The Pitman Moore Telegraph and 

 Cable Code 



Avoid Mistakes, Get Quicker Service and Save 

 Telegraph Tolls by Its Use 



Cable address: 'Titmore." 



Western Union Code used: Universal and Five Letter 

 Editions. 



For each package of our biological products, there is a 

 code word. The code word for each package precedes the 

 description and price of the package in this list. 



These code words, used in connection with the code 

 given below, will enable our patrons to send, in a very few 

 words, complete instructions for shipping any amount of 

 any number of our biologies. 



Copies of our code are in the hands of all our branches 

 and orders may be sent in code to all our branches and 

 distributors. 



Code Words for Shipping Instructions 



Cahal — Ship by express. 



Cache — Ship by parcel post. 



Cage — Ship by freight. 



Cadet — Ship by parcel post, special delivery. 



Cake — Ship by express, collect on delivery. 



Cater — Ship by parcel post, collect on delivery. 



Calix — Ship on open account. 



Code Words for Expressions Commonly 

 Used in Ordering Biologies 



Dace — Of hogs averaging (number) pounds. 



Dado — Pounds of hogs. 



Daily — Head of cattle. 



Dalk — Head of sheep. 



Dame — Head of horses. 



Dance — Head of rabbits. 



(To be preceded by the code word for the number of animals.) 



Numerical Code 



The following numerical code provides for condensing telegrams by 

 writing any amount in one, two or three words. 



EXAMPLE — "Tatam" signifies ten thousand; "tatam tanmy," ten 

 thousand five hundred; "tatam tanmy tahip" reads ten thousand five hun- 

 dred and forty. 



Important — Numerical code words preceding a code word for a bio- 

 logical product is understood to mean number of mils. (Cc) wanted. How- 

 ever, the numerical code may be used for transmitting numbers of any 

 kind, as for example, "tatam dado" will mean "10,000 pounds of hogs," 



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