The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-04-12

and what are live cables. entering the
tower. as well as what are dead ana
what are live wires on the poles
s.Seventh-The necessity for more and
better operators. From the general tes-
timony of the experts, your commlttee
are satisfied that the cables ana wires
of the Mutual Telephone Company:
with few exceptions, are in very pau
condition. and unless Immediately Viz
orous steps are taken to correct THESE
conditions. we cannot look for any I'M
movement in the telephone service"
The report is signed by F. w. Mac
farlane. James A Kennedy, 9. l.
wight and w. Pfotenhauer-
ENDS IN ADVERSE ACTION.
In addition he reaa the letter sent by
the committee to President ]. o. Carter
of the Mutual company. with copy
of the experts report. and asking ques-
tons which appear suggested in the
closing paragraphs Of the report as IN
dictments. The letter from the com
pany was offered, setting forth that the
superinteneent was preparing full an
sver and asking for time in which 10
get IT in. say the first OF the week
Then followed the testimony of the ex-
narts showing a condition worse than
had been anticipated in any OF the Tor
mer statements. how the dead wires
numbered the street, poles were too far
anart and cross arms insecure, with
norcelain instead of glass as insulators-
In the Chamber Of Commerce the re-
some
argument upon it. F. ]. Lowrey moved
that the secretary be requested to noti-
fv the President Of the Senate and the
Chairman of the House that the Cham
her of Commerce favored the adoption
OF the bill to grant the franchise to
the Standard Company. Mr.. Swanzy
seconded the motion in a strong speech,
and despite the suggestion of Mr.. Mac
farlane. that there should be time
granted owing to the courtesies which
had been shown to the committee in
the making of the investigation, the
motion passed with large majority.
MERCHANTS WILL HEAR ARGU-
MENT.
In the Merchants Association there
was a long discussion. Many members
showed that they favored the passage
of the Chamber of Commerce motion,
as made by Robert Cation. but there
was an andercurrent, put into words by
J. G. Rothwell, that the company
should have the time needed and that
there should be an investigation Of
rates before the Association tied itself
up to new company. The motion of
Cation was adopted with four negative
votes. whereupon Mr.. Macfarlane ex-
planned that he was not voting owing
to the fact that as a committeeman he
Tense Wight made the same state
ment and then on motion of Trent the
matter was reconsidered and was set
for action Tuesday. the company to be
ready with its report at 10 o'clock that
morning. and the meeting TO be held at
O'Clock in the afternoon.
There was an effort made to have
the Board of Directors take final ac-
ton but this was voted down, owing
to the Importance of the question,
though it was felt that the expression
of opinion was such that it would take
a great deal to change the minds Of
the members.
During the discussion it was brought
(, out that the rates set forth in the bill
| for the Standard Telephone Company
were some 80 1-3 per cent. above those
which the business men are now pay
ing. and attention was called to the
fact that the operation was to be sim
| pie and cheap. and the cost of main
] tenance, owing to the buried wires,
very little.