The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-03-01
TALKING ON The BILL
He says the Government Cannot
Conduct a Telegraph Business at
the Postmaster-Cepera
Figures Without Loss.

Green OF the Western Union appeared he
fore a house committee to-day and tcsti-
fled in regard tai Postmaster General
Wanauakcr's proposed postal telegraph
bill. He said:
In this country there wcr. uor,. tclc-
graph offices than Dostoficcs. In the
older part of the country il was ~ per
cent. greater. ami yet Great Britain
owned both telegraph and postofiiccs.
Did that look as IL the Western Union was
not keeping abreast of the times. In
North Carolina the Western Union had
telegraph offices that did not pay - cents
i'm gross receipts. Al the Az places named
i'm the Postmaster Generals plan AS teIc-
1OA postoiiicc buildings. II was becoming
N grave question as to whether il now
profitesl the Western Union to continue its
contracts with the railroad company. Or
iginally they were sources of great rev.
enue, tlait now the railroad business was
doubtful II the telegraph company which
handled their business free did not lose 10y
the agreement.
The chairman asked how much of their
business the Western tnion did in the free
delivery cities.
DIR. Green replied that about 10 per cent
would cover il. That business was more
largely speculative than the remainder Of
their business, as il would include the
great money ccnters of the country.
The chairman said that il was proposed
to pay the operators out of the two cent
charge for the postage stamp. He would
DIR. Green replied that n close estimate
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