The telegraph made geography irrelevant to trade

Evidence

The telegraph puts everyone in the same place for purposes of trade; it makes geography irrelevant. The telegraph brings the conditions of supply and demand in all markets to bear on the determination of a price. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 827

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to current debates about digital ‘death of distance’ claims — a strong historical precedent. — connects to: The telegraph displaced older languages, interactions, and city-state capitalism — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 776; The telegraph decisively separated communication from transportation — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 813; The time-zone grid ignores geography and embodies imperial control — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 850
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 827

Broader Connections

• The time-zone grid ignores geography and embodies imperial control #expands (0.70) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 850