Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-10


to the Telephone Committee of the
Councils for Its special attention and
earnest consideration the following
data relative to telephone rates in
many cities of the United States of
the relative size of Norfolk:
From the various authorities named
we present the following figures and
facts relative TO charges made in va
rlous cities of Virginia and other
States for telephone service by
branches of the Bell Telephone Com
pany ana rival companies There is
in them much food for careful consd-
Grafton at the present time when the
Bell Telephone Company is evidently
trying TO enwrap the country in one OF
the most binding monopolieS that the
world has ever seen:
RICHMOND.
Secretary II. A. Dunlop. of the Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce. states
that both the Bell Telephone Company
and the Richmond Telephone Company
Opposition to Bell Company now
charge august % 1907 $50 per an
mum for business phones and $2i for
residence phones. The Bell Company
cut the original price of the Richmond
Telephone Company, charging $50 for
business and SIS for residence phones
until August LIST, 1860, when they ad.
vanccd To the level OF the Richmond
Company.
DANViIJ.E.
Harry Wooding, Mayor. says the
Bel Company is the only one operating
IN Danvi!le. Rates there are $50 to SIS
-, Sc"'' aHd the local manager says
tAuSnst 70, 1900 that no advance is
contemplated.
PETERSBURG.
G. l.. Gill, city Auditor, says that at
Petersburg there are two telephone
Soninahies-the southern Sell and the
Val
' ,'', ltlephohe ooilpany (thc latter
q o. i"cua coinnahy) Inc mutual charges
- ~. "ilh,',h ior business phones ana
~, H., ,5,3i ~, pioneS. ne SUITES
Ina th9 sen company seems to have
mo IncaI r,',,, %,, ~ ~, 90 81, " aui, ouo
has Lec,i cI,nrnine ne ,nu -. co., my
annum Thov nov chnrrc So for rnsi.
dencn ma SIS ro, buei,,.ss ,rIonns H.
saws II The Rell COMPANY vas 70 In
crease it's rates to ANYTHING like the
same as the local company he docs not
think Inc iell Company would do any
lusir-ss all.
JyfJrtIri-pr
- 49,.
Board OF Trade of I.yuchburg states tns
that Lymchburg has two telephone
companies the Southern Bell and the
LHnchburs. The former was the orig
maj company and charged $50 year
until the latter, local company. was
Organized The Lynchburg made an
uniform charge OF s2S FOR business and
SiS i9r residence phones when 1t start
Gu apoul I'VE years ago ana mas Kept
crSd re Mo 80 SO yoar ne soon oo as
the new company started and has
kept This rate ever since. Each COM
pany has about GOO subscribers. He
knows of no move to increase Bell
rates there.
RALEIGH. N. c.
Mayor A. NJ. Powell states that the
two companies there are the Inter
49, co my i'c go f ~. 800 mae
rboncs
p'''''''' r.ANcAsTrR pa
r,,,,,. =, 6. 60
ciy s'erK o r. tconh oe''c SaS Laca ho
re- 49, ~ i,,o pans,,i"'.,,ta NV, ny
I,Io,o,,i(,,t nhn,s,ns CO., ,,o,. a,,,,,,, 80.
i..,, ~, sre - os.,ho,o ,ni,.,,''
,rmn pnnn "s,, T' chorons 60 ~ ri
nc foi,om.s 60 ~, ,,a,,;,,o n;-,,', So
en,,e ~, a live. COX b, ho,.i7or fon,. ne,.
sons on a line. and so ON up to Sal.
which gives an exclusive line. No adj
vance is contemplated there.
DULUTH, MINI.
~ w Ifuro Mavo,. eovs tho Io,l,th
(PelD Telephone Companv charges S5o
nor annun, for business ana s:o For
residence 'nhones. They also bnvo tbn
blue belr' system whereby calls arc
made at > cents each without any
guaranty. the Zenith Telephone Com,
pany charges sss per year r for business oaa
and $50 for residence phones.
PEORIA M
olty cierk ',opt. NJ. OFT says the Cen
tIal Chioh Ie'eploiiG Company Oh mat
CITY (oniy COMPANY there? has varied
donrc one Wv service ;; o+ 41a ,,e,. 80.
IN unlimited bnsinnss ,nhones az e..
lie ,riyns tLe nm scale nc foilo,vs.
- W. 80 80