The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-10-07
VIRGINIA HELLO
MEN GET TOGETHER
Independent Companies
of State Form Associa-
ton for Closer Coop
eraticn and Self-Pro-
tecticn.

Representatives Of fifty Of the larg-
est independent telephone companies
IN the state met at the Jefferson hotel
last night and formed the Virginia
Independent Telephone association.
Increased cost of operation and the
necessity for closer cooperation II
the small lines are 70 survive were
given as the reasons for forming the
association.
TIE aim and purpose OF the or
ganization, briefly stated in a formal
notice issued after the telephone men
mad been in executive session for
more than four hours. is to aid the
independent telephone industry In
virginia and bring tho companies to-
E"ther for an exchange Of Ideas as
"a mora uniform construction and
maintenance OF their prope rites
The follow Ing officers were elected
President F. W Twvman. Charlottes-
vIlle, vice president Colonel + w
Holloway Smithfold; secretary
treasurer, Rodney NJ Coepin. War
saw Board of directors. w e l.
Wood Alta Vista n c Davis, Lor-
ton; + w DAVE awrencevine; d
F odineal Lexington; r. w ivy
man. Charlottesville T. " Holloway.
Smithfeld and Rodney NJ Coggin
Warsaw
Although only fftv cor1ra1ies were
represented at last nights meeting
every independent company in the
@tate az which there are more than
gao, VIII BE- invited to Join BYLAWS
we're drawn NJ last night. patterned
after similar organizations In other
states
President Twvman stated after the
ORGANIZATION had been on1pieted that
no definite PLAN Of procedure had
been decided unon. The board Of d.
rectors Is vested with power 10 act
for the association in anv matter
affecting the interests of the whole
and II viii meet on call ~ the presi-
dent, within the next few weeks.
~ the FIRST meeting OF the boa I'd
tho subject of increased rates viii be
discussed 4 majority of the smaller
companies. according 70 Mr.. Twvman
were not heneftcd by the increase or
ae-ed by Acknowledgement Rurle-
son while the lines were in the hands
~ the government. These tines are
"NneriencinC great difficulty In meet
Ing heavy increases in costs of
operation
Mr. Twvr7an was non -cornrnittal
when questioned regarding the prob
ability NJ tire association retitfoniuz
t.'' Fftf'tF WI l''ti dtAbN COM Ff1lSsi8D IDF
relief from the existing contracts he-
tween the Independent companies and
the Chesa peake and Potomac TelA-
phone company THE small lines are
known 70 he dissatisfied with the
present Nxinr rates governing the
fee they receive on messages origi-
mating at q point controlled nv the
c 4 2 company That company en-
plovs standard contracts all ever the
state. whereby the smaller lines
which help TO handle the message
are given a hxed share OF the tolls
TIE president ~ the association
declared that TIE corporation com
m ssion would be too busilv engaged
with Che Ch@sa p@@}1e and notomac's
petition fhr increased rates to con
side- any other matter for the next
fee' months bat that the association
ucuf3 probably ask the commission
"a SIX rates or r1esSA &Ses BY two ~
rTore corr uauies a. Soe,r Il tire rate
case had been disrnses Of
The following COMPANIES were
arr org the larger lines represented at
last nights meeting Charlottesville
Telephone company Alhen'a~le Tele-
phone company Northern Neck Tele-
graph and Telephone company. Wa
saw. LextnGton Telephone COMPANY.
Brunswick Mutual company Law
rerceHjIle Culnener Telephone com
rany ann ne Home Telephone cor,
pany. SmithNeId, Va