The evening Republican., 1902-06-04
ThE
B W. U. T. G.

That negotiations are now on ID
earnest between the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company and the Postal
Telegraph Company with a view OF
having the latter com paDy supplant
The Western Union which now has
its servlcs on the Pennsylvania
Railroad System is confirmed by
Pennsylvania Railway officials.
In speaking Of the conference
held on Monday between officials
Of the two companies viee.presi.
dent Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
said he did not know what the re.
suit would be. The PENNEY lvania
Railroad Company Intends to be
remuner ated for the privilege of al
lowing a telegraph company to
plant it's poleo and string ito wires
along the various lines of the sys.
TEN aud whatever company secures
permission to do SO will paw more
than Is now done by the Western
Union Telegraph COMPANY.
1t ia SAID there are only two tele-
graph csmpanies in the field that
are strong and large enough TO do
the work that is required BY the
Pennsylvania Railroad aud to
handle the outside business. The
Western Union Company has had
the privilege Tor over twenty-one
years and it is thought that it will
be to the advantage Of the road 10
give the concession 10 another com
pauy.
The official when asked ii the
contract with the Western Union
would be renewed said: "While no
agreement with any company has
been reached. | fully believe that
after December the telegraph
service along the Pennsylvania
system will be 10 the hands oil an.
other company.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. is in a position to handle its
own business between Philadelphia
and Plttsburg, at it has full com.
plement of wires and poles aud is in
no way dependent on the Western
Union. Along all lines east Of Pitts
burg and Erie, with the exception of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington &
Baltimore Road, the Pennsylvania
has enough wires to transact its own
business. Between this city and
Washington the Western Union
Telegraph Company owns the wires
which are leased by the road. In the
event that another telegraph com
pany secures the contract, and its
wires are not IN place when the
Western Union agreement expires
the railroad has long distance tele-
phone wire between here aud Was
hington with exchanges at Whining
ton. Baltimore and Washington.
This service could be utilized, and it
IS said for the comranys business aud
tie running Of trains.
There is also a long distance
telephone wire between Philadel-
phia and New York with exchanges
al Germantown Junction, Trenton
and Jersey City. TO construct a
telegraph line large enough TO do
the business Of the company be-
tween this city aud Washington, 1t
would take at least three months,
but an effort will be made to pur-
chage the wires and poles OF the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany. which are now 10 use be-
tween the two cities. If they can
not be bought then new line will
be erected.
William II. Baker, vice-presidenl
and general manager of the Postal
Telegraph & Cable Company, when
seen in New York yesterday, de-
cllned to discuss the report regard
ing the negotiations which were
said to have taken place between
his company aud the Pennsylvania
Railway Company. lie remarked,
however, that possibly later q
statement will be made.