Teihgbaphic.—The efficiency and activity of English telegraphs are shown by the following statistics: — In 1878 America had 211,055 miles of Western Union Telegraph wire, Germany had 130,395 miles, France had 102,682 miles, A ustro -Hungary had 86,087 miles, Russia had 89,154 miles, and Britain had 113,734 miles. But with all that mileage of wire America only sent some 25,000,000 messages, while Germany sent about 11,000,000, France 11,500,000, Austro-Hun-gary 6,500,000, Russia about 5,000,000, and Britain 23,000,000.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1950, 25 May 1880, Page 3
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75Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1950, 25 May 1880, Page 3
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