Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-25
ORGANIZATIONS
BELL TELEPHONE
Five States Are Now Directed
From Chicago.

Since May 1 the headquarters of
the Central Union Telephone COM
pany have been at Chicago instead
of Indianapolis. The Wisconsin.
Michigan and Cleveland companies
have also been moved to the Windy
City, where 20-story ONCE building
is being erected adjoining the pres
ent Chicago telephone building to &C
commodate the officials and EN-
pIoyes.
The territory occupied by the FIVE
companies comprises the states of
Michigan, Wisconsin. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. with the exception OF a
few counties.
The organization is the second
largest telephone operating unit in
the world. The number OF telephones
operated, including those OF connect
ing companies, on July 1, was l.
474.4O2 The population of the ter
ritory is about 100000 and its
area $50, 900 square miles.
Chicago Telephone Company.
The Chicago Telephone company is
the largest member OF the central
group of Bell telephone companies in
point OF number of regular subscrib-
crs and extent and value of plant
This company operates IS exchanges
and gave service on July l, 1911, to
3IT.5O7 stations. OF these 80 ex-
changes and $50. 900 stations are in
the city Of Chicago, and the remain
de- IN the counties OF Cook. Lake,
NcHeury, Kane. DuPage, Kendall
VIII and Grundy, in Illinois. and
Lake and Porter in Indiana. 1t has
a total capitalization, stock and bonds
issued OF $4,000. 0Oo. It operates
IN Chicago under franchise receiy-
ed in 1907 for a period expiring in
1929 The total assets OF the com
pany at the end of 1910 were more
than $50, 900
The Chicago Telephone company
owns IS buildings in Chicago, most
OF them freproof. and equipped with
me most approved telephone appar-
atus The company has almost TO-
900 employees, including about 5000
operators.
Wisconsin Company.
The Wisconsin Telephone company
operates the Bell exchanges and toll
lines in the state of Wisconsin. II
owns exchanges in most of the prin-
Cipal cities and towns in the state
and has connecting OF sublicense ar
engagements in practically all the rest.
The company has S9.O12,000 capital
stock outstanding and no bonds. IL
has about SI1.OO0.o0O invested in
the state and the plant is in good
condition. First class buildings are
owned in a number of cities. On
July /. 1911, the company served
O2.973 regular subscribers and So
as connected subscribers. The num-
Der OF employees is $500.
Central Union Company.
The Central Union Telephone COM
pauv occupies Ohio, Indiana and ILL
uo.s. excepting ten counties IN east
,ru Ohio. outlying the territory OF the
TlttsburC Bell company. three Coun-
Ties IN southern Ohio and three in
southern Indiana and six in southern
Illinois. operated by the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph company;
-wo counties in western Illinois OPP
Grated by the Bell Telephone COM
gauy OF Missouri. one county in
northern Illinois. operated by the
F-cepc-t Telephone company and the
territory outlying Chicago as describ-
ed above
On July /. the Central Union COM
PAN, had 2SI.6S6 stations. 1T also
gave toll service on thar date 10 no.
uIf subNcen>e and connected sta
rlcEs The employees number about
5000. Tho company has combin-
ed capital zation OF SSl.ooo.onO and
plant which is in good ply
condition. Ii has buildings in a nuiii>
Der 90 principal cities Including 4
state ue-LG-~ rters n ] nd'ansp".'s,
Indiana. Columbus. Ohio and Spring
field. III The Central Union COM