The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1899-02-25
For the Democratic Advocate
Reasons Why the Home Company
Should be Supported.

The American Bell Telephone Company com
menced business over twenty Years ago and held
the field without opposition until ls9G There is
no one TO-DAY who has use,I the telephone during
the above pcris-l bat knows better than can L.
told of the msuy trials aui fluctuations They have
had to put up with and while the monopoly hHs
betiered rs service 90 some extent yet there i-
sill much 81 the sauls trouble in places where Tie
Bell Company has no opposition The result 81
these years oftruuhe has causl the people "a $50
for something better when the Bell Company :
PRINCIPAL patent eN psn~i la sz. independent t'''
phone companies commenced business and there
we're A few exchanges started that ycur. Fort
smith. Arkansas l.'iur one cf the hrst piacrs
Nhera an independent exchange Vas established
The close Of the year of Isag saw quite uuHiter
nf anti Bell exchanges doing business. and t,iaY
tasro arr upwards so gOJ iu existence. which Is
la ice the number OF exchanges a. has TIE t'slnef
Tic tzsi service indsf-nsni Treatment aud eSos
hiiaat charges of the R.il Company arr Hisisly Tv
sF-,asihIr tuv lhe organization uf other cHIaEaut'
pur.ue ihr wears from ls9f a. ISL the Boil ClsA-
ranv us,l an tts vast machinery Sc sIe'sird lr-s
talent aud ,niiiiGus of 4uars 60 erssl, la~ islie
f.easgeuts aud taring hss. y,srs The independents
haI H4ui ssysxrie ulzuy bitter and expensive
legal titl. zad SO kluls of opposition. nui iisey
have Erfs us The GghJ veil ka,sS iuE ihsl
right Hus; prevail
w have ts.ssy almost perfect telephone sers sor
ami - prjr-s viiHin THE reach q alt. sfd H e. aac
g.. ssc independent t,scphoss rpapauses arsi ths
manufacturers g isstcl<nisat Telephone apsasy
alas shat this state az saaifs gss keen bcoasht
at.sat Tncrv q isai ra~. herr }hc Bell aloHui-
dis ever r.iuc,,l she pftcr * tslerhar e~rr.F uH
l,ss eotafs.laci 10 81 ~ by shs ,aslrT+fzicnte \
fair cvaufEr t,f Ehi. exists sn He-tmsasier Per
y.1krr thc annual ryatal ct iris telephone nas
s5aea ln I~ss. 90 iBdrT-uzieui 80 hasac ossagsHi
s-as sreaujsf-. ga exchange els.pf-.i, Aues ta'h
ssai le.l .h.ts F.it .u au iir eisaTfe az vr-tls
grata ibr eAufJatsni rsg. 90 sE>ss Trar "asH
THIS exc dsueg ass campiriri sni tlir trrIs'ssasR
scr. Zee A.. iAc T. 4 q Telephone 60. uar 81 iHs
lse.nzcss og ibe Hrii ,otapaHv "a sssd 'sai .ss.
thing utlsi ~ ,auc 81 ksp ts Telephones - lss u
this ets1uty ami uaaturH-si &a eas IS oid I.riCr
frs.sn So Ca rate tsl sa aus- stsss aHsl fsaais
p1i8s3.hs-l = 81 a. rA;ye ana lASsle Hsorr shAn 5
year aeu 3 leu afss.ghCr casnEany uas osEAulsr a.
IFa-erstuWu theY rsiarci tls szie - - - ssh
.s.isy si,r8r charges rsurc fruta - % 80 a.
Tbis ssuso rssBip,al ugssia ,srtrrS sn tlaiilaafs
ss sau al gsfiisiu- asgaolsu.uEiY Isa saev lu The
iifa-,aErrs sasle,t.ur b seser dsa a<farr Noe
uhy l- ilsis datr' >ln}ly t.saasc tsc hagnr cslsn
fsaai-s a. BzIuaorc cigy spi e Carroll oauniF
lsaFr established exchanges zn.I iie att-t-s $500
ugois j. atTakt 10 l.-s its hzissarss Evrry F~r
s.sn ln Westmlustsr AMI Csrro4l rasniy Nho usrs
ore II Iiss & 3. UolaSauy sls4sla yrar pAaner.
lasc anIy ga ,hsuk tir luls Fszisssnl rofaFany uf
raFsuI r,auiy fur thv c4ange sn3 esrss salarT4t''
saf an lrir,--tdcuy rainEaHy IN rfes7 tunu Or gsy
ia the Emitted ~ltter where ghrFs 80 tI4 exchange
~ sell ts she towns shat aave as Bell exraaurss
atsi esrry sHtvrrtt~r Co The heli Company su fng
yaissi STATE 10 have hs,i tseaE Fsnta Fryiust-i
are under aaiiGstsous % ausl shvaI s1s'tlly en-
aa-sr aHt support The iuiep-lsisuis vel o have
t,foasht atosg ih., chanEy uh4eh hzs saTri the
people sa,Iisons u dollars ata szzs1a tse 'eFsAas
vastly sup-r1oy Tbs sEi~l--sisnis arr here Co
Say ami arc cnuI-i 90 the inorai aad financial
sspI.oft 81 the pabitc b~cAuse they have hrsasni
better .sryicr Aul have n-iucs she pFcou 81 rraisa
They invested money ia sus1c enterprises. thereby
t.eueti.nE thrir iawusgleu. rhry hayr compelled
reduction aHl b-girr serytcr. alsd tscausr isry
have stood lot Progression and air dealing e.
against uiouoFol.slic gFcs,l an,i oppression