Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-01-26

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-. I,hftefe"2re a great many people in Mis-
Gsissippi who looH9 Upon the railroad com;
miesiQn as an expensive adjunct to, the,
State government with but little benefit
being derived. Few know of the work
done by this body of men, or the great
difficulties under which they labor. Com
petition in transportation of freight and
passengers is largely thing of the past
and the protection TO the public in the
future must come in the way of regu-
lation by the commissions. The writer
attends great many meetings of the
Mississippi commission and has an ex-
cellent opportunity of knowing some
thing OF the work being done by this
body. lhe present movement for the
issuance of interchangeable mileage
books, if successful, will be u consider
able saving to the travelling public, ana
NJ the rate Of two cents asked for is
granted, it will mean Il great deal. The
establishment Of distributing points aid
maintenance of rates from thSse to 10.
cal stations saves large sums TO the
public yearly although the system is
little understood by the people In gen.
eral. Dozens Of specific items could be
mentioned wherein the commissions are
doing a good work and the public might
be more lenient in criticising a BODY
about which so little is generally known
and understood. "
The rates charged for telephone ser
vice in Mississippi are too high. Dur
ing the past few years the rates on resi-
dence phones have been increased from
81 to $l.G5, or more than SO per cent.
This is on the basis Of less than COO
phones IN county, The tendency is to
Increase this rate on every pretcxt that
Is offered. A few years ago, when there
were a number of local exchanges over
the country and before the consolidation
OF nearly all into one vast trust. resi-
dences were furnished phones for 81 per
month and connection with other phones
in the county were free. This Service,
rates recently announced, now costs
$2.l5. A sliding scale of prices has
been announced, which increases as the
number OF phones in a county increases,
whether the subscriber has the connec-
Lion -Mitlt=balaHee. OF county or not.
Prospects are good under this rule for
our people to be compelled to pay as
much as SD for residence phones ilr the
near future, with only a limited num-
Der of connections. 1t is matter that
demands attention at the hands of our
people, and right now, before it goes
much farther Competition is a thing
OF the past in most cases, and regula
tion ss4the@ only remedy offered. The
writer would like to hear from every
one who is interested in this matter Id
an early day.
The sixth annual exhibit Of tile Mis-
sissippi Poultry and Pet Stock Associa-
tion, held at Aberdeen the first of the
month, was a most successful affair, and |
-upcrbly managed throughout, There
were more exhibitors than ever before
and the quality Of exhibits were better
than heretofore. +. j. Marshall OF At |
rlanta was the judge This has BECOME
and Il is % oratifyina indnod 70 @ noto tI tG,,-
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