Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-05-26
War Between Telephone
Companies Does New
York City Good.
LIGHT CHARGE BY HUGHES
Mark Twaln'S Illness Makes
Great stir In New
York City.

nnNciai NApunNemcN.
New York. May i9.-James r. Day. |
d. d., chancellor of the Syracuse Uni |
yorslty. occupied the apex Of sensa.
tlonalism last week, and there are
still rumhiinrs that IKE San Franz !
Clsoo'a big earthquake. start other
nciEhhorhOudB Mr.. Day o. quite a
sensational man. and there's no toll- |
Ing what a day will bring forth. IN
taking hold of the Standard Oh QueB-
ton he just naturally stopped over
in n mighty. turrontial way. lie called
the president of the United States an
anarchist. I'D later limited that im-
parchment proceedings would Just
about on the bin. for assailing pri-
vato rights and naming persons in his
message.
Mr. nay Is "a great lover OF Standard
on and iis ohcinls. he plainly states
that he viii take an the "taiptod
money ho can got Mr. Archhold of
tho Standard Oh company. has the
Syracuse University under his wing,
bciGg iis particular guardian and
many are the little and big donations
that he has dropped into lts treas
ury, and more much more, is ux-
poctcd. Mr. Day just couldn't help
bursting out In the way he did, for
the president has hurt hls friends Or
Day was once pastor of Calvary Meth
OdlHi Episcopal church. Harlem. and
believed In REVEALS. He increased the
membership Of the church most re-
markedly. making u the strongest
Methodist church Ia the city. DR.
Day was candidate for bishop. six
years ago and stayed IN the ballot
ing three days, but the solid. sober
sense OF the Methodist church re-
Trained from olocilng him. II Il had
elevated him 20 the blshoprlc. and he
had helched out as he has done, In
such an unsoemly fashion there would
have been howl In the denomination
that might have almost split Il In
twain. a great many Methodist d.
vines smiled when they read his phil.
llpic against the president, and said,
ooh that's just Day" But IL Is not
probable that any member OF con-
gress Will take up the cudgels on
Days idea. ana start the bail rolling
Tor Rooaoyolts impeachemnt Mean
while however matters go on apnco
The standard Ou company. unlike It's
previous acts. has opened a publicity
department. and Is answering an the
! questions asked in the most liberal
manner possible. u proposes now 10
argue with aud convince the public.
Improved Telephone Service.
These are curious times. Here's
the great New York Telephone COM
pany using pages OF the newspapers
Ia reaching the public II ls trying 90
convince the public aud the business
men OF New York city that @ Is bot-
/ ter to have but one system of tele-
phones Ia the great city q argues
that the telephone business "a differ
emf from any other business. and that
the admission Of the independent tele-
phone would only confuse matters
and double the expense aud annoyance
of the business. la that 90 reach
bis customers every dealer would
have 20 be connected with that GUS
toner by the telephone that that GUS
toner uaes. And under two tele-
phone systems each telephone list
would be defective, for neither would
have the names OF an the persons
who use telephones. whereas the pres
ent list has. As u is now. there ID
one book for all telephone users. and
The nnding OF one you seek. is. n be
has telephone Ht an, d very simple
matter Comptroller Metz. who d
quite lively chap. sides with the
New York Telephone company Ia this
contention, ANA "a great many citizens
DO the same. They fear that, with
two systems of telephones. they
would have 90 establish departments
FOR telephones in their establish
monts, and Fpend much gime and sui
Ter some loss aud Inconvenience in
binding out what line the man thoy
seek Us on So many favor the New
York Telephone company having a
monopoly on the business. much az
they hate monopolies One thing d.
certain, and that S. no city has q
telephone system that ia anywhere
as Yund and efficient ua the New NorA
systsm, and the city. therefore
doesn't need any other system The
independents can justly claim that
they hpught about the reduction Of
rates on the mere hint that they were
looming 10 town. The independent
companiat have been humhardinf
Comptroller Metz with toioWam'
from distant cities telling how wei
two Hystemk work in those cities, and
altogether ne question, az OH these
presentations OF arguments are "a
strengthen the two positions pros-
ented, brings much profit 10 the pub
fishers Of newspapers. AS it presents
, the best class of advertising. payiDa
the highest rates. ana taking vary
large quantities OF space, The pres
ent telephone system says II will bg
contented with 40 per cent nront or
lis Investment. and win lot The cts
authorities control the prices Of lti
service with the utmost Publicity as
10 nll tho details OF its business THE
Independents offer a BIG sum for OBJ,
privilege Of using the streets for theil
lines. and for the franchise. ono
thing ls certain. and that is. that th,
city Ol New York will surely boz Ir
a much better condition as 90 telc-
phones when this war ia over than Il
WAS when d began.
Discovered Of ahe Hudson.
d o. at lest authoritatlvely settled
what was the name of che great nayl-
gator who first sailed up the uohl,
Hudson river. and sitter whom % wal
named the name chosen for the riYCl
happily having no obacuflfY about ID