Word: telegraph
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...made that a copy of Mr. Upton's letter referred to in the "evidence," should be sent. Mr. Miller wrote on December 13, that the person holding this letter refused to surrender it on account of its private character. This gentleman was then authorized by Mr. Upton by telegraph to make its contents known. We have not received it. We send you a copy of all the evidence submitted...
Resolved, That the telegraph be under government control...
...Telegraph operatives are skilled workmen who cannot safely be removed. Hence the proposed system would be a valuable model of a nonpartisan civil service.- Sen. Rep., 48th Cong., "Statements...
...government telegraph is no more socialistic than a government post-office, and in any case a state monopoly is preferable to a private monopoly.- Quar. Jour. Economics, April, 1888, pp. 353-356 and 358-360; E. J. James in Science Economic Discussion...
...telegraph does not fulfil the conditions for successful government management.- Hadley; Jevous, Methods of social reform...