Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-17
Pennsylvania Railroad Gusts
Western Union Telegraph.
TAKES ON THE POSTAL
MOVE has BEEN THREATENED
FOR SOME TINE.
Rupture Due to the Gould System In
vading Territory of the Penn
sylvania.

NEW YORK. May 1T.-The Evening Post
says today: The announcement 10 repeated
this morning, with some show of authority,
that the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany received notice yesterday from the
pennsylvania company to vacate its occu-
pancy on the railroad right Of way OF the
Pennsylvania system: also to vacate all
telegraph offices and stations on the prem
Uses of the Pennsylvania railroad system
1t is added that the Postal Telegraph Com
pany will take up the Western Union con-
tract upon terms satisfactory to both
parties.
1.-The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
has its own telegraph system and its own
poles over most Of the lines for the railroad
operation. entirely separate from the tele-
graph company's system. The occupancy
OF railroad stations for telegraph purposes
and Of one side Of the railroad right Of way
by the Western Union is for the commercial
purposes of the telegraph company and for
the accommodation Of patrons of the Penn
Sytvanfa railroad.
compromising Arrangement.
1.-THE Pennsylvania Railroad Company
gives free transportation to Western Union
officers. employees and material and CO.
operates in the exchange Of facilities In
case of interruption or excessive business.
At some small stations an agent to do both
the railroad and Western Union business is
employed. and the expense apportioned be-
tween the railroad and telegraph COM
panies
ut was said today that the compensation
paid by the Western Union Is for the most
part the extension of its franking system
for the whole United States to the Penn
syivania railroad and Its officials for bust
ness and social purposes
1.-The contract with the Postal Telegraph
Company. 1t is understood. will be similar,
and the Postal will supply similar facilities.
Mr.. Mackay of this company is now on his
way from the Pacific coast
Cause Of the Rupture.
According to the Evening Post, this ac-
ton on the part Of the Pennsylvania has
been threatened for some time in view of
the extension of the Gould railroad system
into the Pennsylvania territory, particu-
larry the purchase of the Western Mary
land to provide a seaboard outlet for the
Wabash.
The officials of both the Western Union
and the Postal Telegraph companies de-
clined absolutely to discuss the reported
change of telegraphfc alliance on the part
of the Pennsylvania railroad.
PHILADELPHIA. May 17-An official Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to-
day practically confirmed the statement
that the company had notified the West
ern Union Telegraph Company to remove
it's poles and wires from the lines con-
trolled by it. The contract between the
railroad company and the telegraph COM
pany expired in September last. and. ac-
cording to the Pennsylvania railroad off,
cial quoted, the latter has given the West
ern Union Company six months from June
/ In which to remove its wires and poles.
1t is stated that this does not necessarily
mean that the contract between the two
companies ill not be renewed. If it is re-
neWeQ. however If is DrOha HE il W;
be somewhat different terms from the
previous contract.