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UNION -....- .... NIGHT RAM THEO. N. VAIL. PRESIDENT RECEIVED AT 801 Main Street, DalJas, Texas At~:-JS DL423 CH 27 'lTH W 'SHI NG'l'ON DC 17 E 0 'I'ENI30N TH~ S~CRET RY OF TH8 Ol~ R "ASURY . ~E Q UESirS l'HAf YOU Bd: I. WASHI1WTON YOUR , RRI VAL 'WIRE ANSWER, A rs BURLS N. · I~ This document was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) - SBND tile loJlowiD.~ · Tele~~am. BUbjuUo tlre uta.oa b.ck lIeteof, wll1cl1are lIeteby ~teefl to. 1014. Gon. 1tll ::oe. t r:/'O t! 111 CtlU on . oincoro • I D!J. This document was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org) RAPH -CABLE C;OM PANY MACKAY T'ELEGCONNECTING WITH POSTA L TELEGRAPH-COMMERCIAL CABLES. [\, 2 , AND .6] THE GREATEST TELEGRAPH AND CABLESYSTEM IN THE WORLD. EXTENDS OVER TWO·THlRDS OF THE WAY AROUND THE EARTH. THE MACKAY TELEG R APH- C ABLE C O fJlP-AN-Y TRANSMITS A N D DELIVERS T HE W ITHIN TELE G RAM SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOW IN G TERMS AND CO NDITIONS: o guard against mistakes or delays, the sender of a telegram should order it REPEATED ; that is, t elegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For thIS, one-half. the unrepeated "t elegram rate is charged in addicion. Unless otherwise indicated on its face, THIS IS AN UNREPEATED TELEGRAM AND PAID FOR AS SUCH, III conSIderatIon whereof it is agreed between the sender of the telegram and this Company as follows: 1. The Coml?any shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the transmission or delivery, or for non-delivery, of any UNREPEATED telegram, beyon.d tbe amount rece!ved for Sendl?g the samej nor (or mistakes or de lays in the transmission or deli very, or for non-delivery, of any R li.:PEATED telegram , ,?eyond. fifty times the sum receIved for sendmg the same, UNLESS SPECIALLY VALUED' nor in any case for delays arising from unavoidable iNerrup tion in the workmg of ItS hnes; NOR FOR ERRORS IN CIPHER OR OBSCURE T ELEGRAMS. ' 2. In any eve?t the C~ m pany shall not be liable for damages for a ny mistakes or delays in the transmission or deliver:!, or for the non-delivery of this telegram, wheth~r caused by the neglIgence of Its servant s or otherwise, beyo nd fifty times the REPEATED telegram rate. at which amount this telegram, if sent as a REPEAT~D t elegram , IS herebr valued , unless a greater value is stated in writing hereon at the t ime the telegram is offered to the Company for tran lmission, and an additional sum paId or agreed to be paId based on such val ue equal to one-tenth of one per cent. thereof. Its3desJ~:ti~~:"pany Is hereby made the agen t of the sender, without liability, to forward this telegram over the lines of a ny other Company when necessary to reach :r 4. M essages will. be deli.vered free within the established free delivery limits of the" terminal office. For delivery at a greater distance a special charge will be made to cover the cost of such delivery. S. No responsibility regarding messages attaches t this Company until the same are presented and accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and. if any. messag.e is sent t~ su~h office by one of this Company's messengers, he act s as the agent of the sender for the purpose of deliv","ing the message and any notIce or Instructions regardIng It to the Company's agent in its said office. 6. The Company shall not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case wh ere the claim is not present ed in writing within ninety-five day. after the alleged cause of action has accrued. 7. The ahove terms and conditions shall be binding u.J)on the I1!ceiver as well as the sender of this telegram. S. NO EMPLOYEE OF THIS COMPANY IS AUTHORIZED TO VARY THE FOREGOING. C LA RENCE H. MACKAY, P~ E S I O E NT.
