The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-07-06
BIG TELEPHONE COMBINATION.
Controlling Interest in the Western Mary
land Telephone Company Of Carroll Coun-
ty Sold to Pennsylvania Syndicate
The Syndicate Controls Four Other Local
Companies and will Connect Them.

On Friday night of last week a majority OF
the stock of the Western Maryland Telephone
Company of Carroll County was transferred TO
Samuel Il. Johns, Of McSherrystown, Pa, ana
George d. Git, Harry N. Git and Thomas
j. O'Neil, of Hanover, Pa.
These gentlemen had previously purchased
the controlling interest in the Gettysburg,
Hanover and Adams county telephone com
panies, and they expect to get controlling IN
teresls in several more local companies IN
MARYLAND and Pennsylvania and to connect
them, and then connect with the Maryiahu
Telephone Company of Baltimore. which now
has nearly 5000 subscribers in that city. Since
the purchase of the local company OF Carroll,
Mr.. Johns has secured controlling interest
in the Hagerstown company.
After the transfer of the majority OF the
stock of the Western Maryland Telephone
Company of Carroll county to the gentlemen
above named. the directors of the company
held meeting. John G. Buckley OF New
Windsor and A. II. Huber, N. IL. Baumgart-
ner and Fred. d. Miller, Of Westminster, re-
signed. Samuel l.. Johns, George u. 6lit.
Harry ~ Git and Thomas j. U Neil were
elected in their stead. These, with Chaf1es
e. Fink, George w. Albaugh and Charles ii.
Vanderford of the old board, now constitute
the directory.
Samuel L. Johns was chosen president,
Charles E. Fink vice president, A. h. Huber
treasurer and general manager, Frank A.
Myers superintendent and George e. Lippy
collector The general management, 1t will
thus be seen, will remain as heretofore.
1t is The purpose of the Company TO extend
its lines. The first extension will probably
be from Taneytown TO Littlestown, and then
with the three Pennsylvania companies. Some
shorter lines are in contemplation. A line
to MI. Airy is needed, and if the citizens OF
that place take an interest in the matter no
doubt line will be constructed to that thrlv-
ing town.
The poles of the Maryland Company have
been laid along the pike to this city, and
Baltimore connection should shortly be made.
Westminster especially desires Baltimore
connection, and connection with Llttlestowl,
Hanover and Gettysburg is desirable also.
The combination of the three Pennsylvania
Companies and the Carroll Company, will
add much to the value of phones OF the Mary
land Company, because the people where the
lines runs mostly deal in Baltimore.
The change in control, though the manage
ment will be practically the same, Is regarded
as very advantageous to the Western mary
land Telephone Company OF Carroll, as IL VIII
give the Company funds with which to extend
lines in the county, and will give very deslr-
aDle connexions WIN ooici YIN f
A dispatch TO the Baltimore American from
Carlisle, Pa, dated July l, says that the Cum
berIand Valley Telephone Company, with ex-
changes in Carlisle, Chambersburg, Waynes-
boro, Greencastle, Shippensburg and Mer-
cersburg, has been purchased by local capt
talists and will be merged with the combna;
ton into which the Western Maryland
Telephone Company of Carroll County passed
last week. Iftrue, the combination will be
very strong one-too strong for the Bell Com.
pany to easily overcome.
CHAMBERsBuRG, Pa, July 3.-The Cum
berland Valley Telephone and Telegraph
Company was sold this morning 10 Samuel L L.
Johns, McSherrystown, Pa, and George u.
Git, Harry N. Gilt and Thomas }. ., Nell
Of Hanover The price paid was Sl03,O 600,
aud stockholders will get about S24 share
for their stock, the par value being $50