth story, gray prick being USED aD 9',.
this. with app opriate trimmings. ~
interior is in keeping win the eAteit
and IS handsomely finished throughout
the woodwork being birch, and the hoois,
Of cement tiles. In the commodious sun
basement are located the d. namo, engine
and elevator plant. the boiler room oelhB
IN an extension: and the eleventh hoof
the Postal company has reserved lof ~
own executive offices and accounting ue
partments. A very beautitul aesk SCI ~
fhree eut-glass ink bottles, incased IN 81
ver. perpetual calendar, pen tray, pm
cushion. letter opener and ink wiper ~
made of silver. was, few days ago. pre-
scented To President Chandler upon MS &C .
cupancy of his new otfics IN the fostai
Telegraph building, accompanied bA
following testimonial; 10 OuI 80
dent ana Esteemed Friend, A. -. Nn l,, y 70
nier From his associates OF the Fostal LEI ,
egraph Gable Company, in the new fostal
bnilding.n In connection with descriP-
lion of the new headquarters, the various
electrical Journals publish interesting ae-
counts Of the growth OF the Postal Ieie-
graph. Gable company in New YORK. ihf
history of this company, from lts piitu +. ~ =
1851. has been somewhat varied Dul VIII
remarkable singleness Of purpose, the iead
ing spirits OF the organization nave pur
sued a far-sighted, conservative, Dusi
like policy. which has finally resulted ~
the substa ntial success which the eoulpa-
uv now enjoys. Only those VINO nave az
tiyelv participated In the organization ana
development OF telegraph company w
appreciate the difficulty OF the TASK, any
only those thoroughly familiar WITH eh'
/ history OF the electric transmission 81 u
ltrlliqence. realize the number OF ulshsteI
/ that have overtaken such attempts. ~
I the belief that the use OF a compound WIZ
4 and a multipleX system OF telesIaphs
would render IL possible TO transmit z
i large amount OF business at much loWel
rates than those in vogue at the uuhei hhS
i thus confer material advantage oNtr -
rivals, a company was ineof Pora1ea ~
I Jnue 21st. 1851, under the laws OF th'
I Sfate Of Sew YORK Ii was called w
I Postal telegraph company, ana the capl
/ tat stock was 81 900 coo. a tWo-Wlre nm
4 was very thoroughly constructed bet"eel
! Neyv Work and Chicago ana thence 70 -
Louis. extending also to washington any
several other important centres. W.
Capitalization entirely out OF proper tV'
~ me cost OF construction, which ha'
amounted Ia about 4. 900, 600, the compan.
could hardly anticipate immediate = 49,
and for some years struggled ~ an thot
Tor existence. MeauW hlle he CONNER
cfal Gable company had been ORGANIZED
T IL was Thought that another AtlauNc ga
bic might lie mace 9 prontaole invest
ment, and il was accordingly eohsti uN'e'
and put ia operation. a UNIFORM ~ ~ =
forty cents was established al w se1i II - =
Of the rival companies being MT
cents ana the result was one OF the mos
bitter Nariares in the history OF telek g
phv. lasting for a period OF more thal
Two wears. at loss, 1t has been q lllNat1O
"a over IS 600 COO The competitive com
papies reduced their rates 10 twelve cent
per word, in an effort 70 ierce lhe ~. w
mercial company out OF the helo' anu ~
Commercial lowered its rate 70 " ent1
ave cents but would 90 no lower. III 10,
Mr. Mackay. in undertaking 10 hnanelail
assist a friend. became largely intereste
in the Postal Telegraph company Al "
der 10 place the property upon oeOt.
basis, a new company was suDsequeilie u
organized. with an authorized capithI :
80, sou, COON stock and slO wv wv IN ooilu
called the Postal lelcgraph-Caol eoiil u
, ny. Things looked extremely Msii, 81 81
the laying OF the new cables proved ms ny
Il successful; but the commerclai collaps
OF 1854 left Mr.. Mackay with q mass
land telegraph property on MS hanas IN
state of snreds ana chaos. In TINS eIhei
, gency. he turned to Mr.. Albert q. ChaI
/ dfer. OF " hose experience IN the pusln N
OF telegraphy, and conseryallEe !uv ~
! as a manager Of affairs, ne hau ieaLlie
from several sources. After the teieskAp
consolidation OF 1881, MIR. Chandler ioi'
saw the great future OF the new ouslhe'
al electric lighting and accepted the pre-
idepcy OF the Fuller Electrical coth pali.
oSniitp Inc fundamental Gramme ay nan
patents in tails country. Mr. Sha ii'1,,
: continued actively engaged IN lhe az .,
: ing field for more than Two 4Sais. -
telegraphy was his first love, and on BEN IN
, invited by Mr.. Msckay to return 10 -. 2
old pursuits, under conditions .has ,, ~.
agreeable save as to the warllke allltu'
z and tangled relations OF the company pam,
. engaged in biography, Mr.. Chandler COZ
e scented to undertake task Y hlSn - III
ty-nine men out of hundred appeaIe
quite hopeless. The selection wss i Lls
q happy one; for Mr.. Chandler had haa q
exhaustive experience and had gone t ~,
the successive stages of the craft from I'M I'M
$ Of generator and manager in Western u
ion service before the war and oil clpn'
e telegrapher in the War Department e ua q
ing the war, to that oil preslueh1 "a w :
llantie & Pacific Telegraph company.
/. knew something, too, OF uphill he az A.
$ managers and in dealing now Ss1 %lIn I'm tb
called by others UNITED oesau i's ~
: was the one quality they laekee ne heeu'
q all his energy, courage, discretion a.
skill. But the amelinration hoped LOT
tor