The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
TELEPHONE FIGHT COMING
THE CITIZENS, oo1PANY TO INVADE
NEW FORA nth Low RATES.

THE CTTIEENS, COMPkNY TO INVADE
Il YORh WITH Low RATES.
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a p1inimuu CharEe or sna FOR Husinesn and
s1s Ter Rsnideuees ts Fromisea-Wrster
UnioH snb~a1a NAY We Osee-Ehc Cempe'i'
peh'e" Sh'e"""
A telephone war is soon to be launched in this
State and Now Jersey. The New York Tele-
phone Company, which hns 30 long held the
monopoly Of the business hcreabouts, 10 TO have
. competitor, which will take it's stand on the
aide Of cheap telephone service. The men be.
hind the Citizens Telephone Company Of New
York and New Jersey, which 10 tho official title
81 the new concern, say that they have plenty
81 capital and are In tho fight to stay.
The movement to establish n cheap telephone
service In this city hos boon going on for
months. but has been known to only q few per.
sons. The interview with William w. Holmes,
President Of tho Detroit Telephone Company,
which was printed In THE SUN yesterday, was
the hrst ofiuial Information on the matter pub.
hshod. Mr.. Holmes evidently spoke without
authorization, for the officers Of the Citizens
Company were annoyed at the publication Of
their plans yesterday. and said they had no idea
that Mr.. Holmes, when he left this city on
Tuesday, was going to speak to anybody on the
matter and authorize the publication Of his re-
marks. Mr.. Holmes has no direct connection
eA eo'o
city, but his company. which entered tho fight
IN Detroit against the Beil Company, owns q
system OF transmittors, reccivers. switchboards.
ana other instruments which II claims Is far
superior to those used by tho Bell and New
YORK companies. ana these VIII probably be
adopted oy the new company. 1t Is maintained
fringe on the Bell patents or the patents beld
r. ~. ~. vi, rn..n.a "' e" no'u
W We" 'Vrh COMPANY
In addition to establishing inea nf cham
tolcphones In this Stato md No,v ror,.r a..
S.spaa"~ IN ms state ana new Jersey. tho
ciuhens COMPANY Is going 10 make connections
with independent companies in other places.
with a view to entering the long. distance bust.
ness. IN THIS as wen as In local service 1t is
planned to smash the present high rates. Here
lne new company WIN come into direct conflict
with the Boil Company. The object of Presi-
to this city is said to have I BEEN to s ia rT" ing
lonE.dlstance telephone servlee with the o,ni.
taliata back of the Citizens Company. The Dc.
trolt Company has connection with a number Of
Independent companies in Michigan. and it ia
proposed 10 make connection with the Citizens
Company at Buffalo.
It hasn't appeared yet what the Citizens Com.
i Enn' p ~ poses a ION IN tne matter o. wiro iay.
s oao,s d,r r un Tho p stroo AWNING tar G.S overhead .nh10aa. ana Ts 1t
Am.rIcnn nis,r;ct rs,sar,nh romn,n - ,auo
0moit'"h Distrie' ieiesraph company nave
gubways, and 1t can only be by arrangement
with one OF these that the new telephone com.
p"n' Sau " eonp'o'e u III this CITY.
The officials of the company declined to say yes.
terday what ARRANGEMENTS they had made III.
TaI,r,o.,anh Cann,,u, IS III, IT,.
tbe kmsrican 6 Et : 4 ~ q M ~ nh ~ - nov using
800 " = ~ a. usn n i Sohipany ssuo'
COMPANY may be run in copnection ' SfttRR fhe
teiautograph. in which event the telephone
smh.vo ~ undoubtedly ko Ihroush tho same
prna5.,, E,vora s, ,,..
rens' irelenbnno e., M an Sun u OF the VII
VIII nut y n teIceb Sopa ~ y s Hhn yesteraay: "WMe
SS good We ser Wig as as any O. our competitors can
gdve. we VIII knock out the present high rate
y m mi,,,r . aoub., ana VII furnish TELEPHONES at
seaiHsnaesp ~ y oi ga Ior business and $Is for
~, tei Se. we cNpett opposition. and so can.
MOI nei you now we intend % pro ,eed.
y .na = ~ use ~ the city At present. We can
RlvSan inmentatc connection and with fewer
operatl0ns. we nave O. transmilter which will
snsure GEAR speech AZ All times. 1t is a vast i'm.
pLoxe.henS on tne transmitters in use here
sooutg: inerell be none OF the difficulties SO
We mean 70 construct and operate q COM
p!oSe syetem OF Toll lines throughout this State
en9 NeW Jersey. connecting all the larger cities
anu S1uh.y seat towns with New York by
t mGts sxsss Circuit. Then we mean TO build county
Win their county seats at o Uniform service Of
vi! ~ y a MESSAGE. a iong-uistance system
Miu % put In operation as soon us 1t can be
GONE we expect to receive our profit
ION 'the Increased use OF the tele-
pnons; which Is bound to come as soon
as We commence operations. We believe thou