The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-03-03

company, Tho Kansas Pacific railroad was
originally organized under tho laws of Kan
sas, and tho contract was made 10y ~ pfede'
oessoF with the Western ullop Telegraph
company under which the telegraph line
waf built operated and maintained, one Of
ihe wires WIS set apart forlho use OF The rail,
road company The other two are owned
and operated exclusively by the telegraph
company, The railroad has no ownership
whatever IN them, Tho Western Union
Telegraph company has also furnished all the
labor for construction and maintenance,
These lines have given tho railroad company
free topographic service outside and be-
yond lhp line Of tho roai, amount
ing 10 about $4,000 yenr Tho Western
Union Telegraph company ownsand furnishes
MI main batteries used IN the operation Of
those wires which were connected with the
commercial office II is assorted by Judge
Dillon that neither of these lines have been
soi1od from tho telegraph company, but
have nj all times been IN possession of the
respective railroad companies, and by mere
order issued tho railroad assumed control Of
the possession, and the control Of the lclo'
graph line Is secured by possession aud con
troll OF the main batteries nj each end Of the
line. The Union Pacific company have 80
cured these lines on tho Kansas Pacific by
secretly erecting batteries NJ Denver and
Kansas city and violently and unlawlully
and In the face Of nlunotlons, have cut the
telegraph wires away from tho main bat
te-es and all commercial Offices Of the
Western Union company and connected
them with their own. In the case OF tho
Atlantic and Pacific lines or the Union Pa
olc road both tho batteries Of tho telegraph
were seize by the railroad.
No mention Is made In The opinion OF
Judge Dillon Us TO tho seizure of the tcle'
graph lines upon the Central branch of tho
Union Pacific, the 81. Joe 4 Western rail-
road, tho Denver Pacific railroad and the
Colorado Central railroad company, These
lines were also violently seized by his client,
taken from the Western Union company, and
now dcNautly held irrespective of tho own
orship Of the latter company therein, and It's
rights under the seizure contract which has
been recognized and observed up TO the date
Of the seizure,
This omission is certainly signiIl-
cant. There Is NO prctonsO
that the road last named is in any
way connected with the Union Pacific sys-
tenn.
Yesterday morning in New York the
President of the Union Pacific road addressed
II letter TO the President of the Western
Union Telegraph company announcing the
intention Of the former company 10 assume
control and management OF all lines of the
Western Union Telegraph company MS we'll
Ms those of the Atlantic d Pacific railroad
basing his action on the opinion of Judge
Dillon and the demand Of the American
Union Telegraph company, already made
known TO the pubic, and closed his commu-
nication with the rather startling announce
ment thu, the line of the Western Union Tel
egrnph company must be removed from tho
railroad right of way and various bridges on
the line of the Union Pacific
road man line including tho Omaha
bridge. The Western Union authorities OF
this city, anticipating from certain indica'
tons movement of this kind might be AZ
tempted TO seriously interfere with Their
wires, the Omaha bridge and other wires
or disturb their existing lines on the road,
were FULLY prepared 10 resist any such at
tempt.
J. NJ. Woolworth, attorney, yesterday OBJ
tanned an injunction from United States
Judge McCrary restraining the Unto n Pa
cifc railroad from any interference. what
ever with the lines, poles, etc, of the West
crn Union Telegraph company.
The Injunction was served
last night upon the General Superintendent
and local manager of the Union Pacific lines
a. Omaha, and upon the Union Pacific om-
ployes on both sides of the bridge.
The Union Pacific railroad company had
force of one hundred men out last night
watching the Atlantic & Pacific lines, of
which they took possession Friday morning.
Colorado commercial business for points on
the lines of the Kansas Pacific is being for.
warded over the Western Union wires to
Kansas City and mailed from there to the
points Of destination.