, 1879-02-14


orphans. tyhnsu whole estate ctnsfstrtl Of tho
Camnal,y's stock anl honfla. 1lm tlpycrnmcnt
having encouraged this extension Of
tho Con1pany's businosa, was II bc.
Coming for tflt1n HOW tn pasa
un amendment to the targa!ni They were In |
no .cnsc monopoly. The country was open 10 |
anybody and eyyrybody that wantcd to build
telegraph, lines. There were lnnny wllo Ind |
tried Il over and ovcr aga!t,, tN1: experience llat
demonstrated what the logic Of ihg e,sc would |
slIow,-t,ns one telegraph company could do |
the business at a lpwcr rate than two, or even
three ar four, BECAUSE, II they a,l to duplicate
,lic expense n,rt divide the revenues, thcrc
would ccrtainly be
LEss pror1T
left thnu ono company, With only IL single c1-
pe,su nIrl doing al! the business. would have.
1l!e gha!T'na',-Your !!'1 n Company peF'np' tan
Dr. t;reun assumed thal it would ind docs
Tey Ind already broken down m opposition
backed by, miIllonalrcs, mud tho only rcsult was
sir. Dorscy-llIat is rather proof In faror Of
competition.
Dr. tircen replied tlat ycAr after the cun,pu.
tttton Ind Terminated, after the o.llercomt,ancs
had poo1ed to'5et1tr. thu avetaec reduction sas
four and ong.hait cents per message. During
tlIr lust year the price averaged wv tents per
mcsfuwc, ns AGAINST $1.48 ten years previously,
when consolidation was fifat ncrfGcseti. a re-
duson 81 rates hud Gesn steadily n.ing o.
crcasng their cfargcsl Ttrc was no comnany
In the universe tlsut would send u message the
eatnc DISTANCE for the safnc nloney.
Thu ChAirntan.--l nu1 OF the opinion that whnt
has done more 10 ng!tato ths question NM! catI.r
great ninny pcopfc to TALL for some Legislation
0u thr subject Is what Is regarded as great
monopoly on tho part Of
THE ASSOCIATED rRgss.
would like to knov, for my own Information,
II 1t Is nruper+ what relations exist bctwcen what
Is kunwn rs tile Associated presa nnt The Vest
err tnion Company.
The Chn!rInnn--Uf coussr.;
Dr. t}rcctl-l ain vcty tntlell obliged Tor ell!S
0uesttos, and it gives nlu Ertnt pleasure to nm
s,ser It, Tor there In absolutely nothing to cun-
rcal IL, connection with those relattore An-
nollncenlcnts have been made BY lis ngatn u'sd
agan that nc would transmit the dispatches
Ut apy Other nssucAttoDs Of like service for u
Ike price without favor Of any klnd. Now, an
opposition paper comes tU US ailti wishes us 10
transmit. a spccial rryport for the same rite as
VIC sc,,sl ,one NJ tlle Western Associated Press
papers, OF else they must have tllut same ro
bort, Well, we say, I've ean1ot Etgc yoit that
report, because II docs not be!ong TO us.h We
have alwuyB made concessions to outside pa
pcrs where they arc reasonable.
The Cl,atrsnan-l Ia tlleru anything in your
Contract with tue Associated Press l.tut would
prevent YOUR sending tic news Of other COLL
btnatuIls Il you WEshedf
DR.. Grcctl-Notting whatevcr. except tint
wo cannot afford to supply anybody at i tcntn
nr n tlftietil rart OF the price patd by our test
customers.
Tic Chaisman-Do you know what the ur-
rnngen,cnt is between the Associated Press and
otiltr paIcrsf
Dr. tirccn-I ran only Say have soma
knowledge. Tic Western Associated Press md
Tie Associated Press Of New York make ar-
rangemcnts with It's for
NEWS BY CABLE.
Ist,t we have nothing to do with the news.
Senator atatthcwR-llAyc you not used your
power undcr tllu act vi 1866 tu n,ni1e contracts
with tlT ynrous railroad companies. tllat they
stIail not give to other telegraph companies The
privileges To Which they are cutitlcu under that
actl
Dr. drcen-No, slr. VIC bayo not. De-
tween lcre nnu Now York there Is really no
the ratrnatl. wisti nur lFnes between, wash
ington and New York wcro On tllc highway. Wo
~N MAINTAIN THEM cmrArEn.
Through The wilder parts D.. .t,c country there
Is q rnatcrtal advantage IN haylnE them on tho
Senator slatthcws-Havc you not contracted
with any railroad for thu exclusive right to erect
lines on their ruadf
Dr. Grccn-Wc l,ayc very m0ny el,ch contract.
assume ilut this bill would not affect thelt, as
tllrre aro plenty Of otcr avenues oDen.
Mr Matti1tWB--4es yes, but Let inc put nv
9ilcstu Unucr the nct Of 1876, ns ,uu yourself
tntcrpret IT, uny Organization organized, tay IN
New York, for telcgralllie purposes tnay ~ up-
Oh any pust-roan Which tItcrs railroads (eycn
IN entc Ut lor4l tsla,Iuul IEto Florida, ior IT,
sta,scc, w.erc The Statu LEGISLATURE has passed an
cnactnent iorh,dnE II, It gives you national
privilege over a1l national t,ost-roads. That be.
lug 10, ia It. not fart that IN the casc Ut lI!c
| I'cnsacaia Telegraph Company you slaftc coll
tracts fur tho clltire truck Whore lou csl,, yuu
lave nnlc cntracts with tho rallruad Inpatlies
| wjnGreby you bind HEM 10
rnulllurr ASv orHEH TRLEGtlApM CoMrANr
to come on ttat ,,~et:r9ad,. Notwithstanding
that the act gives tlicIn tho right to 70 on Au
poat.roatlt
| Dr. t;rcen-In the Ilsat rlace 1t docs not Give
them the right to 20 u, any railroad without The
raIlroatl cn,lpaty'a pernlIssfot,. 1t gives tlcl.
is: right to maintain a.,l operate lines, having
ilrst acquired Thy licf.t ~ plasa then, tl'ere.
nolI.inr absolutely irolotury in nj! Tint, anu /
Cu5not STE how thts bill Is going 10 help Ii.
UH H0tion ot Afr. Matthew'S tho Committee
then adjourned until Tomorrow lnornIng.
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