The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-05-28
.PENNSYWlLLO
Forcibly Ousting Western Union
Telegraph Company.
WILL MAKE a CLEAN SWEEP

All PeIes and Wires Along Railroad in
Pennsylvania and Southern New Jer-
sey Removed-Postal Company VIII
String Wires.
Philadelphia, May 2S.-At the gen
eral Offices of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company it was stated that the
company would not permit the Postal
Telegraph Company or any other cor
pOration. to ever gain foothold on
the Pennsylvauia's system OF road
beds.
I'VE propose to replace the Western
Union Telegraph poles which we
removed with our own poles.
The Postal Company will be given the
right where necessary, to string its
wires on the new poles, but the re-
strictions will be OF such a stringent
character as to preclude disputes as
to the right of the Pennsylvania Com
pany to control its highways"
This statement was made by high
thority stated that the next onslaught
on the Western Unions poles and
wires would be made in Northern New
Jersey, where Supreme Court Justice
Fitzpatrick is expected to hand down
decision similar TO that rendered by
Judge Burlington at Pittsburg. At
the office Of the superintendent of tel
egraph at the Broad Street Station il
was said that all Of the Western I'm
ions poles and wires had been cut
down and removed from some 1,200
miles of roadbed in this State and
Southern New Jersey, or the district
covered by Judge Bufliington's decis-
ion
The work Of chopping down the
poles mstringing the wires and piling
them up at various points, subject to
removal by the owners, was rushed
on the lines leading into this city as
we'll as into Camden. Perhaps the
scene OF greatest activity was on the
New York division west OF Bristol,
where two gangs, consisting of about
20 men each. were at work
At several places in Pennsylvania
the onslaught on the poles began 81
multaneously. Along the Cumberland
Valley line, from Chambersburg to
Harrisburg, the attack was pushed
steadily. The poles, with all the wires
attached. were thrown over the fences
into the fields as fast as cut down.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is without communication at the
railroad station at Gloucester City,
Woodbury., Wenonah, Glassboro Sa-
lem. Atlantic City, Ocean City, Sea
Isle City, Anglesea, Wildwood, Cape
May. and all intermediate points, in
cluding the stations on the Delaware
Shore Railroad TO Pennsgrove, in
Southern New Jersey.
Shortly after the orders were receiv-
ed large gangs of men under tie su-
pervision of road foremen were start
ed from Atlantic City and Cape May
to work northward, while similar
crews were engaged working from
this city southwark. On the side lines
the same condition Of affairs prevailed.
Manager Deitz, of the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Companys Office in
Camden. said:
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has been expecting this
move for long tine. Why don I
they cut out the Amboy division? We
| are ready 10 meet them and have been
/ for a year. You don't suppose the
company has been asleep? Just you
say that we have communication with
al the points cut out and viii receive
and guarantee to deliver q, T kind Of
/ business, special or otherwi -."