The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-03-18

a. can the Sunset Tele=
- ~ BE- faregd 90 reduce
-. = a. proposed By the cor
? - committee but both CON
- an be forced u pay for the
N..ti,n OF a mutual exchange
,e,s persons connected Win one
an talk 10 persons connect
"a The other SUCH AZ least
s,,,ion Of William farmelee.
- ....sotlv assistant corporation
= - ana vince Il Fahcn. for.
49, ..,stant proseeutink attorney
nuvers have had occasion
-, M the matter. the former
!, he employ q the city
-. vsars ago. IN response 90 a
- -. frsm Major Rinehart. then
...,,an Of the corporations com
- ~ nrescnted a report 10 the
...l.iee IN which be held that the
~.-.l.flon Of the mutual exchange
- = made. The corporations
.lt,s. did nothlhg about the
-, Al that time however.
r,sss intended % present a bill
= crescent session u 'ha lcEla-
- smpawcrlng cities 20 force
s.s,etIuK telephone companies q
- /, lateral exchange u desired.
= never bad sufficient leisure
- M the natter With The leg
$500 Cornorafion Counsel Cal
=. i nov lcoklns up the matter
A. he comra.ttee
~ A the ability az cities 10
- esnnAnles % reduce rates TO
-sasashle s,au herd u cnlcs rred.
r..sas city has already proved that
= "a. b aoae. Her eillEsns carried
=. sgAt 10 the stass supreme court
- "a September :. 1905, J. l.
ga vas appointed by the court
= saks testimony N the c1aa The
- SEA. The rate on business tel
..sssss vas reduced fran - 70 $
4 .sntA. and on residence tels-
psesss from s. 70 s.
A. he affairs Of ne telephone
ssmsanv which & Subsidiary
k-sseh y the Bell - sem. a. Is the
Sr-ss Telephone company, were
wessa he rottsuness u It's affaia
A@stze apparent. Il vas shown
- anss the organization Of the
ss-pany In isS1 the slttcm had
- saving az per cent on the IN
vmmsnf. The aasess If thst time
rwe aalY 500 o09 VIII he com
nay wAs capitalized AZ 81 90 90
A. 81 SO 90 o. this Nafafci stoe :
xH turned over d the Bell Inter
g. The deficit being made up frcm
e. earnings Of the plant In al
ttan 10 this burden the Kansas
uzpanT vas obliged 70 pay a rent
Ios SIS annually tn the Bell In
ssFesss foF each telephone Installed
kslzx compelled also 70 buy all Is
spsarasus from the Western Eies
hie company. For this annual rent
tie trAasmiiier and receiver could
y bought
Eaxard P. Moxay. a government
s1psFf. vas pat % work oa the
hooka He found that a large
Az5aat o. money had been set aside
b. The company 70 pa Tor runnin 8
sxpenses. but By one means or an
cher kb0at tae-tairda % til
AMOUNT Eas iukgled INTO the reserve
fand q cher agsnuaa. The peCri
paid for these manlpuiatlonl Of
hIzh taancs. vhirh we're Absolutely
Illegal
TIE SINE condition undoubtedly
ootzfns vitk the Sunsat Telephone
Company q this city Whlch Is alao
4 subsidiary company u the Bell
sEste1- rs total capitalization
t1oants to fhs enormous sum Of
All CO each telephone in seI vice
ne equalization on each telephone
, sse BY the Inderendeut Taiaphon
samvanY i only sifs
b I any wonder that the tnds-
pzdent company i able 10 furnish
better service cheaper than It's
oder and more wealthy competitor
Ies Sunset company Is forced 10
10 ne people to pay for watesc1
Esek
A. % the ability q the city 70
e1mesi the companies 70 Install a
Aisrai exchange Tor the benefit %
Ne public. Attorney Faben raid yes
terday.
faere Is no doubt but that Il can
: aose To remove all questions
~ . prevent litigation which the