Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-09
CABLE COMPANY'S
APPLICATION GRANTED
President Makes Formal Announcement Of the Fact - Given
Access to Certain SouRdngs and Proflles in Navy
DepartmeRt-Some Conditions Annexed

tary, with proportional rates for Inter
mediate points.
"4-That the government Of the Unit
| ed States or any department thereof
! its officers, agents and lnsular or terri
! torial governments, upon the route OF
! such cable, shall have priority for their
cablegrams or Cablegrams 10 them, over
] all other business at such rates as the
| postmaster general shall annually fix
"5-That the United States shall at all
times have the right to purchase the
| cable lines, property and effects Of the
! said company at an appraised value 10
! be ascertained by disinterested persons,
! two 20 be selected by the postmaster
general. two by the company or con-
Germ Interested and the fifth by the foug
} previously selected,
"G-That the government OF the Unit
ed States shall have authority to
assume full . ntrol OF the said cable
when at war or when war Is threatened.
THAT all contracts entered into by
the said company With foreign govern
ments for the transmission of messages
By the said cable shall be null and void
when the United States is engaged IN
war.
"S-That the United States shall have
authority TO sever at discretion an
branches which may be connected with
the main cable line Aforesaid during
the war or threatened war.
'9-That the operators and employees
of said company teb0ve the grade Of la
borer) after said cable shall have been
laid. shall be exclusively American citi-
zens.
"l0-That the citizens of the United
States shall stand on an equal footing
as regards the transmission OF mes
sages over said company's lines with
citizens or subjects OF any other coun-
try with which said cable may connect,
"ll-That the company shall agree TO
maintain an effective speed OF trans
mission over the main CABLE route from
California 10 Luzon OF not less than 70
words per minute.
"12-That the cable laid shall be Of
the best manufacture.
'13-That ample repair service for
said cable shall be maintained.
"1i--That the line shall be kept open
for daily business and all messages IN
the order OF priority heretofore pro-
ylded for. be transmitted according to
the time Of receipt
"l5-That no liability shall be as
sumed by the government OF the United
States By Virtue OF any control or cen
sorshlp which Il may exercise over said
line IN the event Of war or civil diS>|
turbance.
"l6-By the grant Of this permission.
the United States government does not
insure or indemnify said Pacific Cable
company against any landing rights
claimed TO exist In favor Of any com.
pany or companies in respect TO any
Of the insular possessions of the United
States
"l7-That the consent hereby granted |
shall be subject TO any future action by |
Congress, or by the president affirming
revokng or modifying, wholly or I'm
part the said conditions and Terms on /
which this consent is given. The ac. /
ceptance Of the terms and condition /
upon which this consent is given shall |
be evidenced by a COPY OF a resolution |
by the board Of directors OF the cable
company under the seal TO be filed with
The postmaster general Of the United
States, upon the filing OF which full
access shall be granted TO said alln.I
and all other helpful data I'm the pos.
session or under the control OF the
navy department.