Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-11
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Correspondence GU tho Sale or the b. a
o. Telegraph Company.

Correspondence on tho Sale or the y a
o. Telegraph Company
BALTIMORE, Aug. lO.-The following
cablegrnms. which have passed between
Cyrus W. Field and Robert Garrett, rela-
tive to the rumored negotiations for the
purchase Of the Baltimore and Ohio wires
by tho Western Union Company. ei-
Sectualiy dispose Of these alleged negotia-
lions:
NUREMBURG, GERMANY. Aug 10, lSS5.
TO y. 4. Bates, President Of The BiifiJ00re ana
0hs0 Telegraph 00f7DGag, Nesc IoTS; -,
l have received Through Mr. Pender the ioi
lowing from Cyrus W. Field, who sailed sud
denly on Saturday for America;
LoSD0N. Aug. G, 1875.
Gurus W. Field 10 Mr. John Penafr
Russell Sage wants 10 know the besi Term
that MIR Garrett would sell his ines fiRht ,'ut
for money. II be win NOT sell rlght on Wlht
terms would ne accept upon pooling or ether
agreement upon q FAIR basis.
Mr.. Field suggests that both companie7
agree to advance tariffs atonce, keeping them
Repsrate bui making fair ana mhulnR
agreement Mr. Ponder has wired him at my
request as folows
AUG 5, 1888.
q. ". FIELD, Q4eeHstoaen: / have delivered
your message to Mr. Garrett who requests me
70 telegraph yOn is follows .
Gable Mr. SAGE that the Baltimore ana ono
telegraph Company declines as ueTcloiolC ~
sell IT, lines which are not for sale az any
price. II also declines your proposition 10
advance rates,
SUGGESTING A CONTRADICTION.
He also wired Mr.. Field at Queenstown as
follows: 700.
70 @. W. FleJd, Queenstotoa;
ALLOW me 10 suggest as proper aud FAIR that
before sailing Won cable the other side and
contradict absolutely tie stories when hAye
been circulated about a telegraph unoer-
standing between MS, and with which your
name has been freely used Unless you 40
this positively and IN satisfactory shape ana
repeat the same to me before sailing shall
feel disposed to give to the pubic your mes
sage and my reply
on Aug. 3 Mr.. Pender also csbled Or. Green
as follows:
Company have advanced from about 81 to GS,
and & considerable portion Of this advance mas
taken place since Mr.. Field and hn1 nm IN
tervleW WITH Nr. Garrett. / am told that u
is understood in America that al the inter
view-and there was only One-Mr. Garrett
approached Mr. Field and myself with view
OF effecting = sale Of his system 10 the western
Union Com pany 0s "a settlement OF the exist
ing state OF things with the land lines This
IL untrue, and II Is only fair 70 Mr.. Garrett
that | should let you know This.
Subsequent TO the interview cabled
YOU saying that a pooling arren2ement Ike
the Atlantic and Pacific and merlcan Union
purchase as q basis Of a settlement might be
negotiated. II lie evident to me that the in
formation you have gotten elsewhere does
not fairly Represent the case. and am auX-
iOus, therefore, thst the real facts should be
known TO YOU and the public. Mr.. Garrett
has been perfectly OPEN in all this business,
and since I came 30 Hamburg he has read me
extracts from letters showing that the state
ments gong about on your side are eXagger-
ated, and as | do not wish my pane 10 be
compromised IN any way, l think that | am
justified in sending you this telegram.
john FENDER.