The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
BOARDOFTRADEW/LL
EGHTPHONE MERGER
Strong Resolutions against the
Same Are Adopted by the
Board of Directors.
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED
Interests Of the Citizens of
CIarksburg to Be Looked
after at Charleston.

UJlClO0lo VI lttO Ot1AGStS ~
CIarksburg to Be Looked
after at Charleston.
| At an adjourned meeting of the
4 board of directors of the Clarksburg
Board of Trade Thursday evening,
Truman J. Lynch was elected prest-
dent for the ensuing year: and Ar
thur Parsons, vice-president: and 9.
| w. Dudderar was continued as sec
retary-treasurer. This meeting was
ESPECIALLY called for the purpose o.
: discussing the proposed telephone
/ merger. The following resolut ton
was passed:
Whereas, There exist in the north
ern part OF the state of West Virginia
two telephone companies engaged In
furnishing service to persons in the
various localities throughout said
sections, the one being owned by the
Central District Telephone Company
land the other being owned by the
| consolidated Telephone Company OF
West Virginia, which companies have
heretofore owned an doperated sep
arate and distinct lines. plants and
systems in rivalry and competition
with each other. and,
! Whereas, it is reported and gener-
ally believed that the Central district
L
| troll Of, or is about to secure control
/, of the property, plant and franchises
of the Consolidated Telephone Com
pany OF West Virginia; and that IL
desires to absorb into its own planr.
/ or system all of the property and as
sets of the Consolidated Telephone
| Company of West Virginia. Sucn
reconsideration to be made either under
the name of the present Consolidated
Telephone Company or some other
company to be chartered and organ
| lied in the state. the result of which,
however. will be that the plant as
finally consolidated will be owned by
I and become a part OF. what Is gen
orally known and referred to as the
Bell Telephone Company or interests
and,
| Whereas, the boards of trade ana
4 commercial Organizations OF a num-
Der OF towns and cities in northern
West Virginia have adopted resolu-
tions favoring surh consolidation OF.
| said systems. and the members of the
Clarksburg Board Of Trade are in.
formed and believe that such action on
the part of the commercial organiZa-s
tons of towns. cities and localities
heretofore had in the northern part
of the state of West Virginia have.
been instigated and brought about by,
the agents and representatives OF the
| interests now reported to be In con-
Itrol, or about to secure control, of
the properties of the Consolidated Tel
ephone Company OF West Virginia, and
being the interests which are general
| ly designated as the Bell Telephone
Company or Bell telephone interests.
/ That while such actions purport to
have originated with the people of
such localities. the people have in real
iity been kept ignorant of the fact that
~
of the two systems was and is Dur
plan or method of placing under the
complete control of the Bell telephone
interests all of the telephone systems.
plants and service available in the
northern section of West Virginia;
land,
I Whereas the proposed merger of the
two telephone systems in the city OF
Harrisburg, West Virginia, will ac-
lcording to the information, and in the
I opinion of the members of the Clarks-
burg Board of Trade, result in a large
! ly increased expense and cost for
!; telephone service for the people OF
1.-THE city of Clarksburg and adjacent
/ territory, with no compromising adj
vantage whatever;
/ Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the Clarksburg Board of Trade doth
protest against the proposed monopo-
lization of telephone service for the
people of Clarksburg and vicinity in
the name of any one person, company
or organizations, or interest.
Resolved, further, that committee
of five citizens of the city OF Clarks-
burg. consisting of one chairman: NJ.
G. Sperry. chairman, and v. L. High
land. Robert Morris, Lynn s.. Hornor
and Olandus West be, and the same
are hereby appointed and directed TO
appear at the city or Charleston on
the seventh day of August. 1915. as
Representatives OF the people of the
lefty of Clarksburg before the public
service commission and take such
steps as they can to prevent the con-
isolidation or merger of the telephone
lplants or systems now serving the
citizens OF the city of Clarksburg and
Vicinity.
IN compliance with this resolution.
ia committee consisting of the follow
ing was appointed:
NJ. G. Sperry, chairman; v. L..
Highland. Robert Morris. olandus
West and L. S. Horror. The secre-
tary and possibly the president of the
board will accompany the COMMITTEES
to Charleston August II.
WANTS PHYSICIANS.