The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-23
THE OTHER SIDE
Supt Martin OF the Telephone Company
Tells His Side.

Tells His Side.
Supt Martin in charge Of the Mich
igan State Telephone company's busi
ness on the Menominee range. came to
Crystal Falls last Tuesday and was
busy looking up the reported discon-
tenr among the subscribers Of the
company phones in this locality.
About the first place he visited was
The Diamond Drill Office and during
the conversation which followed he
gnve his side of the story
Mr.. Martin say tnat the agitation
at Iron Mountain is not so much ove-
the rates that are in vogue as over the
equipment that the company maintains
there. He states that the equipment
40 Crystal Falls and at Iron River is
far more up-to-date than at Iron Noun
tain He further stated that the rates
paid by phone users at Iron Mountain
is 81 per year more tnan the rates paid |
by phone users in this city; that the
inter-couhty toll between points in
Dickinson county is a relic Of the ab.
sorption Of the independent company
in that county but that the private
house phones users who pay so per
year more than the Iron county sub
scribers are not getting any better
thing than the Iron county subscriber
who pays less for his phone and pays
toll when he has occasion TO use the
toll line
The dissatisfaction that broke out !
here last fall owing 10 rumored order
from headquarters not TO give out any /
base ball scores, Mr. Martin saws, is a
new one to him as he never gave any i
order to the operators not 10 give out +
The scores. He said that one night at +
Iion Mountain there was misunder-
standing because one Of the operators !
here had been so basy giving the .
'cores to different places about the city :,
hat the regular business was inter :
cred with and he told the operator to i
ave the scores only 10 some central
'laces. The operator in question un
Ioubtedly took that rs a general order
nd advised Crystal Falls to that effect
la regard 70 inter county toll Mr.
lartin SAYS that he is of the opinion !.
he statement made 6y the Crystal :,
'alls gentleman 70 the effect that Iron
I one OF the few counties in tha state
which toll is charged il in error
nat instead OF there being bnt few
punties in which toll Is charged there -
te but two or three whore il "a not
harged and that. with the exception -
Marquette county IN which thore il -
ee inter county tlll the phone rates 81
70 lower in this county % ii NJ the s.
,tra privilege enjoyed is more than -
for an
Mr. Martin says that be- is now and ~
ill be glad to take mp any matter 81
mpaint with his company II those
wing a complaint to lodge will write
m n letter he does not make the
tes and consequently can Z unmaxe ~.
em His duty is TO see that the sub- -.
.ihers get good service and that All w,,
, treated alike and he is endeavoring -, -"
DO tnat very thing ~,
Mr Martin further stated that be
ibts that his company will consent -,
a Tree inter-county toll on present 80.
zones rental rates or that they will a,ii
rease the rental rate 80 as to give r.
. service as the number who get
ir money back in toll is compare.
sly few che mining companies and
wv business men who have scattered W
iness interests and wish free inter who
nty service far that reason. men
he Diamond Drill has no interest man
eitner Mr.. Martin rem,
his company It's only object in
matter is 10 get as good deal for
subscribers A. people in other COM