New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-23
TELEPHONE TOLLS IN THE NORTH WOODS.

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Sir: A system Of petty but exaspcrating swindles
is rapidly gaining ground throughout the Adirondack
and ST. Lawrence region. in the Shape OF vari-
Gus telephone companies. by which alone the uh
fortunate pleasure seeker find electric commn
nication with civilization These telephone companies
not only charge enormous tolls for repeating mes
saces TO and from tho nearest Western Union Office
I'm, usually massacre the Of the in most
cases, murder the OF the sender and as>a>snatc
that of the c addressed. tina: II by hap hazard
i, reaches it, destination it j. wholly unntclligblc
To illustrate: Henderson Iarbor Is delicious little
nook on eastern Lake ontario much frcQuentcd from
Nav u till october II by anglers for bass and pike
II, absolute freedom from MOSQUITOES it, quiet. it.
tr,nouu beauty aud ihr tnny sport it yields all
make it a place 10 lie sought There are seven little
hotels scattered along five miles Of coast. and about
100 permanent residents Henderson village is one
mile distant with population of 400. \ few
year, ago there a telegraph office m
the central New Noll. Telegraph and Tclc
phono (ompany" To build telephone line
frcm Adams Henderson, nine miles. II the citizens
,vuId Subscribe $50 and take out that in
sage franks at the rate of 10 cents u message to
Adams and Is cents to watertown. The citizens did
Subscribe the line built. and one telephone was
inserted in Thomp>onS store Henderson. and one at
TyIcrs Hotel at the lIarbor and then the telegraph
Office my>tcrol>y disappeared. The citizens now
awohc To the fact that they Themselves had paid for
telephone line. for the perpetual puvicc" of paying
10 cents extra on every Western Union message thcv
lent and received Within Il month III" Central New
York Telephone Company raised the toll to 20 cent" |"
Adams and il is - c"',t~
TYLER i, a scant half mil" from I'll" GIN House.
which la, been nv haunt all summer We. HI charge
for delivering message Is % cents III addition I" 'h
- cents OF the telephone company and Ia" toll OF the
Western Union Thus Il message Of ten words ii' II
New York City To me costs just cents. The same
,.,tc as 10 salt Lake City From New York to Adams
, miles IL i, - cents from Adams TN lcrS ten
miles il i, -, cents and from Tylcr To me. ono nall
mile il j. - cents. And Tyler delivery Charge i
pcrfccty propcr under the ru"> OF the telephone com
pauv am led to believe. Tie same hlui'"i> sN>
fem prevails m tho Adirondack rs and along the 81
Lawrence the We.,crn Union taking ont lis wires or
refusing to extend ,lu and putting all the commune
ties il can IN the ,lrch q" similar telephone companies
of sharks.
In addition "a is Drazcn addition OF 100 per cent
n, IN, toll, Of state message the telephone company
announces lis blank that II i IN howisr re'p"'>o'
for damaxe, ior errors L-y"rd ;hc amount OF tolls
maid AID have vet To m">-arr received VIVA
r,, t.an two rlrur iuuthcr pleasant thing /" thai
most me- ,arc> are delivered without envelopes ana
rr,,nc publ, property often hour before me- wa
tllI owucl lidc'd friendly ana so'iap' s'La!t'
mfn,,u.t me one d,> a. w.,- returning from h~hIiIc
tust there was a telegram AZ tIr house iof me- do
Kindly told it, r"htent>. NO., -
all there j. IN u. Mex; year c\P"t me ,'iIu
,,u New York n.,.>>.,r> Will l"' a. follow: "'"
Nv York Adam. = '"!'> from Adh,> y" ~
. ,nI from Ivl-,. 30 he ''Ill ou>". - - - '"i.
i. ,rr,,u addr,> I'D la. A SlO bill dGr!t nm II"
II. ii not look for snail chang.
lcc>a.ion should abolish y, nipMi" rN ,,',n1'
l II +, I, ,"r " i 'p''1I'ifH az W. cNIEf"%
henderson na,bcr. " y. sept Il. i-'"