New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-08
WESTERN UNION md MUTUAL UNION
WHAT DIR. GREEN SAYS ABOUT THE SUIT THAT HAS
BELN BEGUN IN DAYTON, OHIO.

WHAT DR.. GREEN SAYS ABOUT THE SUIT THAT HAS
BEEN BEGUN IN DAYTON, ONO.
In relation 10 the SUIT begun by tAe Mutual Union
Telegraph Company aga nst the Western Union, at
Dayton ONO 10 compel the de iendanC company to
receive dispatches turned over t. 10 Oy the Otner,
Dr. NOrvln Green. president OF the Western Union
Company, saIG yesterday 10 a IRIBUN reporter:
he printed dispatches do no, explain the diff
Guilty clearly. IDe Mutual UnioI nunDugs the
people by pretending 10 be able To SEM messages to
mauy points not reached by It's own lines. Natu-
rally IL has to give 10 us a considerable amount of
business wnlcn II cannot ltsel1 perform.
It. has happened rather often tnat
our Charges ior sending the dispatches
nave been greater than the pay il has Received
ms Is merely incidental, of course aud does not
apply TO dispatches which the Mutual Union Com
pany sonds Ong distances If, Tor instance, 1t re-
cclVed IlessAge iOr some place little way beyond
chicago II could afford TO pay our add
uonaI charges because 1t sends the greL, er
part OF the distance but II 1t received message for
GENEVA III tnIs state IL could semi only TO SYRACUSE
ana We should charge a. inuch as 1t received prOo-
ably for The wEole distance. Rather than send ne
dispatch part Of the way and then lose money
the rest, the mutual Union attempts
where 1T was received. Now, you see, have AT
the head OF our oIanks, prlnted conditions which
have been held by the courts TO be contract be-
tween ana The senior OF the message, Iii ANITA
ton our naDiiiiy. Ii the Mutual
Union gives us dlspach written Oh
one of its blanks are without protection, or If
IL rewrIt,s me message on "A BLANK OF Lns company
are equally wlDOut defence In case of any am
Guilty. sometimes they cut on the top of our O ank
have really no contract with the sender Of
the message. We SIMPLY refuse to take
such business at the point where II
originates. dispatch has been sent
paruy the other cOmpanys lines
We take II Us should from any connecting me
IL can hardly be- called connec ION when the com
pauy receives a message and. without sending IL an
men over Its own vines, only turns II over 10
The moe honest way would DO Tor inc other com
pany say 10 ITS customers that IL could not do the
business. AT Dd,ton the two Offices are
side by side and II would be no
trouble ~ the sender oi tho message tO step into
the Office OF the company that deliver the
message.
Yes, the Western Union owns a considerable
amount OF Mutual Union stock but we prefer 10 do
the business ourselves. Mr. OOtuu turned oyer hls
mutual Union 10 us some time ago. We thought we
hal better have OF the stock To what the
other company dong. The stock didn't cost
mucI-aOOuL ST 10 SNARE THINK; but IL isn't
worth much, iOI cOml,any Is not earning It's
pen-es. On. no, not trying 10 get any more.
he voting power III the hanus OF ar. Gould ana
President Baker, OF the First National Bank. They
name the directors OF tne company"
DR.. Green declined TO slate The amount OF Mutual
Union stock held by MIS- company, uut II is under
stood that II bias nearly 10000 snAres out vi share
capital OF l0U, 200 Shares