The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-08
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resty VI .n,sr rEIsGRArH' eAS's. ossar.
srfAsH ,n,errapn has become an na esnIs
The electric teies sin aren't in the traas's w.
q 81 snd irdi<TcnS.a"n, d social message ages, es
IAN cf business ~ Ss and within the ltn't ts Hs
s sp, So" 90 lana "r nSsccssarily under tue
srp[t;,ulsr state, ,, !, within wa'ca ~
.o,r2l Of the ! u' an the high seas, now
''.rrstes, The 's.,s 70 the particular CON
o. are not sli'!e. 'rnmeut. In 1859 con-
,,,r Of any oae no gov he the French Govern
49, was gram" which proposed to lay
U.rt 10 a coiniS" .sorns Of France 70 the
8 .,Nc rom 'ne =. that time there was
,:sTrd Slsies' nv between the United |
.,c,rsrhie eonn "n It,v At of Europe through
;s,,s sud Tue > " c;res. Britain at eltaer emu
Ss me poSses>'o">."or ,be control Of an as,ocia.
81 4 lse line, "us. large outlay OF capital ana
s.; ,iop Vhca 't snn[,nsstra'ei the practicaDi'lty
{, great rI>H uS .',nb means of commue,cation.i
81 nImtintaln!u s,,-"rnsnoudence by this agency
I9f ~,s.t--possbg no! loo IA. ), a. hazsr,,ous
~ . a,opcr remuneration aoi r. wss how.
Sd !N i'V rostv sn enterprise ~ We" com.
;'a ~ b"syv charge upon hG ~ -, - soc;al
81 tSt', ,.;n1 which the progress III lac svS
s. I'll ..n,mr,crcia intercourse .. .nb a SS
8 snd eC 10 h. a necessity, and the oo!ainiug
81 QUA! r H. concession showed thss osner
81 &ias, . .r, that slready invested was teaay
s. ,'Th! 'I ;n,n competition with assurance OF
81 ;oeau. 70 urn for is outlay. impressed
]. it40,,S. conviction that the interests NOT
3 VA .a ,.s naoplc of the United States, put
8 %! o. -, "nrJd at large, demanded, OF
Il u 's' S,n,ard. the multiplication OF
81 ~" ,,.,rs Of communication between
j so'a u', co,tincnts, was DESTROYS that the
4 %?Y'za connection should be made, out
700 royi.,ons of this concession were
CO. hy me 10 be Objectionable, particu.
3 osS",nc which gave for a long term OF years
4 M'' ,rIrs;ye right Of telegrsphie commun'.
q ~ nv submarine cable, between the
q Co - France and the United States.
49,, m, couccde that any power shohlo
& '"- ,ns ricn, to land cable on the shores
i T.'. I-ci,ci States and at the same time
4 %5.,..,a the Upiiei States, or TO It's cltzens
49," ,,.;,,,,re. an equa. right TO land cable on
% ,In-s.. The right TO control the condi-
a.. - he living Of cable within the Ju.
:: ,:ilp,l waters Of the United States, TO
-. oil. shores with those Of any foreign
~. pe;;ains exclusively to The Government
- ,tr United States, under such limita.
...,. AID conditions as Congress faay
80
i'r ..,n~rc,S | was unwilling on the one
A;,., % ,icil foreign State the right to say
that il grantees might land Oh our shores
VINE i denied 4 similar right to our people
+, lend on is shores; and on the other band
! s.. reluctant 10 deny TO the grest interests
n he world and Of civilization the facilities
r., ,ach communication as were proposed. L
therefore withheld any resistance TO the iano-
,Dc Of the cable on condition that the offen'
we MONOPOLY feature OF the concession pe
,N1rd0ned, aud that the right Of any cable
which may be established by authority oil
ri, Government, to land upon French terri
torr. and TO connect with French land.lines
spi enjoy all the necessary facilities or privi-
Iarrs incident 70 the use thereof upon as
fsyorahlcttrms as any other company, be con
ra6,d. As The result thereof the CONF any In
question rcnouuced the exclusive privilege
spdthcr,p.esentative of France was inform
ed that, understanding this relinquish
nc1t to be construed rs granting The
entire reciprocity and equal facilitie:
which had been demanded, the oppo
sition 10 the landing Of the cable was with
drawn. The cable, under this French conccs
sion, was landed in the month OF July, 1863
and hiss been an efficient and valuable agen
Of communication bel%ce this country ant
the other continent. 1t soon passed undel
the control, however, Of those who had Int
management OF the cable connecting Grea
Britain with this continent, and thu:
whatever benefit 10 the public might have
en.usd from competition between the two
lines was lost, leaving only the greater facil
ities Of an additional line and the additiona
security in case of accident TO one OF them
But these increased facilities and this addi
tiona! security, together with the control
the combined capital of the two companies
gave also greater power to prevent the III
ture construction of other lines, and to limi
the control of telegraphic communicated
between the two continents to those possess
ing the lines already laid. Within feV
months past cable has been laid, known q
the United States Direct Gable Company
connecting the United States directly wit
Great Britain. AS soon as this cable Wn
reported to be laid and in working order tn
rates of the then existing consolidated com
panies were greatly reduced. Soon. how
ever, q break was announced in this new
cable, and immediately the rates Of the othe
line, which had been reduced, were agar
raised. This cable being now repaired, TN
rates appear not TO be reduced by either
line from those formerly charged BY
the consolidated companies. There j
reason to believe that large amounts o
capital both at home and abroad are ready u
seek profitable investment in the advance
ment Of this useful and most clyil!Zlng
means Of intercourse and correspondence
They await, however, the assurance OF the
means and conditions on which they may safe
~ he made tributary to the general good. As
these cibIe-lelegraph lines connect separate
States there are questions as TO their organi
za:ion and control which probably can be
best if not solely settled by convention be
tween the respective States. In the absence
however, Of international conventions or
the subject, municipal legislation may secure
many points which appear to me important
If not indispensable, for the protection of the
public against the eXtortions which may re-
suit from monopoly Of the right of operat
ing cable kilograms or from combination
between several lines.
First. No line should be allowed to lane
on the shores Of the United States under tht
concession from another power which doe!
not admi. the right OF any other line OF
lines formed in the United States to lane
and freely connect with and operate through
its ard.lines.
Second. No line should be allowed t.
land on the shores of the United States
Which is not, by treaty-stipulation with thu
G0vernne nt from whose shores 1t proceeds
o. by prohibition in it charter, or otherwise
to the satisfaction Of this Government, pro
hi5.ed from consolidating or amaigamatlne
with any other cable-telegraph line, or com
binng Herewith for the purpose ofregulatins
and maintaining the cost OF teieSraphing.
81. All lines should be bound to give pre-
ctdence in the transmission OF the olncia
messages of the Governments OF the Two
countries between which it may be laid.
4h. 4 power should be reserved 10 tne
two Governments, either copJolntiy or to
each, as regards the messages dispatchedtrom
is shores, to fix limit to the charges 10 DE