The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-22
RIVAL MESSENGER COMPANIES
ARE AT OUTS.
AN INJUNCTION ASKED FOR
"World" Messenger Company Wants
the A. d. T. Restrained From
Stringing It's Wires-City
officials Interviewed.
Especial to Inter MOuntain.)

Anaconda. Nov. ga merry war Is
brewing in this city between the two
messenger service concerns and there Is
every indication that the fight will be
carried to finish.
For several years the World Messen-
ger company, a Butte concern, as had
the exclusive field in Anaconda in the
messenger business. but recently the a.
D. T. company. an auxiliary of the
Western Union Telegraph company an
nounced itself as competitor.
A force of men was set to work few
days ago stringing wires about the city
in every direction, and while this was
being done call boxes were also placed
in many buildings where the pioneer
company maintained them.
This morning, Manager Topper. acting
on authority from General Manager
Hopp, OF tn World company, made COM
plant to City Attorney Sawyer and
asked that the A. d. T.. company be re-
strained from proceeding further with
tn estringing Of wires Mr.. Topper stated
later that this move was taken on the
grounds that the A. D. T. company had
not procured q franchise from the city
and therefore was acting in open yio-
lation of the law.
Manager Topper Talks.
THE World Messenger company" said
Mr.. Tupper. has franchise to do
business in Anaconda and is required to
put up bonds to the city.
1.-The A. d. T. has not made applica-
ton for franchise and as far as l know,
liz making no pretense to secure any. I
see no reason why the World company
should be required to do this and the
A. d. r. company exempted. All we
want is a fair shake and nothing more.
I really cannot see how the A. D. T..
folks can escape living up to the same
requirements and regulations that we
do. I have asked the city authorities
to stop them on these grounds"
When City Attorney Sawyer was con-
suited, he was getting ready to go to
the courthouse to appear as counsel in
a trial in progress there, but promised
Mr.. Topper that he would give the mat
ter his attention as soon as the court
case was concluded.
A. D. T. Managers Views.
Manager ]. G. Davies of the A. D. T.
had not been served withean Injunction
atNas late hour this afternoon, Sut when
! informed by an Inter Mountain repre-
sentative what had staker place. dis.
played no uneasiness over his prospec.
tive difficulty. eae-=-s'
I'VE are using the Western
Enron po,easssS IN: stls ~ Trims euI
wires" he said, land consequently ar
| acting in conformity to the law. TIL
Western Union has a franchise; that !
| all that Is required. We have right t
string wires on that company's poles
| Similar attempts have been made to pu
/ the A. D. T. out of business in othe
parts of the state. but it wouldn't work
| Neither will it here; we have come t,
| stay, and we propose to do business
It happened that General Superintend
ent iMcMichael of the A. D. T., who's
| headquarters are in Minneapolis, come t
| town today, and along with local Man
| ager Davies, called upon the city author
tiles in regard to the matter this after
| noon.
| Mr.. Hopp. it is said made overtures t
| the A. D. T. company recently to Sc
| the World lines to the former but it
| said his price did not meet the approve
of the A. D. T. folks, and his propositio
| was turned down.