The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-22
Postal Company's Fight For Right
of Way.
WILL SUE TWO RAILROADS
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR WESTERN
UNION MONOPOLY.
Condemnation Proceedings Will Be
Instituted Within the Next Few
Days-Demands Have Already
Been Made For Terms, But Unfa-
Voraole Replies Are Anticipated.

Inc tight of the Postal Telegram
company against the Western Union
monopoly in this section of the west
VIII open up IN earnest within the next
ie" days. Railroads which have been
aIdihg the monopoly by granting the
western Union an exclusive right-of-
way along their lines will be made de-
ie1riuants in condemnation proceedings
against the Union Pacific and
.ne oregon Short Line will be insti-
. .u.eu py the Postal for the condemns
80 VI d riSht-of-Way for the poles and
~ VI the telegraph company along
the railroads rights-of-wav In5ae
II. mcintosh of Richmond. Va. gen
eIai consul Of the Postal Telepra nh
oEnipdhy s southern division. who is in
ma Se OF the company's legal Interests
IN IN the matter, departed for Missouri
iast evening, after having been for two
Sa IN consultation with Powers.
atto up q 1-lppman, who are the local
oeeoiileys OF the company, and as a.
consequence the documents ore ali
ready TO file. Judge Mcintosh stated
yesterday that:
III accordance with the act of con-
SreSs passed July "a, 1866. and which
70 ehtitled, An act to aid in the con-
s.ructloh OF telegraph lines and to Sc
80. t VI me use OF the government the
odine lot postal, military and other mr.
poses. the Postal Telegraph company
mas accepted the restrictions and obIi-
cations imposed. Under its provisions
we nave obligated ourselves to the
government to give preference to gov
erhinent messages at rates to be fixed
ailh IdI!y by the postmaster general of
the United States. -
Under the provisions of the act of
July "A, 1866, we contend we are en-
utIed TO build on the line of all rail-
roaos, and especially along the lines of
those that We're built by subsidies and
land grants from the government. Suits
against the Union Pacific will be to
compel them to allow US to erect our
Pores ana carry our wires on its right
oI-way from the Wyoming state line on
the eastern edge of Utah to Ogden. and
against the Oregon Short Line from
CSoen 10 Silver Bow Junction, Mont
where connection will be made with the
fostais lines extending from there to
the coast.
I shall leave tonight for Missouri to
prosecute condemnation proceedings in
mat state against the Missouri. Kan
sas & Texas and Missouri Pacific rail-
ways. L expect to return west in
about week. Our matters are now
entirely in the hands of our local at
torneys, Messrs. Powers, Straup and
LippHldn.
Judge Powers said yesterday after |
noon that condemnation suit against |
the Union Pacific would be filed
We have made application to the |
Union Pacific railroad to enter into a |
contract with it for the privilege" he |
continued, and will probably receive !
an answer Tuesday. However. we do
not expect the reply to be a favorable
one, owing to that company's contract
with the Western Union company. and
the suit will probably be filed next
Tuesday.
I'VE have also directed letter to the
Oregon Short Line. requesting their
terms for the privilege of using their
for our poles and lines.
Out as their contract with the Western
Union Telegraph company gives that
company an exclusive contract, we eX-
beet them to decline to state any terms.
We shall bring suit against it in con-
iemnation proceedings, for that part
If its right-of-way between Ogden and
Cannon station on the Idaho line, in the
district court at Ogden. Condemnation
proceedings for our right-of-way in
IDAHO and Montana will be brought in
he courts of each of the counties of
hose states through which the Short
line passes"