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THE
PROPOSED UNION
OF THE
TELEGRAPH AND POSTAL SYSTEMS.

STATEMENT
OF THE
WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
CAMBRIDGE:
WELCH, BIGELOW, AND COMPANY,
PRINTERS TO THE UNIVERSITY.
1869.
iii

CONTENTS.

REVIEW OF HON. E. B. WASHBURNE’S PAPER ON THE UNION OF THE TELEGRAPH AND POSTAL SYSTEMS.
 
Page
A merited Compliment to Professor Morse1
Congressional Aid2
Erroneous Charges against the American Telegraph System3
Brief Statement of Facts4
Statistics of the Telegraph in Europe and America for the year 1866, from Official Reports5
The Complaint of Indifference to Public Convenience without Foundation5
Official Statistics of the Telegraphs in Europe for the year 18667
Statistics of the Western Union Telegraph Company, of the United States, and of the Montreal Telegraph Company, Dominion of Canada, for the year ending June 30, 18677
The asserted Union of the Postal and Telegraph Systems in Europe an Error8
The Shortcomings of British Telegraphs9
The Telegraph System of the United States Unparalleled for its Extent and Efficiency10
Asserted Effect of Governmental Control on Belgian Telegraphs11
Early Belgian Rates contrasted with American12
Natural Increase in Telegraphy13
Unfortunate Effects of Low Rates and Competition15
American and European Rates compared15
The Peculiarities of the Belgian Telegraph Service...

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