Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
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pany has 6 complete printing plan
at the indianapolis building where
all the directories as well as miscel-
laneous printing are turned out.
Cleveland Company.
The Cleveland Telephone company
operates in Cuyhago county, Ohio,
which includes the city of Cleveland.
On July !, this company had total
of 1888 telephones in service. The
company is capitalized for s3,1O0,-
600. 1t has a new general headquar-
ters and main exchange building
down town and branch exchanges in
other parts OF the city.
Michigan Company.
The Michigan State Telephone
company operates the Bell exchanges
and toll lines in the state of Michi-
gan. 1t is capitalized for S14,351,-
900. stock and bonds. This company
gives service TO 49, 56 regular sub
scribers and 52,2SO connecting sta
tiOHs. The company operates q sys-
tenn Of 0.424 stations in Detroit
alone, which has one OF the highest
telephone developments in the
world. The company owns a number
OF first class headquarters and ex-
change buildings in Detroit and all
principal cities of the state.
New Organization In Effect.
The merger OF the five companies
into a central group for operating
purposes went nominally into effect
May ! , but 1t will be several months
before ali the details are worked out.
The operating headquarters, hereto
fore maintained at Milwaukee. In
dianapolis, Cleveland and Detroit
were formally abolished and the ad-
ministrative control of the five COM
panies was conferred at Chicago,
where joint headquarters were open
ed at 23O West Washington street
in the building formerly occupied by
the Chicago Telephone company.
Official Personnel.
b. K. Sunny, president of the cen
tral group Of companies, was former
ly president of the Chicago Telephone
company.
Alonzo Burt. vice president and
treasurer, was formerly president of
the Wisconsin Telephone company.
b. w. Trafford. vice president, was
formerly vice president and general
manager Of the Michigan State Teie-
phone company.
Charles Z. Mosley. secretary of ali
the companies except the Michigan
state. was formerly secretary and
treasurer of the Chicago Telephone
company.
L. C. Richardson. general counsel,
was formerly president OF the Cen
trail Union Telephone company.
H. F. Hill. general manager, was
formerly vice president and general
manager OF the Central Union Tele-
phone company.
p. :. GARY ey. general auditor. was
formerly auditor of the Chicago Tele-
phone company.
Companies Will Benefit.
The reorganization does not ef-
feet the corporate identity OF any of
the companies and there is no mer-
ger Of properties. The operating
merger is expected, however. 10 be of
great advantage TO all the companies.
in fact these advantages are already
becoming apparent. II is certin that
great expansion Of business will re-
suit in all parts of the combined ter
Titory and this will place everyone of
the companies in d stron ger position
both financially and in the public con-
hdenCe. Il * certain also, that large
economies in operation can be effect
ed and this will tend to increase the
profits OF the stockholders. The COM
panies will benefit by the oppoTtun-
ity afforded by the new organization
TO extend the services OF able officials
over wide territory. A good ad-
ministrative man is no longer con
fined to a small area. The same a.
true OF the expert technical men.
These are now available for use over
many hundreds of exchanges. with
their manifold commercial. construc-
ton. maintenance and operating
problems
PubliC'> Gain.
The people of the five states viii
be the gamers through the improve
ment Of the service. its great extern
sion and ultimate cheapening by res-
son OF the economies made possible
by the admins trstion and operation
OF the business on larger scale