Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-22

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came the manufacturepSof apparatus un-
der patents OF Bell.
That general plan Of development had
been followed he said
He spoke Of the locals throughout the
country. including the Indiana company
and the Central Union Telephone Com
pany. and added that above all Is the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, as to methods, service. etc. while
on the manufacturing side Is the West
ern Electric Company.
A patent Is developed by .hem. be ex-
planned. and then is sent out to all To-
calls and studied as to detail.
He was going into the part that the
Bell system had played during the war.
at considerable length. when one OF the
DIRECTORS to the proposed increase in
rates objected on the ground that al
though this was interesting IL really had
nothing TO do with the case; the OBJ
lection was sustained and Mr.. Bloom re.
turned more directly to his subject
He said that the company can not get
the money or material necessary and so
has restricted new installations. and now
has about 100 orders held up In the
state.
Service. he said. had not been as good
{ o
fore the war.
In answer to a question as to whether
the stock OF the Indiana Bell Telephone
Company was carried on the books OF
the A. T. & T. ut par he siad thar
he Imagined so-that IL was bought at
par.
In touching upon the matter Of nnance
Of the Indiana Bell Telephone Company
he said that If the company expects 10
keep up services at all It must have
more money, and In reply 20 another
( question. on cross-examination, be said
( that the sale to the Bell Telephone Com
p6ny was a direct sale 10 a new corpo-
ration, and he spoke OF some changes
that had been made Ia the officials.
/ DoCToRs GET
PHONE PRIORITY.
In reply to a question, In cross-ex.
animation, as to what had been done
toward unifcation Of the physical
( properties Of the Indianapolis Telephone
Company and the Bell, in this city. he
said that the plans had been prepared,
that all engineering studies had been
made, and orders placed with manufac-
turers.
When asked as to whether a letter
that had been sent out caused priori-
ties he answered 1t gave preference TO
/ physicians and others best entitled To-
new phones.
1t was suggested TO him that II his
company was now unable to take on
more patrons that might seem to ap-
pear to be due to the company not
having planned far enough ahead, and
he answered that one can not plan too
far ahead for some purpose ondulls,
cables, etc.
He said that one must have a rate
big enough so one can make the improve
mCnts in plant and equipment
His attention was called to the credit
enjoyed by the A. T. & T.. and lie was
then asked If the A. T. & T. then said
in effect that the people OF Indiana must
give the Indiana Bell sufficient rates so
the money could be raised that way.
Mr.. Bloom said that the Indiana Bell
was attempting to do all 1t could do at
present
PROMISES IMPLICATION
WITHIN YEAR.
In answer to a question he said that
the Bell and the former Indianapolis
company would be unified MS 20 plant in
about one year.
f. W. Stout was one of the witnesses
for the petitioner, relative to financial
matters, as was Thomas r. Keyes, gen
eral auditor OF the Indiana Bell.
When Mr.. MeCardle. of the commits
sion. announced that the hour for ad-
journment had arrived, and that Mr..
Bloom would he needed on the stand
n gain today, attorneys for the company
protested that Mr.. Bloom had an en-
gagement In New York and urged that
the case go on TO allow him to leave.
Members Of the commission, however.
said that Mr.. Bloom had been fully ad-
vised as TO the date Of the hearing and
could not assume that his testimony
would he completed In one day.
Mr.. Bloom then said that he would
remain ever-that he was in the hands
of the commission.