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The Speed of Communication

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jul 9, 1912

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 39, No. 26.

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The Speed of Communication

On April 4, 1818, Congress passed a law respecting the American flag. The law was to become effective on and after the following July 4. The Washington Gazette of April 10, 1818, complained that sufficient time was not given before the new law went into operation. One of the reasons assigned was that "it will take one month at least before the provisions of the act will be known at New Orleans." In 1912 it takes but a moment to do what required a month in 1818.