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Moore, John Godfrey

founder, was born July 7, 1847, in Steuben, Maine.

In 1880, when the Western Union telegraph Co. had apparently absorbed all its rivals, Messrs.

Evans and Moore entertained the idea of constructing lines connecting the principal cities and of leasing wires to bankers and merchants during business hours and to newspapers at night.

Abundant capital was forthcoming for the purpose, and the projectors had soon stretched wires, connecting the cities of New York, Boston and Washington. Finally, the Western Union Telegraph Co. purchased the lines of the American Union Telegraph Co., and then Mr. Moore organized the Mutual Union Telegraph Co.