Arizona republican., 1908-06-05

so engaged he discusses the weather and crop prospects and the social events agitating the mind of the farm er-folllS. In Russia, if the newsgath- erer is making his rounds in. the agri- cultural district he is likely to be talk en for the spy, of the government, un- less he is a local man. Even If he IS well known figure in the village he has to move very cautiously amongst the Russian farmers. ,,,. ..
 The Chicago board of trade receives cables to it from the leading centers of commerce in Asia. Africa, Europe. the two Americas and Australia. These are furnished immediately on receipt, not only to members of the. board, but also to the newspapers free of any charge whatever and without diserim- nation. The gist of the cable reports is flashed by telegraph to the ex- changes of lesser magnitude. In this way every day and every hour the public in the United States has accu- rate and up-tos date information of the worlds markets and the conditions which control them. What could the business world do without the cables or practical substitute? What would follow the obliteration of exchanges built up to perform this crop-news service? One is apt to dismiss such problems concerning the things that are: as to what we would do without the telegraph, the telephone. the board of trade. Nowadays the average man in business and the newspaper read IA. themselves with prices ruling and the conditions prevailing in the grain and provision markets the world over that they rarely recall that they are in- debted to the cable service of the great exchanges.
 In the early days it cost $100 to send a message across the Atlantic. The cable companies made a charge of S5 word and the minimum amount of words to be transmitted was fixed at twenty. Recent developments in cable making and operating, combined with healthy competition between ca ble companies have proved instrument tai in bringing down the cable tolls. Wireless" telegraphy has become an important factor in the field The ilNNo lSi NetOlt lllGSSdStS, utSDlle lue fact that they are much less than they were 40 years ago, still continue to he high. Nevertheless Big Business uses the cable eagerly, vast sums of money are annually expended by boards of trade, exporting houses and newspap- CTS in obtaining information from foreign countries by means of them
 A certain cable message from a war correspondent to an American news paper is an illustration of the expense incurred to secure news, as commer- cial interests incur expense for their purposes. Therefore, the message is given in facsimile. It consisted of 1OS words and at the ordinary press rate of B cents a word its cost would have totalled $5940; but the cable was sent as urgent and charged at the rate of s4.15 word, s472.2O being paid for. it's transmission from Shanghai to New York. Commercial rates are still higher It was sent on the 18th of July, 1899, from Tientsin to Chefu by means of a steamer, arrived at Chefu on the 18th; was sent thence to Shanghai by wire, where it was re- ceived on the 16th. From Shanghai 1t was forwarded to London by means of the cable, crossing the Yellow Sea, China Sea, Bay of Bengal Indian ocean. Arabian Sea. Red Sea and Mediterranean, reaching London, thence being despatched by cable across the Atlantic Ocean. It went three quarters around the globe from Shanghai in not more than three or four hours, The message as received read us follows
 From London via. Commercial Ca bles' to Yoap, N. Y, 5:4S A. NJ, 1899, 1 July 18th:
 ll35 Collins urgent, tientsin 13-7 via | Cheful 15-7 Shanghai 16-7 two Safter- l noon 1000 Allied attempting Stone 1 Wall
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