The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-30
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BOARDOFTRADEW/LL
F/GHTPHONE 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.
| AT an adjourned meeting of the
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, yice-president; and 9.
| w. Dudderar was continued as Sec
iretary-treasurer This, meeting was
! especially called for the purpose o.
discussing the proposed telephone
merger. The following resolution
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
1 sections. the one being owned by the
Central District Telephone Company
and 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,
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ally believed that the Central district
Telephone Company has secured con-
!, 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. Suca
consolidation 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 az
finally consolidated will be owned by
and become part OF, what Is gem
orally known and referred to as the
Bell Telephone Company or interests
and,
whereas, the boards of trade ana
commercial organizations of NUM-
Der Of towns and cities in northern
West Virginia have adopted resolu-
tions fayoring 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-
lions 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-
troll, or about to secure control, OF
the properties of the Consolidated Tel
ephone Company OF West Virginia, and
being the interests which are general
" 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
lily been kept ignorant of the fact that
I the proposed consolidation or merger
Of the two systems was and is but q
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;
and,
Whereas the proposed merger Of the
two telephone systems in the city of
Clarksburg, West Virginia, will, &C
cording to the Information, and in the
opinion Of the members of the C1arks-
burg Board of Trade, result in a large
ly increased expense and cost for
telephone service for the people of
the city OF Clarksburg and adjacent
territory, with no compromising adj
vantage whatever;
NOW, therefore, be 1t resolved, thar
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 organization, or interest
Resolved, further, that committee
of five citizens of the city of Clark5-
burg, consisting OF one chairman: NJ.
G. Sperry, chairman, and v. L. High
land, Robert Morris, Lynn S. Horror
and Olandus West be, and the same
are hereby appointed and directed to
appear at the city OF Charleston on
the seventh day of August. 1915, as
representatives of the people OF the
city Of Clarksburg before, the public
service commission and take such
steps as they can to prevent the CON
solidation or merger of the telephone
plants or systems now serving the
citizens of the city of Clarksburg and
vicinity.
In compliance with this resolution.
a 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 committee
to Charleston August IT.
WANTS PHYSICIANS.
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