Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

fusing to use the Bell telephone and
using the other phone would settle the
question of rates.
THE BELL COMPANY is NOW IN
SORTING THE THIN EDGE OF THE
KNIFE IN NORFOLK. AT NEW
YORK SHE HAS STUCK THE
KNIFE IN TO THE HILT AND is
TURNING IT IN THE WOUND
GEORGE TAFT & SONS.
One OF the members of the firm,
George TAFT & Sons, seedsmen, said:
I'VE are in favor of n minimum and a
maximum rate for all telephones. All
corporations doing business here under
equal rates" Mr.. TAFT said he was
very indignant with the City Councils
at the time they granted the Bell
franchise without fixing a maximum
rate. He remembers the promises that
were made by the attorney and by the
agent of the company that rates would
not be raised. He was angry. too. that
the Councilmen were so easily deceived
as to consider such promises.
TINT OF EXPERIENCES. NOR
THE PRIMARY CLASS. THE BELL
COMPANY is GIVING NEW YORK
PATRONS SOME EDUCATION IN.
THE HIGHER BRANCHES.
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MIR. G.. P. HUDSON.
Mr.. G. p. Hudson. of Hudson & Bro.
transportation and towing agents. said
his firm Is opposed to the way the
phone companies are run. The fran
chise ought to be changed. so as to
be fair and equal to all. Now, they
are forcing their prices on the people.
me city Councils should see to it that
all telephone companies are put on the
same footing. Then we would get our
phone service ut n fair rate. Then
too, there would be no chance of the
Bell Telephone Companies here forcing
the people to pay excessive rates. He
said that the City Councils had the
power, reserved in the franchises. to
compel both the companies to comply
with maximum rate. The Councils
should fix maximum and minimum
rates. so as to give all the telephone
companies here an equal chance.
BUSINESS PHONES IN NEW
YORK. $4,000 A YEAR BUSINESS
PHONES IN NORFOLK. NOW, $4,000
NEXT YEAR. -?
COL. C. a. NASH.
Col. G. y. Nash. of C. a. Nash &.
Son, dealers in SASH doors and blinds.
said that the plain common sense of
the subject is that the City Councils
should put the telephone companies on
the same restrictions and conditions as
to franchises. That is true of all cor
porations They should be treated
alike. If one telephone company could
give better service than the other, it
could have the advantage of the bus
mess, provided the other did not i'm
prove its service. He believes the City
Councils should fix a maximum rate
Tor the Bell Companies; that is. that
the Bell and States Companies should
operate on equal conditions.
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a FEW VERY EsTINIABLE CITI-
HENS BELIEVE THERE Is NO COL
LUSTON BETWEEN THE SOUTH
ERN STATES AND SOUTHERN
CENT PEOPLE ARE STILL BUYING
GOLD BRICKS ALSO.
%%+
MIR. PURL PARKER.
Mr.. Purl Parker. president OF the
Parker Tobacco Company, said that all
of the telephone companies should OPP
crate under the same restrictions and
conditions here. Certainly, the new
phone should have the same privi-
leges the old phone has Lecause the
new phone was the cause of a reduc-
ton of the rates. lie stated that il is
simple question OF business fairness
for the city fathers to require that
the two services shall operate under
the same maximum rate.
THE NEW YORK JOURNAL IS
MAKING y GOOD FIGHT IN SHOW
ING UP FAKE" COMPET TON
WITH THE BELL MONOPOLY.
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MIR. w. ]. WOODWARD.
Mr.. w. j. Woodward. of the Noting
ham X Wrenn Co. sail that he Is in
favor of fixing rates for the telephone
companies ana he is glad that The City
So
OAKLAND AND ALAMEDA. CAL
lFORNIA, HAVE INDEPE., DENT
COMPANIES THAT GIVE y FIRST
CLASS RESIDENCE SERVICE AT
$1,000 PER ANNU1. AND THE COM
PANIES ARE COMING MONEY.
$50
MAJOR r. c. TAYLOR.
Major r. C. Taylor. Secretary of the
School Board. said he always consider
other cities pay. He thinks there
should be q maximum rate.
$50
PITTSBURG. PA. HAS 4 SPLEEN
DID SERVICE BY \ LOCAL. COM
PANY AT FROM SEC TO SIS \ YEAR.
AND THE COMPANY Is MAKING
MONEY.
MR.. 2. &. STEPHENSON.
Mr.. p Stephenson. of Stephenson
& Tayier real estate agents. says.
The Ciiy Councils were wise I'm re-
serving lhe right to amend the Bell
ny N.a. n