The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15

per word for the transmission of mes
sages between San Francisco and Homo
lulu and to reduce such rate to thirty
five cents per word within TWO years
after the proposed cable between san
Francisco and Honolulu is in operation.
g To charge not exceeding one dollar
per word for the transmission of mes
sages between San Francisco and Ma
Mia.
g. To charge not exceeding one dollar
per word for the transmission of mes
sages between San Francisco and CHINA
A. To be content to accept from the
United States Government half rates Tor
the transmission of governmental mes
sages.
This instrument is executed in order
that it may be flied in the office of the
Secretary of State at Washington, D. G,
as a pledge and guarantee on the part
of this company.
In witness whereof. said Commercial
Pacific Cable Company has caused its
name TO be signed hereto by its wee
president. and its corporate seal TO De
affixed hereto by its Secretary, this 18TH
day of January. 1902.
COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CABLE CO,
BY GEORGE G. WARD,
(Seal.l Vice President.
Attest: ALBERT BECK,
Secretary.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH
THE COMMERCIAL PACIFIC CABLE
COMPANY HAS OFFERED TO AC-
CEPT.
The terms and conditions referred to in
Mr.. Maclay's letter of September "a, 1901.
10 Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State,
and which the Commercial Pacific Gable
Company was then and stiil is willing TO
accept were as follows:
l. That neither this company, it's sue
cessors or assigns, nor any cable with
which it connects and over which it eX-
ercises control, shall receive from any
foreign government exclusive privileges
which would prevent the establishments
and operation of a cable of an American
company in the jurisdiction of such for
eign government.
2 That the company has received no
exclusive concession from any govern
ment which would exclude any other
company or association which may be
formed in the United States of America
from obtaining a like privilege for land
ing it's cable or cables, and connecting
such cable or cables with any inland
Geographic system.
g. That company will not consolidate
or amalgamate with any other line, or
combine Herewith for the purpose OF
regulating rates, except to make through
rates.
T. That the company W.T. in the trans
mission of official messages, give prece-
dence to the messages of the Govern
ment of the United States of America
and of other governments.
s. That the rates charged to the gov
ernment of the United States shall not
be greater than those charged to any
other government, and the said rates and
those charged to the general public shall
never exceed the present telegraphic
rates and shall be reasonable.
G. That the government of the United
States shall be entitled TO the same or
similar privileges to those which by law,
regulation or agreement may be granted
by the company TO any other govern
ment.
I. That the citizens OF the United
States shall stand on an equal footing
with those of any other country, so far
as regards the transmission OF messages
over the company's lines.
g. Messages shall have precedence on
the lines of the company in the follow
ing order: (a) Government messages;
Oh service messages; (c) general tele-
graphic messages.
Q. The line shall be open for business
daily while in working order. and sub
ject to the following order OF precedence.
All senderS of messages shall be entitled
to have them transmitted in the order in
which they are received.
10. By the grant OF this permission the
United States government does not in
sure or indemnify said Commercial Pa
cific Gable Company against any existing
landing rights Of any company or com
panies in respect to any OF the insular
possessions OF the United States.
IL That no liability shall be assumed
by the government OF the United States
by virtue Of any censorship which it may
exercise over said line IN the event of
war or civil disturbances.