From the Cape to Cairo; the first traverse of Africa from south to north . CHAPTER XXV the traxs-coxtinental telegraph and railway The Telegraph advantages of the telegraph are so obviousthat no one but the most completely anti-enterprise maniac can have the audacity toexpose his shrivelled intellect by raising avoice in protest. Morally, politically, and commercially, everything argues its immediate completion. Morally, because it is a great civilizing agency. Politically, because it brings our scattered and remote dependencies into immediate touch with headquarters, and enables a smaller sta
From the Cape to Cairo; the first traverse of Africa from south to north . CHAPTER XXV the traxs-coxtinental telegraph and railway The Telegraph advantages of the telegraph are so obviousthat no one but the most completely anti-enterprise maniac can have the audacity toexpose his shrivelled intellect by raising avoice in protest. Morally, politically, and commercially, everything argues its immediate completion. Morally, because it is a great civilizing agency. Politically, because it brings our scattered and remote dependencies into immediate touch with headquarters, and enables a smaller staff than would otherwise be necessary to carry on the administration, while at the same time it minimizes the risks of the officials. Commercially, because of the immense benefit and fillip that it impartsto commerce in the districts traversed. But more especially because ofthe stupendous sums that it will save not only to commercial men, butto every member of the whole African community, when the splendidconception of the Cape to Cairo connection is an accomplished fact
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