The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-16
60 WAR HAS OPENED
/, Western Union Cuts the
Electric Light Wires.
! cousr ORDER SET AZ sAuoHT
.<.<<net Bssws*n Managers ~ the Tel
.~,.s,. ans I5ght coznpansea-
d. Tssahss Originated.

$50 s,rkke ons afYeah yesterday morn
:. s.Izesn de Westsrn Tnioa Telegraph
<...r.sxs I'D sise ssattIe Electric Light
1870. fhe injunction served Thurs
s. s sfe Western Union sought - pre-
q - Flecsrsr Light Company from con-
- % string Is wires along The streets
/ ! S.,rs.s<. usslf the eonrt gave is dssiS-
g Il naA totally disreRarl!ed. and in re-
'.f,<snn ne Western Union ordered It,
So Is cot TIE wires which weTe being
<~s< SO On Commercial street By the
! z..s<:e lEsss people. Efforts were nsade by
! s. .s..tzr cosnpanyss men 60 keep up The
81. snt 70 psssisteatig were they har-
"a 81 flse Western Union employees
a. :hey wsrs snrcesi to withdraw.
lxs< Is the afternoon conference was
IL a strive. Haines & Mickens law
- h<sSsen Gsnefal Lamb. representing
:. 4nssern Tni0a, aftd superintendent J..
fssnk f1r the Eleetrsc LEght Company.
4< eenierenee lasted until nearly Q
tsin<k. and was kept secfet. no press
sur<s<nfaffyss being allowed in the room.
Es.rsAl Lamb was ssen At his Office after
<...is 81 4 Observation-Disclosures reporter.
- 14E&1 - #t*E = &s@tNtASt4t y %ztH fN3ttts
8ths mssiing.
= csnnot tell you what passed between
! nd General Lamb, as we are not
! = rady 10 make q statement. Yon may
:, hoxasef. that ths meeting ~ brought
xpst 10 order 10 ssstls the dlfiicalsy ami
s<sly. il possible ard without further re-
<sre % law The result we would rather
il notling about just nov. !"
Nhsa superintendent Frink was seen
IL evening az ais house be gave the iol-
zsInx account Of how the trouble be-
spsn hia company and the Western Union
zs:nassss
efhlH difficulty commenced about two
ss<ks aeo. /" SAID superintendent frink.
II viii To sag nov. thar 1 consider the
4<z,sn q The Weglsfa Union company, IN
rsiAx cns the injunction against Us
III eating our wires this afternoon, q
n1a outrage and evidence Of desire 10
- over rs rough.ahod. and rstE us out
I ssf fsehs Of way along soash Eighth,
Sslg and Commercial streets, for six
sp<ke
Two weeks ago / received notice from
~ Western Union. saying that we must
<ess ali cur lines on the streets mentioned
Enlser An injunction. vas astounded,
II >ue company owns franchise on those
sr,eis. while the Western Union Ia fact.
snply has had permission from the old
4sn government to use those as well as
szhsf streets OF the city. They have no
h=achise. What made the notice
ssts surprising. WAS that for
- past four years our wires
kzzs heen strung on the aame side OF the
.s.set ~ theirs. and nothing has been said
ssrine all this time. For four years no
Hslssis were mhss0. r. set forth in their
sesardaint Iilad ugainst Us Ia the district
tegft
Il snaeavoFed At the time to settle the
si.zsully psaeeahly. IpFoposed, Ia sFiting
e Ger. Lamb 70 build lins. subsequent 20
s eoategenes wifh enc II kis auh0rdinafes.
sua flya tbena Nh unohstrueted right Of
xAf hearing towards their headquarters By
sAy Of hsatE street. for distance oftwoiye
blocks. niy company to assume che expense
4 labor. pSo7stas..ag the Western Union
soutd abandon the six blocks along Main
I'D South Eighth. This was submitted.
zaa rejected BY them with q counter
sfpposlslun 10 abanaun the route II we
seaid build line commencing ct Norman
ssfspi. running 10 Tenth. thence to King.
thsnse 70 Eleventh.. from there 90 North
klnih. thence 10 Cherry, and 10 their oilice
- SECOND street We 20 do ali the work
ns2osssrnnsl I. 81 course. refused and
ii kmleAhle relations ceased forthwith. A
50 DAYS later cana the injunction. We
81 eur chances on dlsFezArdinR a. Had
- cpaargssa. the entire city would hass
hssn b darkness during the continuance of
- in5unciioH. as our company has the
Halsael 10 light the STREETS. Were il not
y DE opposition Ne have been subjected
.. w would ere this have had all 81 the
kasis district strung with wires and cur
ssata burning. With sha present state Of
kfalfs cannot tell when we aill eonsum.
nsss saF project Already aaye heard
ffesssss ifvnr our citiS&nn. and the Western
tAiDa L The sesa cause ct delay.
~ sum up thv situation. regard the
sstmaa Of she opposition simply as de
- 81 their part 20 Gust us from our posi-
~ - South Eighth. Main and CONNER
81 ktfsttsa pasttieo We have occupied
= bar years side BY side with them, eth.
~ hFnasr protest. and occupy the terri
Nsf shemsslyez- Facts wsli bear oni this
tisssmeaa
1eHpSruw shall again commence 10
szesz cur wsrss ia tiie snuEnt district, and
y W. rs shat tae result will be-. VIII
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