Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-12

The company contend that the toll sysCe,a'
o. charges is the only fair anu equitable prIa-
clple for telephone service as long as tae
'aWitcn process" continues il force, when is
now performed by manual LABOR Ia the central
ONCE. In this We agree. Che expense OF The
central Office are greater as the calls increase
IN lumber, tie use OF the telephone is not uni
forEh. and 1t Is but fair that tie charge TO each
subscriber should be for the service actually
rendered. 4 transfer OF communicatiol DY
automatic process Will dispense Win the opgr-
teVes low performing this service, and there
tI'ef Inc reasons f0T q toll SysJen will not
exist. II IS lot unreasonable TO expect that
an automatic system Will oe perfected a. 10
els TAFT day.
The CON nittce states that an annual charge
OF go would Yield an ample revenue and affJad
fair profit TO The company. The committee
therefore reported the new schedule OF charges
submitted by the company without approval.
I'VE haVe further examined and c0nSldered,'
say the committee, 1.-The pracficabilIty OF eS-
tabi5hing an independent telephone exchange,
tut are not prepared 10 recommend definite
action IL that direction Tor the present. It
seems that the question whether or not such an
infringing upon the present company is
net only doubtful, but UNDERGOING id
diclal tnvostigation.'' The report closes ~
recommending that the members OF the asso-
ciation who desire to do SO be at liberty TO
resume their business relations with the com
pany, ana tnat trial OF The new system, at the
rates suoilit!fd herein by the company, Tor
one year, be agreed upon, and that the aSsoc!a-
lion maintain It's present. attitude until this
recommendation be agI6ed Is BY the cJInpanv-
leaving 70 the developments Of the future tie
QUESTION as 10 the eXpGdienCy OF organizing
dLOther telephone exchange: that when thi2
Olgan1Zatlon adI0urls It be subject to the call
OF us president, after reasonable nntica m 10
I! !s..!t't oi thlrd or mere Of the members Of
t .ae executive committee; and that the exeeu-
i've committee have authority to MI all yacan-
cit In The committee; and that an Assessment
u sitp Ce nede OF each member to defrav t56
expenses OF the association. ~
TIE REPORT DISCUSSED
MI. MoTrison said he, for oue. was not rn71y-
70 pull out the plug, TO pay the ey0rbIta1t
c iA ses lte company proposed, and he favored
TIE FORMATION or new company a. once
the report. --' "oot e'oA u
Mr; EDWARDS thought the toll system should
oe tFled. at least Tor The present. as By It the
cost or the service would fall On the sIbscrib~
eIs Ia proportion 10 The USE made OF the insLr11-
ment.
would " '--' i0i'i'
VIRTUALLY BREAK Up THE ASSOCIATION.
anu dsler they mad up. 10 this time stuck TO-
geL-fer as one man. ne was amazed at the re-
con COL !, ineldatlo s OF the report They could bet
ceI w. Mn0nt ne telephone than the telephone
III paDy coulo 90 without them. IL they YleI led
l9R Nothing would have been gained eynsnt
perhaI9, tie resignation OF Maynari and a IiftIn
courtesy. He hopei the association Would no2
yield al inch. 0'
Nv Presbrey said that it did NOT amman nv
thl renar, that the company had not been re-
:. Hnerated at ,i.c Old rates and he did not
mink il MAS the tine to surrn. de-. He Glf
seen the placard ''S2s -ot-ao telephone and
now tfey are asked TO adopt this repol. II -
cut mock and line, bob and silAer 4" = aeu
THE EXECUTIVE COMMIT
MIR ThOmes l. Hr'-- IKE DEFENDED.
manner II mich this repors Vas 0i heinz ne G rs
ceiired. IL did not propose 10 sell out, or any
thing Ike 1t, and the committee had accom-
plished much. The trustees OF the Company
who had not treated the association with re.
spCct had been turned cut "a voice-'That
was sugar PLUMP What more can the com
mittee do? We have looked about for tele-
phone. but cannot get one without running the
risk OF litigation. 1t was not proposed to sell
out bob tCg and tinker" There Were some TO
whom the telephone was Indispensable one
gentleman stating that he would pay so per
| had been true 10 his pledge. As the committee
had done ali that was possible TO do, ana had
| II Cciy ed the uitamatum OF the company, aud
| there was so much demand for the Instrument
| they had concluded 10 recommend trial
| Mr.. Greenlees dlSclalmed any reflection on
| the committee. The members had worked
| indUstrtousiy and well, but had at the last
| mon ent lost their backbone.
NJ. X. X. Perry remarked that backbone was
| coed thing. but IL old not turn out so when
/ the bull butt the locomotive.
| MI. Presbrey.-We started out for purpose,
| and row drop proceedings II we adopt this
| report.
| RATES IN OTHER CITIES.
| Mr.. Perry said the question TO be considered
i was. can the company furnish the service for
| less than the figures stated. He, for one, was
/ not prepared 10 say that 1t could. The COM
| Hittee had made Inquiries in other cities ana
| found that the charges were larger than those
proposed.
| Mr.. Wheatley-In Baltimore the service Is by
| private wires and costs $50 per year, and con.
sidering that there Is no such thing as falling