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3M~S
TRACE-MARK.
Send the following night lettergram, without repeating, subject to the terms and conditions printed on the back hereof, which are hereby agreed to.
D~ llas,
Oct . 30, 1914.
Hon. Wm. G. EoAdOO ,
·Secret~l'Y
of the rnreas u"Y,
Washington. D. C.
The Board of Directors of the Fe 'ura~ ReDo~v, ~
in this district
asks me to convey their hearty < pprcc- a'ii1on 01" your expressed 'ooli, ill
and that I g1ve yC1C1 t he i nf o I\~tion t h.'1.t
h <>i1' lsboI"s ~vP 1.rogrcB3cd t o
tho cxtent of the ele<."tion of of ficors l or t;}10 Ba:lli: in this d' strict who
will ben1 the1r ettortc
(pald-eharge Federal ~~serve &xnk)
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MACKAY TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANY
CONNECTING WITH
POSTAL T E·LEG RAP H-COM M E RC.IAL
THE GREATEST TELEGRAPH AND CABLE SYSTEM IN THE WORLD.
THE
TRA N S MIT S
EXTENDS OVER TWo·THIRDS OF THE WAY AROUNDTHE EARTH.
MACKAY TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANY
AN D DELIVERS THE WITHIN NIGHT LETTERGRAM SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS :
Thr Comp;ln ~· will receive. not la ter thllD m id n igh t . N I GHT LETTERGRAMR. written in p la in E n gHsb. to be transmitted only ror dellvery n ot earli er Umn t h e morn jn~ 01
t he next ensUIn g ImF'in{''''S day at r ates as follows : The standard day rate for a t en-word day message shull he charged tor the transmissIon or a NIGHT LETl'ERGRAM conta l nin ~
fUty warda or Jess. anrl ODe-fifth or tb e standllr<l day rate Cor a ten-word day m essage sha ll be cha rged (or each additional ten words or less in such NIGHT LETTE R GRAM .
. To guard a,:ainst miRtakes or delays, th e sender or a NIGHT LETI'ERGRA:\I should order it R E PEATED, tha t is, tele~aphed baci( to the originatJng Offire for com~adson
rW:rt:tI~R'lr!tl'~~ ~~ril~~eWti~ :6li~6RLf{l~~RT'OMi~t~.Mj'W8~. tt~VgFr~· in i6~~1~sei'!il~~W\~YI~~g~~~'t"'ls O~gr~~'ii 1~~i\~~e~tit,~I~~~d~?MStJ~ ;fuii¥I£~~li1~ZlRMIG~'S
co"\~anf~~ l~~~7~~~}~ sball: not be linble for mist akes or dela ys in the transmission or deliverY, or tor non-delivery, of any UNREPEATED NIGHT LETTE RGRAM. heyon d tIl £"
amount r ecCived Cf!r send mg the sa me: nor for mistakes or deln.yS in the transmiSSion or deliver y. or for nOD-delivery of tlny REPEATED NIGHT Lw:rrE RGRA1Il, heyond flft)"
t imes the SII111 l'ecf'lvcd for sen d ing t he same, UNLESS SPECIALLY VALUED AND L'1::;U R ED : (in whi ch cnse. condi t ions 3 to 8. given below, shall apply to such repeated
me:i~ag{>~.no~~r~~?~~~~<:~nf~b~~~~~SS~~~~i~~ ~r~I~~tOjf~~if~WIilXU~nt~ ::J~ ~~~~I~R ~~~t~I~~:S6f~~fe1~0~~~1~l~a~)tC~li'k~{f~~IJet~rfo~~ct in writing, st llting ngrrpd
or rtRk . an d Pi~YTllf'ut of premium thereon, at the follow ing rat es. in addition to t he usual charge for REPEATED )lIGHT LETTERGRAMS, viz : ODe per cent. lor a ny d1stn Dce n.ol
e1Cceedia~ 1,000 m'It's and two per cent. for an y great er distance.
reac h it s3deJl~~~t~~:~ l Panl' js herebY w ade the agen t of the sender. without liability. to forward this NIGH T LETTERGRA..M over the Hnes.of any other company when necessury to
, ~. :..J HJHT L ETrER GRAMS will be deli vered free within one-balt mile or the Company's office in towns of 5,000 poptllation or less, and within onc mile oC suell office in
other r ILle..; or 10W I1.C:. BC"yond thesl' limJts the Compa ny does Dot undertake to make delivery, but will, without Ha bilitl·, · at sender'fI request . as his agent and at his expense,
e ndeavor W (;ont rarl for h im 10r ~ucb deliver y Rt a reason able pr ice.
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5 ~ o r£'!:oIoon Qibfli t r ntt.:lchcs to t his Company concern ing NIGHT LETTERGRAi\IS nntll the same are presented and ncc('pted at one of its t r:tnsmittlng offices, nnd If
such n ~~G~bj;r~~~;lr~ ~~b~i[ ~~:)~~ ~~b~~cli,I?~£~~~:e~~~ ~~~~10~~m:~r~fesmj~S~~f~~:set~~h~~te[b~C~~fgr lsb~~t~~gs~S;t:J f:ew~ri~~ ~il~fnS~?g:{)r_llve 'd ayS al ter the alleged cause
ot action h as a('.{'Tlltll.
In fu .. th.t'r consideration of t he TPduced r ate for t his special " NIG HT LETTERGRAU " ser vice, t he followin g special term s ar e hereby agreed ,to :
Its obl!gii'\:JOn~~('~~l;l ~~~;;:li~~~p':~ lroa~le~rv~l;; ?}~t~~i?~~h:uI~I~fa~T~WfJ111i~R~~~e~t aJ~~~t!~I~~~~O~~;~~ g~~~r~~,ees and t he Compan y shall be deemed to h nve discht\r~('d
tflls
amount
.~!~;~:~v~~~~~~GdRe~~dqlt.T~~!1 S~l~l\V~~~?n~:i~:go~nt~!S~ece~i~~: ~e~o~e ig~~~~a~ri~P~~i~e~~a~~' LETTERGRAM.
R. No employ ~ of 1hE" Company is a uthorized to v arY th e foregoing. •
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This fs 8 n l1:rq , EPEATF.D "\l I GHT L ETrERGRAM aDd Is transmitted and deliver ed by request of the sender under t he conditions numed above. Erl'ors can be guaro ed
ag:o,nst on!, by repeatlDg tbe NIG H T
back to the sending station lor comparison.
CLARENCE H. MACKAY, PRESIDENT.
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