The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-01
SERVICE
IS SOON To BE
MUCH ENLARGED

Free telephones for three months for all
subscribers I'm certain classes is the offer
OF the Providence Telephone company,
announced today. II is not only bold
bid for business, but illustrates the pro-
gressiveness OF the men behind the old
company. which has been rapidly inn
proving its service and keeping abreast
OF improvements in the telephone field.
1t Is planned TO vastly improve the SER
vice between this city, Pawtucket ano
the Attleboros by adding n number or
trunk lines as soon as 1t can conveniently
be done.
There will be three new lines 10 Attle-
boro. an increase of 90 per cent, one to
North Attleboro, an increase OF 20 per
cent. and one from Pawtucket, about
doubling the facilities so that IL Will be
long time. even with the rapid growth OF
the system, before Central can say
lines busy" when Providence or Paw
tucket people. or residents OF the Attic
boros, wish to make telephone conhec-
tion with each other.
There has been no additional reduction
I'm the charge for telephones since the
announcement that the Home Telephon
company intends TO enter this held. II the
city council will grant II a franchise; but
IL is In line with the Providence Tele-
phone company's progressive ana fair
action in the recent past" said an ofhcial
OF the company tOuay, 10 tAptNt ~ ="
reduce prices as fast as improved facih-
ties make IL possible 10 do so
AS yet no stockholder or official In the
new Home Telephone company has come
forward with any information that VIII
throw light upon the identity OF the
Rhode Island and western men who are
said TO be back OF the new venture.
NThe ease with which the companys
name vas changed by the last legislature
and IL was permitted 20 increase It's acpl-
tai stock tenfold while keeping carefully
hidden it's moving spirits. raised more
than an unhealthy suspicion in the public
mind concerning its purposes
The attorneys who are now repre-
senting II before town and city coun-
ellis which are asked TO grant iran
chises engineered the act in amend
eral assembly and were careful TO
shed no more light at that time than
they have since, announcing now
ever that they would nave o a STATE fr-
ture; but the near future is still far
off, apparently.
Discussing the offer Of free tele-
phones for three months TO persons
who contemplate taking a telephone
service, General Manager G. I. How
ard OF the Providence Telephone COM
pany explained this AFTERNOON that
subscribers are not re-
quired to sign n contract. said he;
"It is simply a trial offer that we
make TO persons who would like 10
see how they would like TO have a
telephone I'm their homes. The service
ts tu- ne fr,r-eti end ~ " Is nn1des1red
after a three months trial the phones
will be removed by the company with
out any charge for their use during
the trial period.
"Of course. II they are used for other
than a purely local service, charge
will be made for the extra service;
haf ha1iaNa that nerSOnE who nave
never had a telephone, and who have
been slow TO grasp It's usefulness, Will
prove 10 be among our best patrons
after they have given the system
three-months trial So, we offer them
this convincing method OF testing the
service we are prepared TO furnish"