The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-04-14

telegraph stations as he may, In Ms
discretion, deem it wise or e%xpedient to
establish and open fer business along
theroutts prescribed by him in sparsely
settled portions Of this Nation, such
stations as are, in his judgment, neces-
sary or desirable for the proper main
tenance Of the through line or lines OF
the postal telegraph, OF as are, In his
Judgment, required for the convenience
Of the people Of the United States
Provided, That nothing in this Act
shall prohibit the Postmaster General
from accepting or purchasing any ex-
listing telegraph in accordance with the
terms and conditions Of the Act OF
Congress of July twenty fourth, eIsh-
e hundred and s'X5y-six, provided
such existing lines r along the hne Of
some OF some OF the prescribed routes
And provided further, That the
amounts asked ana PAID for a perfect
and complete title - euch existing line
shall not exceed the lowest price at
which the P,srmaater General could
procure materi4is and construction Of
an equally valuable and necessary tel
rsraUn lice for the use OF the postal
telegraph syst m.
SEC. 3 That the local Offices Of the
postal l~>lpgraph shall b8 established
n the ~re-pecclve posCutfiG s of the
United States, IN the cities and towns
4ad villages On the Routes dsslguared,
and the local mautgrnG shall be under
1h3 supervision ana direction Of the
postmaster Of each city, town, OF vii
!age 50 connected on the postal teie
graph rou,o as aforesaid. the com
p~ensa.ion Of the operators and mes
sengera sbatl De pait from the receipts
Of the respective offices for postal tel
egraph service.
SEC 4 That the rates for the trans
mission of Messages shall be ten cents
for the first ten words or leas OF each
message, exclusive Of the address AMI
signature, and five cent for each sd
dItiOnal ten words or less. TIE Post
master General shall arrange a=d pro
vIIe for n transmission Of messages
from news assOcI .tiOn58nd news agents
90 the newspapers of the country at y
rate not exceeding tgenty cents for ne
hundred wo d. The Postmaster Gen
raj ehall provide and publish rules
and regulations to Recur entire Impar-
rlalIty IN the trans MISSION OF press d.
oa.Che5, NJJhing n this Act shall be
= construed as TO prOhIblC or restrain
the ? Jstna3ter-G General from reducing
a. any time the rates for TRANSMISSION
Of dispatches bet Eeen any poiut5 on
any OF the 0utes or lines OF the p s
ISL telegraph.
SEC 5. That the Postmaster Ganeral
may, IN bis discretion, cause 10 be Is
sued p0.al telegraph sfumJa, of con
v-niept Dimensions, which may be dis
trIOuEed for sale IL the same way n
are the existing postage Stamps #
such stamp n II be issue !, no written
tyIcgraDhic maasaaa or letter, except It
CERTAIN to the busioe~s OF lines OF the
postal telegraph, snail be received for
transmission without SUN sLarop or
stamps AFFIXED thereto, ex .eDt az here
matter provided; but eucn Message as
YOU'D properly be enclosed ard for
warded il a penalty envelope, b. mail,
may be sent free over toe lines Of the
postal telegraph at all times, under
such limitations as may be prescribed
by the POstm.s5e;-G neral. NO.hIng
IN this Act shall De Dnst~uad to UrUhIb
is or restrain the Postmaster General
from directing, in his di-cretIOn, hat
th, postal stamps now existing shall &c
used and Cancelled upOn such telegram
blanks as may be provided bV HIM. or
az may be sent forth under BIS dlrec
ton Of the postal telegraph eff 80 of
the United S atee; and the PJetmas
Uer-G 9neral shall cause to be issued
blanks for telegraph messages, having
word spaces ruled thereon, with apprO
pirate headings, and with such IRior-
nation and instructions prin ed on
as Postmaster G ner 81 may direct; and
the Postmaster General may, IL his
discretion, cause to be is+ued blanks
bearing an engraved stamp of an ep
prOprIate character and of such denom-
nations as he may select and deter
mlue. Banks upon which foreign
messages shall be seat may be pre-
ecrIbed and issued by the order of the
Postmaster General, 50 soon as he shall
have made arrangements for the trans
,ion of kilograms from terminal
- - - $1,000