The Portland daily press., 1885-08-04
ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Opening of the New Line to PORT
land.
The Full Text of CongratuIatory
Dispatches.

The new Atlantic Telegraph Company is
thing accomplished. Its business between
Portland and the outer world began yester-
day. The line is owned by Maine corpora
ton. Its President is John W. Deering,
Mayor of Portland, and ex-Mayor Francis
Jewett, Mr.. Payson Tucker of this city, and
Stephen J. Abbott of Waterville, Hon. Geo.
F. Owens, ex-Mayor of Saco, Winfield S.
bennett of the same city, and ex-Mayor
Donovan of Lowell, are the directors. The
line has also as directors Parker C. Chand-
Ter, ESQ.,, of Boston, the counsel of the Balti-
more & Ohio Telegraph Company, and Mr.
E. A. Leslie its superintendent, which goes
to show that this new line is in close alliance
with the B. & G Telegraph Company This
is an important factor because while the
local line only connects the cities of Saco,
Biddeford, Concord, Manchester, Dover,
Portsmouth, Exeter, Haverhill, Lawrence,
Lowell, Cambridge and Boston, and ensures
lower rates to these points, the alliance
with the B. & O. system includes in the sys-
tenn reached by the Atlantic lines, the States
OF New York, Pennsylvania, New jersey
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio.
Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Texas, Louisiana, Michigan, Wis
consin, Connecticut Rhode Island and Mas
sachusetts, and is now extending its lines in
every direction. This corporation reaches
the great telegraph centres of the country,
New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash
ington, Chicago, Cincinnati, ST. Louis, New
Orleans, Pittsburg, Buffalo, Detroit, Toledo,
Columbus, Kansas City, and over the govern
,1&ciIl
the Pacific Coast and the Territories
The exclusive contract alliance is for ten
years, and provides for renewals The b. &
o. Telegraph system agrees not to construct
q line to points covered by the Atlantic Tele-
graph Company, and to provide a terminal
office or offices in Boston free of charge.
1t is reasonable to suppose that this new
company will receive the generous support of
our people. The Office of the new company
is at 60 Exchange street, and is now open for
business, and the financial agents of the
company are Woodbury. & Moulton.
1t is claimed by those interested in the
company that it will be impossible for this
line to be bought out or controlled by any
other.
The following dispatches to Hon. j. W.
Deering, with the accompanying replies from
him, are self-explanatory
BOSTON, Aug. 3, 1885.
Hon. John ". Deering, President atlantic Tele
graph Company, Portland. Me-:
AS BostOn's counsellor of both the Baltimore g.
Ohio and Atlantic Telegraph Companies, | have
this day notified President Bates of the former
company that the Atlantic line is now open from
Portland to Boston, and through its alliance with
the great Baltimore & Ohio system, with New
York, Philadelphia, Chicago, st. Louis, Baltimore,
Washington, New Orleans, Cincinnati, Pittsburg,
Detroit, Columbus Buffalo, Toledo, Kansas City,
and most OF the leading telegraph centres of the
country and over the government railroads sub
sidized lines, connecting with the Pacific Coast
and Territories Superintendent Leslie of the
Baltimore q ONO Telegraph Company, and also of
the Atlantic Company, informs me that the local
offices on the Atlantic line at Lowell Lawrence,
and Saco will be open for business tomorrow and
congratulates you as President of the Atlantic
Company On having secured for the citizens of
equipped telegraph line ever operated between
Boston and Portland, with direct wires to New
York, offering less rates and ensring competition
courteous and prompt service in this business of
telegraphing as in any other kind of business;
should do all in their power to encourage and
maintain this desirable competition by giving a
generous support to this line.
PARKER C. CHANDLER
Counsel Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Co.
To p. C. Chandler, attorney Baltimore Dc Ohio
Telegraph Company 53 Deronshtre Street, BOs-
ton, Mass:
Thanks for your congratulations upon the com.
pletion of the Atlantic telegraph line from Port
land TO Boston. Our business men, without ex-
ception. hail its completion and connection with
the great Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph line with
Joy, and promise it their support.
j. w. DEERING,
President Atlantic Tel. Co.,
Portland, Me.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3.
Hon. J. w. Deering President atlantic Telegraph
COmpd1ag Portland, Me-:
congratulate you and the citizens of Portland
on the completion of the Atlantic telegraph lines,
the east extension of the Baltimore & Ohio sys-
TEN, securing to your enterprising city the advan-