Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-01-20
Oppose Electric Franchise.

Company has come out in opposi-
ton to a franchice being granted
the Winchester and Washington
City Electric Company.
The application was made before
the jefferson Count, Court recent.
~ and will come up for final hear
ing on January %.
The Telephone Company. in an
article IN last weeks Farmers
Advocate, says that their lines viii
he seriously affected by the high
voltage current, and that their bus
mess will be ruined.
In conversation with the COURIER
man, Hon. a. Moore. Jr.. General
Counsel of the Electric Company.
stated that the officers of the tcle-
phone company had evidently been
mlSled by some one or had miscon-
strued statements which had he, n
made 10 them by others.
Instead Of being a menace TO
the operation of telephone lnes.
.tAe electric wires have liille or no
effect upon them. aud that is amply
demonstrated ny our line ruruin..
PARALLEL wiki ;he Bell from Berry
vile 60 Winchester. PARALLEL wi,h
the Frederick AID Clarke liue to
the jefferson county line. and the
further fact that We have our own
private telephone line upon the
same poles which carry the electric
current and only few feet from
the heavy-voliage wires. said Mr..
Moore.
"A soon as The stockholders of
the telephone company realize that
there will be no Injury from the
electric current, we DO not expect
a"y serious objection to the grant
ing Of the franchise which we have
asked
Mr.. Moore will go To Charles
Town Monday to present the petit
ton for franchise To the jefferson
County Court. and it is more than
likely that the members OF the
Court will be invited to go to the
Office of the electric company and
talk over the private line upon the
high-voltagc poles. in order that
they may see for themselves that
the power wires do not affect or
lnjure the operation of first-class
telephone line.
Mr.. ii. c. Warden, manager of
the Frederick and Clarke Tele-
phone Company, has written the
following open letter, which was
published in the Winchester Star
Of Monday:
My attention has been called to
an article which appeared in the
Charles Town and Shepherdstown
papers signed 10y Mr.. IL. C..
Getzendanner, manager of the
Jefferson County Telephone Com
pany, addressed to the phone
holders of said company. protest
ing against the county court of
Jefferson county granting a fran
chise to the Winchester and Wash
ington City Railway Company to
construct its lines TO Shenandoah
junction, on the ground that the
electric current greatly Injuries the
telephone service.
As manager of the Frederick
and Clarke Telephone Company. |
have an intimate knowledge of this
matter, as the lines of the Win
chester and Washington City Rail
way parallel our lines.
/ am free to say that when our
lines arc clear of ground and in
good condition the service is not
in any way injured, and | am GER
tain that the patrons of the Fred
erick and Clarke Telephone Com
pany will bear me out in this state
ment. If the Jefferson County
Telephone Company will use
proper care in keeping their lines
in good condition, | am certain
that they would have no trouble
whatever from induction from the
lines of the electric company.
/ make this statement in a
spirit of fairness to all concerned. "
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