CLASSES OF
TELEGRAMS
A full-rate expedited service.
NIGHT MESSAGES Accepted up to 2:U0 a.m. at reduced rates to be seat during the night, and delivered not earlier than the morning of the ensuing business clay.
Night Messages may at the option of the Telegraph Company be mailed at destination to the addressees, and the Company shall be dccincd to have discharged its obligation in such cases with respect to delivery by mailing such Night Messages at destination, postage prepaid.
PAY LETTERS
A deferred day service at rates lower than the standard telegram rates as follows: One and one-half times the standard Night Letter rate for the transmission of 50 words or less and one-fifth of the initial rates for each additional 10 words or less.
■"SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO DAY LETTERS:
In further consideration of the reduced rate for this special Day Letter service, the following special terms in addition to those enumerated above arc hereby agreed to: a. Day Letters may be forwarded by the Telegraph Company as a deferred service and the transmission and delivery of such Day Letters is, in all respects, subordinate to the priority of transmission and deliver of regular telegrams.
n. Day Letters shall be written in plain English. Code languago is not permissible. r Tins Day Letter is received subject to the express understand-
SERVICE*
ing and agreement that the Company does not undertake that a Day Letter shdl be delivered on the day o.- its date absolutely, and at all events, hut that tee Company's obligation in this respect is subject t’.s the condition that there shall remain sufficient time for the transmission, and. delivery of such Day L .tier on the <lay of i!s dale during regular office hours, subject, to the priority of the transmission of regular telegrar unde; the conditions named above. No employee oi the Company is authorized to vary the foregoing.
NIGHT LETTERS
Accepted up to 2:00 A.M for delivery on the morning of the ensuing business day, at rates sUU lower thau standard night message rates, as follows. The standard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged fox tho transmission oi 50 words or less, and onc-tifth of such standard telegram rate for 10 words shall be charged for each additional 10 words or less,
SPECIAL TERMS APPLYING TO NIGIIT LETTERS:
In further consideration oi the reduced rates for this special Night Letter service, the following special terms in addition to those enumerated above are hereby agreed to: a. Night Letters may at the option of tho Telegraph Company be mailed at destination to the addressees, and the Company sha!" be deemed to have discharged its obligation in such cases wiili respect to delivery by mailing such Night Letters at destination, postage prepaid.
u. Night Letters shall be written in plain English. Code languago is not permissible.
No employee of the Company Is authorized to vary the foregoing.
ALL MESSAGES TAKEN BY THIS COMPANY ARE SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS:
'To guard against mistakes or delays, the sender o[ a message should order it repeated, that is, telegraphed back to the originating office for comparison. For this, sno-balf the unrepeaied message rate is charged in addition. Unless otherwise indicated on it3 face, this is an unrcpcatcd n.03sage and paid lor as such, in consideration whereof it is agreed between the sender of the message and this company as folio
1.	TLo company shall not be liable for mistakes or delays in the iransmis io.* o: delivery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the unrcpcatcd-message rate beyond the sum of five bundled dollars, nor fn; mistakei o» *i<!avr- ir. the transmission or dr-livery, or for non-delivery, of any message received for transmission at the repeated-message rate beyond the sum of five thousand dollots, vr.tr.ss specially vcilnr.i; nor in any eoao for delays arising from, unavoidable interruption in tho working of its liucs; nor for error.) in cipaor or obscure iu« .-ages.
2.	" In any event the company shall not be liable for damage.', for ipj,a".l:i. nr •; lavs in the transmission r-r delivery, or for the non-delivery, of any message, whether caused by the negligence of its servants or otherwise, beyond the sum of fcv«> thou-■•.■.id dollars, at which amount caen me age i3 deemed 10 bo valued, unlcsj a greater valua is stated'in writing by tho sender thereof at the lime the message j • loader*- . 5* » t: m-uuission, arid uni the. repeated-mo ssago rate is paid or agreed to be paid, and an additional charge equal to one-tenth of one per cent of the amount by v h ut- • vai ) ;tii,u shall esc?- i ihouse.nd dollar.:
3.	The company is hereby made the agent of the sender, without liability, to forward :hi3 message over the lines of any other company when necessary to reach i*3 destination.
4.	Messages will bo delivered free within one-lialf mile of the company's office in towns of 5,000 population or less, and within ono mils of nuoli office in other cities or towns. Beyond these limits the company docs not undertake to make delivery, But will, without liability, at the sender's request, us his agent and at his expense, endeavor to contract for him for such delivery at a reasonable price.
5.	No responsibility attaches to this company concerning messages until tb« sutoo arc accepted at one of its transmitting offices; and if a message 13 sent to such office by one of the company’s messenger:), he acts for that purpose as the agent ol u *• header.
G. The company will not be liable for damages or statutory penalties in any case where the claim is not presented in writing within sixty gays after tho message ia filed with the company for transmission.
7. Special terms governing the transmission of messages under the classes ot messages enumerated below shall apply to messages in each of such respective classes ‘■in addition to all the foregoing terms.
S. No employee of luo company is authorized to vary tho loregoing.	THE	WESTERN!	UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY
INCORPORATED
NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT