Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1902-08-14
FOR PACIFIC CABLE LINE.
Application Of the Commercial Pa
eife Csbl. Co. to Land Its
Gables Granted.
An ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.
ce.sisio.s I.pes~a NJ the u.ises
states Government Precedent Go
the Grssti.H OF the Appiseafiou.
ssa which the Company VIII As-
eeps II Estirety.

Oyster Bay. y. Y. Aug. s-Presi-
dent Roosevelt made formal annouce-
ment. Saturday. that he had granted
the application of the Commercial Pa
eifie Gable Co.. to land q cable on the
shore of the United States. on the is
lands of Hawaii and Guam and in the
Philippine islands, and for access To
certain sOundings and profiles in the
possession of the navy department
The text of the memorandum on the
subject i. a. follows:
The president. having duly con
sidered said application. herewith
consents that the company may lay.
construct, land. maintain and operate
telegraphic lines Of cables on the Pa
eifie coast Of the United States and
of the various territorial waters Of
the United States. to connect the city
of San Francisco. California. the city
of Honolulu. Island IF Oahu. Hs-
waiian islands and By the way Of the
Midway islands and the island of
Guam. the island Of Luzon. Philip
pine islands. and point on the coast
Of the empire Of China not yet DE-
termined-
~Ii j. conditional TO the granting
Of consent that the company vas to
file its written acceptance of the
terms and conditions on which con
sent Is gwen TO Wit:
The cssatie..-
'1-That th- COMPANY has set -~-cslE-sl
l any exclusive csuc~-st.r or p-tEla-ge. a..
/ + not cumhin--d or asscctafea Etth aue
! company OF any concern having such
/ cunc~sstou Or prtTii~E-. sl-ch ~ ~v'lAd ~
cIude any gther cqupauy Or c2ne~rl
formed On th- Enftet Sfafs- q Au--ta4
/ from obtalninx th- prtvii-g~ - hutln-
/ IT. czbie % cabiss On tn casts q tht-
I IA or cuun-cftuE fnem Nt-n afE-r ca1le
| lines % inland Iues . ChE14- a11 ss4t1
/ company. its ssicr--sar or 4ss4Euas. Nlil
rot receive 1r h--cu-n- as-aclas-~4 ~ifn a
cpnceru E&viu< any slrh exclusive ce1-
I csssion % pEtsil@x- In zaiAt csTmFa4ug
has not combined - 4sssc1ars-- tfs-if
/ With any oih.r r4hle % tel~xrAEh co--
I pany Or conceru for fhe rlrra=s . r-x--
/ l4tinx rates h-fN~~n p-oiafs n A--=rtcal
( territory % betN=~n tn~E az4 80 rsa-lt
/ T. china Ian4n or ef-~r ort-n1ai places-
i That th~ Company. eAha- sna4l-
I tuuc1 al no ntn-r than Aue~rtenn terri
/ tory on th- NaF from TIE Eu8tss stats
I to ths Cftr=s- empire IT, Na@ frarn th=
Z Phiifppln-s TO Chtn4 .hsu - ca1szrgzc--s.
/ hy s4id company and op-Taf-t fzsi-p-r-
c-nfiy of all foreign sszp4asss % eoa-
e-Tns
z-That ~ rates 20 - charged -
commercial messages s1aii - r-z.u-1e4-
( and n 10 cz-> in -He-ss q The rlr1- -
/ hauS@ q representatives. F1fty-=-xs-tn
{ c5snzr--s fir-t s->-sea. slxn-st ~ l-r--s
{ = Ward Nic--pr-sisi-1f q tn Conn.,
Z ctai Facirr tahi- go- aut aft-S-@t D.
f k5H-rt H-.-k szrr~sa-~ zi.h usrurzarrAoa-
+ Afe rates for iaterEle,ilzrs g-asufs-
i -.-Thar tn@ government q the Ta-t-i
+ States or any c~psrrrz-ut rn~r-af. its 81
f 1r~Fs- ag~nts and tus2A&r Or tsEr1-Q-lA.
T xavrruns~uts upon tn reuf- = sGcA ca
BE shah have priority Tor fhatr cacl--
gran~ % cAhlsSranas % th-u- over Al
Z Other business At sssch rate< A. f1- sr7s--
I rna<t@r-z-u-raI shall EEna4fig *
That tn Tnlt-d etafes saau AZ al
/ tine< have tn right 90 vurchsss I1- ca
/ be hn-s. pruE-rtE and ---c-s e s4i1
( cugupany at an ApprstS~s1 v4Iu~- 10 De a.
/ eertatned by afsznfeE~ste1 p@rsgzs- two
{ 10 b selected by the pgStuzlszsr-g-neral.
/ tWc by the company - curcs-n interest
81. ane the Ef1h By the four previously
/ selected
That the go-ernrent % The Cnitsi
| States shall have authority 70 ASSUME f1il
control Of the said cable rEen Al var %
/ when war - threatened
| THAT all contracts entered into o1 ne
/ said company with foreign government
/ for the transmission % messages ~ ths
/ the United States = engaged IN war.
%Thst the United States shall hav.
| authority 10 sever Al discretion A.
! branches which may b@ conn@st~3 ~itr
| Threatened war.
THAT the employers and employees oi
said company above in= grade y -t-ss -it-s
/ err after said cable Srau have ben Aid
shall b. exclusively American ciftzeus
.-iSThzt the ciGtEsnS % the tlited
States shall stand on an egGal footing a.
Il
/ over said company lines. with cttLre1s
Z or subjects Of any other country viii
which said cable may connect
--Il-That the company shall aSre@ Y
I maintain an effective speei of transruts
sion over the main cahi- route from Cal
iforuh 10 Luzoa ef no; less tean ; word.
aisEThst the cable lAiA shall Be Of IN.
h<St manufacture
s'Is-Thar ample repair service for SAX
cable shall be maintained
s-ftThat the lire shall - kept or%E
for daily business and al messages &
the order Of priority heretofore p-oEisieS
for be transmitted according . tns tirn'
..iEThat no liability shall Be- assume
by the government Of the United State
by virtue Of any control Or CENSORSHIP
which il may exercise over said line L
the event or war Of civil disturbance
.'i@By the grant Of this permission
the United States government does no
insure or indemnify -Sit Somn1erct4i -
| cine Cable Co, against any landing rtghts
claimed to exist In favor Of any CON np2ns
or companies in respect % any of tn'
tr<ular possessions OF tie United States
| "I7-That the eonS@n. hereby Erantet
shall be subject 20 any future action D.
| congress- or by the president. afurnin.
I revoking or modifying wholly or In part
the said conditions ard terms on whicl
this consent Is given The acceptance o
/ the terms and conditions upon which thA
! consent - given shall h@ evidenced BY
I copv Of a resolution by the board Of al
rectcrs Of the cable company under tn
[ corruary-< seal 70 be fled with the post
/ rua<rer-xereral Of the United States upoi
the Ming OF which full access shall b
I granted TO said company by the secretary
! OF the navy 10 all SoundtnEs- pronles ans
other helpful data In the possession OF
under the cortrol OF the navy depart
renr~