, 1881-06-27
TELEPIION ES.
OPPOSITION TO THE MONOPOLY,

Special Dfspdfth to The Chicago Tribune.
NEW YORK; June 2O-1lesIstnllce to tho
ovcrgrow,l Telephone monopoly tint now
aiflicts the business community Is growing
hot md interesting.' 1t Involves many of our
leading tir'ls,'iand denis with solno' fine
points Of law. hnd grave questions .of :pcr.
sonal rights. Thu 0Eht OIL both sides
Is Clarnctertzoll by 1lilusuai. Obsttnacy,
and thtrd., s.kk," lIo, telling Wllero, . 1t
'wtllcnd.~ Tho claims Of lha corp0ratlonh for
infringement aro met by n fiat tlcnlal, and Il
cotlilter-clatm for damages resulting from
trespass, md tic placing Of wires 1tpoil the
buildings Of defendants without authority
or permission. The American Bell Telo-
phone Company, Of Boston, and tho Metro
polttau Telephone anu Telegraph Company,
OF New York, having decided Jointly to
ADOPT. EXTl.EME MEASURES ,'
for breaking M secret systom Of infringe
,ncnts OF tlloir PATENTS which they clnliil ex-
ists III New York Utty and It's vicinity, ase
now proceeding against the instruments
themselves, and nre making lively raids upot,
nil trooked I" "teleplioncs wherever found.
Parties using them aro alillMnrlly prosecuted
lncss they surrender to tie Company their
Instruments or pay t|nLAages and agree not
10 ~ tel agaiI, TfteatIsl'lGE ctreulnrs
f0ro; generally. frightened or tho private
manufacturers and !as( to tho Introduction pf
the companies Instruments. but III the light
bold MD tleilapt. Sianiy WHO hive pal1. tieir
1lUlley to tllDSG small manufacturers for tho
construction 0f private lines md electric
speaking apparntnA are not willing. to lose
surrender t!clr property to the Company, III
1naliy INSTANCES
THEY HOLM dU,AnAyrEEs s..
from these contractors to the effect tint tho
Instruments put IN aro not lnfrlnEcments Of
aHy H;xsti1'E ; pa.tslts, at.d upon .tlit strongth
%erts IT, svf Il % Il. tsssd Ess e s!ates tsct corIs +
h]unct!ois rcatlns, d various cities. but tioo
FLINT flint ss snds ss @ t f. exs x AZ w, tGS s
Company Ut Now Yarls, aE,tl hure 1t Is that
tie heavy, rntds Are nlatlD mud tho stubborn,
contests vt inv decided. There are great
e yr!ty o1 ccsssy S 1SedIesS I SSn n5ysS q oh IT, Is
TUE EXolsN1TANT CuAl.aE :Fol TELE-
=" o. PHONE sEI&VicE, .-',.>'l =
the steady Increase Of prices, q further nd
vnIlGe having Just benn scored, charges for
Seryice Iot tenti.ured, . covering sometimes q
Of tho Company IL secured. ;rl'e metropolitan
Company Ii tho one which clnllls the right Of
monopoly Of thts business Iu. this city, and
nll who trench upon tts pound Aro aHll.IlRFl-
ly stamped nut. " Ia Interesting; In tue light
Ut thasu trnl,sact[01ls Oil the pnrt nf thH Afct-
s0pulttan Company IN asserting, its right to
monopoly, to hear what ono OF Tie tUepllnhe
tMaHl!taeturnrH WHO WnA broken up III lllHI.
10 4oilbt lnst as applicable to other cIiles Is
to.Now YOrk.! llo 4ays the cost .ot making
telephones Is very little, mid thero IL ..,:i;
=. CHEAT PROFIT IN rnE BUSINESS. -
EiRiteun dollurs vii! coycr the amount for
everything complete, aild S1 Will keep a
@ teto qFe m many crsalts / u lass, ssy IS Rei
tSs I'as bsen Rsy!nF s:so 9 j. rer Year. ta
private telephone put In tor 500 which will
lust ten y0ars.'' 1t will coat lllnl $40 ycar Ia
| run It, Or SayO all toll for, tia ent{ro: ten
years. :. The Metropolitan telephone at $3.50 d
yrar would llayg cost $500 for ton yeltrs,
l!a savsa *'hsil by the operation The stock
Of tho Company IL -; = :,
OWNED 1AnqELx l.Y GOULD AND vANpEn
| = T. ~. lt1.T.t -
There Is yerylltt!e lnunsy required, md The
rglAFll upon tho aelllal Investment Ia 1,0N
per coht. :lleo people ought. to rise AMI Job
ject 70 haylnx wires IN their houses. Tslest
| nrO 400 N!ret OIL sous houses, They, ca)
cut them down ai1lt Mo damages cat
bG recovered. 1t liiK}.t sbe wull TOR buSfucss
llul. IN 0tAar"gltics to lO0k Into >tl,a netun
Gust Rlll tho enormous proflls Oil tllH telu,
phone sByst1lm, and Mltell. tElly understood
tlers Is ilu douht tint private linca would
beeollc more EoMeral, 0yel! with the prospect
nf lawsuit and conlscatlon Of inssEunsVuts