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Statistics of chartered telegraph companies, by calendar year, 1922 to 1926
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| Line | Wire | Messages1 | Offices2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| miles | number | |||
| Canadian National Telegraph Co. (formerly Great North Western Telegraph Co.) | ||||
| 1922 | 20,389 | 89,539 | 8,394,724 | 1,566 |
| 1923 | 20,389 | 92,545 | 9,290,916 | 1,709 |
| 1924 | 20,745 | 95,574 | 8,060,032 | 1,765 |
| 1925 | 19,972 | 110,806 | 6,884,600 | 1,766 |
| 1926 | 20,198 | 113,603 | 7,368,395 | 1,782 |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Co. | ||||
| 1922 | 14,472 | 125,331 | 5,169,2653 | 1,456 |
| 1923 | 14,675 | 128,008 | 5,138,8503 | 1,457 |
| 1924 | 15,353 | 123,849 | 4,975,1713 | 1,527 |
| 1925 | 15,410 | 124,619 | 5,671,8533 | 1,407 |
| 1926 | 16,035 | 141,924 | 5,863,5683 | 1,510 |
| Western Union | ||||
| 1922 | 3,631 | 16,666 | 696,375 | 196 |
| 1923 | 3,638 | 18,593 | 693,108 | 220 |
| 1924 | 3,562 | 18,738 | 729,730 | 225 |
| 1925 | 2,779 | 18,431 | 747,144 | 207 |
| 1926 | 2,751 | 18,493 | 779,188 | 207 |
| Timiskaming and Northern Ontario Commission | ||||
| 1922 | 332 | 1,683 | 153,540 | 29 |
| 1923 | 332 | 1,683 | 166,874 | 31 |
| 1924 | 413 | 1,817 | 173,118 | 34 |
| 1925 | 424 | 1,935 | 115,920 | 35 |
| 1926 | 422 | 2,009 | 130,770 | 36 |
| Grand Trunk Pacific Telegraph Co.4 | ||||
| 1922 | 2,817 | 14,185 | 157,739 | 150 |
| 1923 | 2,817 | 14,185 | 190,426 | 136 |
| 1924 | 2,459 | 13,963 | 316,339 | 136 |
| 1925 | 2,460 | 13,963 | 180,285 | 136 |
| 1926 | 2,833 | 15,439 | 169,906 | 140 |
| The North American Telegraph Co., Ltd. | ||||
| 1922 | - | 547 | 83,077 | 21 |
| 1923 | - | 515 | 75,140 | 21 |
| 1924 | - | 515 | 71,429 | 21 |
| 1925 | - | 454 | 71,335 | 21 |
| 1926 | - | 445 | 76,826 | 19 |
| Dominion Government Telegraph Service | ||||
| 1922 | 11,455 | 14,392 | 548,181 | 1,298 |
| 1923 | 11,532 | 15,253 | 519,561 | 1,342 |
| 1924 | 11,210 | 14,176 | 526,681 | 1,192 |
| 1925 | 10,681 | 13,913 | 499,358 | 1,052 |
| 1926 | 10,722 | 14,020 | 522,796 | 1,066 |
| 1. Cablegrams not included. The total in includes messages handled by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. | ||||
| 2. The total in the previous table, Table 66, includes offices of wireless and cable companies. | ||||
| 3. Not including press messages. | ||||
| 4. Operated by Canadian National Telegraph Co. | ||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1927/1928. | ||||
