The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-04-27

The Remonstrance OF the American Teie-
graph Company TO the Memorial OF the
Mnsnetic and Cnien Telegraph Companies
Presented to the Senate by sewssd Il
The remonstrants object 10 the action OF
Congress on said memorial, for these among
ther reasons; that the general law prayed
for by the mernorialists would strike At all the
ordinary business arrangements Of such COM
Panlcs as are acting under, and are amenao!e
TO State laws, embarrass the telegraphc
communication with foreign countries, and
BY giving 70 one company the fruits OF the
hazards and labofs of another, would lead
directly TO the discouragemento OF telegraphic
enterprise; that the passage OF said law ID
asked for by two only, OF ten Leading teie,
graphic companies Of the United States, all
others being satisfied with the arrangements
between the New Foundland and Amer
can Companies as itnew exists. That the
arrangement complained Of is not exclusive
in its nature inasmuch as the memorialists
themselves have been frequently invited 70
share it and toucontribute to its cost, but
have declined so to do. That the remon-
strants finally went on with the hazardous
enterprise alone, building the New Found,
land line Mt their own cost, and that it would
be unjust now TO compel them to share their
business, with these nlcmoralists, who not
only refuse to share in the risks of the en-
terprise, when invited, but did all IN their
power to crush it. That the remonstrants
have already expended $500, 900 on the New
Foundland line which is now worked at loss,
and the Atlantic company, have invested
millions in their enterprise which is still con-
sidered so doubtful an undertaking that it is
not believed that any insurance can be eff
fectcd on the next attempt to lay the cable
IL u law is passed compelling telegraph lines
crossing the border of the United States tc
transfer its business to whoever might claim
it, u similar law would also be proper in the
several States, and would be equally proper
ss applied to railroad, steamboat, express ant
Transportation companies. That tho hv
called for, would operate IN the nature Of .
protection, solely for the benefit of the me
morialists, while it would er barrass the ope
4 rations of the telegraph companies, and in
\ terfere with contracts that have existed 70
Eyears between them, without their propcrt,
ever having been called in question. Re
plying. specially, to the charge of combina
ton, the remenstrants say that the ,onl
ground for that charge Is the fact that tn
American aud New FouEdland companie
have enteredinto an agreement for the mu
tual interchange Of their messages, in orde
to facilitate the business of their respcctiv
lines. That these mcmorialists who are SO SO
lictous about combinations are the owners
, patent which has been in existence for
years; IL OF which years they have strenu
ously underworld. by combination, to crus
out all competition i'm the business Of tele
graphing. And only July last, they sougl
to effect an arrangement with two other con-
panics, the parties to which arrangement wei
to biud themselves never to connect with an
s new lines, and also to refuse a connection,
far as practical, with any existing lines, thu
declined TO join said combination.
: In conclusion, the rcmonstrants said thu
4 the only aid the Atlantic company 10 to n
ccive from Government is, their business
Q the amount of $4,000 per annum, which
n guaranteed to them from the time Of Il
. completion Of the line up to period wht
= its stock pays per cent, when the amount
4 to be reduced to $50, 000. u-...f- -asI