DISTANCES FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC PORTS BY THE PRESENT ROUTES. (Prepared expressly for The American Almanac by Captain W. H. H. Sutherland, Hydrographer, U. S. Navy.) 8,4617,860 17,780 18,910 19,530 14,560/15,135 13,600 8,387 7,786 17,706 18,836 19,456 14,486 15,061 13,526 8,396 7,795 17,715 18.845 19,465 14,495 15,070 13,535 8,561 7,960 17,880 19,010 19,630 14,660 15,235 13,700 8.861 8,260 18,180 19,310 19,930 14,960 15,535 14,000 9,043 8,442 18,362 19,492 20,112 15,142 15,717 14,182 9,061 8,460 18,380 19,510 20,130 15,160 15,735 14,200 9.461 8,860 18.780 19,910 20.530 15.560 16.135 14,000 9,196 8,595 18,515 19,645 20,265 15,295 15,870 14,335 8,916 S.315 18.235 19,365 19,985 15,015 15,590 14,055 7,960 7,359 17,009 18,409 19,030 14,059 14,634 13,099 WHEN CON 6,074 5,299 2,864 3,359 4,021 4,630 4,838 9,835 10,885|11,585 9,852110,427) 8.892 5,872 5,097 2,662 3.157 8,819 4,428 4,636 9,634 10,684 11,384 9,650 9,858 8,690 5.673 4,898 2.463 2.958 3,638 4,229 4,437 9,344 10,367 10,809 9,451 10,006 8,491 5,328 4.553 2,098 2,593 3,255 3,864 4,072 9,069 10,119 10,819 9,086 9,661 8,126 5,477 4,698 2,263 2,758 3,420 4,029 4,237 9,234 10,284 10,984 9,251 9,826 8,291 5,574 4,799 2,364 2,858 3,520 4,129 4,338 9,335 10,385 11,085 9,352 9,927 8,892 8,813 8,038 5,603 6,098 6,760 7,369 7,577 12,574 13,624 14,324 12,591 13,166 11,631 9,242 8,407 6,032 6,527 7,189 7,798 8,006 13,003 14,053 14,753 13,020 13,595 12,060 8.963 8,188 5,753 6,248 6,910 7,519 7,727 12,724 13,774 14,474 12,741 13,316 11,781 8,713 7,938 5,503 5,998 6,660 7,269 7,477 12,474 13,524 14,224 12,491 13,066 11,471 8,447 7,672 5,237 5,723 6,394 7,003 7.211 12,208 13,258 13,958 12,221 11,168 11,265 1Omitting Tahiti reduces voyage from Brito by 52 miles. 1 Voyage from Brito. to Sydney by way of Wellington is 232 miles less than by way of Tahiti: from Panama it is 405 inlles less. Voyage from Brito to Wellington direct is 185 miles shorter than via Tahiti, and from Panama it is 338 miles shorter. Copyright 1912, Munn & Co., Inc. THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK This building houses many departments of the city government and saves hundreds of thousands of dollars annually in rent. CHAPTER IX. TELEGRAPHS AND CABLES. THE PREPARATION OF DOMESTIC TELEGRAPH MESSAGES. A message to be transmitted by telegraph should be written upon the blank provided by the Telegraph Company for that purpose; or it should be attached to such blank by the sender, or by the one presenting the message as the sender's agent, so as to leave the printed heading in full view above the written mes sage. Write the whole message, date, address, body and signature as clearly as possible. Avoid changes, corrections and unusual abbreviations. Figures, counted and charged for at the rate of one word for each, may be used, but words to represent them are less liable to cause error. Addresses are not charged for, therefore they should be full and clear and written so as to be easily understood. If the person addressed is known to be at a considerable distance from the office, or in some locality where the services of a special messenger may be required to reach him, this fact should be faade known to the Telegraph Company. By such notice a quicker delivery of the message may be often effected. If the sender's address is not known to the Telegraph Company, it should be written on the back or at the bottom of the blank. This will enable the Telegraph Company to reach hun dither with a reply, should one be received or for any possible question which might arise reference to the transmission or delivery of his message. Rules for counting messages, which will Completely cover all the usual and unusual words, abbreviations and combinations used in telegraph messages, cannot be given here. A charge is made for the first ten words or less, and a reduced rate for each word over ten. The address and signature are not charged for. In counting a message "dictionary" words ... words taken from one of the following languages, namely, English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish and Latin), initial letters, surnames of persons, apes of cities, towns, villages, states or territories, or names of the Canadian provinces, will be counted and charged for each as one word. The abbreviations for the names of towns, villages, states, territories and provmaces will be counted and charged for the same as if written in full. Abbreviations of weights and measures in common use will be counted each as one word. Examples: Fignatory (English) Auf wiedersehen (German) A bon marché (French) Erba mala presto cresce (Italian) El corazón menda las carnes (Spanish) 5words Van Dorne McGregor O'Connor District of Columbia (or D. C.) New York (or N. Y.) New York State St. Louis East St. Louis New Mexico (or N. M.) Cwt. 3 5 44 1 All groups of letters, when such groups do not form dictionary words, and are not combinations of dictionary words, will be counted at the rate of five letters or fraction of five letters to a word. When such groups are made up of combinations of dictionary words, each dictionary word so used will be counted. Examples: Doyou (improperly combined) (improperly combined) Housemate (dictionary word) 1223122 1 word 2 1 RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1908. While the amounts shown are usually increasing annually, the relation they bear to each other is practically constant and hence the drawing is useful as a means of comparison. LAND LINES OF THE WORLD Below are given such particulars as we have been able to obtain of the land line telegraphs throughout the world, corrected up to December, 1912: Inclusive of 388 miles of submarine cable, with 45 conductors. Exclusive of 206 miles of river cables and 526 miles of conductors. Including inter-urban telephone lines. No distinction can be made between telegraph and telephone line mileages, as the lines largely carry both telegraph and telephone conductors. Miles of single pipe. |