The proposed union of the telegraph and postal systems : (Registro nro. 103038)
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| Classification number | HE |
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| Personal name | Western Union Telegraph Company |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The proposed union of the telegraph and postal systems : |
| Remainder of title | Statement of the Western Union Telegraph Company |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2020 |
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| General note | Release date is 2020-05-23 |
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| Creation/production credits note | Produced by Richard Tonsing, Adrian Mastronardi, The<br/>Philatelic Digital Library Project, and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
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| Summary, etc. | "The Proposed Union of the Telegraph and Postal Systems" is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This document is a critical examination of a proposed legislation presented by Hon. E.B. Washburne regarding the integration of telegraph and postal services in the United States. It aims to defend the existing telegraph system, highlighting its operational efficiency and financial viability against the claims made by supporters of the proposed union. The opening of this work introduces the author's objective: to counter the assertions made by Washburne, which suggest that the American telegraph system is inferior to those in Europe and inadequately serves the public. The text begins by acknowledging the historical significance of Professor Morse's inventions while arguing that government control of the telegraph, as proposed, could undermine its growth and efficiency. It discusses the existing state of the telegraph system, providing statistical evidence of its extensive reach and operational success, ultimately calling for a recognition of private enterprise's role in enhancing communication services instead of government intervention, which the author views as potentially damaging to progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Uncontrolled term | Postal service -- United States |
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| Uncontrolled term | Telegraph -- Law and legislation -- United States |
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| Uncontrolled term | Telegraph -- History -- 19th century |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62214">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62214</a> |
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