The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-04-16
Telephone Talk.

Telephone Talk.
The prospects for union of hands between the
Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co. and the Mutual Bell
Telephoae Co, Of this city, are not Al present very
favorable, judging from the tenor of the remarks
made resolutions passed, and feeling exhibited al
the two meetings held by the rival companies dur.
the past week.
THIN. 4 &c.
On the 9Th inst, the stockholders in the Hawai-
ian Bell Telephone Co. met at the Office of the
poration, go out Of 1000 shares being represented.
The following condensed report of the proceedings
with some slight alterations is taken from the BEl-
| lrfiH.
Mr. E. P. Adams stated that the stockholders
had been called together for the purpose of con-
l sidering a proposition made TO the Hawaiian by
| the Mutual Company.
] Mr. w. O. Smith thought that the proposal Of
| the Mutual Company was unwarantabe. He
did not consider that any public benefit would be
| attained by the establishment of another tele-
] phone. He considered that the idea expressed
/ relative TO the ''MutuaHsn not wishing TO make
| money. as too thin The present existing com
/ pauy. IHawaiianl did not wish to e1tort money
\ from subscribers, but the rates now charged were
/ as low they could be put The proposition made
/ by the .Mutuals' was not, in his opinion a good
business one and the speaker objected to the 'Ha-
waiian' acceeding.
| Mr. J. H. Brown was of the opinion that the
/ proposition reported as having been made by
/ MIR. 4. Il. Davies at the last meeting of the "Mu-
| S,,,sl 'vrorI5 h. rrcirrocatad
III, Corii Rrov-r, drew tbe attention of the pen
, - - y, tl,e f-t tbsf .be s.NIntnsi, IN
tended increasing their capital. He advocated the
/ H. tI-,;;,,,s a., tba TNrtrlIs srd was ~ az.
/ opinion that In a short time the latter company
would seek safety and prosperity in the fold of the
Il tT n sd s.,,s1 ,b,. tho ,,r;,,,;,,al i,oI1er
s.,I.r -, ibs ..Hayraiiani' Was gentsman Who
! Gal = ranDtatiop ~ beinr a good business man.
- ,yi,S bsd beep n worker for tbe nublIr GOOD
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l M. IN .Nnt1als'' bavinr mn 10 me r,ressnt
bec9 9r-edeJ TO. Tbe sneaker stated tbat the
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~ ,ere I'd in style ME cables wouId only
l5st' FOR a year or two For $3.50 the Hawaiians
] .S m ~ I'm ali Inv ecessary material reanred
on motion Of Cecil Brown Esq, seconded by
W. .. smith Esq. the following resolution was
read, presented and carried unanimously, viz:
Resolution. Il Is hereby resolved that the Ha
gaiiau Bell Telephone Company, through its SEQ
retary notify the Mutual Telephone Company
thai Ii cannot accede 70 acsept the proposition
submitted by communication dated April 9TH 1854,
and further to notify the Mutual Telephone Co.,
that the Hawaiian Bell Telephone Co withdraws
its proposition of April 2nd 1854.
After which the meeting adjourned.
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Mr. \. j. Cartwright SAID, that previous TO any
other business coming before the meeting, he de-
sired to make an explanation OF one or two mat
tiers which were OF special interest, A few months
ago, the directors Of the Mutual Telephone Com
pany actuaied by desire to serve the best inter
ests OF all concerned, appointed a committee 10
confer with the hawaiian IN order TO ascertain
what could be done in the matter of the amalga-
nation Of the two companies. This committee
made no proposals nor demands The directors
Of the HAWAIIAN professed a willingness to
amagamate, and to give the ''Mutuals" an ad-
vance of p per cent on their stock The speaker
saw by morning paper, the idrerfiseJi that some
thing WIS mentioned relative to concessions. The
committee had not asked for any all they required
was cheap telephone rates and that was all they
asked for. The present rates were high enough,
and the committee desired a guarantee that the
the rates would not be increased. The speaker
referred 10 the remarks made by Mr.. W. .. Smith |
in q meeting Of the directors of the Hawaiian
company. and stated that the said remarks might
induce some people to think that the "Mutuals"
hal
idea Mr. c. said that il the Mutual" was intend
ed as a 1nouey-rualliug affair the stockholders
would have Immediately accepted the . per cent |
advance offered and not bothered whether the rates
would be raised or not. The property had been |
placed in his name (Alr Cs) simply for the bene-
fit Of the company and III adjusting and arranging
certain claims against the government.
Hon. Il. A. Widgmann said he had not intended |
tl saw ANYTHING relative TO the remarks stated TO
have been made at the meeting of the Hawaiian |
company: he thought the bulk of the arguments |
were directed at him personally bat he considered
he was well able TO carry that load. He had how
ever been requested to make few remarks and |
he would. Relative to the remarks of Mr.. W. q. |
Smith who is quoted with saying that the idea that
the Mutulls were not in for money making was |
too thin the speaker thought thai the implica-
lion could be hest refuted by the individuals |
present: they know what they had gone in for, but
he did not think it was for making money out of |
the concern. 'You know gentlemen that they al |
lesc the value Of the stock of the hawaiian Com
pauy at $4,000. think it is purely imaginative.
did start that company and carried it through, |
and 1t was prosperous when left it, and there is
no reason why the Mutual should not meet with |
like prosperity The actual capital paid into the
Hawaiian Company at the start was S6,lOO. OF |
that amount we shareholders paid III 1880. An |
invoice of material amounting TO 81 100 was sent
here from Boston for which the people there re- |
cciyed 80 shares. When left the Hawaiian Com
pauy the earnings had reached Ssi5,OOO, and see
no reason why the same prosperity should not fol |
low the Mutuas. Mr. Cassidy Is the electrician Of |