The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-09-06

but insufficient to take care of de-
Ipreciatlon and other items mentioned.
II is for the purpose of helping
to meet these requirements that the
Directors of this company have been
compeled to vote an increase of the
rental on all telephones operated on
the Marion city switchboard. This
was done only after most careful
consideration of the interests OF the
company (the stockholders who have
their money invested) and its patrons
alike.
, On entering upon this new plan of
Operating the telephone plants of Ma
Irlon county, which will become ef-
fective October 1, 1907, and under
which plan all of our subscribers
will be enabled to reach every other
telephone user in the county-and
while we expect to give free service
between our own Exchanges of Ma
Irion, Green Camp, Waldo and Nor
ral-it will be impractical to give
free service with the entire county.
For this reason, also, for the pur-
pose of helping to meet the require
ments before stated, there will be
established FIVE (5) cent toll
charge on all calls from our own ex-
changes OF Marion. Green Camp, Wal
DO and Moral to any other exchange
In the county. The only exception
to this rule will be in the case of
those subscribers who live on the
outer edge of his exchange territory
or along the dividing line between
our own exchanges and exchanges
operated by other companies. In
these cases the subscribers will be
given free service with all telephones
over the line or in the territory of
the other company, which are with
In radius Of one and one-half q 1-2)
miles of his own telephone. This is
done for the purpose of allowing each
subscriber to converse with his near
by neighbor without paying toll. But
" this privilege is abused II will be
f&ok9d and not granted again.
This price OF five 90 cents on toll
calls and these free service privileges
are strictly for subscribers.
Non-subscribers-that is, persons
having no telephones-will be re-
quired to pay the regular rate book
charge on all toll calls in the county
which will be from ten (1O) to fifteen
tl5) cents, according to distance.
And any subscriber who tries to helm
any non-subscriber to run a toll call
through without pay, will not only
have to pay for the call, but his free
service privileges will be revoked
we wish to again impress upon You
that we own and will operate ex-
ohanges only atarion, Green Camp
waldo and Moral; and that while we
are going to attempt to give free SER
vice between these points. a trial of Il
may demonstrate that Il is imprac-
tical; especially may this be true ~
patrons continue to abuse this priv-
ilege as they have in the past. and
IL 30, we may be compelled TO cbarae
q nominal toll fee of five (5) cents
between our own exchanges to pro-
tect the company and legitimate tele-
pnone subscribers in the proper use
OF the privileges for which they nav.
One Of the FLAGRANT ABUSES Is
the habit OF subscribers permitting
their neighbors and others to use
their telephone without compensa-
tion to the company. which, IL insist
ed upon or permitted, will necessitate
the revoking of the privilege here
granted
These rates will go into effect Oc-
tober 1, 1907. Enclosed herewith is
q card showing the different rates of
rental which will prevail in the fu-
ture. Any wishes you may have in
regard to your future service should
be communicated to the company I'M
mediately on receipt of this notice.
The company wishes to thank its
patrons for their cordial support dur
ing the five years OF It's existence,
and 1t earnestly soliclts their further
patronage, as 1t enters upon this new
period of enlarged service. And II
promises to its patrons the very
best service that the revenues OF the
plants will afford, and It solicits the
help Of every subscriber in its eff
forts to correct the well known
abuses, so that every legitimate tele-
phone user will get the first class SER
vice he ought to have ard for which
he pays. Your aid in this behalf will
be mutually beneficial and insure the
best possible service.
Yours respectfully,
M ARION NOItAyyrU grr,r r,nrrnNyx 40