Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-11
THE LINE NOT FOR SALE.

Baltimore & Ohio Refuse To Sell duce Their Rates. NEW YORK, Aug. 10.-The following cor respondence is furnished for publication: CABLEGRAM. NUREMBERG, Aug 10. To D. H. Bates, president B. &r o. Telegraph l Co.,, New York:
 1 Received through MT. Fender the following from Field. who sailed suddenly Saturday for America:
 LONDON, Aug 6. Cyrus Field to Mir. Fender Russell Sage wants to know the best terms that Garrett would sell his lines right out for money. If & he will not sell right % out i That terms you'd he af | basis' MT Field suggests that both. Companies I but under fair and binding agreement. MT. Fender has wired him at my request | as follows:
 .o August smTeld, stssmer 2usenstown | me to telegraph you as follows: Have your mes sage through MT. Fender in which you say Russell & ofio company will sell its telegraph right out for money and -, that if the terms for a pooling or other agreement Also have your message aski to advance the tariff UhioS I2e Cable sagg say e that the ftD o declines as heretofore to sell it's lines wtie are not for sale advance the rates.
 also wired Field to Queenstown as fol- lows:
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 T observe that Westera ULion has advanced ff9m about 59 to 6s and considerable portion of this advance has taken place since Field and had derstood in America that at that interview, and there was only one, MT. Garrett approached Field system to the West Union a settlement of the existing state of things with the land lines. It is should let you know this. Subsequent to the in tsrview . cablsd Jed to yon that pooling arrange Union purchase as a basis of settlement, might be tion that you have got elsewhere does not fsiriy represent the case, and am anxious therefore that lie Mir Garrett has been perfectly open in all this business and since l came to Hamburg he has statements going about on yor- side are exagger. ated, and as do not wish my name to be com promised in any way am just fled in sending you this teleg iam.
 (signed JOHN FENDER"
 Please give the above correspondence to the press with such additional information as may be necessary to fully explain our in dependent position.
 (Signed) ROBERT GARRETT.
 To the foregoing correspondence MT. T. H. Bates, general manager of the Baltimore & Ohio company, adds the following:
 The wild rumors which have been circulated dur ing the past month concel hing an alleged arrange ment between the Western Union and Baltimore & Ohio companies have been repeat edly denied by MT. Garrett and myself only to be renewed in some varied form to what were each time deemed to be the most explicit denials. It is remarkable that the statements have not only remained uncontradicted on this side by others must have known their falsity but that it has been necessary to secure official denial from MT. Fender who is believe an honorary West 5rn Ur:on director. The Baltimore Ohio company, which since the adop- tion by the West srn Union of the American Union and Atlantic & Pacific companies ill 1881 has oper- ated independent t,legraphic syst em, hes never falt ered in its policy of maintaining t| independ- ence believing that ample and substantial lines between the trade cent of the country built at low prices for cesh word command adequate tom and afford fair return upon the investn snt and instead of selling out some wish would do, still adding to system, covering ter ritory until Iats1y occupied by the American Rapid, whose lines were absorbed by rival, and con tracts have been made for additional extensiors various points. Competitive telegraphy can and will be sustained.
 D. H. BATES,
 President and General Manager