Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-02
David Lawrence e Co., Ltd
CIGAR MERCHANTS X X Young Building
Mackay Agrees To Terms
For the Philippine Gable

Washington. Nov. 2i.-The arrange
ings and surveys made by the Nero
under the direction of the Navy De-
partment are to be turned over to the
Commercial Cable Company for use in
laying the Pacific cable beyond the
Hawaiian Islands were completed to-
day. The representatives OF the cable
company examined the charts at the
department and expressed themselves
as highly gratified with the thorough
ness of the work. Duplicate sets of
the charts have been prepared and
will be turned over to the company as
soon as the contracts prepared by the
Attorney General are signed. This
will be in few days. The only provi
sion OF the terms laid down by the
Government to which the company
took exception was that providing for
American operatives. This was modi-
fled at the request OF the company to
provide for American operatives when
obtainable. The charts will carry the
cable beyond the Hawaiian Islands to
the Midway Islands. thence to Guam.
From Guam two links will be extend
ed. one to Manila and the other to Yo-
kohama.
/, The following statement regarding
the concessions was given out by the
Attorney General today:
: The President, having duly consld
cred said application, hereby consents
that the said company may lay. con-
struct, land. maintain and operate tel
egraphic lines and cables on the Pa
clflc Coast of the United States and
various territorial waters of the Unit.
ed States to connect the city of San
Francisco. in the State of California:
the city Of Honolulu, in the Island OF
Oahu. Hawaiian Islands, and by the
way of said Midway Islands and tho
island of Guam. the island of Luzon.
p. l.. and a point on the coast OF the
empire of China.
II is condition with the granting
OF the said consent that said company
first file with its said application its
written acceptance of the terms and
conditions on which said consent is
given, to wit:
Must Not Combine.
First-That the said company has
not received any exclusive concessions
of privilege and has not combined or
associated with any company or con-
ccrn to exclude any other company or
concern formed In the United States OF
America from obtaining the privilege
Of landing its cable or cables on the
coast OF China. or connecting them
with other cable lines or Inland lines
of China. and said company or its sue"
cessor or assignees will not make any
contract, combination or arrangement
with any such company or concern
for such purpose. The said company
has not combined or associated itself
with. and will not combine or associate
company or concern for the purpose
OF regulating rates In American terri
tory or between them and any point in
China. Japan or other Oriental places.
except to make reasonable through
rates.
Second-That said company's cables
shall touch at no other than American
territory on the way from the United
States to the Chinese Empire A line
from the Philippines 10 China shall be
constructed by said company within
one year and operated independently
OF all foreign companies and concerns.
Third-That 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
document No. 36s, House of Represen-
tatives. Fifty-seventh Congress, first
session, signed by George b. Ward
vice president of the Commercial Ca
BILE Company and attested by Albert
Beck, secretary, with proportionatc
rates for intermediate points, plus such
payments as may be enacted by the
Chinese Government
Fourth-That the Government OF the
United States, any department thereof
its officers. agents and insular or ter,
ritorial officers and Governments upor
the route OF such cable, shall have
priority for their official cablegram,
over all other business, at such rate
as the Postmaster General shall an
nually fix.
Flfth-That the United States shall
at all times have the right to purchas
the cable lines, property and effect
OF the said company at an appraised
value to be ascertained by disintereste,
persons, two TO be selected by the Post
master General, two by the compan!
or concern interested, and the fifth b!
the four so previously selected.
Rights Of the Government.
Sixth-That the Government OF tn,
United States shall have authority L
assume full control OF the said cabl,
during war Qncluding grave civil dis
turbance) or when war IL threatened.
Seyenth-That all contracts entered
. into by the said company with fOreigi