The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-12-03
A MOST SACRED PROMISE.
Made by Subscribers to the Citizens
.O Telephone Company.

.0 Telephone Company.
We, the undersigned subscribers
to the Citizens Telephone line, be-
lieving that the rates heretofore
charged by the Cumberland Tele-
phone Co., were eXorbitant,. eXtor-
Tomato, and unjust; and recognizing
the fact that the Citizens line alone
compelled the reduction of such
rates: and believing as we most
heartily do, that if this foreign mo-
nopoly can succeed in its tyrannical
purpose of crushing cut the competi-
ton of the Citizens Co., it will re-
store it's former unconscionable
rates; and, sincerely believing it to
be our duty to the public, who use
telephones, to resist, by all legiti-
mate and honorable means the
avowed purpose of the Cumberland
Co., to defeat the efforts of the good
people of Maury County for reason
able telephone rates: Now, there
fore, we do hereby mutually pledge
ourselves, by a most sacred promise
to each other, that, we will not per-
nit the use of any instrument of the
Cumberland Telephone Co., in our
residences, offices or places of bust
ness, for period of eight years from
this date, unless by mutual concur
renee and consent, in writing, of a
majority of those signing this
pledge, or of committee duly au-
thorized 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., under our control, to
be habitually used by subscribers to
or patrons of the Cumberland Co.
For the performance 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 of May, 1897. To-
WITH. P. Street q Co., j. p. Street,
E. H. Hatcher, Woodbridge & r.
vine, w. p. Woodbridge, Harlan
Bros. & Parks, J. G. Dexter, w. ].
Cakes, l.. P. Padgett, w. f. Embry,
Love Webb, J. f. Wiley, Robt. Pill.
low, F. d. Lander, Phoenix Bank,
Farmers q Merchants Bank, Nc
Kennon, Anderson & Foster, Maury
National Bank, G. A. Parker, Cen
fury Club, Barr & Cakes, John A.
Cakes, A. Barr, j. Il. L. Cochran,
Halle Padgett, Jas. A. Smiser, Sam
Holding, Hughes & Son, Geo. II.
Hughes, l.. b. Hughes, G. H. Sharp,
Dobbins q Ewing, w. A. Ruttle, w.
j. Guest q Co., VOORHEES, & Fowler,
e. S. Fowler, Chaffin Bros, Cook &
Sons, +. w. Gamble Grocery Co.,
E. w. Gamble, Satterfield & bod
son, ]. w. Workman, J. 9. VOORHEES,,
w. j. Embry, e. 9. Wade & Co., J..
E. Jackson, A. f. Brown, d. +. Wat
kins, Anderson q Co., Tucker Bros,
NJ. d. King, r.. @. Cant & Bro,
Grant Bros, j. M. Harris, Columbia
Steam Laundry, w. A. Provine,
Jno. West, H. l.. Vandervort g. Co.,
Gartner Bros, G., X. Houser, w. c..
Sheppard, w. B. Greenlaw, Rose
Hill Cemetery, j. II. Wilkes, Wilkes
& Forgey, Simon Hardison, G. l..
Coleman, o. P. Rutledge, w. e.
Jones, Ed. Hill, T. Q. Petri, A. G..
J Johnson, Jno. M. Burns, N. NJ
Jones, Geo. S. Alcorn. e. c.. Perry,
LynCu ferry, 20. L. Edwards, w. u.
: Cameron, j. T. Mcclellan, Fleming
& Rea, Jno. A. Walker, Frank H.
: Smith, w. A. Henderson, w. w.
Dennis, J. A. Titcomb, E. C. Latta,
, Frierson & Embry w. H. Edsall, S.
p. Payne, Jno. Trotwood Moore, Co.
lumbia Atheneum, Columbia Insti-
, tute, Otey j. Porter, Jno. w. Cecil,
; Lloyd Cecil, G. p. Webster, Jno. G..
| Sowell, F. w. Frierson, Jas. ].
: Fleming, H. P. Webster, H. S. Fri.
, erson, Jno. f. Stephenson, Walter
G. Tyndall, ID. f. Fulton, r. G
) Walker, E. ]. Pullin and w. Il
: Frierson.
We, the undersigned, also sub
I scribe to the foregoing and heartily
! endorse the same and pledge our
, selves to faithfully keep the mutual
f promises above set forth. This May
r 25th, 1897: j.. Brownlow & Sons
Emmett Hoge, Chas. s. Jackson, N
/, B. Stewart, r. f. Taggart, Geo. G
e Collins, ]. E. Anderson, S. H. Good
( loe, T. r. Nowlin, w. H. Long, ]. A
9 Bostick, E. T. oliver, r. B. Cooper