New-York tribune., 1880-03-01
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE TELEGRAPH WAR.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
has taken possession of the telegraph lines
built along its tracks by the Atlantic and
Pacific Telegraph Company. The West
ern Union Company obtained an injunc-
ton in this city against this, but
the papers were not served until too late to
prevent the seizure The lines were operated
by the Atlantic and Pacific, under tempo
rary arrangement. A contract FOR ten years
has been made by the railroad corporation
with the American Union Telegraph Company
and the railroad telegraph lines will be man
aged in connection with the new company
instead of the Western Union and Atlantic
and Pacific.
DETAILS OF TIE TELEGRAPH REVOLUTION
The lines of the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
were seized lato Saturday afternoon by th@
railroad company. These lines were bulIt iu
1873. 1875 and 1877 by the Atlantic and
Pacific Company, which has since operated them
under temporary arrangement with TIE railroad
company. They extend between Washington, ~
c., and Cincinnati Marietta and Columbus, ONO
Washington, Penn, and Chicago. Before the lines
were seized the Baltimore aud ONO haiiroaa
Companv served Saturday on the telegraph
once to take possession of the lines. In
+bis notice President Garrett of the railroad CON-
pany announced the readiness of the company 70
do the telegraph business of the Western Union and
Atlantic and Pacific Companies upon the
usual terms regulating interchange OF pusf
ness. Immediately after receiving the ho',ce
the Western Union applied for an IN
iunetion to Chief-Judge Curtis OF the
Superior Court in this city, which he granted re'
strainlng the railroad company from taking posses
sion OF the llnes
This Injunction served on PRESIDENT gar
rett at the Windsor Hotel about oelocA
Saturday evening, but the lines had peeh 'aSoo
Lv the company more than two hours be-
Fore President Garrett had been out riding
in the afternoon and his return went IN 10 dinner
witbout being informed that tie officers with the
INJUNCTION were awaiting his arrival.
No contract between the Baltimore and ONO Hali-
road Company and the Atlantic and Pacihc leie-
araph Company was ever made Nheh 'he hn7'
were built temporary arrangement ioi operating
them WAS made by President Garrett with zen
o,oI Thomas f. Eckert, who was then president
and d H. Bates, thea general superintendent "i INC
Atlantic and Pacific Company. President uairo''
then expressed tue fear that the Telegraph coin-
many would be absorbed by the western
Tr,;,n Comp,nv. and for this reason re-
,,,,,o,or,, permission to operate the lines lie
III oo,scn+ IN no proposition that did not reserve
" tho roijTo1d company the right at any liphe W
IKE nossessOn OF the lines at thelf c9s Ptloe P arv
Western Union Company 4ad securotp 80 tbe lines 5nt
this was dissolved on July IL, Comnon
ImJge Green. of the Court ol Co',,n0hd
pIe5s nj Columbus, ONO. before thc INC 80 s.'S.o ~,
tTTT'' tTT' The case the Western Union Company hau
n,ired contrcl of the rev company. he o's n,i ,9
fben defended by the Baltimore ana ono Tnnrt
] IL. .t.ssI nj
@ Oo, "snIsiainel In these DECISIONS e4ciHslV9
or'nts 70 telegraph company Wcir HScidIoa
10 be against public policy ana 6ctwecn the
y i :o,n ?1c, a,d Ohio Railroad and the American
ir,nn Telegraph Company ~ "Ii"n "lt nonv 'nv
egrapn lines and BUSINESS oi thc l"''.V 80 narica22
SiItLh I'll L ,narIae,i m connection wtu lac A,yIlcan
Mili DC ,i,,Ii nf lie Western Uni'n and Atlanto
I'D pfc COMPANIES. Tie coaIiit N,s ilau % ny ~
Ten years. the roa long oi in' '' " rpI here
,i,'6r, and Chio ., nearly u,"Oo ts' 'n ~ ~, ,,oyv
I0o flies Extensions to tosc IlhtS tie ~ ldom
hu;liing The principal oiii's age q, D'' G"Ium,.
VVHHiT,7,ton Pit burg. Ciuci ih'V' ,;' Nu.'tn'
w '''-t'1 tS'@1nfuskv, Cmll5coihc. Defiance NhcISo,
Du'' ni Viucenncs and Louisville Inc
railroad compeny 9aS os,i. acccp'Sf Of jaIy. 1866,
eyf,,,,, +o telegraph COmpai es, Jl!u h' . - -
t iatrcrs of incorporation III "i ii'' ,,,o,tgh
Giaua and Illinois, and IN o'ioi N'"'0'
wh ch It's lines pass
on THE UyIoN PACIFIC.
..,.,,o+ion along the line OK tic Union Paclhs
p1.irood remains unchanged. Al 1T LOUIS apo
1sss CITY. and at other points, Is onoeiS''ou '"''
ti. Va,teru Union Company refn'es the tr''is''i "
~ h,siness from the Union Pacific. No "''i 'Il"N
- 1,,1o bet,yccn dispatches prepaid and those
~. which the rates are TO be cOiiect'o u, '"'
% TaIC ,a,;,or, All Interchange OF business WIZ
,to Tr,on Pacific ls refused ih'
tno on 90 vissour provide for each retasa
''"s nS',,t messages penalty OF 500. 10
10 us ti.oI the West eru Union has refused "
IL.
.,,'. ~ some MONT in Illinois. lue TELEGRAPH iaw'
rC ,bot State provide that any company -
S,s,,, to receive and transmit III Foo' la''t
the messages of another sG@p"@y TI t a%s 2sV
an IlH.ts a. :, i, uuiler rhIs law W.! piooa"b
TS Se bsgSa SSt soon agains; the Wese'" Onoh O'Py