, 1879-07-30

sny fl.ht Judge ThRycr tried n~tiiHAu. GAao ~, ~
TIE ATLANTIC ~ ssar, rose cP53 PaeIt3c, on lecidc
ngninst the vnlftltY pf esN'FneL CONVEYING n .an
exclusive right to build alonH uae l9aa ahs EN- NJ.
sority 10 ild lines along lheo n.'o .,aan
win tte Postmaster General, as provided for
t,n,inr tic amendment to tho Army Ap7Eopsla~
ton b!i passed .l,ina z, 1879.
compauy sith the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
Contuuy under which tho American Union WI
l,aYu The ,iec of tts system. conrcct!o1s VIII 70
made with u at points on rs Mabas ,saitv' ,.s
CinctHnati, Columbus, Louisville, sautlusky, IL.
Louis. anil Chicago will he reached:
Tile Eastern line Is cohnnksed far rs Bridge,
port. Conn.,, and poles hare been utsifaoursa I,'a
along tho route to posut near boston. Ihc
Southern line to WRsl,n1 n1ton Is Completed, cf-
copttnE nhout hall a 1ozen gaps where thc line
Is to paes through towns hM consc!,t of Tue local
nuthtr!cs ot which aas Ct M yes oee1' ontansa.
tncet!nE With the incst opposition, not III thc
courts, hut hy a!egcd ,tttea pts to Influence the
action Of the local ausaor't*'s Mud atso inttshs-
Hons aro being rap11l1 clo.el In spite Of oppos-
tjo1, nul It ia the expcctattua of The C0Hipntiy
10 he allie 10 operate tts line Within thirty days
It a'so expect. 70 have its Hysten con completed t;
lit or November. II viii include Two routes to
ChtcnRo, ono By wny Of thu Ealltlmoro & Ohio
lsaroad lines. md oto through Cnnada. with
the lines Il will havc 10 orGt.taoh Of, or about
to compete with Western Unifn for two-thir'le
uf tllnt Cnmput,y's present business.
The officers cite "a eSfd.snCc of the sincerity
OF their Intentions to furnish nntl mninansn
yary best uf 1nntcriaa In constructing The lines.
and not inferior stock, rs ltna 1cen tho case III
eomo lines ttlnt have been built osscnsthty lot
Ca,,ada !ecdar. Tm wire, wl.ach Is now hc'ng
furlrs|td by the RocblnG q H'ns Co'npauy Of
Trenton at tl,c rate Of 100 ni.c:s per daf, Is No.
| 8 en1yanfzed charcoal wire lie iuss,lntors ore
bars arc furnished by HITLER 4 ca, Of Sashinsky.
All ttirfo neaterufa ART rurcttA cd tho officers
sny. at astuntshi'Ely Low prices. The Comnany
has obtained control ot both dnnl4.x and qtad-
r1iplcx Instruments with which TO upcratc their
wires. For Its innin Offices Ii this city tic Com.
| pnt,y has been nca.otlnsEnE for & lcatc ut tlst
ntccs at 1:5 broadway, formerly ueuusdc.l hv
tlsc llonc Fire lusalri,.ee Con'paaY. a'ld will
The otlcrrs OF the cofnpanv haso their cian
of ability tn ent11pctc adsnntageousty with tbs
Western Union upon tllr fact that their system
will put them In connection with points where
That Cutnpany nttans two-thirls Of It's businces,
n,nl that tc most profitable purtfun Of ts tNltt
moss will cost them less than million atsd a'f
nj dollars. Ts.e expenditures thus lar hare been
e400,o0 On the othcr hand, they set forth thu
inct TINT tho Western uninn is capitalized for
s11, ,pGD, Co., mud has, In ndljtit,N, bonded tlcht
that increases its security liabilities to about
s51, ,0tNt0u md In sontrast cinitn they hre !at
nllund OF Western Union 10 beinE anle TO. 10
business nt low rAtGs-
As to the view Western Union takes Of tho
new Company, DR.. NurTin Hsccn, Its presfdcut,
says that hts CouuanY hns oppoacd 4 onIY
wl!ero thc!r. rights, l'avo becn inirngcst nnon.
build alonr the Wauasl nnd The g. Lo,'a,
Kansas Cl.y & Northern Railroads: 1t contsm'
plating the extent Of the opposition lH com
pnrcs the new COMPANY 10 the Atlantic + Pacific
before It was absorbed By the Western Untou.
| flc Aati thlt when that Company had IL, ,0U
mile, Of wire. rcachng nearly cvce' pfon'nenl a
point, It ngycr was mile III earn II profit. 1ht
American Union cannot present n similar sys
tp,n wiihIn three Or four yrarA. t1r Lest 1no Il
| can otTcr for Western business ts tfr1t through
Cnnadn, uvcr Ito leased tine, a'tl tls. rresl
dent Green claims, ca,,siot meet tile rcqul1c
ments Ut the uatrons of the telegraph, who
In thu Produce ExcIlapgc, tor INSTANCE, hav.
lccorne accustomed to hutt-hourlv eonimuni
tntfonB bct"ecn the two cities. 10 nect til.
requirements Vi this patronage the Wesset1
n,tti Chicago. and wilt extend thu same to thf
: city. Ths Ia The nrgust wtro ever placed Of
polc* nfni 1t Is superior to nt,r illetcorologtca
influences. It will be wUTked By qladr!ple'
. Instruments. No matter how low tho CouDan'
IL capitalized, suld ptesi1ent Grcua. II canio
. | afford to c0mpetu with Western Union. fur,
even II the lines that It pfonoses to b'it1d wct
Tic ra.cs nov charged hy Western uunu
2 Whrn tflncs wesc dill thc Atlunttc & l'arIl1c
with its 10000 miles nf wire. was unable tn i'm
pair the Gper ccut dlsIlcnd Of tr Wesies'
Ut,io,. AMI It will take tue American tno'
:, from three to Ave years TO plucc ttscIf III tn
! saIne roaltun a. rcturla facilities tl.at tic At
lnntic d pacItic Ind wien Il MAS absorbed by til
! Western Uniull. Even tlen IT VIII lle inlposs
bic fur tl1cnl to impair the pcr cent dividend
sAi,l the President.
Uue reaan,, that tho now Company canno
oprrntc its ltucs to con!pete with thu Wrstcr
Unon waf, lie amid, the tart ol thu ehcapHes
with which the Western Uniusl ia ablc to ol'cVat
u It's lines. It has over SUN ot1lc1t. yet 1t onl
G pnyaAhe reut Of less than ,tDu Tnls IS owill
l. tu tllc rrtt IT. las to ucclpy railroad md nos
oi!leus. President Green is of the 0otnton TIL
tie hIstory Ut thr Cnint'Alty will rencat tha. {
the AtlnBtlc t. Pacific Company, which wnh als
h rontrnlled by Jay tiould, nud was III tsu sold
). the Wcatcrn Union. ,