New-York tribune., 1885-08-12
REPLYING TO MIR. GARRETT
A STORY OF susPENDED sEaoT1ATyoNa

opinion yesterday that the stockholders wuud hsve
e for r Pendcrs services director after the next
annual meeting. Mr.. Penders interest m settlement
Of the telegraph is mainly in the cable lines,
and ut recent meeting OF the shareholders Of the Direct
Cable Company of which he s the sging director he
attributed the great decrease n earnings to the dis
asrous competition In st is said In behalf OF the
Western Unon that Mr. Pender has allowed his personal
interest - overcome his duty n director Of tho COM
pany.
Dr. Norvin Green, president Of the Western Union
Copanmy. said yesterday that he had nothing to say
aside from the publication of the entire correspondence
relating to the matter have continually denied" he
rcruarEcd. that any arrangement between the com
panes had been made. The correspondence will show
whether there any negotiations and by whom they
were begun"
understood that the private memorandum referred
to In the dispatch from Dr. Green to Mr. Pender yestcs
day plan for the purchase of the Baltimore and
Ohio by Intermediary syndicate which should after
ward transfer it to the Western Union ut handsome
profit Mr. Fender intimated In hts letter OF June %
that the plan the approval Of Robert Garrett and
could successfully carried out The correspondence
as furnished By DIR. Green is as follows:
To Hon. JoHN PESDER, NJ. p, London.
Your letter received We had same form OF deal with
Baltimore ard Ohio Telegraph Company suggested here,
but gures proposed Difficult for as to give proposed
figlres without data. Can not Baltimore and Ohio
Telegraph Company give order to admit examination OF
revenues and expenses GREEN.
To Dr.. NoRvIN GREEN. Estr-York.
The morning received your telegram Garrett had left
oraudum for ne which amounted to this: That he
not prepared TO exhibit his book that the western
his system AMI tisat the mileage the Baltimore and
Ohio Telegraph Company to-day was In excess OF what
together the time they were absorbed by Western
Union Telegraph Company. He seems 70 take tnis a.
E.af. lo o.-al,ea ul IA, .lea
PEsDER
July Is, 1855.
To Hon. JoHS PENDEa London;
Ike the basis Of the American Union four years ago
lie has no such amount OF properly we cannot go De-
yond the cost vaiue OF the property as basis ,..
LONDON. July 81, 1855.
IL is reported mere that Western Union Telegraph
have come settlement Il any truth In this!
start Tor HanbIr on rassday on my way to Berm I'm
you with him In the matteri fESDEk
July 81. 1895.
To Hon. JoHx FENDER w. p. Loadoa.
Not true. No progress male with Baltimore and ONO
Telegraph Company here. nor any pressare ben; made
dicatons are that Dasinore and Ohto Telegraph COM
pany large prots Do MT think best To urge it.
To Dr. NoRvIS GrEgs s,s- rork.
shall .se Garrett at Hamburg aud will Let him know
about your views fhsDh@'
10 Hon Jons FENDER. NJ. p, london:
do think t best to Garrett with any urgen-
cv We snxious than he Is TO reach con-
cuson but am satisfied we are long way apart NJ, "a
investment which We cannot a1vr 10 concene even TOT
tIs asw euserre "r the same result There
must he end e taking IN st pront fear - VIII take
tne and discussion TO convince MIN that we must
maintain that position. okbhS.
r, DR. yoxvrs GREEN. yew Yo-k.
/ observe that Western Untom Companies have adj
vancea from aSoat nty-tgo to sixfyeighs, aad con
Field and bai an interview wish GarrrsI am told IL
IL understood in America that q, that interview and
Pied and myself the purchase Of his system a settle
inent existing state OF things with the land lines
Tb, uptrtr and IA ouly fair to Garyets that si7uA
et You know this as It evident that the inform
tiou you not correct and inat you
llrrstt has perfectly straight with In all this
business and sinee came to Hamburg ne mas rsaa ne
soios about other side which justify nc sendlks
you this telegram. SDN"-
To Hon. JouS PzspER. ". p, London.
CARROTS card. win what purports to be copy OF
your essIeT% 70 Ts ,nink yos ns,s sen npessS
on and must have acted under = misrepresentation VI
ss su, S & & S9 oas e m q hs snd Ss been male have
steadily and uniformly denied that there WAS any ap
me- 70 tnat effect have been publishrd CARROTS card
ysur cabexram mske appear that We were press
ing a ezotiation, whereas your letter OF June ~
shows that ths first Gyertnre came a,,,s .som Gnr
rett You say %ras day after a,spS;sasa ,ra., NY
rstt ask to give him an inrcrview. which dM
He told ms hs Object Ia dsns ud nns y o wsssSss
disposed assist in bringing about an arrangements We
tween the Baltimore and Ohio Company On tke one
sits .pdtb tbo Waxfa linton the OtAcr.
You further say In that letter " that u ths aea een
YOU and your friends believe business could be done
aud In thai would ne very desirable you shoMiu
mewor.ndu.n referred TO h marked confidential bus
as showing tangible overture from Ghrrett tnrou.h
sOn Mr. SrrstTs sabc card arrsens Us Ior Isrspro
sentng positig, and puts US on the defensive wien
have told nothing SKhS'
LONDON June II, 1855.
an, vil, 10 meet Garrett at Psnders house saa
day morning. talk telegraph matters. GarreI
ar Tor the cables as well as aad lines in america
ia 70 van any susrsstfous % makef FIELD
NEwyosK. Jane 49,
can ony repeat what cabIsd ysu the other day in
th"ssd p.r month,n their telegraph
it Is only question OF time when VIII carry doxn ns
.s %, a. am .de.t 80 hnnErrs hern GOULD
To LAY GOULD, Irsisgloa-oa- Hndses. ~ Y.
szfur,IAy FROM ali hear think that Safrett ana
Nrkev are sfrk OF theiY Investments In telegraph prop
erty aud vould like ID some arrangensnt via
YOU. / have hal very plain talk Win GarretL
PIs. se et mo know IL there * anything that can as
er beFre ssfI ou sth OF Aususf The An=t Amer
- ~ = a., snsfant FtEEH |
XIII.
YEw.YoRx. July IL, 1881
To FIELD. L0adoH. -,, A., n |
: have your message. Tue situaten WIKI the eppo-
s,Iion getting moro desperate all the time.
The American Rapid Company has thrown up tne
aud nj Of tne receiver. win the ap
prvy1I of the Court the Westem Union COMPANY hns
60 operate It's fnes What remains Oh the
aud Company 10 advertised Tar so
A general air of bankruptcy hangs over them All ana