The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-08-30
WILLIAM \. YOUNG
GREATLY HONORED
Head of Old-Time Teleg-
raphers.
FAMOUS IN WIRE WORLD
Newspaper Mans Friend Chosen for
Important Work at All Great
Emergencies.
FAMOUS IN WIRE WORLD

The steady and conscient iouS work
OF half century has At last brought
its reward 10 William Hamilton Young.
OF this cits-. who was yesterday elected
in New York. president OF the ol6-Time
felegrapherS' Association. This Is the
highest honor that could lie rendered
one OF the Oldest knights OF the key
in this country
The meeting was held at the Waldorf
Astoria yesterday and was attended %
all tba old-Iirse operators whe ce.sld pcs
siSIy SET 10 THAI city. During the meet
ms II was decided. as is customary. TO
hold their next meeting at the home of
the president IN accordance with this
decision early in October OF 1895, over
Leo OF these pioneers OF telegraphy
viii take Washington by storm
William Hamilton Young. or as he is
familiariy known TO his friends. Ham
Young. Is one OF the oldest employees of
the Western Union Telegraph Company.
For exactly half century he has been
sending AID receiving messages of all
kinds from the most remote corners of
the earth 10 the heart centers of indus
try- Fifty years age he entered the
service of the Washington and New or
leans Telegraph Company. remaining
there from 1855 until 1857 At that time
there was hardly 500 worth OF business
handled by the company each month
New Company Formed
In the last OF his service with the
Washington and New Orleans Company,
new company was formed which
eventually became the Western Union.
The Magnetic, the House, and the
American Telegraph companies merged
I.~ f,f
new company, OF which Marshall Lef-
ferts well known in this city, was made
president.
the Western Union. which position he
has Eeld ever since his promotion from
chief telegrapher. to which position he
was appointed in 1861 and which he held
for about a year before taking the next
step in his life progress.
There Is proba bly, no other man in
this country who has established him
self in the hearts OF the newspaper men
so strongly as Ham.
Not only has he made himself indis-
pensable TO the newspaper men. but
whenever there has been any especial
demand on the telegraph company
Ham has been rushed to the scene as
a representative of the company
As soon as the peace negotiations
We're arranged to be held at Portsmouth.
Ham Young was hurried TO the
scene. and il was he who arranged for
the costly and intricate cable commune
cation which has been maintained be-
tween the center of the peace parley
and the capitals of the respective ne
Sotiators for many weeks. Mr.. Young
is now sixty-Seven years OF age, and
was born and reared in Washington
CHIEF operator or the Associated
Press. Ernest W. Emery. of this city,
was made Il member of the committee
TO handle the funds 70 be raised for the
entertainment of the visiting delegates
at the time of the convention here in
the fan of next year
The other officers chosen were as fol-
lows: Vice presidents. Charles b.
Adams, Washington. ID. c.; G. w. Rib
bic, Washington. ID. C. and J. b.
Yeakle. Baltimore Md; secretary and
treasurer. John Brant New York.