The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-01
Max Hosea Will Manage
Unit for Which He Once
Worked as Mere Linen1a11
indianapolis Attorney Is to
Return to Telephone
Business.
BY FREDERICK G. MATSON
Times staff Writer

Max F. Hosea, indianapolis at
torney, today returns to active par
ticipation in his former business
and longtime hobby. Business and
hobbies usually are net synonymous
terms, but Mr.. Hosea admits hav-
ing a passion for telephones.
He is general manager Of the
United Telephone Investment Corp,
a holding company for ten firms
operating 38 exchanges in Indiana
and one in Illinois.
Early days in the telephone bust
ness were recalled with pleasure by
Mr.. Hosea, who seemed filled with
pleasure in reviving old memories
and the expectation of entering the
field again. He, with his twin
brother, John L. Hosea. now Mayor
of Columbus, Ind, started their
telephone careers in that city more
than 40 years ago.
Were First Linemen
1--WE had a part in organizing the
Columbus Citizens Telephone Co.,
but besides being organizers we were
also the company's first linemen,"
Mr.. Hosea recalled. ut seemed as
if we put up and climbed up every
telephone pole in Brown County"
This company was one of the first
independent telephone firms in the
midwest.
A few years of climbing and splic-
ing apparently sufflced to give the
twins a pretty good working knoWl-
edge of the business, for Mr.. Hosea
states that they became officials in
the organization.
The Columbus Citizens Telephone
Co. installed the first telephone
lines in Brown County, between Co.
lUnbuS and Nashville.
That would be just 40 years ago,
when William Jennings Bryan was
running for the presidency his first
time" Mr.. Hosea recalled.
Heads Equipment Unit
At present he is president of the
Inland Equipment Co., an Indiana
corporation selling telephone equip
ment to some 1900 companies
throughout the nation by mail
order.
He has been practicing law for
Is years. During the last four
years he has had no connection with
the telephone business except that
of heading the Inland Equipment
Co.
He recently was elected to the po-
Sition Of secretary-treaSurer and
general manager of the United
Telephone Investment Corp, and
begins his duties in those capacities
today. Other officers elected were
John T. Detchon, Miami, Fla,
president, and T. A. DanielSon, In
dianapolis, president. General
offices of the company will be in
Greenfield.
Firms Listed
Operating firms under the United
Telephone Investment Corp, are
the Union Telephone Co., Indian
apolis; Daleville and Middletown
Telephone Co., Middletown; Home
Telephone Co., Noblesville; Central
Indiana Telephone Co., Sheridan;
Converse Consolidated Telephone
Co., Converse; Citizens Telephone
Co., louisville; Attica Telephone
Co., Attica; Fountain Telephone Co.,
Covington; Surplus Electric Equip
ment Co., New Richmond, and the
Milford Telephone Exchange Co.,
Milford, Ill.
Exchange services to be operated
by Mr.. Hosea are those at Mobiles
vile, Carmel, Greenfield, Sheridan,
Zionsville, 'NIooresville, Attica, Nor
gantown, Nashville, Bakers Corner,
Ekin. Kirklin, Daleville, Middletown,
ClarkSville, Mathews, Upland, Sum-
mitville, Mt. Etna, Lagro, Andrews,
Burlington, Buck Greek, Melott,
Newtown, Covington, Stone Bluff,
Veedersvurg, Waynetown, Waveland,
RuSsellville, Browns Valley, Green
town, Center, Amboy, Converse and
Morocco, all in Indiana and Milford,