The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-22

guised. want to say that the South
Sern Bell Telephone Company operates IN
seven Southern States, and furnishes
terminal facilities and connections for
us in q great number of places where
there is no other telephone company at
all.
Senator Flood: Where is your ex-s
change! ~ KISS !.
the river. That is small exchange
Senator Glass. Where is your exchange
NO EcXHANGE.
General Meany: We have no 5exchaHEs
in Lynchburg, Senat tor Glass: but, on .ne
contrary. the Southern Bel re ths citv
to our lines We own nothing in me .1 eary
of Lynchburg.S In that line sen tieriii.,
Telephone and Telegraph Company f had 70
establish exchange or terminal 1ac.ii.li -
within every city of the United states ~
would take twenty years TO 40 IT,, -. ~ Ill
lions of dollars to- do it. 1t IS n9t oui
purpose to do that as long as locai ,, G4lm-
panies can furnish JUS proper Gn,,thar,,
in the city of Richmond the S ;t;n tor
Bell does not furnish proper 1acliI!ies ZOE Of
u.s. They haven't the proper faclll.es 70 70
connect with. The oldn't nave any my, ~ ~
You can't call n long-dlstance pom. aion1
the city of Richmond from any teri 1l MAJ
except it is a special terminal PiaSeu
especially by the Southern Bell Tor mat
spurpose. There are upwards Of two thou,
sands telephones In Richmond we ou.u
like to connect with, that we ; Gdi coi'-
meet with and don't connect Will od
Mr.. Pollard: You connect with -good
many? ,nent;on
them on the fingers OF my IVY 10 ~ ,ny
Mr.. Pollard: You all OoJecteu ~ o's
maximum rates here? f,n-
General Meany: Yes, sir; that was luii-
damental. n,,,, ao
you connect in Lynchburs? pou
General Meany: The Southern Bs.'. t,,o
Senator Glass: Don't connect With inc
competing line! 49,, ,o,
General Meany: No. sir. We have con
nected with other companies. that are So
called competing lines. o+ with
Senator Glass: WIN you thnre or
the competing line IN LSheii
i''cn'no''u COMPETING LINES.
General Meany: No, sir: we WI vi NOV.
This suggestion Of connecf. ans IKE, Me- Very
fair proposition. We refuse 10 cot maI,,t
with the Southern Bell Telephone I'm
pany's system in Richmond, because IT
has not the proper terminal facilities.
There is no competing telephone com
pany In Richmond or Lynchburs that mas
any better facilities than the Soutn sal1
tnat we must run our main lines into
every depot in the city. That means we
must make provision for a number OF
circuits or run into the city on our main
trunk line. l not only means that, out
we must make arrangements for the man
at the other end-a Norfolk customer
that calls Richmond customer-haVe me
necessary arrangement Of charges, ana
the responsibility of proper connect'oh
The Richmond Telephone Company might
call subscriber in New York. we nave
no power to make that company make
that connection.
Senator Flood: But you nave mace COIL
nection with local companies elsewhere!
General Meany: Oh, yes. sir: local com
panies outside of the Bell companies; ;oon
Senator Flood: And they nave peen
benefited by the connection?
General NIeany: They seem to nave SO.
They asked for it and we made 1t;
Senator Glass: Local companies IN
General Meany: Yes, sir; one-tWo, I
Smithfield, and another one runnlng-1
can't recall the place. II I had q map
might tell I am not altogether CONVEX
SAINT with all these minor details lhere
are two companies. And l want TO say,
further, I am endeavoring to arrange
nanies because I find them with an
established business and an established
exchange, and we find no other company
IN that territory; therefore. we setect we
one we want to connect with ana maze
o,Ir arrangements accordingly; and
thin, there will be a great many connec-
lions of this sort made In this state VIII
comnanies of that kind. ! say we nave
four now in mind and one OF them quite
n large one and comprehensive SYSTEM
Chairman Sands: Unless there are ottef
cues tons ..,,a,,
General Meany: I thank YOU very much,
Gentlemen. for your permission to au-
dress YOU.