Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-23

at the expiration of the contract. I
approve of the stand the Virginian-
fliot mas taken and 1 believe there are
, IN the City Councils who will con-
'eiiu LOT 'he rights of the people,"
PUBLIC FRANCHISES ARE
GRANTED NOT PRIMARILY FOR
The BENEFIT OF THE GRANTEES,
BuT TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL
WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY.
$50
MIR. j. G. WOMBLE.
Mr.. James G. Womble. hardware
merchant. was q member of the City
Couhclls when the question of telephone
franchise was before those bodies. He
opposed granting any franchise with
out lXlnS Il maximum rate. He OBJ
OBJECTED to granting such q franchise
to the Bell Company. and he believes
me Councils should correct the error
now. He cannot understand why the
CITY Councils should hesitate moment
IN putting maximum rate on the Bell
Telephone Company.
WHEN SUCH GRANTS ARE
ABUSED THEY SHOULD REVERT
TO THE PEOPLE.
FEREBEE. JONES e co.
Mr. Charles C. Jones, of rercbce.
Jones &c Co, clothiers, says they will
throw out both phones when the price
OF service is increased. He will not
agree to pay an increased rate for
either phone. 1t will he cheaper and
cause less annoyance TO go to the pay
the City Councils should fix rates for
both phone companies. and IL both OF
them leave the city a new company
VIII start on better basis. He COM
mends the Virginian- Pilot on the fight
II is making in the interest of the cit
liens against monopoly.
AMEND. ALTER OR REPEAL. THE
FRANCHISES GRANTED TO THE
SOUTHERN BELL AND AMERICAN
TEI:EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH
HOFHEIMER BROS. co.
One of the members OF the firm of
ltofheimer Bros. Company. boot and
shoe merchants. said that he occupied
precisely the position the Virginian-
riot has taken. and endorsed il in the
ehort to prevent telephone monopoly
here. II the Councils have the right,
which they have TO make the Bell Tel
ephone Company reduce its rates to
those oil the other company. they ought
70 exercise that right. The two
phones are n bother anyhow If they
are going to increase their prices 1t
would be better to have one phone
only. That Will he the case if the cit
i@ens agree to quit using the Bell
phone. If the business men of the
city unite to drop the Bell phone there
Will be but one phone.
SO
WHICH SHOULD RE PARAMOUNT
IN NORFOLK = THE GENERAL
WELFARE OF THE PEOPLE OF
THE AMERICAN BELL TELE
PIION MONOPOLY?
LAWRENCE g. WELTQN.
Mr.. L. S. Lawrence. OF the firm of
Lawrence e Welton. dry goods mer-
chants. said they have ordered the Bell
phone out of their store. When the
agent called on them to renew the CON
tract at n higher rate he was notified
to take out the Bell phone. The firm
can get along without it. The firm will
not pay the increased rate because one
phone is annoyance enough. He is in
favor OF putting a maximum and mini
mum rate on all franchises granted by
the city.
$40 TO $50! THAT'S THE FIRST
JUMP IN NORFOLK. IN NEW YORK
SUCCESSIVE JUMPS HAVE RUN
- BEL -. 7R ! Up .ERnM Seize
$40. THE AMERICAN BELL TEI.E-
PHONE COMPANY CAN HAVE THE
MEDAL FOR THE BIGGEST JUMPS
ON RECORD.
CHAPMAN & JA<EMAN.
One of the members of the firm of
Chapman Il Jakeman. jewelers.. says
that with all the other business men
and merchants of the city. he believes
the telephone companies should have
the franchises on equal terms. He
doesn't understand why the franchises
are unequal and why the Southern
States Company is not Directing to the
situation. He believes that the Coun
ellis should fix n maximum and a mini
Zens ought to require a good service or
dispense with the phone which doesn't
give good service. Certainly, it is the
duty of the City Councils to protect the
citizens against corporation, for there
Is no credence to be placed in the state
ment that the Bell Company is losing
money here.
THEY DON'T SAY HOW'D YOU
LIKE TO BE THE ICE MAN?" NOW.
THE LATEST STYLE IS, DON'T
YOU WISH YOU WERE a BELL.
TELEPHONE STOCKHOLDERS"
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MIR. CHARLES C. COPPER.
Mr.. Charles G. Copper. of the Couner
Marble Works. said the simple and
direct way of dealing with the Bell
Telephone Company is to order the in
struments out. If all the customers
will do that the question of rates will
be settled. However that may be. the