New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-04

| DR. GREENS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS UNION
BLANKS USED IN THE OFFICES or TIE TnREH
| COMPANIFS-OPPosITION DEVELOPING.
| The following announcement sent ont las,
| night from the Western Union office, signed by De
| Green, president of the company:
| OFFICE OF THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co..
NHw-YORK. Feb. B. 1881.
| The Western Union telegraph Company having
this day completed the purchase and taken posses
sion OF the lines properties. rights and privileges
of the American Union Telegraph Company
and, ana 3t Go the Afantio yh and pachc Ieie henn
duly appointed agent of this company and general
manager Of the lines, Offices and operations OF the
properties and rights turned over by Ihe American
Union Telegraph Company; aud Albert Is. Chand-
er has been duly appointed agent OF this company
and general manager of the properties and rights
turned over by the Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
Company. until further notice OF concentration of
management.
All officers and employees Of either of said COM
panIcs will be retained in the service of this CONF
pany till further notice. and all business done and
revenue accrung i'll the operation of sad lines will
be reported and turned over to this company.
1t was also officially announced that meet
ings of the stockholders of the three
companies had been held in this city, and
that the agreement entered into by the directors OF
the companies January 10, for a cOnsolida-
ton, had been ratified and that the Vest
ern Union Telegraph Company through John
Van Horne vice president, had taken formal possess
sion of the American Union and Atlantic and Pacific
Telegraph Companies. The signs and blanks of the
Western Union Telegraph Company were substi-
tutcd for those used heretofore by the other two
companies.
The following letters passed between General Eek
EFT and Mr.. Van Horne and similar letters passed
between President Chandler of the Atlantic and
| Pacific Company, and Mr.. Van Horne:
Dr. NoRvIN GREEN. President Westcrm Union Telegraph
Dy n -iR: Having en off eially notified by Messrs
Augustus Sche and John Van Horne virepresi;ents OF
nanv has epoStrd the scrip certc2tes called for by
the agreement between the Western Union, Atlantic and
| Pacific and American Union telegraph Companies
daIcd January 10. ISL and the supplemental ag1'e:
| meut thereto between the same COMPANIES datei
February 3, 1881, hereby conformity with the said
agreements denver 10 the Western Union telegraph
Company Procession of all the telegraph lnes proper.
ties lnoueys effects Of the American Union Telegraph
Company covered by the said agreements o sale yours
truly President OF the American unlon Company.
| Netr- York, Feb 3, 1881.
| EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
| WESTERN CNIoS TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
| NEwYORK, Feb. 8, 1881.
General THOMAS EcKEaT. r,esident AMERICAN Tn Cnio"
DEAR GENERAL In reply TO your letter Of thIs date
addressed to DR.. Norvn Greer, president hereby as
pany, and It's behalf accept and take Of an
the v e FeieTred To IN ad
but IL Is the wish OF the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. ana agreeable 10 myself that you continue IN
chaige Of the properly OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company until other slal nave
will compensate you tor the services rendered by you AZ
JoIIS VAN HORNE, Wee President.
A TRIBUNE reporter called at tie houses of Dr.
Norvin Green General Eckert, ID. Ii. Bates. Wash
ington E. Connor and Russell Sage last evening and
was informed in every instance thar the person
sought was not at home Jay Gould was at his house
in consultation with few friends among them
Nathaniel Niles and of the directors of the Ameri
can Union but he could not be seen. list OF writ.
ten questions was sent TO hiul asking II
it were true that q meeting had been held
and the consolidation effected; when and how tine
consolidation took place; in what manner consid
Grafton was given for the properties and who Ut
any had been elected were the new drcctorsf To
these questions Mr. Gould sent back rcply 81
have not been feeling very we'll to-day, and have
not heard anything of the matter"
William H. Vanderbilt was engaged with
friend when the reporter called and could not DO
interrupted.
The lobbes of the Windsor Hotol seemed more
crowded than ever by well-hnowl stockholders
last evening. and there 4 general inquiry as TO
the facts of the Consolidation. The truth of the re-
mort vas confirmed by the appearance of n Western
Union sign in the American Union oihce III the
Windsor Hotel. American Union blanks were With
drawn aud those Of the Western Union had taken
their place. The same transfers were made at all
of the other offices in the city. -
stock at ll6 with no offers. and the front hail re-
sembled those at the Stock Exc ange after closing
hours A sale OF one block OF 800 hares OF Western
Union at 1862 was made, and Others were reported
at he same figure. There large number or
men who felt greatly incensed at the constellation,
and they indnlged i'll eplthets not oi the InlGest
character - -,
IL was stated that the leading directors of the West
ern Union and of the American nion Telegraph Com
pany, had been at work until late Wednesday hgnt
and from an early hour yesterday morning; In an
ticpation or the injunction being dissolved. to
secure the written consent Of the required three
fitths of the stockholders for an amagamaton, ana
that they were in room in an uptown hotel watlng
10 learn the result OF Judge Barretrs decision lhe
moment that the result was telegraphed = meeting
was held and the consolidation was effected. lt
was also stated that five OF the directors OF the
Western Union had resigned and that the follow;
ing Of the american unSn EaG peen ncsep eeGet of 70 the
American Union, as vice-presdent ana Manhser OF
the new company Jay Gould spait Ma.nanief ef
that if the consolidation had been effected in the
manner reported 1t could not be held as legal. On
the other hand il was stated that the requirements
of the law had been fulfilled, and that u was only
necessary to get the written consent Of three-tfths
of the stockholders to hold meeting at once, ana
without any other formal notice; when had Deen
done ,o ror oo;no 70 do nov. Mr.. Hatcbr, asked
TRIBUNE reporter Of Rufus Hatch after the decls-
dor said Mr.. Hatch. "WelI, don,t know,
only guess they have not heard the last from me
yet. lam simply an njunctlonst ana une has Son.
Just what anticipated: it has decdea accordiaa % 70
the law and not according to public pohcy. idons
ssEo Yoa HnoR tSf vandsfpee
twelve years, aud didn't think the law oil 1870
fead exactly right" , n, , g.. A.
Hatch, sarl that tho papers aud testimony IN tne
cnso wnuId 30 sent 70 tho Attorney General ut AL.
hnny who Will look them over ana decide whss
course he wall tako for tho people.
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