New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-27
COMMERCIAL TELEGRAM WIRES CUT.
CHARGING THE WESTERN UNION WITH IT.
RIVALRY OVER THE flicker" sERYICE.-E. s.
sTOKES's STATEMENT.

RIVALRY OVER THE TICKER" SERVICE.-E s.
sToKEs's STATEMENT.
The contest for supremacy between tue
Western Union Telegraph Company and the Conmerciai
Telegram Company has broken ont in new spot ana inc
trouble that it has caused Will probably start
;he ball of litigation rolling meily again. In order 10
accommodate their uptown customers the Commercial
Company made an arrangement with tue Ohlied Lines
Telegraph Company TO run two new wires from their
office at No. IS Broadway The Hoffman House. where
they were connected with the wires OF tho
Commercial Company. The service has been IN eoou
running order and, il claimed by the Commercial Com
paiy was giving such excellent and rapid service to
their Gus omers as to seriously interfere with The DuS-
ness of the Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
ON Christmas Day, 1t is said by the CONNER
cal people Captain BiGder, the head hneinih OF tHc
Western Union Company, with gang OF men, CUT tue
connecting between the flicker service Oh inc
Com encrcia Company and the United Lines company
and not only this, but took down the new wires thal
were put m to accommodate the business OF the Com
mcrcial service. 80, -. .......,
Tails cut of alupown communication with the lhStru-
mcnjs controlled by Commercial Company one oi 'n
hnenien OF tins company, while examining le NiieS VIZ
Christmas Day saw the result OF ihe WORK ISe ~ I
Bender aud hls men, ana ,cut h"!IO' " II
who holds the controlling interest IN me Coihei'ai
Company. sNII. stokes at once To * measures To-
the uiary that had been Gone to ms wires, iG % ne
larre force OF men and hN WolhlhS ual anu l-Ii'
was able all the instruments used by MS comp
connected with other wires OF the United Lines lce-
grdpn Company, 81 that the service Yesterday "HS
Z
received the quotations as usual through I'5 l0i''
Mir. stokes SAID last evening ,,..-, o.,
During the recent excl ell market me ucketS Oh t
Commercial Company let the Western Union lV|'rS ~
times more than hundred quotations ana Ieu HdH'
brokers TO give tie Western Union ana Use inc Cu
,pcrclal ticker The Western Union c"nS'q ichJ ieu
10 destroy the Commercial by eudcaVornE 10 huuce
tbc stock Exchange to refuse IL the market quotations
and by sending nDrlOuS CirCullb 10 az US
Commercials patrons. The western Union as calmcu
that We were infringing upon lis patents INC courts
decided infrugn ent. hut IN our favor Inc western
Union ueop.c to destroy our business cut down on
f1rfs li ~
mt up running from ChamberS-st, at West Broad
way 10 Thirty -hitl-st. and orNrniA-aNr' rue
Western Unions went on ton ol u" noh>'@
and removed the fixtures. took down tie wires
and Clrfcd them away. IL was driDria l'l
hit h.hauded robbery. The Western Union relies
npon It's vast power aud certain Influence WIN
tue Coarts ana laughs at luSt &C.. me NtSlIrn
Union is under the injunction lately Issued ny J"u-e
Wallace of the Unite states Circuit Court, 20 prevent II
from interfering with tine Commercial company. mt IL
has no respect for God, judge or the devil ferrous
trouble VIII follow tins business IL reminds me oi the o'
times of FISH Gould Tweed IL d, every hil N Dad
II is unfortunate that should hc houuded 10 ltIN way
mt the only consolation that have Is that We 4"Nr
nrcttv gri orally "a If flcrcut set OF Judges from
those dispensed justice under INC
Tweed regime. lou may imagine now dcSltfa'c l"c
Western Union must he when II 2uaIauic's per cen,
DIVIDE ON 900 of the Gold ana STOCK rel graph
Compiuy's stock, wnru II 10 wcu-Eu"wn tAht IL - q
lead weight 20 cauY The Western Union reduced
thc ,r,rr of rckrrs from So to $40 and has To
hear This loss on 900 Instruments and 10 ruin the ON
merria Comuauy. TINS loss hus been Jar gam auH III
every city bat NcwNOr6 We are on an tqu Ioo'"s Win