The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-25
GRANTED THE CHARTS.
Pacific Cable Company Is Now
Ready for Work.

A1C1AtS ny WHICH the Ge6D SSd
and survey made by the Nero under the
direction of the navy department are
10 De turned over to the Commercial
Gable company for use in laying the Pa
nave peen completed. The representa-
tlVeS OF the cable company examined
the charts at the department and ex-
pressed themselves as highly gratified
WIN the thoroughness of the work Du-
pHcate sets of the charts have been pre-
pared and will be turned over to the
company as soon the contract pre-
Pared by the attorney general is signed
rms Will be in a few days. The only
provision of the terms laid down by the
government to which the company took
exception was that providing for Amer
lean operation. This was modified at
the request of the company to provide
Tor American operatives when obtain
aple. The charts will carry the cable
beyond the Hawaiian islands to the
Midway Islands. and thence to Guam.
FROM Guam two links will be extended.
one to Manila and the other to Xoko-
hama.
: The following statement regarding the
concessions was given out by the at
torney general today:
ne president having duly consid
cred said application. hereby consents
that the company may lay, construct
IL nd, maintain and operate tele~ra phlc
INES and cables on the Pacific coast OF
the United States and various terrific
rial waters of the United States, to con-
meet San Francisco, in the state of Cali
tornla. the city of Honolulu, in the is
land Of Oahu, Hawaiian islands, and by
the way of said Midway islands and the
island OF Guam. the island of Luzon.
ana a point on the coast of the empire
of China.
1T is condition with the granting of
the said consent that said company
hrst hle with its said application its
written acceptance of terms and condi-
tons on which said consent is given
to wit:
'First-That the said company ha
not received any exclusive concession OF
privilege and has not combined or asso-
clated with any company or concern to
exclude anv other company or concern
formed in the United States of America
f ON obtaining the privileges of landing
It's cable or cables on the coast of
China or connecting them with other
cable lines or inland lines of China, and
SAID company, its successors or assigns,
VIII not make any contract. comhina-
ton or arrangement with any such COM
pany or concern for such purposes. The
said company has not combined or aSsO-
ciated itself with. and viii not combine
OF associate itself with, any other cable
or telegraph company or concern for the
purpose of regulating rates between
points in American territory or between
them and any point in China. japan or
other Oriental place except to make rea-
sCnable through rates.
'Second-That said company cable
shall touch at no other than American
territory on the way from the United
States to the Chinese empire. line
from the Philippines to China shall be
constructed by said company within one
year and operated INDEPENDENTLY of all
foreign companies and concerns.
''Third-Thar the rates to be charged
for commercial messages shall be rea-
sonable and in no case in excess of the
tariff set forth in congressional docu-
ment No. 36S house of representatives
Fifty seventh congress, first session.
signed by George G. Ward, vice Dresi-
dent of the Commercial Pacific Cable
company and attested by Albert Beck
intermediate points, plus such payments
as may be enacted by the Chinese gov
ernment.
''Fourth-That the government of the
United States, any department thereof.
its officers, agents and insular or terri
torial officers and government upon the
route of such cable shall have priority
for their official cablegrams over all
postmaster general shall annually fix.
"Fifth-That the United States shall
at all times have the right to purchase
the cable lines. property and effects of
the said company al an appraised value
to be ascertained by disintereSted per-
sons. two to be selected by the post
master general, two by company or con-
Germ interested and the fifth by the
four so previously selected.
.Sixth-That the government of tie
United States shall have authority to
assume full control of the said cable
during war Gncluding grave civil dis
turbances) or when war is threatened.
.Seventh-That all contracts entered
into by the said company with foreign
government for the transmission of mes
sages by the said cable shall be null
and void when the United States is en-
gagged in war, so far as the president or
congress shall so elect.
"Eighth-That the United States shall
have authority to sever at discretion all
branches which may be connected with
the main cable line aforesaid during
war or a threatened war.
"Ninth-That the operators and en-
ployes of said company (abOve the grade
of unskilled labor after said cable shall
have been laid. shall be exclusively
American citizens. If the same can be
obtained.
"Tenth-That the citizens of the Uni
ted States and of its possession shall
stand on an equal footing. as regards
the MESA ges over said comDanys lines
with citizens or subjects of any other
country which said cable may connect
"Eleventh-That the cable shall be cap
able of an effective speed of transmission
over the main route from California to
Luzon of not less than % words minute,
which the said company agrees to make
every effort to maintain
"Twelfth-The cable laid shall be of the
best manufacture.
"Thirteenth-That ample repair service
of said cable shall be maintained.
"Fourteenth-That the line shall be kept
open for daily business and all message iii
order of priority heretofore provided for,
to be transmitted according to the time
of receipt
'Fifteenth-That no liability shall be
assumed by the government of the United
States by virtue of any control or censor
ship which it may exercise over said line
in the event of war or civil disturbance.
or under conditions numbered six and
eight above set forth. so far messages
directly connected with the war are con-
cerned. but to the stoppage or inter
ruption of other business of the cable