DISTANCES FROM NEW YORK, NEW ORLEANS, SAN FRANCISCO, AND PORT TOWNSEND TO THE PRINCIPAL PORTS OF THE WORLD AND THE PRINCIPAL CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES-Continued. FOREIGN CITIES-Continued. DISTANCES FROM ATLANTIC TO PACIFIC PORTS BY THE PRESENT ROUTES. (In Nautical Miles.) (Prepared expressly for The American Almanac by Captain W. H. H. Sutherland, Hydrographer, U. S. Navy.) WHEN CON 1 Omitting Tablt! reduces voyage from Brito by 52 miles. Voyage from Brito. to Sydney by way of Wellington is 232 miles less than by way of Tahiti; from Panama it is 405 miles less. Voyage from Brito to Wellington direct is 185 miles shorter than via Tahiti, and from Panama it is 358 miles shorter. VIEW AT ATLANTIC ENTRANCE. THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDING OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK. This building will house many departments of the city government and will save 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 made 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 him either with a reply, should one be received or for any possible question which might arise in 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 (i. e., words taken from one of the following languages, namely, English, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese. Spanish and Latin), initial letters, surnames of persons, names 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 provinces 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: Signatory (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 State East St. Louis New Mexico (or N. M.) Cwt. 3 5 1 1 1 |