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The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph
·
Henry M. Field
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But
to
an
American
no
praise
is
so
dear
as
that
which
comes
from
his
own
countrymen.
First
of
all
to
Mr.
Field,
was
that
which
came
from
the
faithful
few
who
had
stood
by
him
and
witnessed
his
exertions
for
twelve
long
years.
At
the
first
annual
meeting
of
the
stockholders
of
the
New
York,
Newfoundland,
and
London
Telegraph
Company,
the
following
resolution
was,
on
motion
of
Mr.
Moses
Taylor,
seconded
by
Mr.
Wilson
G.
Hunt,
unanimously
adopted:
Whereas,
This
Company
was
the
first
ever
formed
for
the
establishment
of
an
Atlantic
Telegraph;
an
enterprise
upon
which
it
started
in
the
beginning
of
1854,
at
the
instance
of
Mr.
Cyrus
W.
Field,
and
which,
through
his
wise
and
unwearied
energy,
acting
upon
this
Company,
and
others
afterwards
formed
in
connection
with
it,
has
been
successfully
accomplished:
Therefore
the
stockholders
of
this
Company,
at
this
their
first
meeting
since
the
completion
of
the
enterprise,
desiring
to
testify
their
sense
of
Mr.
Field's
services:
Resolve:
First--That
to
him
more
than
any
other
man,
the
world
is
indebted
for
this
magnificent
instrument
of
good;
and
but
for
him
it
would
not,
in
all
probability,
be
now
in
existence;
Second--That
the
thanks
of
the
stockholders
of
this
Company
are
hereby
given
to
Mr.
Field
for
these
services,
which,
though
so
great
in
themselves,
and
so
valuable
to
this
Company,
were
rendered
without
any
remuneration;
and
Third--That
a
copy
of
this
resolution,
certified
by
the
Chairman
and
Secretary
of
this
meeting,
be
delivered
to
Mr.
Field
as
a
recognition,
by
those
who
best
know,
of
his
just
right
to
be
always
regarded
as
the
first
projector,
and
most
persistent
and
efficient
promoter,
of
the
Atlantic
Telegraph.
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