The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12
MIGHTY TELEPHONE WAR.
IRE lND DEATH sTRrdGLE GOING
Oy IN FfDERIL COURTS.

,,uoi lottle betveen gigantic financial in
h,sun in the United States Circuit
., -, IA. Eastern District OF Massachu-
., =, Boston, on Nov. l. The cortsst IL
.uv hstyepn the American Bell Tcle-
n'm'", c,,,r,,, md the National Telepbone
pnou' ,,.,,rirc Company OF Boston. but IL 4. in
ha"u .,rrcgIs between the great Bell tsle-
,ho,s interests and \ large number OF inde-
p"u"e .,o-c.rnsvhich have sprunp up within
pen e.
s, ~. ,bo d.ctslon OF the action now being
rin dcpand the disposition OF many
neu'' ~, dollars In value upon the one side
thar Although II 4. certain that
,,ds will rest until the .case has been
n',., e,,i,v nv tho United States Supreme
w.. n,rch ia ,ikoly to dcpend uron the trial
~. Circui, Court and n judcme Mt there
I'll. =, rres,lrs TO the side that L favors.
r,, oor,e.t too Ia looked npon ns the last
iii bc made either "a establish or to
wv" ~. r,ii,i,v ~, tho c'niths under which
.,,or hydrocarbons Com pan Y hns built
u' holds II. great and remuuerativs
',.,.i,r ~, bu.ines. cntsrrrlsrs Shout the
i,t,i,csm, n, brought agains At the M
-, rc,,obo-n Manufacturing Comrany fail
,, ,hro1 the entire telephone field omen
,,1,,. material restriction. TO the ,ndcpen.
Wv, a,oro,,r. who have already established
= pDVere ! 4 largo nHrt OF the CNun-
,,, ,,. ,sIsrbone wires and exchanged
-, -, ,rnri,,n Esu Telephone Com.
,hsse lpdepenaent orer,tlon. would
pany VS., serious check. In fact. there would
49,, s,ronc possibility TINT they would
,"r,,,.,,al,rd, n, tho psll Comrsny, Just ma
o,,tb.r conpany ha. TINT ATTEMPTED
u, .,,.,,,
M. r,,,o, a, lean, IL embodied IN pntcnt
,,, .en IT., -o. jasu,I "a FniIe Rsr,i,.r n,
w.,h,,e,o, n e on Nov. II. 1891. and .,Ill
nfn. ,.,rs m rv, TIL, cireum,tnnces
s,a,,.l with tho is.utnc ~ this rntcpt were
,h,.,oi,luc, , b.,I., that they involved
,.nI.,I,, ,,,ack VISA bsruu upon the patcnt
....o,, I. va. c-,nt.d TIE nnnIi.
III. not.n, ros e,cd q, Iuns4 1877
,-., ,.,-s b,fors ,h., r,.a,t wa. i.au.d
-, - ~. ,i,,. IN. ,rr,io,,io, Inv 1,
~. ps,an, nn,,a and ma soon as Il was
49, ,h..,o, Wv. al. that I. h.d h..n
I't ,r.,,,.n ,.,,,a,t,n, o,l,rs,o, ha-
W.. 80 p,,i .,.,,,a .,J p,t.r, omc. sr-
i,h., 4, lei. s,oux h. ,s.,.s
'o'7V' !" ,k., ,,',,,croir - 81. pou
!"'' vi 80 49, .,.s.,.r., Ne CIV.
VV"'''"' 80 IL ,,,.
''.,"ou " ~, m r, c.
'"r N'.'or'' ~ a., s
49,, W., w." ,,.,.,.. -.
ne" ,,h ,,. -
the laws o. hasst'hu's's' I" manufacture
ovr. sell. use and license others to use cleo
,r,.sra,kirs -.lephones made under patents
"l',PTaN = ',, ,'.', we" - -,
grantee" ,aN'" n'nnnH' o." ua',' "".'u d
lo''' auu Jun. ., i.''' '"s 49, VI '
Hpa"' wa, " ~, ""' y.
'"' we. t.,",, p,',,''I 80
'''''e -, ",'' =" 80, ,ha
-. - -, -. ....., 80.
'"N' I'' !. "'H M ''Iu'a"' Nehet ~ r"'' 10
'as- ~ pc r'n'. o. tn At 'ch OF hese sub
,li,ry ronrerrs "a n loou. FOR flaming q
-.
.-asr AMI '"'" 70 ch'F-o so q year rental
Z = each 80 81 instruments furnished FOR use.
',trr this MAN tho business has s,t.nIsd
IN L.. -. - - 49,, s,,.
"h'" "-Aa' '"7'c arc '''"'r ia" my SUI
ti.ary COMPANIES working under the Bell
license. aal those have established mora
-. 80 .,,t,,.,., - 49,,
.""H l'l'' eAs"'nNss WI" 'hou'ano
branches IN addition Their lines have cost
EIll.u .utUI. and fhAy have IN u. "a mora than
In- O,..anbop,s WL., o.. r,,,b.- -, a..
'"," 10 'uhorI " e1-
'ic-1 hai gown !aiO hundreds, and there
va, ten.Ir., for TELEPHONE connections be-
rr.a, Than, -, nav ,o,c.r, ,,,. ,.,,.,i.., -
800, ""a "'sS"'"ou y,
'l" pei feople' tue Amer can lelelhone and
Ta graph Company, known popularity as the
I,,, Dis.s,ca ror,r,py ,i,n n c,ri,,I .,ooL
I,s'.,,, t',,i ,, 80, - 80,
'-'''L''''. 10 oul'd connecting trunk INES
U'wi-s. This has grown until last March It's
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