The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-01
but There is No Serious Detection
from the Kickers'" Ranks.
THE NEW CIRCULAR LETTER
Only a Portion of the " Protestants Seen, but
the Great Majority Meant Just What
They Said.

Deen UNDERSTOOD mat the company was
preparing circular letter in reply to the
protest, and the document was distributed
TO patrons of the service yesterday. 1t
reads as follows:
For the information of our subscribers
generally, we beg to hand you below ex
tracts from letter sent to some gentle
men regarding the proposed advances in
rates:
.'GENTL EMEN-Acknow the re-
celpt OF your communication of yesterday,
and after careful consideration, we beg to
lay before you some facts additional to our
circular of the Goth INST Many of these
facts haong been called out in our CON
versati0ns with a lumber of parties who
signed the communication under misap
prehension of the existing circumstances,
and who, when explanation was made,
thought it but just to withdraw their
names.
''This company has neither paid nor
earned any dividend since October last, and
1t is quite certain that, even at the pro
posed advanced rates, 1T cannot earn one
this year.
''Since the present management have had
charge of the business (some six years. the
company has never earned to exceed a
per cent. dividend per year.
1.-THE great bulk of the stock owned by
the present board of directors, cost them
GeD pei SlldEG, Oll Jltc OASIS Oh present. cdpl-
talization; it is to-day worth $50. These
directors have neither wasted nor stolen
the funds of the company, nor have they
PAID eXorbltant salaries. and the actual re-
suits, we think, should be taken as against
the estimates of other parties.
rive admit the great burden made by the
royalties paid the American Bell Telephone
Company, 1t being by far the largest single
Item OF expenditure, but this is simply
unavoidable, and the idea advanced by
some that this company by a firm stand
could induce them to reduce these royalties,
Is not tenable, for they could better afford
20 withdraw every instrument from the
Pacific Slope rather than establish prece-
dent that would be so disastrous to them
In the East. Another factor is that it costs
more per instrument to maintain an ex-
change of GOO instruments than of 200; this
seems strange, but we will be glad to
demonstrate this to any of you gentlemen
1T the central Office.
''Those who have questioned the accur-
racy of the rates published in the Tribune
of the 18th inst, we beg to assure that
they are true and can be substantiated at
our office. So that we cannot be claimed
TO be extortionate by comparison with
other cities, and as everything we use
but poles, comes from the east. the cost of
construction and maintenance is a trifle
more here than at any point east Of US.
We have the best material en- route and
here to fully complete our improvements
before May 1st, and we propose employing
a sufficient number of men to do the work,
so that no advance will take place until
the present poor service is remedied.
"We have thought best to modify the
rates stated in our circular of the Goth inst
as follows: A party renting five or more
instruments will be made reduction of 10
per cent. those renting three and under
Exra ra6rotian of no md
ties renting two reduction of 5 per cent
We trust that the foregoing will COM
mend itself to your favorable attention,
and that our future business relations may
be as pleasant as in the past" Yours re-
specially,
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BELL TELEPHONE Co.
Knowing that the telephone people had
been at work for several days past, en-
deavoring to convince the ''protestants,' OF
the errors of their ways, and hearing that
one of the gentlemen connected with the
company had made the assertion that all
of the signers Of the modern declaration OF
independence had "backed water" THE
HERALD yesterday called upon as many OF
''the kickers," as they have been termed,
as could be,found, and the result shows that
those who have backed water'' are not
quite so numerous as the telephone people
have endeavored to make their patrons be-
b lieve.
z L. c. M. L.-Mr. Carlson said this 1nsti-
tuition stood by its signature.
Utah Stove and Hardware Company
Ours comes out
. Cummings 81 Jennings-Havew we backed:
Not much.
Joseph a. Jennings-It comes out when
the quarter expires.
Harper Bros.-We haven't changed oul
minds
Fred. J. May-Mr. Hunter said "The
thing is a COMPOUNDED nuisance here No
/ do not believe Mr.. May has repented.
+. G. Lyngberg-Mr. Lyngberg, jr., sale
they had been labored with, but his fathe,
was adamant.
Crismon- Scarf Cove are solid.
Wiscomb & Cove still stand pat
Hardy, Young & Cove have no apollo
yies TO offer, and we have nc use for tn,
phone.
Estate R. B. Margetts-We've done oul
,-iast s'helloingn
~ Culmer Bros-Out she comes The cir
cular received this morning only makes the
matter worse.
w. II. Culmer-My friends must max,
their calls in person hereafter.
+. Culmer, Sr-It comes out.
Rock Springs Coal Cove have walled,
BECAUSE the Home coal company, William:
and the Union Pacific would not stand in
PEOPLES Equitable Co op.-N-o-o-o, sir
1
ton.
Thirteenth Ward Co-op.-Their plead
ings Qave been in vain.
Barnes, Lewis & Cove see no reason
30 regret our action.
Sherwood Bros.-We have done with tn,
luxury. We do not propose to bow to Jh'
hat.
S. f. Bull-Pd much rather hire boy !
buttons than put up with the tel phon,
any longer.
johnson, Pratt g. Co-Those who wan
-,epills and acreage, corner lots and mustard
Il plasters, will please visit US in person here
after.
Little, Roundy & Co.-Mr. Wilkinson
said he had heard no intimation that th,
firm had repented.
o. A. Palmer have signed no protes
save the order sent the company to TAX,
the instrument out.
Goldsmith & Co.-We've relented.
A G. Smith & Col don't know, Pm
sure.
Sam Leyy-I will do like the others, TAX,
Ii out. ] always stand by what | say. I'm
no millionaire. 1 pay a per cent. more TO
my goods than did last year, but canno
raise on my customers.
ID. NJ McAllister g. Conc; wei
sshello'' no more.
Margetts Bros-We are "widn the pro
testers. and ''forninst'' the monopoly
-Coalter g. Snelgrove-We stay with on
Signature.
Cunnington s. Cove are promised al
Improved service, and under those condi
lions we hold on for awhile.
Geo. L. Brooks-Put me down anon,
the ob1ectors-first, last and all the time
The circular sent around this morning
makes a bad matter worse.
William Wood & Sons-We don't Sc
that anything is TO be gained by reconsider
ing our vote.