The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-02-06
CHEAPER TELEPHONES
al New Company Wants Fran
chise in Topeka
GEORGE R. PECK 4 STOCKHOLDER
lin ths sew Company The Rates Ex-
peeted It'd l8e @ss5 and Bl5-

al new and cheaper telephone service
is promised for Topeka, If the request
for a franchise made By the Harrison
international Telephone company is
granted
This request was made by Fl. 8. Buck,
the western agent of the company, and
also by Capt Joe Waters its attorney
Tie company is one, the organization
ST which over q year ago was matter
Of nevspaper. comment. 1t has its head
quarters ia the Chamber Of Commerce
building. Chicago, and George r. Peck
"of Western avenue is one of the stock
holders and directors, and Is also Its gen
eral solicitor One Of the Chicago com
panies proposes to put ia telephones at
$50 q year for business houses, and SO
for residences
To tie Honorable Mayor and Council Of the
Clt3 Of Topeka
The undersigned, the Harrison Inter
national Telephone company an lncor-
porated company of Chicago, would most
respectfully request from your body the
right and franchise to transact q tele-
phone business in Topeka for ~ and lbs
assigns.
Tie company believes it has com
plete and satisfactory telephone and one
that can be operated by reason of its
greatly lessened expense at very rea-
sOnabIe and moderate charge. The rep
re5entative Of this company would be
body and give such information as he
would possess at amy time it might pc
convenient.
The company would very much desire
TO come into The city and transact busl-
ness under the same rights and restrlc-
tions heretofore and now accorded the
present company, with such other re-
strictions and safeguards as might be
adopted.
Very Respectfully,
Or fe.a ..-~r
BY III. $. BUCK, its agent.
WATERS s. WATERS,
Attorneys for the company.
The matter was referred to the com
mittee on ways and means.
The principal feature Of the new tele-
phone is that the control" young lady
and The everlasting "heIio" is done away
with. Dit. Buck explains this to a jour
NAL reporter BY saying:
cit is simple enough. There is a dial
ON the face of the telephone, not unlike
that of Ock- You want a certain
number You 60 to the instrument, and
by touching certain attachment you
turn the automatic indicator to the NUM-
her On the dial wanted, and then press p
button. That is all there is ia it'll 4Ou
place the receiver to your ear and you
get a response. IL the instrument called
is busy. the party wanted talking TO
some body else. there Is an indicator on
the dial Of your phone which informs
you at once Of the fact If the party
wanted IS NOT in or does not answer at
once, by pressing a button you can keep
Ola ringing until he answers or you are
satisfied that 1e as NOT in the room OF
Office.
The Harrison telephone system is now
in successful operation at Ft Smith, Ark,
where there are 300 in use at Van
Buren,, Ark. Springfield, No. Piedmont,
Vest Virginia. Lebanon. No; Santa Fe,
~. M.. Durango, COlO- Memphis. Tenn,
asking for 1000 instruments; Elkhart,
Ind, and AZ many other points. lit will
cost $50. GOO 10 equip Tie Decatur plant
with SEQ Of 600 phones, and after they
are in use, they viii become SO popular
that within a short time over 1000 in
struments VIII be ia place, with many
private wires strung to expedite business. 1
MT Buck and Mr. Waters may have as
hard b time getting q franchise to com
pete with the Missouri 81 Kansas Iele-
phone company, the company Uf John
II. Mulvane, ss A. B. Campbell did IT'D
bucking Col. Holidays Excelsior gas
company The sad history Of this meas
ure IS an example that makes other APP
plfcants shv- and none bat the most per
sistaut viii succeed Mr. Buck and 1Ir.
VI aters VIII make similar applications ia
several other Kansas towns Dir. Buck
says the expiring of the patent of the
Sell telephone company had no direct
result on his company as Dr. Harrison,
the discoverer and inventor of the sys
tenn bearing his name has patents of his
own, secured only after a long but sue
cessful legal fight with the Bell people
Little vegetable health producers. De
Wits Little Early Risers cure malarioua
disorders and regulate the stomach and
bowels. which prevents headache and
dizziness. ]. X Jones.
Consumptives obtain relief by using
Ayers Cherry PectoraL No other cure
is SO effective.