Copyright, 1897,
S. L. Robinson.
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S L Robinson sells grain men a telegraph code in a revised edition issued at Chicago, copyright 1897. Grain and Feed Journals Consolidated handled his account books and grain tables from 332 South La Salle Street.
Telegraph tolls were charged by the word, so code words saved money. One cipher word could carry a whole printed phrase. Where blanks occur, the filler words follow in order. The example reads: Revelation, Alkali, Chicago, meaning quote price number 2 corn laid down in Chicago. The revised edition keeps every old word and phrase in place. Fifteen new pages stand printed in italics. Grain grades, new railroads, and fresh freight lines forced the changes. Robinson warns that safe cipher words must not be easily misread on the wire.
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| CREATOR | S. L. Robinson. |
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| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 200 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |