Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1902-08-16
FOR PACIFIC CABLE LINZ.
Application of the Commercial Pa
cific Cable Co. to Land Its
Cables Granted.
AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
Conditions Imposed by the United
States Government Precedent to
the Granting Of the Application,
and Which the Company VIII Ao-
cept in Entirety.

and Which the Company VIII Ac-
cept In Entirety.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. o.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt made formal annouce-
ment, Saturday, that he had granted
the application Of the Commercial Pa
cifc Cable Co., to land a cable ON the
shore of the United States, on the is
lands Of Hawaii and Guam and in the
Philippine islands, and for access to
certain soundings and profles in the
possession Of the navy department
The text of the memorandum on the
subject is as follows:
"The president, having duly CON
sidered said application, herewith
consents that the company may lay,
construct, land, maintain and operate
telegraphic lines of cables on the Pa
eifc coast Of the United States and
of the various territorial waters Of
the United States, to connect the city
of San Francisco, California, the city
of Honolulu, Island Of Oahu, Ha-
waiian islands and by the way Of the
Midway islands and the island Of
Guam, the island Of Luzon, Philip
pine islands and point on the coast
of the empire Of China not yet de
termined.
1T is conditional to the granting
Of consent that the company was to
file its written acceptance Of the
terms and conditions on which CON
sent is given, to wit:
The Conditions.
'1-That the company has not received
any exclusive concession or privilege, and
is not combined or associated with any
company or any concern having suCh
concession or privilege, such as would eX-
Cude any other company or concern
formed I'm the United States Of America
from obtaining the privilege of landing
its cable or cables on the coasts OF Chl-
ma, or connecting them with other cable
liues or inland lines Of China; and said
company, its successor or assigns, Will
not receive or become associated with
concern having any such exclusive con-
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commefcldl messages shall pc Iedsotao@le, "a @
ana IN no case IN excess oI tle t9Ill So 80
torth IN CongfesslohaI report No o2o
house OF representatives fitty-seNehth
congress, hrst session, signed by TeoIEe
q. Ward, lce-pTesidsnt OIL the CommSt-
Ciai PACING Cable Co., ana attesttd py
Albert Beck, secretary, with proPoFlluA-
ate rates for intermediate points
"4-That the government of the Cnited
States or any department thereof, its Of
fcers, agents and insular or territorial
governments upon the route of such ca
bic, shall have priority for their cable
grams or cablegrams to them, over all
other business at such rates as the post
master-general shall annually fix
"5-That the United States shall at all
times have the right to purchase the ca
bic lines, property and effects of said
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