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It would secure the further advantage of extending the telegraph through portions of the country where private enterprise will not construct it.
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gutenberg.orgUlysses S. Grant: “It would secure the further advantage of extending the telegraph through portions of the country where private…”
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Grant highlights the benefit of extending telegraph services to underserved areas.
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