The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-28
The Bulletin.

| citation has issued the following bulletin
/ from its executive offices il Cleveland o..
under date of Feb. %:
The Bulletin.
To the Independent Telephone Interests
of the United States and Canada:
/ The press of the country has paid more
than usual attention to the proposed sale
of the United States Independent Tele-
| phone company of Rochester. n. Y, and
/ Its subsidiaries companies, comprising the
/ Stromberg-CarlsOn Telephone Manufac-
! turing company, the Independent tele-
phone companies operating exchanges at
Home. and some smaller places in New
| York state and the control of the Utah
Independent Telephone system.
4 meeting of representatives of most of
the larger Independent telephone inter
ests of the country, was held at Cleve-
land on Feb. is, under the auspices of the
International Independent Telephone as
ISOLATION for the purpose of formulating
| proposition having in view the acquisi-
ton of the securities and property OF
the United States Independent Telephone
] company Of Rochester, \. Y.
The president of the International asso-
citation was delegated 10 request Mr. IL. p,
| Brewster, chairman of the ADVISORY com
mittee in charge of the affairs OF the
L. s. l. Telephone company. 10 furnish
I statements showing the financial eondl-
ton of the company's properties and TO
afford facilities for verifying same, in or
der that definite proposition should be
submitted Sucn statements had been
previously refused representatives of the
| Independent interests, although 1reely
furnished to the Bell. In reply to his
request the president was informed that
Mr. Brewster was absent from Rochester;
and that no proposition of any kind could
be entertained until March /, on which
date the option of the present negOtiators
0he Bell company will expire
Dissension in Ranks.
IT is well understood that certain indi-
viduals connected with the L. ! Tele-
phone company. actuated by motives OF
personal interest, are favoring the trans
fer of the. said company's securities and
properties to the Bell company. in spite
of the fact that among the rank ana Tie
of the bond and stockholders there are
many who are anxious to save the prop
critics from the clutches of the Bell mo-
nopoiv The latter class of investors.
whose property rights are 1eopardlZed Ds
the proposed deal with the Bell company.
have long viewed the acknowledgement OF
the u. S. I. Telephone company with seri-
Gus alarm and would at any stage OF the
. ! proceedings have been glad to support
plan having i'm view the preservation OF
the company an independent organi-
, | cation. had they been given an "ppoFtuh-
2 ftv to record their sentiments
1t is also an indusputaoie TACT tnat me
/ Daople of the various towns IN winch the
) L. S. l. operates exchanges wsfe Si i,lg
unanimous in imploring the heip OF tnue-
pendents to save the situation ana relleNe
them of the danger of being again SUD
/ jected to the cupidiiy ana affogalIce u
IN si rnat,aSemsnt of the T. S. l. Tele
! phone company mas been the SUBJECT OF
! merited censure is a TACT known 20 a.. a.
! feleDbOne men, and the shrinkage IN the
! vaIle of the cOmpanyS securities mas
been a matter of general comment anu
/ hardship 20 honest investors. IN view OF
/ these facts il Is not strange that these
| men do not care to entertain any iegltl-
mate proposition coming from an ihne-
| PENDENT source which would mean that
the affairs of the company as administer
/ vestigation
Previous Bell Efforts.
considered from a purely business point
If view il seems incOmprehensiDie tnat
the Bell company should seek TO secure
control of the L. S. l. exchanses IN .ale
81 Michigan in Toledo. o., South BEND,
Ind. Portland. ore. and in many oiher
places where Independent companies are
flourishing in spite of the mlinons spen'
~ fhe monoDoIv in vain efforts to tnrot-
tie competition. 1t should be borne III
mind that the people have steaoiashiE re-
fused 10 submit to the proposition OF the
,eonoroIv owning and operating the only
tcleDbopf. system from which they coulu
J obtain service and Independent compeu-
ton is being ree3sli a,7I, rraeticai meth
. - ~ securing anything like adequate
I telsphone facilities with equitable rates
ana nroDer treatment of patrons
r. sbould ne understood that the United
S,ate- independent Telephone company OF
RoehesteY has no connection whatever
with the United States Jeiephohe COM COM
nanv OF Ohio the United States Long
INSTANCE T & r company of Cailfornla.
the nited T. & T. company OF fehhsS I
vania or other companies OF siiiiil a.
fnanes None of these companies VIII " "
-ffacted loy the proposed absorption ol
/ the United States Independent Telephone
fconpany of Rochester. y. l., ana there
is no foundation whatever for me Claim
made that this absorption wonld carry
With il the control Of the Kinloek Tele-
nhcne company of St. Louis, Mo- the
ronSolidated Frontier OF inter-eceaii
companies Of Buffalo. \. Y; the Inde-
nendent system with headquarters at A.
obone company and the New Long DIS
lance company of indianapolis. IND
No Sale 10 Bell Interests.
5 The United states independent Ie s E:
z nbone company OF Rochester holds only z
: - lent of the securities of the lndianap-
n ahs company and Arrangements have al
= Teadx been completed to keep the con
n troll of this organization strictly indepen-
q tr+ The T. s l. Telephone company
n has no holdings of any sort IN any otnel
ooerafing or manufacturing company De
u S-ond those specifically mentioned IN tn'
y opening paragraph. and none OF tnS So.n
d osniee suSt enumerated arc considering
m viii consider any sale OF tnelT proper
+ ties 10 the Bell Should the Bel com
Is nanv with the assistance OF the ADVISOR,
n tae,,,n,iffee of the L. 5. /. Telephone com
= nonn- succeed in securing control of tn
nnerating companies connected with ina
e. ort1a izafion II would mean temporar,
= loss al only p. 100 telephones. whicn J.
ie just about two-tnIros OF per Ssn' 2. ~
n fndependent telephones ia the Cnite'
= transfer to the Bell monopoly woul,
n undoubtediy work hardship on the pat
IS ! rons of TIE exchanges involved in tn
10 transaction. but only until competing sys
IS GEMS could be Installed and II Is safe 4