The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-20

In such cases will be submitted TO your
department and to the Interstate Com
directions, If any; as either may think
proper TO give. due regard being had
to public convenience ana TO the rul-
lngS OF the local tribunals
Third. Arrangements will be made
promptly under which all other tcle-
phone companies may secure for their
OF the companies in the Bell system III
the ways ana under the conditions fol-
lowing:
% Where an Independent company
desires connection with the toll lines of
the Sell system IL may secure such
conncc,ion by supplying standard
the toll board of the nearest exchange
of The Beli operating company.
Second. When The physical conncc
ton has been made by means OF stand
ard trunk lines tho employees OF the
Bell system Will make tho toll line
connections desired. hut in order TO
snry that the entire toll circuit i'm
NolNcd III establishing tho connection
shall nc opetated by, and under the
control OF. the employees of the Bell
Third Under the conditions outlined
above any SUBSCRIBER OF any iudepcnd-
WIN amy subscriber OF any company
IN the Bell system or with any SUB
scribcr OF any independent company
with which the Bell system is con-
nec,ed who is served ~ an exchanges
which rs more than rfty miles distant
iron the exchange III which the call
Fourth. The subscribers Of the In
dependent company having toll con-
nccttons described above. shall pay for
such connections the regular toll
change OF the Bell company. and in
addition thereto, except as hereinafter
provided. connection oharge Of 10
yates on its lines ana is carried. IN
Who'll" OF ia part over the lines of the
l:ell SNst"in The charges incident to
such service Shall be made 10y the Eell
company against the Independent COM
pany who's" subscriber makes the call.
and suCh Ch.trcs stall b. accepted By
the independent company as legal and
Fifth Under this arrangement tho
lines %! the Bell system shall be used
for the entire distance between tho
ViGcd the H.n system has lines con
Meeting the two exchanges Where tho
B"ll system has no such lines. arrange
mcuts can b" made for connecting tho
lines OF the lIcll system with the lines
of some independent company, In order
to make up the circuit, but such con-
ueCtioES viii not he made whcro the
Ben GSstcn has q through circuit be-
tween inc TWO exchanges.
SIXTH Any business of the Kind COM
monty known and described as long
lines business offered for transmits
sio. over the lines OF the American
Telephone ana telegraph Company
shall to accepted for any distaiice-
that is. on such long lines" business
calls shall be accepted where the point
oi destination is less than nfty milrs
from the exchange wher. the call orig
mates, as we'll rs where the point OF
des tin"uon Is greater than nfty miles
thcrcfrom.
seventh. Amy business of the kind
commonly known and described as
iohG INES business oncred for trans
mission over the lines Of the American
Telephone ana Telegraph Company
ShnIi be accepted Mt the regular toll
rate. and no connecting charge shall
bc required. Iiut such calls shall be
handled under the same operating rules
ana ,cond!tonS as apply TO calls over
the local toll lines.
Very respectfully yours.
AMERICAN TELEPHONE ANp
TL.I.EGkAPH COMPANY.
by y. C. kinsshury. Vice President.