Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-05-12

Company to Do Postal Telegraph
ing for the Country
In Case Wananaker's Bill is
Passed by Congress.

To Be Known as the " Inter-Ocean Tele-
graph Company"-David II. Bates,
Henry w. Garrett, Waiter H. Smith,
james Il. Hood and Robert Andrews at
the Head Of the Great Enterprise.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Below is the
full text of the charter obtained in Vir-
ginia by the company which has been
formed to enter into arrangements with
the postoffice department to do postal
! telegraph business for the country in
case the bill submitted by Mr.. Wana-
maker is passed by congress. This is a
matter of sufficient magnitude to make
the text of this document interesting.
We, the undersigned, David II. Bates,
Henry Wise GaFnett, Walter II. Smith,
James f. Hood and Robert Andrews, do
by these presents, pursuant TO and in con
formity with Section 1l45, Chapter 48,
| code of Virginia, of the year of our Lord
| 1887, and the acts of the general assem-.
bly, amendatory thereof, associate our
selves together as joint stock company
or body corporate, and do hereby certify in
writing:
First-That the name of the said com
pany shall be Inter Ocean Telegraph
Company"
Second-That the purposes for which it
is formed are; to contract, main tain and
operate telegraph and telephone lines
within the state of Virginia or elsewhere
in the United States and other countries;
to acquire by purchase, lease, license,
agreement, consolidation or in other law
full manner, the ownership, control or right
TO so maintain and operate or use exciu-
sively, or jointly with other persons or
corporations, telegraph and telephone
lines now existing or which may here
after be constructed therein; and to form
connections with other telegraph or tele-
phone lines messages for the public and
to contract with the United States or any
state thereof TO transmit and deliver tele-
graph or telephone messages over the lines
so owned used, leased, or otherwise con |
trolled by said company, and to be in all |
things subject to, and with all the rights !
and privileges now or hereafter conferred |
on such corporation by the laws Of Vii
ginia, of the United States or OF the states |
or territories or countries wherein its
business may be conducted.
Third-That the capital stock of the said |
company shall not be less than Sl5O,O0O, |
and not exceeding 50, 100000, which shall |
500 each.
Fourth-That the amount of real estate |
proposed to be held by said company will |
not exceed 100 acres
Fifth-That the place at which its prin-
cipal office isto be kept is in the city of |
Alexandria, Va.
Sixth-'rhe chief business to be trans
acted is that Of telegraph aud telephone
business, as more especially set out in Sec
tion of this charter
Seyenth-That the names of the officers
and their residences who shall constitute
board of directors and who, for the first |
year or until their successors are chosen,
are to manage the affairs of the company, |
are as follows President and director,
David H. Bates, residence New York city |
secretary and treasurer and director,
James l., Hood, residence Washington
city, ID. G.; Directors: Henry Wise Gar
nett, residence Washington, d, c.; Walter
H. Smith, residence Fauquier county,
Virginia; Robert Andrews, residence
Washington, ID. G,
Witness ourhands this 9th day Of March,
in the year of our Lord 1890
HENRY WISE GARNETT,
JAMES +. HooD,
DAVID II. BATES,
WALTER II. SMITH,
ROBERT ANDREWS.
Status of Legislation.
The postal telegraph, or Wanamaker's
bill, is pending in the house committee
and is found to be very difficult ques-
tion to solve. 1t is an entirely new phase
of political economy and there is much
argument pro and con that can, and
probably will be, brought out The
committee has given this subject CON
siderable attention and has not reached
an agreement
Automatic Car -Couplcrs.
The bill to reorganize the railway
mail service Of the country and classify
its clerks has not been finally acted upon
in committee, but there seems to be a
disposition among the members to give
it a favorable report. The hill fixes
definitely the salaries of postal clerks
and carries with it an additional appro-
priation of $500 600 or 800 600 and for
this reason the committee is slower than
it otherwise would be in giving its ap-
prevail but despite this increase in the
expenditures of the government the
members of the committee have about
come to the conclusion that the interests
of the service demand the changes pro
posed, and will probably give the bill a
favorable report.
The Railway Mail Service.
The interstate commerce committee of
the senate will give a hearing to all
those who desire to appear before it on
Wednesday in regard to a proposed
amendment to the interstate commerce
law, providing that all common carriers
by railroads shall use automatic coup
lers upon their cars. Quite list of
prominent railroads have already sig
nifed their intention Of being present at
the meeting This will probably be the
last opportunity given the public to be
heard on the subject before the COM
mittee makes their report to the senate,
Pcnced in the Beach.
FALL RIVER, Mass, May ED
mund Rowland of Little Compton, Il,
l., who has recently become possessed of
a large amount Of property at Little
Harbor, has laid claim to the entire
beach, which has hitherto been 6ee, and
is the source of the villages attractive
ness as n summer resort. He has fenced
the beach in and numerous lawsuits
will doubtless result.