The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-11-15
NO CABLE TRUST
Theodore N. Vail Denies That He
Attempted Combination.

Theodore N. Vail Denies That He
Attempted Combination.
New York. Nov. 15.--ThOodore N.
Vail, President of the American Tels-
phone and Telegraph Company, winch
owns the two cables leased to the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
denies that the statement of Vice
President Clapperton of the CONNER
cial Cable Company that he (Mr.
Valid had endeavored to combine the
English companies was true.
THE statement by Mr.. Clapperton,"
said Mr. VAIL that e. ]. Hall, Chair
man of the Executive Committee OF
the Western Union, and myself went
to London last summer to combine all
the English companies with the
Western Union against the CONNER
clal Cable Company Is absolutely in
correct, and he knows 1t. went ov-
or to London to endeavor to get bet
ter service. improved facilities, and
cheaper rates on transatlantic cable
service, which we're badly needed.
THE land wires In England,
France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy,
Austria, and other European coun-
tries are controlled by the Govern
ments through their respective pos
tai departments. No private con-
Germ can build or own a private wire,
but they can lease one from the pos
tai authorities under certain restrlc-
tons, and no preference must be
shown for one company over another
All changes in cable rates must be
approved by the foreign postal author
tiles at the international conventions.
My chief suggestion for reduction
OF the cable rates was a night cable
letter of fifty words for $3.50, which
Is the day tenword rate, and a twelve
and-a-half-cent rate for day messages
, In plain words instead of the present
rate OF 25 cents.
The whole question came up for
consideration at convention in Lon
don on Nov. and / understand that
1t was reported on favorably. Being
a Government official meeting, the
postal authorities think that 1t is bad
form to give out anything to the
press as to what has happened at the
convention until the proper time ar.
riyes to make the announcement.
: expect to get the news at once, and
shall make it public. Then 1t will be
+ demonstrated clearly why went &c
London and also the attitude OF the
D Commercial Cable company in the
+ matter. There had been numerous
complaints of the inefficiency of the
: transatlantic service and high cable
: tolls and something had to be done
/ for the convenience Of the public"
l. The cable service between the Uni
ted States and Europe is in the hand.
g OF practically two combinations. on
Q being headed by the Western Unior
e and the other by the Commercial Ca
l. BILE and the Postal Telegraph compan
n les. Each combine has seven cables
n under its control The Western Tn
Ion has the Anglo-American Tele
Il graph and the two Gould cables Will
the Commercial Gable has the Direc
Is United States cables and its own
d with working agreement with tn
20 French and German government ca
,e BILE companies.
81 - IL ANANhoios uldudbcI VI l0e AuRI
lie American Cable company said yestel
At day that lie understood that the cues
ton Of fifty-word night cable lette
re for $3.50 had been placed before tn
ut European postal authorities by MI
IN Vail, who he said, was instruments
Or In introducing the system on the Ian
n wires in this country.
"Our cables run from shore {
to shore" said Mr.. Nichols, land W
rs have leased land lines to the prime
Mt Ipal cities In England but in the I'm
90 ted States all our inland message
to are handled by the Western Unlo
he Telegraph company. SO far as
be know at present, there has been 4
10, official announcement regarding an
te reduction Of cable tolls received frol
S. the other side, where all agreement
have to be made and | think that
tie was premature OF the Commercial G
or Bile company TO give out such a stat
II. ment and to claim the credit for a
at vocating the change"