Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-04-06
FAVOR THE AUTOMATIC
But MERCHANTS WANT
C'REFuL FRANCHISE
DISSATISFACTION WITH PRESENT
CONDITIONS sHoWN-sPEciAL
COMMITTEE TO REPORT
TOMORROW NIGHT.

The Merchants Association favors an
improvement in the present telephone
system, and franchise for a new tele.
phone company. II 1t is proved that
the company is going to live up to Its
promises But The Merchants Associa-
ton has to be shown"
That was the result Of meeting OF
the Association yesterday afternoon at
3 o'clock. The meeting was largely
attended.
The object of the meeting. as stated
by President @. w. Smith, was to dis
cuss bill now before the Legislature
granting q franchise to an organiza.
ton called the Standard Telephone Co.
Ltd. This bill Is House Bill No. so. in.
troduced by Rep. Aylett II has passed
the House and now is in the hands
of q Senate committee.
After a discussion OF the bill Robert
Cation moved the adoption of resolu.
ton favoring the bill. i. w. Macfar.
lane said that there were SO many OBJ
iections to the bill in its present form
that he did not think the resolution
would pass and therefore amended the
motion to appoint special committee
of Ave to report on the bill before the
Association next Friday evening. This
was carried and President Smith nam.
cd the following committee members:
X. Cation, John Emmeluth. ]. +. Soper.
j. A. Nj. johnson and Mr.. Hudson.
Drn.tIA,,t Inf "a aat IL, ~
TO order and suggested that Col. Soper.
as one interested In the new company,
should tell the Association something
of its plans and objects.
Col. Soper said the company was or
ganized in Honolulu and its officials
were DR.. Wood. president; ID. Kawa.
nanakoa, vice,president; r. Barnes.
treasurer; Col. Soper, secretary; j. X.
, Brown, director.
A general discussion was then call.
ed for
r. Barnes-The system is In use In
, many cities. and have letters from
at least dozen expressing entire sat
isfaction with IL.
| J. A. NJ. Johnson-La Porte. Ind, has
over a thousand subscribers. and the
automatic system is very satisfactory
there.
J. o. Lutted-I think the new com
pany ought to get all the inducement
we can give them. am very much in
favor of being liberal with all such
concerns. There ought to be some re
strictions against merging the other
companies.
Mr. Hudson-The only objection
ever saw to having two different sys
tens Is that business house has tC
have both to reach all its customers
As far as the instruments 20. they
seem up to standard.
X. b. Porter-l would favor the new
system, but we might have to put In
both phones. would like to see Z
change We have had trouble with tn,
present system this year, and have hat
no satisfaction.
James Quinn-We always have lost
in our battles with the present system
An opposition would be cheaper to thu
business houses with better service.
favor the new company. There SHOULD
be stipulated price-not over so much
per month. This should be provided
for in the bill.
Fred l.. Waldron-There should b.
q limit to the charges. favor the com
pany. We would have the same thint
as with the Rapid Transit and Tram
way companies.
Williams-I think a new company
would be great improvement.
II. II. Williams-The present system
could be improved on.
II. F. Wichman-The abuse Of tn,
present system Is somewhat undeserv
ed. After experience In other cities,
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