New Orleans Republican., 1875-09-07
The Rival 'Telexrnph Comn,ni.

| A dispatch of the American Press Asso.
citation, dated New York, September 3,
says:
1t is now pretty definitely settled that all
negOtla tions for the consolidation of the
Western Union and Atlantic and Pacific
telegraph lines have come to an end, with
little probability, at least for the present.
| On the part of the Western Union to effect
| that object. 1t was reported early yester.
day that another meeting to reconsider the
subject would be held in the afternoon, but
no such meeting took place, and it is not
| believed that any further conference is CON
templated A meeting Of the executive
| committee of the Western Union Company '
was held yesterday noon, but the proceed.
ings, it is underdood, had no reference to
any consolidation with the Atlantic and Pa
clhc Company, probably owing to the
abrupt termination of the conference yes.
terday, and the rejection of the propositions
| made by the Western Union. A report of
the conference committee, which met ves-
terday,. will shortly be made to the directors
| OF the Atlantic and Pacific.
The officers of the latter company express
themselves as confident OF the future sue.
cess of the company. l: is understood that
orders have already been issued for the re-
sumption OF work at all points where there
had been suspension consequent upon the
consolidation prospects, and general ex.
tension OF lines will be made Instructions
have been given to complete the line be-
tween st. Louis and Chicago on this route
2oJ miles of wire. Two hundred aud thirty
miles have already been put up, leaving only
nifty miles to be completed. The building
OF additional needed branch routes is also in
contemplation. 1t is rumored that the
Western Union have requested of the
southern and Atlantic Telegraph Company
the cancellation of the contract made by the
latter company with the Western Union for
the use of wire between Washington aud
New York. In the event of this contract
being annulled the Southern and Atlantic
will probably resume its connection with
the Atlantic and Pacific.
Upon this subject, the Heyu& Of the sec
ond says:
The stockholders of the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company and the man.
ayers of the Western Union Company have
failed utterly to make terms by which the
latter organization was to have swallowed
up the former. The two proposals made by
the Western Union officials at the confer
enee held Tuesday were not at all agreeable
to these interested in the affairs of the At
iantic and Pacific Company, and yesterday
they declined to receive any further over
lures. Now, therefore, the que ton is set
tied; there will be no telegraphic monopoly
directors assert that their line from Chicago
to st. Louis is rapidly progressing, and that
within two weeks it will be completed, and
then they will have an entire and safe
line OF wires through to Ogden. in Utah.
From some cause not yet made public.
but which rumor says is the refusal OF the
Atlantic and Pacific Company TO be ANAL
gamated with the Western Union, the lat.
ter company has given the Southern At
iantle Company notice that they want their
line from Waship ton to New York, which
the Southern Atlantic Company has been
using. Probably thirty days must elapse
before this demand will be compiled with,
and besides this the right to make the de
mand may be contested by the Southern
greater. However, should the line have to
be given up the Southern Atlantic Com.
pany will not be put to any great inconve.
nience, or at least if they are it will only be |
temporary. The Atlantic and Pacific Com.
pany will at once tender the Southern At
iantio Company the use of one of their
lines South, and the Southern Atlantic man.
agement have expressed their intention of
accepting the offer. 1t is to be hoped the
arrangement will be effected between the
two last named companies, as, no doubt, |
the rates OF telegraphy South will then be
lowered.
No decided action on the part of the Ns.
tionA company, OF San francisco, has yet
been taken, but it is known that their offer |
to either amalgamate the lines OF the At |
lantic and Pacific Company with their own |
organization or to rent them is bona fide;
and just as soon as affairs are a little more
settled in San Francisco, and President |
Cohen, of the National Company, arrives |
here, some developments of rather a start. |
ling nature in regard to telegraph mouopo- |
lies may be expected. General Eckert |
reached this city yesterday, from which he |
has been absent for some time in conse-
quence of illness, and in few days the true !
state OF affairs will probably be given TO |
the public officially.
Inquiries at the New Orleans office of the |
Southern Atlantic Telegraph Company, at |
the corner of Gravier and Carondelet |
streets, justify the statement that the affairs |
Of that company were never in better |
condition than now; that its business is con-
stantly increasing; that there is not and has |
not been at any time a probability of its |
absorption by the Western Union line
although, from confusion of names, there |
were few days ago rumors to that effect, |
superintendent Laloup expects in Q few
weeks additional wires will be put mp be- |
tween this city and Montgomery, Alabama,
and it is also predicted that the direct cable,
with this line, will be ready for
business by the fret Of Oetobee.