“We must raise the salaries of our operators or they will all be taken from us, that is, all that are good for anything. You will recollect that, at the first meeting of the Board of Directors, I took the ground that 'it was our policy to make the office of operator desirable, to pay operators well and make their situation so agreeable that intelligent men and men of character will seek the place and dread to lose it.' I still think so, and, depend upon it, it is the soundest economy to act on this principle.”
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Samuel Morse
Samuel Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor, best known for inventing the Morse code and the telegraph. Born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, he graduated from Yale University and studied painting in London, becoming a noted portrait and historical painter. In the 1830s, inspired by electromagnetism, he shifted focus to telegraphy. On May 24, 1844, he successfully demonstrated the first telegraph line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, sending the message "What hath God wrought." His invention revolutionized long-distance communication, laying the foundation for modern telecommunications. Morse also contributed to the arts, co-founding the National Academy of Design. He is remembered as a pioneer of the communication age. more
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