New-York tribune., 1873-01-18

Isnsie Is,s compensation for the works
Rrown--Yes, Ssr; are satisfed We are in the
80 district" where accustomed to low rates.
f.ss rharman-Has any question ever been raised by
% Company as TO It's obligation TO perform work for
~ Trown-I think the matter may have been spoken
4, When we accepted the Act OF lS66 we did It with
sen satisfied to take upon ourselves such burdens as
1 -. limited states might impose
~ CSairInan-Yo1 regarded the franchises which the
ngnment gave you under that Act as pretty valuable
v " BrOwn--sc far we have not had occasion TO find
- OF much value.
rs ChairmanzwOuld you be glad to be relieved from
J ~ NJ BTOwn-No, SIR we do not care anything about
ne Chairman-You prefer to hold to its benefits and
rxs, r Brown-We do not complain ofVany burdens
II ne eC'hairman-what does your Company say 20 TIE
~ Of the Postmaster General for the postal telegraph
II sTE Brown-The idea OF some OF our leading men is
Asf the Government chooses to so into this business
Sasve no objection. We hold telegraph property
~ same might hold ten bales OF cotton II we get
"a think fair equivalent for it the Government
ga have IT 49,.
he Charman-what do yOu think would be a far
II yrFe Tor your property
fTr BrOwR-l think a0out s500OOO.
ne Chairman--what is the basis Of your estimator
" Psimer-How many miles OF line have youi
/ NJ Brown-We have two routes from Boston to New
SsT.YOrk TO Washington. Ihat, of course. you see
Sables the distances from New-fork to Boston. we
I've six wires between Boston and New York. seven
tween NewYork and Philadelphia, and four between
YhIlade phis and Washington. -
M. Palmer hioiiJ A"AAoo Va a"AAN a." "AA'
~ PamerEWhat is the length of the signal service
" Brow1-That cannot answer am not sufficient
" familiar with the subject. do not know the length
SxT Hale-When You say you have 5000 miles Of wire
,oa count your duplicates and trpleates, you do not
nan 5000 miles of routes
Mr. BrOwn-Oh no, of wire.
Nr Hale-How many miles OF route have yOu1
NJ. Brown-seyen hundred and fifty miles, in round
,embers; from Boston to New-York two routes, and
-fcm Washington TO New-YOrk one route.
M Hale-HOw do your rates compare with the West
,pUnon Company's rates tor private dispatehes9
M. BroYn-Ihey are always the same. believe that
hhe rule all over the country Wherever the Western
Union lines run our rates always the same
Mr. Halc-You are not extending your lines
NJ. Brown-We are not extending our route. We are
OCCASIONALLY putting wires We put on two wires
stween New-York and Philadelphia last Spring 10 sc-
eOumOdate our business.
Er Hale 90 Mr. Thurston)-Did you mean 5000 miles
q route OF 5000 miles OF wre as the extension Of your
lDei
M Brown-In the matter of rates it is perhaps well
understood that sooner does Company drop its
rsfs than the other Company Immediately conforms to
soSe whenever the Western Union Company lowers its
re il Is immediately followed by the opposition Com
REMARKS OF ME-. SWEET.
MED L. sweet, Executive Manager of the Atlantic
ana PACING Telegraph Company, stated that the
i've officers Of the Atlantic aud Pacific Telegraph Com
many and s stockholders so far as expression had
been gwen, Of the opinion that the telegraph business OF
tbe country be satisfactorily done by companies oPe
uudgF private corporations, ana lNdt Nnt lnt
Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph Company might be glad
to avail itself of such legislation as would enable Iele
gDph Companies 10 do business at less thah present
rates is opposed 10 the plans now undef consideration
by tAat committee and desires permission 10 state lt
objections more at length in writing.
The Chairman-Are the signal service circuits long on
MT sweet-Yes, SIR we have no signal service cir
emit that less than 200 miles long The shortest we
have is between NewYork and Milwaukee. which is the
way the line runs) over 200 miles.
Nj. Hale-How many miles OF route has your Com
many
M sweet-Our line runs from NewYork to San Fran
cisco That s substantially the route but Is done in
some parts by connections We 1909 miles of wire,
and think about 1900 miles OF route, eNendhg from
there dividing into two routes, one by way Of OswegO,
aud b. way of Auburn 60 clyde Jhat Is one route
Prom Buiio there are two routes TO Chicago by way Of
Detroit agd Sandusky extending down to Cincinnati,
then across the state OF Iowa and to Ogden That the
extent of tue line that Al ogden we connect,
by contract with the Central Pacific Telegraph Com
pay anu their hines known as the Central Pdclnc N
VISION o. cur Company but they are not included IN the
statement made the POstmaserGenera as to the ex-
The CGsirman-Have you given the PostmasterGen-
srsl the estimated cost of yOar llnesi
Mr.. Sweet-No Sir; nor am prepared to give II to-
he Charnan-Please to put it in your written state
Nj Sweet viii submit the matter to our Executive
~. Cnirman-You will also please to state your rates
MI Sw1et-Our rates are the same as those of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, and always have
The Chair,nan-Please say 70 your Company that the
committee would be glad 90 know the cost OF your me-
and such other facts yOu heard given here TO-
night by tue representative of other telegraph com
panies. ,,...-. g.. 1...,,..o. ,,o.o
tonight was that might make a memorandum OF all
TN Chai nanI would like to say TO all the gentlemen
who nave been heard Tonight that the committee may
naI 1nsde az m IN we viii notify them by letter
Mr. Ort0n, President OF the western Cmon Telegraph
was unable TO be present when the hearing
evening, i only lufOIuicus DN what Il
have heard last ten minutes as 10 tue course OF
The proceedings tonight, and therefore rise 10 inquire
whether the committee desire 10 examine the represent
aiyes OF tbe Western UuiOn Company on tue subject
now under consideration.
by resolution of the House, OF December A. so much OF
t6e PySets Message aud OF the Report OF the Post
eneral relates TO the subject OF the postal
telegraph referred TO this Committee ~ similar
ys1on iast wear the same subject also referred
10 tins ConmitJee and under that resolution at last
session sOIne progress made IN general inquiry
rt stst f6 relations of the Telegraph Companies 10
The signal service and second upon the general question
OF bli KNOWN the Hubbard Dill Ihat OIL is sun II,
tne bats V s @ d,,io,si "a cts and suggestions and
recommendations OF the President ana OF the fOst,
mAsterGeneral have also come to the Comml,tee anu
on the whole subject the Committee has desired 10 know
whether any OF those Telegraph Companies nave any
thing 10 offer. -. Al, . -.
tOp By The message OF the President, calling attention
% the Report OF the POstmasterGenera, we are asked
70 take measures toward establishing postal Telegraph
operated by the Government. From anOIher source tne
Hubbard bill is urged upon US others agdln nav nav @ ap
eSs should interfere with the SUBJECT al AT lpese
three views OF the now before us Tor our cohso
GRAFTON.
The Chairman-Preciselv. 80,
Mr Hihiark-These. suppose, the points TO which
We desire gentlemen 70 direct their attention. .,
The ChaTman-In addition to what has Deen so wen
stated by Mr. Nblaek, tins committee ueSIIes 20 IePIS
sent the aspirations the American people on TINS SUD
1ec as what they are ana also 10 secure
10 the Government whatever Is iust and right The tee-
graph public now represented III TINS room Inc ques
ton shall the Government DO nOthng shaI ~ takc
be lines and carry on the business tsSl vi Sn % az ~ a.
low third party suggested IN the HuDDafd D 10 uo
the These the questions we nave To pass
upon.
Mr. Niback-we have beard more on the subject OF lne
Hubbard plan than on any other. .,,.
OF the telegraph lines have sent requests 70 ne neTu
and so far As am concerned, / am perfectly Wiling