The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-11-19
A MOST SACRED PROMISE
Made bV Subscribers to the Citi zens'
Telephone Company.

Made by Subscribers to the Citi zens'
Telephone Company.
We. the undersigned subscribers to
the Citizens Telephone line, believ-
ing that the rates heretofore charged
by the Cumberland Telephone Co.
were eXhOrhitant, eXtOrtionate, and
unjust; and recognizing the fact
that the Citizens line alone COM
PEELED the reduction Of such rates;
and. believing, as we most heartily
do, that, if this, foreign monopoly
can succeed in its tyrannical pur-
pose of crushing out the competition
of the Citizens Co., it will restore
its former unconscionable rates;
and, sincerely believing it to be our
duty to the public, who use tele-
phones, to resist, by all legitimate
and honorable means, the avOwed
purpose IF the Cumberland Co. to
defeat the efforts of. the good people
of Maury County for reasonable
telephone rates: Now, therefore,
we do hereby mutually pledge our
selves, by most sacred promise to
each other, that, we will not permit
the use of any instrument of the
Cumberland Telephone Co. in our
residences, offices or places of bust
ness, for a period of eight years
from this date, unless by mutual
concurrence and consent, in writing,
of majority of those signing this
pledge, or of u committee duly
authorized thereunto by such
majority, given in writing by such
committee. And We further pledge
ourselves TO use every effort and
proper influence In our power to
promote the interest of the Citizens
Co. and that we will not permit any
instrument of the Citizens Co. un-
der our control, to be habitually
used by subscribers to or patrons of
the Cumberland Co. For the per-
Torrance of all of which, we hereby
pledge to each other our sacred
words. Witness this, our mutual
agreement. entered into on this, the
18th day If May, 1897. To-wit: J.
P. Street & Co.. ]. p. Street, E. H.
Hatcher, Woodbridge & Irvine, w. Z.
Woodbridge, Harlan Bros. & Parks,
]. G. Dexter, w. j. Cakes, l.. P.
Padgett, w. F. Embry, Love Webb,
j. F. Wiley, Robt. Pillow, F. D..
Lander, Phoenix Bank, Farm ers' u
Merchants Bank, McKennOn, An
derson & Foster, Maury National
Bank, G. A. Parker, Century Club,
Barr q Cakes, Jno. A. Cakes, A.
Barr, j. Il. l.. Cochran, Halle Pad
gett, Jas. A. Smiser, Sam Holding,
Hughes & Son, Geo. II. Hughes, l..
B. Hughes, G. H. Sharp, Dobbins &
| IN,;., Wy DrA11o viz nroat G.
Co., VOORHEES, & Fowler, r. s. Fow-
Ter, Chaffin Bros, Cook d Sons, f.
w. Gamble Grocery Co., E. w.
Gamble, Satterf1eld & Oodson, j. w.
Workman, j. G. VOORHEES,, w. - .
Embry, E. G.. Wade & Co.. j. e.
Jackson, A. F. Brown, D. F. Wat.
kins. Anderson q Co., Tucker Bros,
M. ID. King, r. G.. Cant IL Bro,
Grant Bros, j. M. Harris, Columbia
Steam Laundry, w. A. Provine,
JnO. West, H. L. Vandervort q Co.,
Gartner Bros, G. X. Houser, w. G.
Sheppard, w. B. Greenlaw, Rose
Hill Cemetery, j. H. Wilkes, Wilkes
& Forgey, Simon Hardison, G. l..
Coleman, o. p. Rutledge, w. E.
Jones, Ed. Hill, #. G. Petri, A. G..
Johnson. Jno. NJ. Burns, N. M.
Jones, Geo. S. Alcorn, f. G. Perry,
Lynch Perry, 10. T. Edwards, w. ID.
Cameron, ]. Il. Mcclellan, Fleming
& Rea, Jno. A. Walker, Fra nix H,
Smith, w. A. Henderson, w. w,
Dennis, ]. A. Titcomb, E. G.. Latta,
Frierson & Embry, w. H. Edsall,
s. p. Payne, Jno. Trotwood Mo ore
Columbia Athen@um, Columbia
Institute, Otey J. Porter, Jno. w
Cecil, Lloyd Cecil, G. P. Webster,
JnO. g. Sowell, +. w. Frierson, Jas.
j. Fleming, H. P. Webster, H. s.
, Frierson, Jno. F. Stephenson, Wal
ter G., Tyndall, D. +. Fulton, r. G.
Walker, E. j. Pullin and w. I.
Frierson.
We, the undersigned, also sub
: scribe to the foregoing and heartily
} endorse the same and pledge our
selves to faithfully keep the mutual
| promises above set forth. This May
25th, 1897: J, p. Brownlow & Sons
Emmett Hodge, Chas. S. Jackson
N. B. Stewart, r. + Taggart, Geo
g. Collins, ]. f. Anderson, S. H
Goodloe, T. r. Nowlin, w. n. Long,
]. A. Bostick, E. II. Oliver, r. B.
Cooper.
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