The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-18
State That They Are in the
Dark Regarding the Myster-
ious Moves of Bradley in His
Deep Game.
A TELEPOST STATION
OBE LOCATED HERE
According to Belief of Several
Local Telephone Men-The
Home Company Is Not in the
Big Merger.

Just what are the intentions Of
James S. Bradley and the mysterious
syndicate which he represents in Sc
curing control of the telephone lines OF
the country. especially those east of the
Mississippi river. might be obtained
from Bradley himself. but local tele-
phone men admit that they are just as
much in the dark as the public 1t is
only surmise with them. They have
gained no more inside Information in
talking with the managers of telephone
companies in the larger cities than
they have gained in reading the news
papers.
OF one thing those interested in the
local independent company. which has
practically a monopoly of the local
field. are certain, and that is. local
conditions will not be effected in any
way. They believe the long distance
business may be hettered to some ex-
tent by the reported combination.
Extended Its Tentaeies.
That the tentacles of the new myste.
rious combine are being extended in
one of the telephone stockholders stat
ed that propositions had been advanc-
ed for the location of a telepost sta
tion in this city. The telepost is a
telegraph system which under the ap-
proved methods is much cheaper.
and through which. it is said, Bradley
is effecting his wonderful merger.
Whether Bradley IS doing it in the in
terest of the telepost or to prevent its
growth, remains to be seen.
Bradley has gained control of many
of the independent telephon systems o.
Indiana. Ohio and Illinois.
1t is over the long distance wires Of
these Independent companies that the
telepost is operating in several of the
large cities at the present time. The
promoters of the telepost have sent
representatives here to seek a location.
Telephone men say that the telepost
would injure the telegraph business,
but would not injure the long distance
telephone business.
Are Three Suggestions.
Three suppositions are offered in ex.
planation of the combination. The
first is that the Bell Telephone compa-
ny. along with the independent tele.
phone companies. and the Postal or
Western Union Telegraph companies
are effecting a combination to check
the telepost. In some respects this
does not seem likely, as the promoters
of the telepost have independent tele
phone companies lines leases from the
Mississippi river 20 the Atlantic coast
A second supposition is that the Postal
Telegraph company. with the teleposs
promoters and the independent tele
phone companies. are trying to out
wit the Western Union Telegraph com
pany The third supposition is that
the telepost company and the inde.
pendent telephone companies are try.
ing to secure the business of the Bell
Telephone company and the two tele-
graph companies.
AS far Is suggestions are concern
ed, the merger is about as complicated
q thing as possible. Several other ex.
plantations are offered. but the above
three are considered the most likely
An account published by the Gin.
cinnad Enquirer today says:
Independent telephone men. while
protesting assurance that Bradley rep