The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-03
THE TELEGRAPH WAR.
A Statement from the Western Union Oem-
pAny-Alleged Invasion Of
III Rights.

CHICAGO. March 2--.rhe Western Union Tele-
graph Company sends the following eoneern.
Ing the telegraph war now wagiDg along the
line Of Jay aould's railroads;
oonoernins the seizure ey yay M qoala q 81
eonnecion % lion With the lines 81 rsllwsy epsrated ID
COMPANY iSrgishes 10 iolleylns ihiernstion.
telegraph upon the Union. Pacific and Kansas
Pacific Railroads BY Mr: aoyld's company, =
bnt which Arc fearfaliy. erroneoas. The tele.
graph nes upon .heee sh were
Upon the Union Pacific tho Western Union
awa ss a. sa
1 sevss wss issisle been aaesii9aed. Tie uaios
III ~ a oa ne IN ana -
tie Atlantic and Pacific Telasraph uonpany
and the railroad company reeeiyed therefor
c1mpany. toeethsr with valuable facilities, aud
Wire only, Under this lsase Itseee tseee telegraph
seizure bs the railroad company,
Tho Kansas Pacific Hallway COMPANY was
originally orxanised under Tho Iaws Of Kansas.
with tho Western Union Telegraph Company.
under which the telegraph line was built, ope-
sst ] apart ior the uae 81 the railroad ] eompany, s.
and the other two are owned and opeEsted ~.
eluslvely BY the telegraph company. The rall-
Western Uoion Telegraph Company mas also
furnished all the labor for tho construction aud
maintenancs Of these lines. aud has given the
aide and beyond the line Of the road. amount.
ing to ABOUT $40 900 . year. The Western Union
TelesrAph O,mpany owns and furnishes all tho
wires which were contested with oil Of tho
commercial Offices,
company but have at all times been In the pos
session OF tho rsepecfivs railroad gnmpantes.
aud by . mere order issued the railroad CON-
The possession and control Of atslegraph line
IL secured by the possession. and control Of the
% aiaa Psao n % have secured e rod theee @ ines
on the Kanaas Pacific by secretly erecting bat.
tsriea nj Denver and Kansas Oity. and violently
tlona. have cut the telegraph wires away from
the main batteries and all tho commercial OIL
ces OF the Western Union Company aud con-
Atlantis ana Paoi1c iinas on the Union Paeiiio
road. both batteries and telegraph line were
seized by TIE TIE, railroad. T., ~. ..,.,. =. ,.,..
upon the Central Branch Of the union Pacific.
I yer pacitis Raiiroad ma Tho colorado Ueatral
asy sessa client and dts tafen eae sa R 'Se
held Irrespective Of the ownerHhip Of the latter
company therein. and its rlghts. under contract
which have been .ecognizsd and observed up to
tainly significant. Their. is no pretenos that
with the Union Pacific system,,,
Yesterday morning.. n New York, tho presi-
dent Of the Union Pa. ihc road addressed let
ter 70 the president Of the Western Union Tele.
graph Company. announcing the intention oi
| the former company TO assume the control and
those 81 the Western linton Telegraph Com.
pany as well as those 9f the Atlantic and Pact
40 Railroad. baA!ng his action upon the opin-
American Am tnion Yelesrsph I oo@panv n aresas r 9s
made known TO tho public and closed his COM
municatlon with the rather STARTLING. announce
ment tnat the rs nes q ~ Western Uni9n CON-
OF way and the various bridgee on the line OF
the Union Pacific road and the main liner.
Including tho , Omaha bridge, The Western
from certain indications. that a movement Of
the kind might be attempt to summarily Ia.
terfere With their wires tthe Omaha bridge aud
attempt. j. M Wooiworth attornsy .e yeateTday ' T
qbtalned ga Injunction from United states
aGeuary resaainng the Union Pacific
the lines, poles ETC., Of the Western Union Tel
sgraph Company. The Injunction was served
ngn, apon s tba and
Omaha. and upon the Union Pacific en- ployes
on both sides Of the bridge. Tho Union Pacific
Railroad Company had d force OF one hundred
Pacific lines. OF which they took possession on
Friday morning. Colorado commercial bust
ness n. for points on the line Of the Kansas Pa
wires 10 Kansas City. and mailed from there to
the points OF destination.