New-York tribune., 1885-08-15
DIR. GREEN SPEAKS pLAINLY
REPLYING TO PRESIDENT BATES.
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO AND TIE oUApRuPLyx
INsTRUMENT-MR. GARRErr's PLANS.

THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO AND TIE QUADRuPLBx
INsTRuMENT-MR. GARRETr's PLANS
DR.. Norvin Green. president of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, said yesterday that he had
not received permission from John Pcndev OF London to
publish the private memorandum Of plaL by which the
company might secure practical control II the Baltimore
and Ohio system Referring to the recent controversy
between the companies and particularly to the Interview
with President Bates Of the Baltimore and Ohio, which
was printed In The Herald on Thursday, Dr. Green
marked:
The assertion Of Mr.. Bates that this company u
recunarily unable to buy the Baltimore and Ohio prop
erty Is too ridiculous to need reply There point
nowover In the interview to which wish to coll atteb
ton His company is using our quadrupex instrument
without even q pretence OF an Improvement Usually
companies which lch inventions claim to have made
some alteration II only In wheel spring, and on the
strength of r declare that the instrument not IN
fringement OF patent The Baltimore and Ohio has
the assurance to take quadrupex just t.
We brought suit against the company recently and be
cause we wished TO bring to decision 10 the quickest
possible time began proceedings for Infringement Of
sternes condenser which s the essential basis OF the
quadruplex. Judge wallace postponed the hearing on
the application for injunction until after his vacation
The case will come suppose. some time In September
Mr. Bates quotes from my AFFIDAVIT the statement that
the Baltimore and ohio Is doing business at a largo
monthly loss with the sole purpose and expectation Of
compelling the Western Union Telegraph Company to
either buy them out to form pooling arrangement
Mr Butes says that this assertion is utterly false but
wish TO relterate II In the most emphatic manner The
extension OF the Baltimore aud ONO systen beyond the
OF the railroad line begun snply for sale to the
Western Union. Robert Garrett has said several
occasions before and after the extensions besun
He has said explicitly that he was going 90 play the
the aid Of certain PERSONS this distinct ground.
have been told that he tried to the cooperation OF
the vanderbs. stating that he intended to make the
Western Union boy the lines at round profit cannot
make public the names OF tue persons to whom he made
these lemens but they are Iuen OF unimpeachabs
character. There are scores OF n the Street 10
whom he explained his pian Mr.. Garrett 10 apt TO be
loquaclous and evidently in this case he spoke moro
As to the denas that Mr. Garrett has ever offered to
sell his lines tue Western Unton have this TO say,
that refused overtures made before Mr.. Garretrs
departure for Europe caunot state explicitly that he
did do so but he showei disposition to meet more
than half way In settlement u the contest mutual
ia Nay proposing plans OF settlement and after some
correspondence he came to NewYork 10 ccnfer with nA
the Ts emanats e Id M Ca % Sey
prised pooling agreement aud IN one Instance tne
were nos wholly satisfactory to u.s. however, and the
negotiations we're brought to close. 20 lar az Mr
for suppo,es that Mr.. Garrett would consult him
about sale or Lease Of the pr9perty MI bates treas
talny not courteous have helped him ont OF several
tough places aud at the time he seemed grateful but
perhaps he has forgotten those kindnesses, ! have
not forgotten what Judge Tuey Of the Circuit Court "a
Illinois said OF one OF his stdavits In suit brought ~
The Judge said in his decIslon: the AFFIDAVIT Of Mr.:
Bates might be Justly criticised II very broad ana
The Heraid interview on the day with that fell
low who has been bounding tile company fOr years OF
Is not N t. It's are sbsostey false what
did about the business OF the Baitinore and OHIO
a year placed the amount at about onc-haf Of what
believed IL actually and had before me uauscripy
of receipts and operating expenses for the previous