The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1906-09-01
COUNTY TOLLS OFF.
Free County Service to Those
Who Request it.


Under date of July 9TH the rail-
road commissioners of this state
promulgated All order regarding
free county telephone service. and
fixing the rates to be charged for
same. This order is now posted in
a conspicuous place in the telephone
exchanges throughout the state
where it can be seen by all who de-
sire to post themselves as to its
provisions. Appended to it is
notice from the telephone company
requiring that all managers of ex-
changes shall be governed by the
order.
In this county it is not believed
that the free service will cost more
than the present monthly rates paid
by the subscribers. Before the
present rentals are increased it will
be necessary for the telephone peo-
pie to show that they have more
than 600 phones in the county. 1t
is not now believed that they have
this number, but in order to set
the matter straight, they will be
asked to report to the proper per-
sous the exact number that they
have. Even should the number
exceed 600 the rentals are slightly
increased, and there are no sub
scribers in the county but would
rather stand the raise if they could
eliminate the county tolls. Here
is the order as announced by the
commissioners aud the rates gov
erning same.
In any county in this state where
there may be one or more telephone
exchanges, the same shall, on re-
quest of the patrons and subscri-
bers, be connected so that subscrib-
ers in each may have connection
and service from all exchanges and
telephones in such county upon the
following terms:
Any subscriber who desired free
service to all exchanges and with
all subscribers in their respec-
tive counties, other than the local
exchange with which he has con-
nection, may secure same by pay
ing the published monthly rentals
which might be demanded by an
exchange where the number OF
telephones equaled the total num-
Der OF telephones i'll use at all ex-
changes i'll the county, as follows
Where the total number of tele-
phones in use in said county is less
than 700, the monthly rental of all
desiring free service in said county
may not be more than,
business, direct line. ;. ...... ......$2.75
business, 2-party line... ........ 2.oo
Residence, direct line ..... .... 1.6C
Residence, 2-party line. 49,. ....... Ia,
Where the total number of tele-
phones exceeds 600 but not l 900,
the rates may not be more than.
Business, direct line. ............. So, 81
business, 2-party line. ....... ...... 2.5(
Residence, direct line. ..... ...... Dot
Residence, 2-party line. ........ 1.5l
Where the total number of tele-
phones exceed, l, 900 but not 2 900,
they may be not more than,
business, diret lime.... ...... ..$4 .OC
Business, 2 party line..".. ..... -. 800
Residence, direct line. -. -. -. 2.5O
Residence, 2-party line. ............. 200
All subscribers who do not re-
quest and desire such free county
service and county connection shall
be charged only the rates author
lied by this commission and now
in force for local service; and for
long distance service such toll rates
as are approved by the commission.
1t will be observed that under
the order all those who desire the
free service are obliged to request
same of the telephone company.
This request can be made of the
local exchange and the free service
secured. 1t is of much importance
to the people of the county who
use the lines within the county to
any considerable extent, since il
means the saving of hundreds OF
dollars monthly that have been
paid out for tolls. Get OH the free
list at once.-Cleveland Enterprise