The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-01-10
Night Letters to
Europe Receivers
ToBe Sent Jan. II
Western Union Announces New
Service After Facilities
Are Increased

The Western Union Telegraph
company announces that, effectiv,
January "a. its 5O-word night letter
service will be extended overseas t,
its offices in London, Liverpool
Birmingham, Bristol, Bradford. Man
chester, New Castle on Tyne, South.
ampton. Dundee, Edinburgh, Glas.
gov and Belfast.
This cable night letter will supple.
ment the weekend cable letter and
the regular cable letter and is two
cents per word cheaper than the let.
ter. The new service will be extend.
ed to all points in Great Britain and
ireland as soon as the necessary ar
rangements can be made with the
British authorities.
1t will do away with the expense
incidental to coding and DECIDING
messages and will provide the great
er freedom of expression in cable
grams which plain language gives.
Extension Means Much.
The extension of night letters
overseas will mean much to the bust
ness man who makes frequent use of
the cable as well as to those persons
who use the cable for social mes.
sages. Bulletin issued by the com.
pany said, mot only will the fifty
word cable night letter do away with
great deal of the necessity for
coding and DECIDING cablegrams. al
ways something of a chore, but will.
at the same time, provide greater
freedom of expression in cablegrams
because it eliminates the stilted
phraseology necessarily EMPLOYED
when codes are used.
The introduction in this country
OF the night letter over the COM
panys lines system provided Amer
ican business with an economical
form OF rapid overnight communica-
ton. In comparatively short time
the company was handling millions
OF night letters. At the same time
the number of full rate messages
showed steady increase. It is only
reasonable to assume that the intro
duction of the night letter idea into
overseas communication will result
IN equal benefits to those persons
who employ the cable for interna-
tlonal communications.
Originally there was but one rate
Tor transatlantic messages, but in
recent years there has been intro.
auced a twenty word cable letter and
weekend cable letter, both of
winch, resulted in manifold savings
to the users of the cable. Those
services will, of course, be continued.
Capacity Is Greater
The recent laying Of high speed
ocean cables with their higher car
rylng capacity per minute, together
with operation economies, have re-
suited in surplus in the overnight
'able capacity. This factor, coupled
with the fact that there is TODAY a
greater amount of commercial cor.
'espondence, which is being physical.
y transported with delay in the
overseas mail, has been responsible
n large part for the company's de.
'lslon to institute this special cable
hight letter service.
In making this surplus capacity
commercially available an advantage
'ccrues to the benefit of information.
u trade, which will undoubtedly be |
by this inexpensive form
u quick communication service.
The new service is also expected
9 benefit the increasing number Of |
American tourists abroad by proyid.
ng them with economical overnight |
communications with their people at |
Tome.
1t is only reasonable to assume
hat the cable night letter will re-
uIt in further popularizing the send
ne OF social cablegrams.