Western Union sure knows how to change with the times... they could have easily died off with the telegram, but instead, they've shifted their core business a number of times and now look pretty firmly set for the future.
The only times I used a telegram in the last decade was to send messages to Washington; I suppose those last thirty people worked there, New York, and a few other large cities.
RIP.
..at least they didn't sue their way ahead to preserve their old business model (like the MPAA and RIAA hav)....
Did you know that WU refused to buy Bell's telephone? They considered it a fad...