The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-01
NO.
TELEPHONE TOLLS REDUCED.

Railroad Commission Akasss Cut In the
Scale Of Rates Applying Between
Points In Louisiana.
At the last meeting of the Louisiana
Railroad Commission, an order was
handed down decreeing q material ra-
| duetion in the rates which the Cumber-
land Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany is entitled to charge for tele-
phone service between points in this
state, and establishing the following
tariff for the distances stated:
From mile TO 10 miles, 10 cents. "a
Over 10 miles to Is miles, Is cents.
Over IS miles to 20 miles, 20 cents.
These rates are to be applied when
the distance between the stations does
nos exceed 20 miles, according to the
pole line mileage. When the distance
is in excess of 20 miles, pole line
mileage, air line measurements shall
be made and the following rates
charged:
From mile TO 10 miles, TO cents.
Over 10 miles TO Is miles, is cents.
Over Is miles to 30 miles. % cents.
| Over 40 miles to SO miles, Is centa.
Over SO miles TO so miles, 30 cents.
Over SO miles to 10 miles, IS csnts.
Over 10 miles TO 80 miles, 40 cents
Over 30 miles to 100 miles, Is eents.
Over 100 miles, half cent per mile.
When the distance is over 100 miles,
the company must charge the exact
rate, except when the figures do not
end in naught or five, in which event
the nearest figure 50 ending shall be
the correct rate. The official map OF
! the railroad commission Is 60 be uaed
in aseertaining distances. The order
is scheduled to become effective today,
Sept. /, and will affect every toll sta.
tion In Louisiana.
Under the caption Of 1.-THE Cut in
Toll Rates, = the Baton Rouge Times
comments as follows on the action OF
the railroad commission:
Whatever may be the merits 81 the
action of the Louisiana Railroad Com
mission IN making q sweeping raduc-
| tion IN the toll rates Of the Cumber-
land Telephone Company, and until
there has been time and opportunity
for judicial decision IN the case, kha
merits Of the action are not open to
question, there is not the slightest
doubt as to what the reception OF the
decision will bs before the puhlie as
large. A great wave Of joy vii
over the state, because the corpora
tion got ii in the neck.
e there has ever been corporation
operating in the state Of Louisiana
which has aroused the degree OF popu-
lar indignation shas has the Cumhsr-
land, certainly there has not been ons
which b as brought out the same mani
festations Of It. its enemies, Who ara
many, damn il with bitter, vindictive
energy that bears the stamp Of genas
ineness ON its lace. It's friends, Il il
has any, are not of the noisy kind.
They are never heard from.
1.-The decision OF the railroad ceu-
mission In this case seems 10 furnish
proof that all the charges against the
corporation are not unfonnded. Ifthe
commission has the proper light ON the
subject, which Is scarcely open 20 sr.
gument, the sweeping reduction ia a1s
together justified, and there IL noth-
ing to be aaia In favor Of the acsion
OF the corporation ii establishing and
maintaining the present rates. And
inquiry IS to Why they have besn 81
lowed to exist thus long may not b
impertinsnt.
From the viewpoint Of the corpora
tion, Of course, the action Of ths COM
mission is altogether aniuatiaable.
There was never YET Q corporation
which could find any merit In IN set
which deprived it of the smallest por-
=tion OF its revenues. Such proceed-
ings, from their viewpoint, ars always
wrong, and either ignoransly or MALI
ciously oppressive This ID no exeep-
ton. The courts will be invoked. IN
all probability, TO stay the execution
OF the order which promises to make
such cut in the dividends, 10 proper
tIon to business handled, and we may
expect some interesting figures in the
matter OF the receipts and expenditures
Of the Cumberland. 2
Why do yon acratchf Royalina Tstter Ofnt-
ment will stop that itching or your mooney back.
So cents.