Methods and equipment in cable telegraphy

The authors explain briefly the conditions governing the activities of telegraph companies operating long submarine cables, their position in relation to the Governments of the European countries they serve, and the methods by which traffic in urgent classes of message is handled. The equipment of the different types of station and office that comprise an international system is described, and emphasis is laid upon recent tendencies in speeding up the transmission of a message in all its stages, with particular reference to the Atlantic routes. Some of the problems associated with the maintenance of a rapid and dependable service are discussed.