The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-23

WAIST Csupistutse Busserfsers Say, 80,
what ths CerspenY says.


WHIST Csupss,-tss Bussetfser- say, s.s
Whnt ths Cenpeny says.
The ranks OF telephone subscribers who are
protesting against the rates charged By the
Metropolitan Telephone and telegraph Com.
pany Of this city. have been considerably In
creased recently The new protestants are the
800 telephone subscribers who have been noti-
fed within a short time that they must give
up their telephones or pay the advanced rate
OF the company-S240 year The usual st.
cuse for this increased rate IL made By the com
rany. The Board OF Electrical Control has
directed the removal OF overhead wires OF
the company. necessitstinR that they be
placed in the subwaya This order does
away with 500 grounded circuits on which
as many old instruments were used at
rental Of $3.50 year, paid by subscribers The
subscribers are told that grounded circuits
cannot be used in the subways because OF the
Induction. which mixes messages up: that
metallic circuit. which costs much more to
operate. and q newer instrument with latest
improvements must be used, and for this the
company demands s240 rear
These subscribers. who have been asked TO
contribute an additional 500 yearly to the
tee phone company. have been making In.
aulries as to the present status Of the Tele-
phone Subscribers Association, and IL pro-
ture for legislation which will compel the
Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany to give Its service at lower rate.
Frank s. Gardner. the Secretary Of that as.
ISOLATION. said yesterday that the organization
is stronger than ever. and moro than ever de-
termlned in Its demand for legislation.
Eve will fight till we succeed or die" said he.
The members OF the association are particu.
larry hopeful that they will succeed with the
next Legislature. because they are told that
tho Republicans do not feel we'll disposed to-
ward the New York telephone monopoly be-
cause It Disseminated in Its contributions to
the campaign funds OF the political parties last
year and gave the Dsmoc !, committee more
know that any such contributions were made,
can disgruntlement because OF a belief that
there was such discrimination, and that It
city Ia hS mort oSsn oSsF
telephone rates at the hands OF the Republican
10 prove that the company can serve its
members ofthe Subscriber Association pre-
ssst Sss ~ ana Ts to Ia
table Of comparative. charges for telephone
a complete snswer to President Cutters state.
m emit that the service costs ten times as much
H In tns suSTsSs the fSss Ssr in
over metallic circuits ia .ubway.. with the
s2s 9 ss Tass Rsn s the s. s ca
rate Mhh , ana and sst
a %Sde tseS snS Ia. IrGi Cap
were 81, S43. 4b4. b3. as shown by the result OF
the. hinswoIth Investigation. II is claimed
No objection Is made to the fact that the
& % the
to the subscribers. as the value Of the service
dssas to 5 Ts s sSS
ssribefs wsts divided among rival compsniss
the value Of the service would be greatly de;
Pew WITH the latest psseas are
required TO be used to perpetuate the mon
ior many, years. because the ownership Of the
subways 10 IN the telephone company.
sonaSis rates be charged Tor the use Of tels-
phone instrume nts. and the Legislature only
can provide such rates go long as the com panS
Tho officers OF the company insist that It's
rpte OF $40 is reas9pable; and in support q
New York city for the past two year, have not aver
ii nno on 'h' A''' '''n '''i
ssSxs
ss
.oss 81 Ss & ~
average less tnhn ~ per cent per year
Tue capital 10 not watered.
The management aims to furnish such equipment
and such an organization as Will supply the best OBJ
tain able telephone ts;ytce
st i%FIfs iss
direct line t24O per year; and they at liberty
select wheheyer these classes best suits ths
Qnirsm ents OF their business
Every subscriber who has metallic circuit equip
talk from office TO all points reach ed
BY ne oasdistanee hue. INT. sa facility not at
tenn pied TO be fur shed In any foreign city) ~
large number OF pubic stations have been estab-
lished at CONVENIENT points from each OF which com
muncstion with the entire telephone system may be
obtained upon the payment or u small fee for each
COMMUNICATION. IL is therefore, not necessary for
any to become n regular subscriber TO obtain the
benefits of the telephone service.
The average daily use OF the telephone by each sub
scrlber In New York city very much larger than In
any other city In the world. =,
The actual TO the company Of maintaining tsle.
phone service In New York CITY per vastly
than In any other city In the world There
large OF expense necessarily incurred
In furnishing the service In New York city which do
appear at all In the OF operation In smaller
places and there Is single item OF expense which 10
not much larger per Subscriber In New YORK than In
other places . .
city higher, whether considered In relation to
the dement's obtained by the subscriber or In relation to
the cost Of furnishing ths ssrVce-han they are In the