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.
ohly d Portion of the Protestants Seen, but
the Great Majority Meant Just What
They Said.

Deen understood that the company was
preparing a circular letter in reply to the
protest, and the document was distributed
10 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 a letter sent to some gentle
rates:
GENTLEMEN-Acknow the re-
celpt OF your communication of yesterday,
anu alter careful consideration, we beg to
LAY before you some facts additional to our
circular of the Goth inst. Many of these
1acts haolng been called out in our con-
Versatlohs with 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
it is quite certain that, even at the pro
posed advanced rates, it 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
per cent. dividend per year. &,
1.-THE great bulk of the stock owned by
the present board of directors, cost them
S65 per share, on the basis of present CAPT
talization; it is to-day worth S25 These
directors have neither wasted nor stolen
the funds of the company, nor have they
pald 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
rtyalties paid the American Bell Telephone
Company, it being by far the largest single
Item OF expenditure, but this is simply
unavoidable, and the idea advanced by
some that this company by firm stand
could induce them to reduce these royalties,
Is not tenable, for they could better afford
30 withdraw every instrument from the
Pacific Slope rather than establish prece-
dent that would be 50 disastrous to them
In the East. Another factor is that it costs
more per instrument to maintain an ex-
enange OF GOO instruments than of 200; this
Beems 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 trife
more here than at any point east of u.s.
We have the best material en- route and
here to fully complete our improvements
before May LIST, and we propose employing
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 Ill 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
. rpdnrfl0p Of ~
ties renting two a reduction of 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 s'protestantsn 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 watern are not
quite so numerous as the telephone people
have endeavored to make their patrons be-
,lieye.
Z. c.. M. I.-Mr. Carlson said this lnsti-
tuition stood by its signature.
Utah Stove and Hardware Company
Ours comes out.
Not much.
Joseph A. Jennings-It comes out when
the quarter expires.
Harper Bros.-We haven't changed our
minds
Fred. j. May-Mr. Hunter said: ssThe
thing is COMPOUNDED nuisance here No
do not believe Mr.. May has repented
f. G. Lyngberg-Mr. Lyngberg, jr., said
they had been labored with, but his father
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 the
phone.
Estate r. B. Margetts-We've done our
4 last t'helloing.n
N Culmer Bros.-Out she comes. The cir
fular received this morning only makes the
matter worse.
w. H. Culmer-My friends must make
their calls in person hereafter.
F. Culmer, Sr-It comes out.
Rock Springs Coal Cove have walled
BECAUSE the Home coal company, Williams
and the Union Pacific would not stand in
Peoples Equitable Co op.-N-o-o-o, sir;
We'll never submit to any such an imposi-
ton.
Thirteenth Ward Co-op.-Their plead
lngs qave been in vain.
Barnes, Lewis 6 Cove see no reason
10 regret our action.
Sherwood Bros-We have done with the
luxury. We do not propose to bow to the
hat.
S. T. Bull-Pd much rather hire boy
buttons than put up with the tel phone
any longer.
johnson, Pratt & Co-Those who want
epills and acreage, corner lots and mustard
plasters, will please visit us in person here
after.
Little, Roundy & Co.-Mr. Wilkinson
said he had heard no intimation that the
firm had repented.
o. A. Palmer-I have signed no protest
save the order sent the company to take
the instrument out.
Goldsmith & Co.-We've relented.
A. G. Smith d Col don't know, Pm
sure
Sam Levy-I will do like the others. take
1t out. ] always stand by what say. Pm
no millionaire. / pay a per cent more for
my goods than did last year, but cannot
raise on my customers.
ID. M. McAllister g. Conc; Wen
sshellon no more.
Margetts Bros-We are "wid' the pro-
testers, and ssforninSt' the MONOPOLY
Coalter e. Snelgrove-We stay with our
Signature.
Cunnington 81 Cove are promised an
Improved service, and under those condi- |
lions we hold on for awhile.
Geo. +. Brooks-Put me down among
the obiectors-irst, last and all the time. |
The circular sent around this morning
makes bad matter worse.
William Wood & Sons-We don't see
that anything is to be gained by reconsider
ing our vote.
John Dean Swift-Keep it in? Well |