The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-22
THE TELEPHONE co. REPLIES.
General Manager Mcleod Says Kenosha
Has as Low Rates as Any City
in the State.

in the State.
Our attention has been called by Mr..
Milligan, local manager of the Wiscon-
sin Telephone company, to letter
written to him by General Manager
Mcleod, of Milwaukee. Inasmuch as
the statements referred to by Mr.. Nc
Leod appeared in this paper, we cheer
fully grant him an opportunity to re-
ply. His letter to Mr. Milligan is given
herewith in full:
MILWAUKEE, August 10, 1895.
T. C. M5lhgGps, Manager, Kenosha,
Wis:
DEAR SIR: have a copy Of the
EVENING NEWS of 18th inst, of your
city, which lends the impression that
we discriminate in favor of Fort At
kinson and against Kenosha.
The EVENING News would be iusti-
fed in its statements if they were true,
but the facts are, the rates in Kenosha,
-$36 for business and $24 for resi-
dences, special lines, are as low as
any city in the state, and it is only fair
that the statement of the NEWS should
be contradict9d as publicly as it has
been made. If they will not do so, it is
evidence that they desire to misrepre
sent us, and you will have no difficulty
in having the facts published.
Every body but the newspaper ap-
pears to understand that we have
party line rates much lower than for
special lines, and recently we have
taken many contracts on this plan in
Fit. Atkinson, to-wit:
BUSINESS RATES.
Two on line --.. $50 each
Three on line 1924 each
Four on line 1913 each
FOR RESIDENCES.
Two line -- -$21 each
Three on line 1850 -$18 each
-Four on llne.--- - .S15 each
This does not vary from the Kenosha
tariff, as Mr.. Skolsky's numerous con-
tracts recently sent in confirms.
W. II. Drake, in the NEWS interview,
further makes ducks and brakes" of
the case by stating that these low rates
in FIT. Atkinson contemplates metallic
circuits entire. There is not metallic
circuit in Fort Atkinson, and thus far
there has been no necessity for it.
wish you would call on Mayor Farr
and Chas. c. Brown, president of the
Business Mems association, and assure
them, for me, that we have made the
initial move looking to the betterment
of the service in Kenosha, by recon
structing several Of our runs there,
undermining the switchboard (the ma
chinery for which has been ordered),
and in adopting such measures as will
neutralize the severe induction disturb
ance you are experiencing there. We
especially desire to thank Mr.. Brown
for the aid and cenfort rendered to our
interests there through Special Agent
Skolsky.
Upon superintendent Cottrilps return
next Tuesday, the whole matter will be
taken in hand vigorously and the serv-
ice improved in every possible way.
notice the growing Importance of
the toll line service in your city, and if
it proves desirable to add more operaU-
Ors, that, of course, will be done.
Among other things, we have ordered
sound proof booths for your Office, so
that bankers and others can have Sc
cret conversations to long-distance
points.
1t is quite likely that the city will
require from the opposition people a
guarantee of their good faith in the
shape of bond. If they should re-
quire from the present company ex-
plotting or any other company we have
thus far known as exploiting our terri
tory, a bond of, say, five thousand dol
lars for the fulfllment of their engage
ments, that will be the last that you
will hear from them in Kenosha.
Very truly yours,
JNO. D. MCLEOD, Gen'l Manager.