New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-19
THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH PROPOSITION.
Mr.. wANAMAKER ADVOCATING HIS BILL BE
FORE 4 HOUSE O9NMlTTEE-YIt"9 on
TnEposrAL CoNpANY's PRESIDENT.

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Washington Feb 15.-Thc House Committee on
Postofice, and Po>troads today continued IL con
.idciaton Of the subject Of a limited postal telegraph
.or,ice master-Gcncal Wauamahcr. ~ d.
Chandler president Of the Postal Telegraph Company
and d. H. Bates were present. The session o' inc
committee was occupied in asking SIR Nanaln'"e'
and Mr. Chandler concerning the bill prepared pN "''
Postmaster General.
Mr. Wanamakcr introduced the subject bv r,marN
ing that he never had had any personal dh' ally WIN
,ha Western Union Telegraph Company. Ills hIN'
hono he said had been 10 persuade the N''Ni"
Union COMPANY TO look at the mntier OI tcIes'"P"
rates as he saw them; but hc had failed In tLaI H'
wanted il distinctly understood that there Wa "0
pe-eonal feeling in his coming before the commune
and he had offered the present lili SIMPLY ~ w.
f,r the committee 1t would be agreeable 10 MN TO
have section Of nj, bnl-that fang Iat'-aih'''"o'
- a. IN vest the Postmaster General with the power
. e>irg the rates and allowing him TO change '-c''
, ,ir,o IN time lie also thought the tivH service
commission should control the proposed ne" .e'N
,,d he would recommend that the bill be im'h''u 20
as % p,eycut the use Of the wires for poHu'a ~"
poses bv employees and others ..
NJ w,par,Ler said that the difficulty OF gc'u"'
a contract flexible in is character 80 ''''
Government might take the advantages =" ',
,,y.,tions occurring during the ten years oI ''0
contract wa, not so great "a, II mH"'
The day was coming. NE continued ""e' '.''
H.. a uniform postal system reaching "',' "'0
-. .,d the initiative must proceed I'D me A",
row uropo-ed. The present machinery Oh 'v
a., Dcpartnlent should be used. lie N"uu SUOMI
49,, .,e,o,, with the free delivery oA'c'. ''"''''~
,,., 1.f,r, Congress adjourned 10 Would -''i"' B"
- mat service ILL., whole ann in using ii'- '"
.,,,. ,o,r ENGAGED VS. TO ob,atc t't "i.D'uo''
nm mad lo,, raised thut postal l'..-''l''
yro,ld take a great deal Of money iIo" ''e lI'''"'
and v,,.d bring DOB q Icw army oi '"p'''-' i'
l,nev the telegraph people tA0n-Ai h-- 7'"''.
.rv He Insisted that il Was iS& " Ht" "''''7 ''
,.rtau-ts 10 organize telegraph '"' '..''-'
,r,.sent instance would oiicr great H1". ''''" 800
r.,,,.I.t. SO if would not require ~ mu'h monty
~ starting new telegraph companies o." .' o'N
ma or,rs were already provided. and large amount
- h,.i,,... was already assured. "a Tie cover"
rnent saoud fail 70 get sAt-.4"t'oi1 '''"'''
INTENDED nothing would be Lost Dy Tie experiment
NJ c,,.,olcr WAC next questioned by TIE 'o"m'
90, u. Va. asked particularly concerning iHr i'''
,,,,s ~ lie Postal telegraph company 1911" Hi ~
,rn J-uigu TELEGRAPH Company '"' "'. '' '..
thcrc we're no contract relations b.'"'.' .''
,,a,,... mai need exert any Int. ''4' I'D .. a.,
I'tt, "f ~. present biu NJ Chandler -AH ia
i- couiu1f, cJiud not co tAc "'4A .'i.
,.'., ir.1in rate, provided Iu thc rl- .-. '' +'
$780,. II me Government furnished tii nrl.'~' "'
onr,ioyc. etc.. 10 would greatly itHr'c 'l' '''lt4''
doing the Work. lie, ho"e|ri; Dag ~, I'd ,,9
detailed examination oi me .IL l'' l4'F
ratrs would cause a great deal more hu.h'--
Mr. Chandler added llat Dee va i'",t' j." d. ..'
INV With thc P,stma~terG General in h-. desire D ...'
he rubc Interest but not - Tie same 'A' . ''
Wanamakcr was. because TIE Foetihae I'I 80 ~ -
a urIlic officer and the -pclkcc Wac not We want
Mr Chandler continued to favor the Interest," ~ The
Government In every proper way, bul We +', ""t g.
70 see a Government telegraph cNiapi ,Hcd, I wv
beginning Of Government telefraph 'It, W'.. H.
~ 900 900 100000 which We have mVe-'' N'
this property"