New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-10
TELEPHONE EXTORTION,
FURTHER ACTION BY THE BOARD OF TRADE.

LEGISLATION ASKED FOR AND STRONG EFsoLU-
TONS ADoPTED-oTHER TOPICS.
The New York Board Of Trade. at IT. regular monthly
meeting yesterday took up the subject OF the nii'
reasonable charges made by the Metropolitan Tec-
yraph and Tclepone Company for the OF It's in
struments and adopted resolutions reafrIning lis
previous action aud authorizing the appointment OF
a committee TO cooperate with the Telephone SUD
scriber Association In the effort TO secure the passage
of measure Of relief. G. Waldo Smith. James TAI
colt and Thomas r. Main. from the committee on
LEGISLATION presented long report, Tciting the
history Of the movement and calling attention TO the
recent advance In charges Of $50 year They also
pointed out the manner in which the enor's Vi 'ic
Subscribers Association TO secure the Introduction OF
the bill prepared by them for the regulation Oh
charges had been defeated through the refusal OF
members of the Democratic party to take hold OF
the matter without permission from the posses ol
the party The report then continues:
"The situation Is serious one Here is corpo-
ration which is itself owned by two other powerful
corporations. exercising mnch power IN our halls
Of legislation to prevent even the INTRODUCTION Oh
a measure Of relief which Is demanded BY thousands
of citizens II Is a condition which demands the
earnest attention Of all patriotic and Independent
citizens. II one corporation, which exists only by
the will of the people. having enormous revenues ut
It's command can so enthral our legislative body as
TO- year after year. throttle every honest ehort 10
remedy An acknowledged evil can so terrOrize honest
men elected to the Legislature that they dare not
esponse lust cause which Is deemed 10 be nimical 10
the schemes Of extortion pTSctsed on the public by
that corporation, Is 1t not time that the issue of
strength be made between the people and the crene
Of their creation ~
After the reading Of the report, c. C. Shayne In
troduced the following, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the New-YOrk Board of Trade and
Tram poraton rearms its previous action advocating
the bill providing for telephone commissions III the
cities of New York and Brooklyn, and earnestly peti-
tons the Legislature to enact the same at Its present
session;
Resolved, That special committee OF twenty five
members be appointed by the president TO cooperate
with the Telephone subscribers Association In the
effort to pass this BILL"
F. D. Thurber brought up the question OF deep
water canal between the great lakes and the seaboad
and offered a resolution the subject. After long
passage by Congress OF Mr. Bcntley's bill, providing
for survey to determine the most practicable and
economical route for such canal
Resolutions declaring IL to be the opinion OF the
Board that the Nicaragua Canal was the most I'm
portant work affecting the permanent interests OF the
United States well as of this Western continent now
IN progress In tho world. aud urging Its support by
the citizens and legislators of the United states. were
adopted unanimously.
The committee which sent TO Washington to
advocate the consolidation into class OF the present
they had received Information Of the probable passage
OF the BILL and the committee improved local postal
service reported that the prospects for the Introduction
OF pneumatic tubes bright. The committee which
has been studying the Paddock Pure Food bill reported
several amendments which they hope 10 have IN
corporated into the bill.