The San Francisco call., 1906-09-11
BIC SHAKE UP FOR.
PHONE COMPANY.
New Managers Will Assume
= Control and the System
Will Be Put on New Basis
GLASS OUT FOR GOOD

cific States Telephone and Telegraph
Company. General Manager Louis
Glass. who recently obtained six
months leave of absence, ostensibly
for the purpose of making a business
trip TO the Philippines, where COM
pany, of which he is the president, is
about to install a telephone plant, will
be succeeded by new man, and other
changes will be made in the executive
department of the corporation. Nu-
nserous changes are also to be made
in the local telephone system, as we'll
as the State service, with a view of
putting San Francisco on an equality
with Boston and other large Eastern
cities.
The contemplated changes in the tel
ephone company are the result of the
visit here of E. c. Bradley and several
officials of the Bell Telephone Com
peny. who have spent the greater part
of their time looking over the local
company's plant and carefully study
ing plans for much needed changes.
Bradley and his associates leave for
Boston, the home office of the Bell
Telephone Company, next week, and it
l., expected that the changes here will
be announced shortly after he reaches
the Hub City and reports to the off,
GERS of the latter company.
SCOTT TO LOSE POWER.
The presence of Bradley In San Fran
cisco has been productive of many ru-
mors regarding changes in the Pacific
States Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany. 1t was known that he had re-
Gently resigned the vice presidency of
the Postal Telegraph Company to ac-
cept a position with the Bell Telephone
Company, which controls 81 per cent
OF the stock of the Pacific States Tel
epllone and Telegraph Company. His
position with the latter company has
not yet been officially announced, but
it is now understood that he will hold
a high executive position, representing
in an official way the Boston company's
interest In the local concern, and In
anticipation sof these new responsible
tiles he came West to undertake the
overhauling of the company.
He was followed here by several
other officials of the Bell Telephone
Company, who have been in daily con-
terence with Bradley and President
Henry T. Scott of the local company in
the latter's Offices on the corner Of
Scott and Fell streets. Three weeks
ago the proposed change in the man
agcment of the company was Seeded
upon and, according to a reliable au-
thcrity, Louis Glass was marked for
dccapitation, but given an opportunity
gracefully to relinquish his duties un-
der the pretext of going to Manila on
business trip.
Contrary to reports, however, Pres
ident Henry I. Scott will not be dis
turbed in his position but under the
new arrangement of the companys af-
fairs the presidents authority in i'm
pcrtant matters will be curtailed, as it
is the intention of the Bell Telephone
Company to assume more direct con-
troll of the local company through
Bradley.
NEW MEN COMING OUT.
The Bell Telephone Company, in fact
is preparing to operate the various
telephone companies throughout the
country in which it is heavily inter-
ested under a plan like that of the Har-
riman railroad lines-that is, il viii,
direct the affairs in so far as its rights
go, from general offices in Boston.
Millions of dollars are to be spent
IN improving the coast telephone sery-
ice, and of this sum San Francisco will
receive large share. One of the first
big tasks to be undertaken, if Brad
ley's recommendation are carried out,
will be the redistricting of San Fran
cisco and the establishing of branch
Offices in each district, so that city
communication may be Guiclsened. This
work will be undertaken a s soon as
bradley can get Ddck from MS VISIT TO
Boston. Many improvements are also
to be made in the long distance service.
To effect all these changes it is re-
ported that many new men, who have
had years of experience in the East
with the big telephone systems. will be
brought here to fill positions with the
LOCAL company.
Bradley refused to be interviewed at
his Office yesterday. Since he arrived
here he has maintained strict silence
re garding his presence here, which, it
is claimed, is due to the fact that he
feels unwarranted in talking for pub
Iication until his appointment to his
new position with the Bell Telephone
Company in Boston has been formally
announced, which will probably be done
in a few weeks.