Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-25
THE PACIFIC GABLE
AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMPANY
AND DEPARTMENT.
Announcement of the Terms by the
Attorney observation-disclosures
Cond1Dns Accepted.

The arrangeue3s by which the deep-sea
soundinss and urveys made by the Nero
under the direcApn of the Navy Department
are to be tur1l5aaover to the Commercial
Cable Company Tor use in laying the Pacific
cable beyond the Hawaiian Islands have
been completed. The representatives of the
cable company have examined the charts
at the department and have expressed
themselves as highly grattffed with the
thoroughness Of the work. Duplicate sets
OF the charts have been prepared and will
be turned over to the company as soon as
the contract prepared by the Attorney Gen
eral is signed. This will be in a few days.
The only provision Of the terms laid down
by the government to which the company
look exception was that providing for
American operatives This was modified at
the request of the company to provide for
american operatives when obtainable The
charts Will carry the cable beyond the Ha-
waiian Islands to the Midway Islands, and
from the Midway Islands to Guam. From
Guam two links will extend. one to Manila
and the other to Yokohama
Statement Of Conditions.
The following statement regarding the
concessions has been given out by the At
torney General:
''The President, having duly considered
said company may lay, construct, land,
maintain and operate Geographic lines of
cables on the Pacific coast Of the United
States and in the various territorial waters
OF the United States, to connect the city
OF San Francisco, in the state Of California,
the city of Honolulu, in the Island Of Oahu.
Hawaiian Islands. and by way Of the said
Midway Islands and the Island of Guam,
the Island OF Luzon Philippine Islands and
a point on the coast OF the empire Of China.
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said consent that said company first file
with Its said application its written ac-
ceptance OF the terms and conditions on
which said consent Is given, to wit:
That the said company has not received
any exclusive concession or privileges and
liz not combined or associated with any
company or concern to exclude any other
company or concern formed in the United
states OF America from obtaining the prlvi-
lege of landing its cable or cables on the
coasts Of China or connecting them with
other cable lines or inland lines of China,
and said company, its successor or assigns,
VIII not make any contract, combination or
arrangement with any such company or
concern for such purpose. The said COM
pany has not combined or associated itself
with and will not combine or associate
itself with, any other cable or telegraph
company or concern for the purpose of reg
ulating rates between points in American
territory or between them and any point
In China, Japan or other oriental place, ex-
cept to make reasonable through rates.
e. That sad scpmpany's cable shall
touch at no other than American territory
on the way from the United States to the
Chinese empire. "A line from the Philip
pines to China sha1f be constructed by said
company within one year and operated in
dependently of all foreign companies and
concerns.
'3. That the rates to be charged for
commercial messages shall be reasonable.
and in no case in excess OF the tariff set
forth in congressional document No Sos,
House Of Representatives, Fifty-seventh
Congress. first session, signed by George G..
Ward, vice president of the Commercial
Pacific Cable Company, and attested by
Albert Beck, secretary, with proportionate
rates for intermediate points, plus such out
payments as may be enacted by the Chi
neSe government.