"c           VAR 0281      03019A MESAGE 1R 867-912               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0281         LOC 2490 WIDTH  9             DK  40 COL 35-43  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NUMBER OF MESSAGES SENT, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY      "
"c              --------------------------------------------------------      "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  03019A                                          "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  THOUSANDS OF MESSAGES                                 "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  1867-1912                                   "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                       "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES, 1910, P.  "
"c              257.  DATA FOR 1911 AND 1912 WERE ESTIMATED.                  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  ANNUAL TOTALS ARE BASED ON A FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE  "
"c              30.  DATA BEGINNING 1903 DO NOT INCLUDE MESSAGES SENT OVER    "
"c              LEASED WIRES OR UNDER RAILROAD CONTRACTS.                     "
"c                   DATA ARE ORIGINALLY FROM ANNUAL WESTERN UNION REPORTS    "
"c              AND WERE CHECKED WITH STATISTICAL ABSTRACTS OF 1915, P. 267;  "
"c              1920, P. 369.                                                 "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "
-1
1867.
1912.
5879.00
6405.00
7935.00
9158.00
10646.0
12444.0
14457.0
16329.0
17154.0
18730.0
21159.0
23919.0
25070.0
29216.0
32500.0
38842.0
41181.0
42076.0
42097.0
43290.0
47395.0
51464.0
54108.0
55879.0
59148.0
62387.0
66592.0
58632.0
58307.0
58760.0
58152.0
62174.0
61398.0
63168.0
65657.0
69375.0
69791.0
67904.0
67477.0
71487.0
74805.0
62371.0
68053.0
75135.0
77781.0
90000.0