The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-22
OVER THE WIRES.
secretary Teller Wants the Union Pa.
ellie Railway 10 Pay Up at once.
The Western Union Company Ratliles
the Lease of the Mutual Union.
The Pullman Palace Car Company De.
clare Their Annual Dividend.
Fires, Failures and the Usual Daily
Budget of News.
Other Matters OF General Interest

The Government snd the Union Pacific
WASHINGTON, April 9l.-rhe following is
the full text OF letters respecting the H.
mar cial difference now existing between
the United States and the Uuion Pacific
railway company, which was TODAY nd.
dressed by the secretary OF the interior to
The president OF that company, -
Department OF the Interior Washington. II. q
A Aptti IL iasa.- sidney Dillon, &sq, PRESIDENT
SlR;-Ihe commissioner of railroads
IN communication TO me dated
the 18TH, submits statements.
copies OF which are herewith enclosed,
showing the cash requirements from your
company for the year ended December 81
lSs2, under the act OF May :, 1878 TO be
fS2a o010l added TO net cash requirement
canned from yonr company TO DeCembe 81,
1881, The amount now claimed to be due
us alter deducung Transportation service
periormed to December 81, 1889, is 81 ,S97. {.
4S.o6. In addition {" demands Of pay
ment of various sums already made for
proceeds prior to January /, 1850. | demand
payment on behalf OF the United States
from the Missouri Pacific railway company
for the sum OF SS2j, 9o5.al, which is the cash
requirements from your com.
pany for the year ending December
SUN, 1857. Attention is called to the state.
ment OF the commissioner as follows "To-
tai balance claimed by the government
under the act OF May 7th 1873, up 10 De.
Gem Der 3lst, 1882, is Sl,727,7425i. OF the
whole amount due from the companv ON
account OF contested items for new con.
structlon and new equipment to be de.
Quoted there would still remain an uncon.
tested balance of $l03, $50 4sS, as appears
from the balancing state ment, and no part
OF which has been paid or rendered, except
SOS, 9oS 50 on July Goth, 1881. The total bal.
ance claimed by the government. mn Ia
December 3lst 1881, is SglS9.77S.
tor the year ending December 81, iSs5
$50 0S5l; total Sl73I7I2 "a. Deducting
20 per cent OF amount claimed by the COM
pany for new construction and new eouip.
ments to December LIST 1881 sos $50 yG and
70 per cent, OF same for 1882 sos 557. 70
SOJl 1876 the balance due the government
is Sl,O}BSI IS, II the company has any
defense TO this part of the cash payment re.
quired this office has not been informed of
II. l desire also to call your attention
10 the sixth section of the
act OF May, 1873, which provides
that no dividend shall be voted, made or
PAID Tor, or 10 any stock holder or stock
noiders IN either OF said companies respect
lively, at any time when the said company
shall be in default in respect of payment
either OF sums requird as aforesaid, to be
paid into the said sinking fund or in re
spect OF payment of the per centum of
net earnings etc. lfyour company should
decline TO accede TO my demand for paw
ment OF SO much of balance due, as com
pany does not contest, viz: 81 ,03B. S24. IS il
can be made without further delay and
without prejudice to the questions in con.
troversy, which are proper for judicial de.
termination. II the company should pay in.
to the treasury OF the United States The un.
contested balances as above | desire it dis.
tinctly understood that the demand for
payment of the whole amount as herenbe-
fore stated, is not waived. Yet, OF course.
you must well know ] have not authority
to demand or accept less amount than is
due to the United States.
Yours respectfully,
ISiguedl II w Trttrp 600