The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-31

the one system and have it satisfac-
neither satisfactory. 1t is now a sin
gle tax, a single bIessedness, and I am
glad of the change"
Ed Kelley president Kelley Bros.
Grain Company: eff the service con-
tinues as good with the Bell under
one management as it has been when
competing with a rival. I will certain
ly welcome cordially the combination.
In our business in a busy season it is
especially annoying to have the two
companies buckfng each other. We
have no complaint now on the Bell
service, and if you keep up your pres
ent efficiency, I shall welcome gladly
the change"
Col. H. w. Lewis, president of the
Gold State Savings bank; the Anchor
Trust company: IT am very glad if
there is to be but one company here
after in the telephone business in
Wichita. We had been considering
transferring our business to the Bell
company anyhow, but it is all right
now. I'd rather pay SIS q month than
$1.50 if I can get that much service.
always get better service over the
Bell anyhow than over the rival line.
I approve of the combination
Ed. Dorsey city treasurer: 81
hope you do not tangle us up now
with a lot of party line trouble. If
that is obviated, then 1 approve heart
lily of the one system plan. I like the
new idea
James Gillespie, Merchant Broker:
II just returned from a tour of the
south, but read of this merger while
absent, and am very much pleased,
even if there should be an increase in
rates that is reasonable, with proper
tionately improved service. 1t is
good thing"
w. c. Edwards, postmaster: ''I new
er was in favor of double tax for
the same service. 1 am very glad of
oh al
two companies getting into the field.
I have hoped and waited patiently for
a long time for this consolidation, and
now it has come, am greatly pleased,
and 1 thoroughly approve of it ALL
B. B. Hull, Hull Tailor Co.; at is
a good thing I prefer one system to
two. and I hope the new scheme goes
forward all right"
tate. loans and insurance: "I am very
glad tosee this change. Even at a
slight advance in rates it will be
great benefit to lessen the confusion
and increase the quality of the ser
vice. I thoroughly approve of it all,
and I am glad to see us back to the
one system plan again, and we can
we'll afford a slight advance in the
cost of the service if that spells better
service"
Relieved at the Change.
o. w. Jones, county treasurer: "I
am greatly relieved at this change.
always got better service over the Bell
and always used it whenever I could,
and now that you are alone in the field
L feel better and know we will get all
there is in it for the best. and am sat
isfed."
w. ]. weiser. secretary of the
George Innes Dry Goods company:
while competition is usually good to
keep a restraining hand on greed. I
believe in this case competition only
means a loss to both. and no resultant
good to the general public. We can
eliminate now a lot of almost useless
phones, and I hope have better service, |
though we right now have little COM |
It is good thing and am glad of it.
r. L. Holmes. law firm of Holmes e. |
Yankey, vice president of the p ]. |
ConkIin Loan company. counsel the |
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railroad |
company. counsel the Arkansas Val |
counsel the Fourth National bank: |
From the very start 1 fought the in |
of the Independent Telephone |
company, because I would rather pay /
a little more for one phone than |
double for two. I am glad of the
change and am now. as ever. very
much in favor of the one system tele- /
phone plan for any city, and Wichita /
especially, I believe in reasonable /
com pensation for capital and any rea-
sonab1e increase in the cost of the new
service we can well afford to pay and
be rid forever of theNann oyance OF two
systems in the same field am now, |
and always have been, very much OPP
posed to two companies in the city,
and am glad of the consolidation"
Sam McNaghten, wholesale boot and
shoe manufacturer: 81 am. of course,
in favor of but one company In the tel
sphone business In Wichita More /
than that IS added expense lessened