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The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07
Bring your Job Printing to
the MAIL Office. Neatness and
promptness guaranteed.

J. F. Mahoney has received
a large consignment Of the
latest novels which he is sell
ing at the very low price of Csc.
Call and make your selection
before the best are gone. The
Postoffice News Depot.
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07
HOlbrOOk Happenings.
From the Argus.

From the Argus.
Doctor Sampson was called
to Woodruff yesterday to attend
J. Y. Lee, who was taken sud
denly i'll,
E. H. Bargeman is here pack
ing up his household goods pre-
paratory to moving to Winslow
where be has invested in home
and expects to reside in the flu
ture.
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07

Dates have been set by the
United States Civil Service
Commission for examinations
for vacancies and new places as
for Forest Supervisors, as fol
lows:
At Weaverville, Quincy, San
BernardinO, in California, Rose
burg. Ore. Wallace. Ida, Boze-
man, Mont, Bailey, Colo,
Flagstaff, Ariz., on Oct. 10Th,
and at La Graude. Ore. Idaho
City, Ida, MissOula, Mont, Pa
gosa Springs, Colo, on October
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07
Church Notes.

Regular services will be held
at the Catholic Church Sunday.
There will be no services at
the Episcopal Church Sunday.
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07
Post Office Hours.

Hereafter the post office hours
will be as follows:
Week days: s a. m. to p. m.
Sundays: II p. m. to p. m.
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07

Take in Arizona's First
Territorial Fair at 9hoe-
nix, December 4th to 9th
inclusive.
The Winslow mail., 1905-10-07

The WINSLOW MAIL is on
sale at J. F. Mahoney's post
office news depot.
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17

3amm; Elm gIfenbeintamm, Der Kpez
5iea m r febr befannt porfam-o,
bieie &dtbi!-unb Elm bertrpdnetes Hos
%fenboutet. l1eber bas @anse aber bate
fi6 f9on o einieen Saeen Der Snbalt
zines gu oberit liegenoen Sintenfldi9s
6ens ergofen.
gnttdui6t sdloB i6 ben &offer pies
Der gu. Was nun beetnnen9. =. Sa
brung Elm bersbre6enbes StObnen an
unfer Obr. @ntfebt ftarrten mir uns
On. Oas tam 10 seiiterbaft, 10 aus
alien 90ben %. Inns eruielte. Stun
Hang es abermals in lanSse5ogenen,
pibrirenhen G6mersenstDnen bur9 bic
Wo5nuns unb lieB uns erblafen.
.Sas-bas itnb Some aus ber-aus
Der anbern Welt!" murmelte mein
Srouaen bebenb. limb: SD CLAUDE
es fat au6; aber feben mir 5mpor nod
in Der Speifefdmmer na6l" ertpiberte
i9 unb sageno Dffneten mir bic Sbiire
in btes balbbunfle @elab. 60 febr
mir unfre @ugen a6er audi anftrensten,
mir fonnten niats entbeden, mas
unfrsr 3atbi balbfpess dbnli9 fab-es
lei benin Der einissrmaben a~ufregenbe
umitanb, bab Die Petroleumtanne NIT
ten inn S4mdl5botti9 tbronte.
Oa ertDnte plDBlih iber unfern
aSpfen tptsber jenes berabre9enbe
S6lu@3en. unb ais mir iiberraf6t emz
poriaben, 'erblidten mir enbli9 bic
Sobtgeslaubte-auf Dem Speifefaften
oben Itebenb, ME lie in bic p~orgeba!tene
&i6enf6iir5e feulte!
,Mber aatbi!!" riefen mir pie aus
einem Munbe. .Was MAIDEN sic benn
bu broben?"-nS, sndbiser 9err,"
tptmmerte bas Weien, u5um-aum
pierten Stod pont' i4 mid ~'nausitiirz
gen unb ba-unb ba-"
ySa, olfo mas benin ba9"
rSa mars mir-bububu!-5u bod
unb ba-unb ba fprine' ih lieber bon
Dem &aiten bd 'runter!" limb PUMPS!
lag unfre &atbi mittsn i'm Serb nit
benz feinen Gorsenaneef6irr, bas meine
Srau in bic @uSitattuns befam!
Der @uten gei9ab gottlob ni4ts;
aber bd5 Serpieei.
Na, mir paren nur frob, bab nod
anss 70 sIimpfli9 ~obeelaufen, aoger
uns an uno sinsen in's &eitaurant
fpeifen. Nls mir na9 elmer Stunbs
5uriidfebrten, mar unfre &atbi faon
pieber 70 peit astrDftet, bab mir lie i'm
eriten Stpdnert, biesmal nit benz 8ez
bienten bes 9ofrutbs f4dternb, antras
fen. ga, unfre 8atbi!
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17

r9isr 10 / b Of &c,
geben!" Sin befannter 9elebrter
8%Openbasens, Der uuf ben GuBeren
Menf9en fe6r ~seringen @ertb lest, be-
trat iiinsit zines Der f%einiten 3eitauz
rants Der bdnii4en 9auptftubt. Gin
b~efradter, tabeaos friiirter &e0ner
fGbrt Jpn an: r9ier tpirb nidts sesez
ben." Sbne NotiS bierpon au nebmen,
tritt Der Gelebrte gu einem Slide, ldBt
fi9 nieber unb beftelt BEL Dem entriiites
ten Singlins Elm 8eefiteat NIT elmer
balben Slaf9e 3otbmein; mibtrauif9
blidenb, nimmt bieier Die 8eltelung an
unO peiit feline &olegen an, gut auf3u<
pafien, benin Der &erl lei geniB Elm
Our9gdnger. &fbereit itebt bic
&enneri9aar; Der Sat bsraebrt iein
Mabl unb b~eite[t bann &affse NIT benz
tbeueriten 2it0r. Gum 3ahlen iibers
gibt Der @aft cine 100 8ronen=Note
Il 8rone glei9 26 gents). @roBe Be-
ftiir5ung! Oienerrb ntmmt Der aufiparz
tenbe 9eiit bos Gelb in gmpfans; bic
nernb sibt er 5uriid uno BART, ehrz
fur9tspoI sebeust, bes Srtnfeelbes.
Ser SAT- itedt faltlG9elnb bas @elb
Elm, erbebt fi9 unb faet, freunbli9
la4elnO: r9ier pirb niats eeseben."
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17
Rrim Bitnak.

SIN bsuti9sfran3Oiiiben RrieSs
Sci etnem Bipaf
ga iaBen eint 3uiemmen
Gin preube, 8aper, Sbnab'.
Sic ianeen frobe 2ieber
Sic batten manden Spab,
Man iprad bonn 9eimatblanbe,
Gradblt f6 oies uno bas.
nWil ieben," bub Der preube
Mu6 unter MnDerem on,
user tpobl brei Yoselnameu
Gm i6nelften nennen faun.
SD iase: Star, &ab', Glitter,
0un, &amerab, mai flint"
Ser Sbpabe, ni9t perle9en,
Wdblt: u3eisle, Meisle, Stint.
Nut lam Der tapf're 8aber,
Ser frobt fh binterm sDbr,
so fbnea Drei 86sel nennen,
0as fommt linn ibuierig Dor.
Gr jpriht nod einigem 30gern;
sd iueib nur BAG genau,
Ete bsften 8Deel beiben
Cans, Gnte unb a Sau'.s
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17
Gin OutffnfH.

r@arum finb sic benin 10 per@
sniist9"- SD babe mir foeben elm
2otterisloos eefauft! Wenn bas ses
pinnt, brenne i9 meiner Srau bur9."
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17
aa1nnrrnr ad1riffTfeuerri.

vSebt babe ia nit msinem neuen
Sittenroman iiber paris Elm f9ones
@elb perbient-nun fann i9 mir enb<
li9 einmal bic Geife bprtbin erlauben!"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17
SIN nrr Hd1uls.

2ebrertn: uRutb iaste: ,WO
Su binsebft, ba min audi i9 b~ineeben.'
Was ieben sic aus bieien Worteng"-
. lie fIeine 6 m m /: .OaB lie
}i9 a1ein fiir9tete."
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17
Der D~uutnHrlhrlS.

o.: n8alb nadbem Sbre erite Trau
seitorben mar, baben sic pobl nieber
gebeiratbet9"-8. GentimentaD: rM4t
Wonate bate id ben 9ausi4lifel!"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-01-17

Die abenblGnbif6e uaultur"
brinst INNER peiter ppr. Mu4 bic sSyas
panerinnen fuhen bereits ben She
BERN aut rOem n,uy. mepr .n%ngenDpn<
liden Weee" Der 6eiratbsz Nnnoncen.
5Olsenbes Snierat entbdlt elm 8latt in
Sofio: sd bin Elm febr biibfhes
Mdbden. Mein SENT befibt bic Jriz
i@e unb Bartlett Der 8lume. Der
Musbrud meines NntliBes TT beipea.
li4 pie bas 8latt bes Weibenbaumes.
Mleine braunen @ugen gleihen ben
@iheln bes Monbes. 9enug irbifhe
Sitter nenne i9 mein eiaer. UNI 6anb
in 6unb nit meinem @atten burh's
Qeben gu gleiten, berienft In bic 9ez
traftung Der 8lumen Bel Sage unb
bes Monbes Bel Naht. SoIte bies
8efemntniB benz @uae zines Monnes
beaeenen, flueen Sinnes. fiebensniir=
bio unb bon gutem Nnitanb, 70 min ih
linn ~anaeb0ren fiir's 2eben unb fpdter
nit ibm ruben in elmer 9ruft bon re.
them Mdrmor." 8eionbers bas Iebte
Wer5predsn biirfte manden bartnGdi=
gen Suneeeielen aus Sapan's 9uupts
ffabt peranlabt baben, auf Der rgrpes
bition Der 3eituns" nod Dem rWog1
au forfhen.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

ations, the dirt floor has been covered with
deep gravel, and the band finds its place
from which to discourse the music for the
dance. Here in the gravel the ball goes
on. An Indian adaptation of the native
Spanish dance the "joto.' is a feature, and
each vies with the other for an oppor-
tunity to dance with the bride. Then all
the company joins hands and dances about
the bride and bridegroom. who stand in the
middle of the circle. Then the ring breaks,
and each in his turn, still dancing, whirls
in to swing the bridegroom, then the bride,
and courtesying, passes over to the other
side.
During the dancing refreshments, con-
sisting of drinks from those of the ancient
Zapotecans down to the most modern. are
served in the house adjoining. Here the
bridegroom stands as host, drinking with
all his guests. who offer him the most APP
propriate and inappropriate toasts with a
wish for his and his brides future happl-
ness.
The dance goes on for many days some.
times, and always lasts far into each night
And 1t Is not an uncommon or dismayinG
circumstance to recognize later in the per-
son Of a mantua- clad laborer on ones place
the handsome bridegroom OF yesterday
who was so respondent in a new alpaca
and gorgeous sombrero.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
wedding Party OutwItted.

The mysterious disappearance from the
wedding supper OF bridal couple and The
telegrGphic announcement OF the safe ar
rival of the bride and groom in Iowa City,
Ia, an hour later outlines very clever
ruse perpetrated on their wedding guests
by Maurice Birdsall. son of Congressman
Birdsall, and his bride, formerly Miss Nell
lie Nicholson of Clarion.
At the conclusion of the ceremony that
united the young people the guests sat
down to supper with the bridal couple.
While the first course was being served
the groom gave a sign to a friend sta
toned at a window and instantly every
electric light in the house went out. Con-
siderable confusion followed and when a
light was finally secured 1t was found that
the bride and groom were missing.
friend had quietly raised a window and
the bridal couple stepped out of the house
and into a carriage that was In waiting.
They were hurried TO the home of a friend,
where the travelling costumes were donned
and the couple were driven to the Rock
Island depot, where they boarded the train
on the blind side An hour later they
arrived in Iowa City and telegTaphed their
friends of their arrival there. The plans
OF their friends to tender them "a hearty
reception were upset and the wedding
guests were left to finish the wedding sup
per without the guests of honor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Other veteran. Of the war.

Two other veterans OF the war days are
serving as baillffs in the district court
Next in point of age TO Morgan is John II.
Hubert, Judge Estello's bailiff. In the
picture herewith he has n heavy mustache,
but he parted with this several months ago,
and now sports as fresh a visage of the
old Roman type as can be found in Omaha
Bailiff Hubert was born in 1899 at Manlius,
n. Y. He came west first in 1914 and went
to farming. Then he entered the army, in
the Fifty-ninth Illinois infantry, and when
the war was over took to railroadng in
Iowa and Minnesota for nineteen years.
For six years he was engaged In the coal
business in Omaha and for the last six
years he has been serving with that other
veteran Of the Grand Army. Judge Estelle.
Maynard Maybery, Judge Kennedy's ball
in, Is the third veteran OF the CORPS He
was born at Wellsvllle, Columbiana county,
N. Y, in 1872; descendant OF line of an
cestors who had been good Americans as
he proudly says. When a youth he served
his country as a member of the Fifty
second Ohio regiment He has been a resi-
dent OF Omaha for seventeen years and
bailin for two years. Like Comrade Hull
bert Maybery is a quiet and courteous
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

In late interview Thomas A. Edison had
this 10 say regarding his storage battery:
After working out this electric-storage-
battery idea ] made l4.o0C cells and sent
them al over the country for trial" he
said. The only way to got at these things
is by practical tests under all sorts of CON
ditions. ! have got back all those cells
have sifted the matter down. and I am now
perfectng the model cells. BY next spring
| VIII have 200 rev cells made. We Will
have big works 10 turu them out
Il believe that the problem of vehicle
traffic I'm cities has at last been solved. The
new electric-storasc cell weighs forty
pounds pei horsepower for an hour. The
present lead battery OF the same efficiency
weighs from eiyhtv-hve 20 100 pounds.
II believe that the solution Of Vehicle
traffic in cities is 20 be found in the electric
wagon. Leaving Off the horse reduces the
length Of the vehicle one-half. Electric
power will double the speed. With the new
electric wagon the vehicle traffic Of cities
can be increased four times without produc-
ing any more congestion than az present.
That will he great gain In every way.
The new storage cell wifi last srom six
TO eight years; that is proved By actual eX-
periments. I have Que cell which has been
in use for more than three years. The new
cell viii not cost any more than the paint
ing and the tires of a wagon. I don't think
that the cost OF operation will be quito as
great as the cost OF horses. There again
We have an advantage"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Progress Made in the Field of Electricity

YORK Centrals vast underground terminal
Is ready for use that road will be pre-
pared to move its local trains by cleo
tricity. August Is. 1906. is the date now
definitely fixed by the CentraTs engineers
Tor the installation Of electric power The
Erie has plans for ifty-miie suburban
electric service. The completion of the
Lackawauuas extensive improvements OH
the Morris & Essex division. involving
the elevation and depression Of its tracks
through Newark and THE Oranges: and
the erection of new stations and the mod
ernizing Of tho road may he attended by
the Inauguration Of an electric service to
Morristown. The Pennsylvania gigantic
terminal and tunnel plans and tho other
North river aud East river tunnels call
for the use Of electric traction on the
eighteen or more underground and under
river tracks which will link Manhattan
with Long Island and New Jersey The
transformation in traction methods with
It's estimated expenditure Of $1,000 90,
must he attended by notable physical
changes in the city, of which there is a
hint in the Pennsylvania and Central ter
minals already building and in the
project New Haven and Pennsylvania
terminal az Thirty-third street and Fourth
avenue. II the Erie and Lacka wanna are
forced to provide regular distributing
points in Manhattan We may look for an
era OF railway station construction more
than rivaling in magnitude the present
one Of the erection Of palace hotels.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

Charles f. NJ. Morgan. the white-haired
and dignlied officer of Judge Sears court,
on the seventh floor Of The Bee building,
was "a years old last February He is a
native of Harrodsburg, KY. and when IL
years old, in 1916, crossed the plains with
the party led by General John c. Fremont.
Mr.. Morgan remembers that the party
crossed the Republican river where Kear-
ney, Neb. is now, and then proceeded. UP
the Platte. He remained with the Fremont
party until Fort Suffer was reached where
the men were paid off. Mr.. Morgan served
in the Cayuse war 1913, in what is now
Washington, but was then Oregon terri
tory. He was also a soldier in the Klicktat
war, 1855, and afterward served in the
Civil war in the First Oregon cavalry.
After the war he served as member of
the first legislature that convened at Ore
gon City, which was opened by Governor
Alternately. Bailiff Morgan has also trav-
eled with pack trains of his own through
the mountains of Oregon and California
and is full of tales of the famous men Of
the early days on the coast. He has been
resident of Omaha for the last seventeen
years. Although a KentuclIian by birth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Married His Nurse.

Robert c. Davidson, former mayor OF
Baltimore. who shocked society last May
by deserving his wife and clipping with
Laura Banning Noyes, nurse married
Miss Noyes in New York City last week.
Mrs. Davidson made public the disap-
pearance of her husband, who converted
$4,000 in stocks and bonds, all his property,
into cash and left for Europe with Miss
Noyes. On his return III August a recon-
ciliation was effected between Mr. and Mrs
Davidson, but it proved short lived.
Mrs. Davidson said that he had been a
model husband up to two years ago, when
he met Miss Noyes at Nantucket, Mass.
Since then there was nothing but unhappi-
ness in their lives.
In October. however, Mrs. Davidson
brought action against her husband for
divorce on statutory grounds and received
a decree on the anniversary of her we'd
ding. She was allowed $4,000 as permanent
alimony.
Davidson had been as prominent in re-
ligious affairs in Baltimore as he had been
in political and financial circles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
TrIbulations of a Lawyer.

Speaking Of the calculations of the cross
examiner, a recent writer cites this ex-
perience:
In the progress OF murder trial near
Kansas City he wished to learn from a
witness Just where the bulle. struck the
victim
Where was this man shot?" was asked
Right here in this town." replied the wit
ness.
Yes, know, but where did the bullet
hit him?"
Near Sixth and Wyoming streets"
You don't understand me. Where did
the bullet enter?"
1T came in the window"
But in what part OF the body did It
LODGE"
1T never hit his body"
We'll, 1t certainly hit him somewhere
he is dead''
Hit him in the head" said the witness.
One OF the most novel. and in a measure,
sane and satisfactory reasons for a certain
condition that has come to be recognized BY
the managers is thus editorially exploited
by the New York Sum
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Another Nurse,s Romance.

Love, with the aid of an automobile.
triumphed in race with death in New
York City when DR.. Frank w. BRANDON
OF Pittsteld, Mass, whose life had been
despaired of, married Miss Louise Engel,
his nurse.
Though confined to his bed by a severe
attack Of tonsilitis, the Rev. DR.. Henry
Marsh Warren, hotel chaplain, performed
the ceremony while the couple stood at his
bedside In his home.
During the long illness Of Dr. Brandow's
hrst wife, five years ago, Miss Engel was
her faithful attendant and accompanied
her patient from Pittsfeld to her hus-
bands summer place in Lenox, where Mrs
BRANDON died. DR.. BRANDON suffered an
acute attack of a disease which had long
threatened him, and Miss Engel, who had
Just been graduated from the Bishop Me-
mortal Training school of Boston, became
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Native-Born NebrnnLans.

Ezra w. Fields, the heavyweight OF the
bailiff STAFF. serves in Judge Suttons court.
where he has been engaged for two years.
He is a native Nebraskan, born at Pal
myra. Otoe county. in 1871. Previous to be
coming a court officer Mr.. Fields spent six
years with Swift and Company He is
something OF a farmer even while living in
the city, and finds his principal recreation
in the summer in cultiVating the good
things that grow in Nebraska soil. II
necessity arose to sit on an obstreperous
person Bailifr Field could bring to the task
225 pounds OF solid flesh.
Frank Benin, born and bred an Omaha
boy, is the kid OF the bailiff force in age
weight and experience; but he is efficient
and reliable I'm the performance OF his du-
ties, and no bailiff can do more. While
serving as bailiff. Mr.. Benin is also study
ing stenography.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
He Got Too Many.

George Gould is most particular about
and discriminating In what he smokes, &C
cording to the notion OF one Newark man
whose ideas failed to hitch with Mr..
Goulds. The railroad man visited a ma
chine shop there recently to inspect a new
device which he thought of installing on
his lines, reports the New York Tribune.
After his trip through the factory he felt
in his pocket for a cigar He had none,
and the manager OF the concern, much
chagrlned, discovered that he too, had
none.
Wen send right out and get some.
though" he said.
'All right" said Mr.. Gould, handing q
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
Joe MarrOw's Tale.

Joseph w. Marrow. who Is bailin for
Judge Redick. has had a rather unique eN-
,perience. He is native Of Baltimore. Nd.
but has lived in Omaha nineteen years. lie
was a page, in the United States senate
during Grover Cleveland's last administra-
ton and held over into Harrison's time.
Afterward he was for two years riding
page for the same body, carrying the mail
to the capitol then spent two years more
in the folding rooms of the senate. Mr..
Marrow was later painting contractor IN
Omaha and has been serving in Judge Re-
dicks court for two years. He is married
and has two children. Bailif Marrow likes
politics better than staying up nights with
contrary juries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
simplicity at the Finish.

John +. McClelland, a wealthy farmer Of
North Franklin township. near Washing
ton Pa, has died, leaving a will which
Includes the following: II direct that my
body be inferred in the hill orchard on the
farm own in a rough, unplaned box that
VIII cost about ST. and use the clothing I
have In the house and have no funeral or
preaching in the house. Employ two men
to haul my body up to the orchard and
inter II at the corner tree of the Lewis
Snyder farm and mine and place no mark
on the grave"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

necessary Experts were consulted quite
generally, II is said. with the result tina {
aluminium has been chosen--its greater
lightness making less expensive pole con-
structiOn. According 10 present plans
electric power will be i'm transmission from
the falls To Syracuse q distance OF lEO
miles Aluminium wire has frequently bid
FOR use in supplying electric power. but
with little success owing to the start OBJ
tained by copper md the indisposition OF
corporation managers To abandon tried for
untricd ground
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26
An Aid to Religion.

At the annual business meeting OF coun-
try church in Western Pennsylvania several
OF the brethren, according to the Phila-
delphia Ledger, complained of the habit
OF certain OF the congregation who at the
Sunday services spat upon the floor. especi-
ally in the neighborhood of the stove.
The pastor suggested that a couple of Gus
pidors might prevent the annoyance.
Whereupon good deacon. unfamiliar with
the elegant word for the inelegant thing
said: II move that Brother A. and Brother
r. be appointed cuspidor for the ensuing
year"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

H438I York City. -Four companies
merged into one is striving 10
break into that telephone sold mine,
while the company entreEched in the city
is fighting every minute of the day and
night TO keep the field to itself. Each Of
the new companies, prior TO the merger.
offered to the city the service free of GO
telephones The city now pays about SEQ p
90 year for the use of about 800 instru-
ments; the amount paid last year was
$4,000 Al that rate .. 40 phones should
be worth TO the city nearly half a million
dollars annually The new companies also
offer to construct their own subways and
TO pay for the use OF the streets. as well
as to set apart space in those subways for
the city's service.
To the general public the companies offer
an marlborough rate of cents a message,
and an mter-city rate OF 10 cents one
half the present toll. They ask twenty
FIVE year franchise. with a reappraisal of
values at the end Of the term for renewal
OF rights
When the propositions were made, early
last summer, the city authorities instituted
an inquiry into the value OF the proposed
franchise, resulting in a report placing the
value OF the franchise at $4,000 spot
cash. Recently the merged companies OBJ
tanned control OF the franchise OF a
burglar alarm company which, il is
claimed. is sufficiently elastic To enable
the consolidated company TO do a tele-
phone business throughout the greater
city. A hot night in the courts is promised
IL the company attempts 20 carry out lite
present ola.-s.