The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-06-06
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH
aEIaEE TAAT TAk Gos kRNNENa
ooIa.p do Nkla.
FRA ef A~na TclexrspAy Has isoas
oat-Ssayed AIS lame-rse
NAchtne yraasmifter,

been for some years. saws a correspondence
If the Chicago journal Senator SsetAi
Who introduced the till, Is hopeful Of 80
curing is passage IN the next ssss'ten 81
This gong ress.
With the view II getting some fresh III
formation op the subject III postal Seo
.yr.tph, the senate oonuiFuJe~ 81 post pttiscs
aud posJroaas invited e number III SotS
bratea electricians 10 appear oeIorS ~
saG give their views. In pursuance III ~h.-
invitation. PATRICK & DtIanS of Sour
,.rtnse y. J. the celebrated electrician
and authority on such subjects, made
cry Interesting speech before The eHa--
ulltIcx Il Is his professional aptnlaU
Last l~st&l telegraph can be osstSnI1s'aeV
~ LEt UNerATaeQt. and contrary - soIils
very aHle arguments prese-. ed. he d.
r-arvs The - stem can oS maintained ~
he Satisfaction Vi the public and 81 sGtD
a pront a. 70 continue without asnuNss4 -
corporations by congress.
He cites The operation ~ The Srtt,sN
system a. one II the are auaunts t. she"
-aay postal telegraph can bx ulu1ulsAlue-
~ tue SOY eruucn. al profit de steles -us
earnings ~ The Ersl4sh system eAcv-eC tbv
u.svra>Los expenses. Iherv Is q acLo4-
uUt IL = due - The .4Arsv interest 81 tbs
capital originally Invested FOR the put-
eaasv II the telegraph. Ha4 lnuss AU-s
gSuE purchased .! The government A. 4.
fair price. tEv balances IA he book y NG.H
* yn the r4sht side
How AZ ~ orks an r.as lane
Speaking ~ tGe Report " Tit 49, ina
.vr-geEeral " Great Britain taT tbs 4ts
watch ended AArrG $50 Nj Du.4Aes
said Dc Mas most Favorable IL sho~ 4
he government hAG Transmitted oalSs.uu
messages ASereglUs i words each a. s-u
average cost u II cents, AXIS ~ aaA.-4Ol
transmitted 800 ~ press dispatches ave
aging La words each. a. eOst u h-s-S
cents each, OF II words - cent F'artIe
more. LExy transmitted .ov, ,hN ra-~ y!
messages, averaging - words 4E .rI.s IL
ana representing = IvuLs q Na4~e Ire
Ike declared mad ever! IDesaa4sr St'vp pa
for At regular rates. ARC press tLspa -eA
paid for al = rate bearing me ssl1ne pa
portion -G the regular rate -Ee@t s.cL d.
patches are Charged tor IN ta4s ee4u n
tGv system would have sG9" 4 30.
profit He added
No better evidence ~ tbs crtr.ua
the telegraph II Eng .4LDC could Dc ....-
han the fac that. IA TIE tA4v u -e.rIhps.
competition. TIE L~G4usr ST u4~asaI
| transmitted has increased a. - extra,
binary rate In the 50 # London. eve.
4 the ,e.v graph business Aas gown Il -. s
I u the telephone, ~a1~ o En4s elAu
| lee srAUhy In cllss Las almost G4sA.
| feared.
/ Mr.. Delaney -G-E SeGr IL y strr q as ~
I y u The British PIC "a >! s-sal He ~o4u.
! ~ Uy ctlLs me cJE14-.JE " vsnp.us .-
! re sad s-4c- ~ -ae.r yay bad beet o..
! creased lw-cv nile rn- pay ~ Aa.ef.aas
/ .rlz.rapEsrs had H. he same tlLe ueu.
! subjected u lou Ttd-c--9a- Cod ~.
I a4s.gr and diligence Gr sa41 gave % ~.
! British tg.-srarEer a lie l-u1tt.gn fry.
/ Xh4cn 10 cayr.-L or ~a4u could arita
| him Moreover. LIE So finally g-ns.utle
New Methods Are Nec~sssT.
Il Doubt very m-ch, AT De,.Iny 20
| -.uLed. whether Le.esraphy could os u.
| gled On any cheaper ~ thu koyerum sf.
| laau il = nov conducted b. III. eonIan.,
/ ( thv same met cods u Ul.~ra..oC are o. l.
| retained Exu~rIuess II LAs operator a4
/ reached IT, highest development tt. -
/ y the typewriter Tor printing u.rs.a,
| read from the souLder hos s.Crs..rc ~.
speed u receiving considerable, buu AZ ...t
/ speed u the sending operator reuA.ar ID
same tEs principal 4G.AntA.=s Il tbs ~,
writer lie ia grea Ter le.lbiI.Ly. and. o~.H.
! 70 the margin Of Tine gained .reatgg r
| laxat.Or than b. the use u The .yu ~tt.
| yut az Instant t. spare
The era u hand te.asraphy has .y1.
yltstayed its time. and 70 rh4s Ia, may b.,
/ 4scrtDea the limited use Of the .s.sxra,,
~ the puJ.lc al !arse. Machine Gu-tno.
are a. Old as naEd manipulation. "a 81
I tbs country they have not been used
any cons.1v ia ole extent or Their dsy-.Js
msDt taken advantage Or A wrong eta
la-s been adhered 70 consistently orius
a great measure. 10 5ssrconslr,.sr.,r y
| somLaC.uk lines and multiplication d
wires. and. 80 long as one company .ata
cred al the others IN a. tass a. ;aey AT.
along. there we're wires 20 s.A-- a.
therefore az those in control ars4ed The
! vas no Use for incr.as4G.c sU-sd
with plenty Of wires. 10 praet4es, Il.
! 4srapner All deny .hat a s.ns.s .nyr
message can be sent oy hand H. tn san.
. l.. .
d Tor transmission b the MAJ hin, az
/ .sm The average IaymAn - by ta4s IA
/ frequently deceived into grave error l.
not pushing the comparison further ]
| .r, Huassaxe IL. a IgU. on. or II sh.r. l.,
| thousand messages 70 ,ransru,- /. ratxb
-aA. Two DAYS 10 zet these. Of by nan
l whereas. II there are d sutfEeieur n.mye
u lerfora.Ors. the whole 10, -yu.f I,
| -ransmttted IN a few minutes
a psrtOratlns operator Hili g--uAr
! MESA .s.ss at The same rate Of s..ad that
! Morse operator car transmit them
| ard. AID a transcrtbIns operator =
/ .yL~sr..e them as rapidly A. a s,..-
| rsadlnx operator can receive. wni.e 49,
| machine traDsmltter will send IA. d..
| patches az fa-t az rrum ~ to 10 per, ii
| t.ors can prepare them, Or AFFORD On a
/ 4ysrase. according to length OF ,irciII,
| he same CARRYING capacity az from 20 /.
/ 70 clrcuita worked b the present Ms
| -ys.em.
AT east Gug-haIr 1r the entire train
! v, the British teIezraDh L carried hy
| machine system Has any American Ia .
! elm. IN me United Kingdom syer faL.D
| the service slow The average time ~ Il.
/ livery FOR kilograms. from the time O, n
| Ing. IL about y minutes. and the blaax IN
! forms the recipient % a dispatch the I'm
| u its Ming At the place from which
| anne. In this country the co1nyanIc4 Z
! not dare lei the public know h1H long
| message ha.5 been On the way Each m
| age Aagws.the time Of its rec.DtIgu b5
| there IA U,tnina, 10 indicate MAJ II m,
| have been a whole dav in reaching ~,
| destination.
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