Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-01-06

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ssnste's interstate commerce comit-
tee, Senator Kenyon recently urged
several notifications Of the Sherman |
antitrust law. one Of then DeoviAo1 |
that when any patent granted By the |
government 10 used to build up trust
Of combination the patsat shan b fse'
eeited."
All telephone rates are now oub3o0l
70 revision svsfy I've yearA.
The telephone company wants tAe
city 70 raise rates and abolish tAo pro
vision In the ordnance calling tor ~
vision every i've years.
They want to keep the people whoeo
they have them 20 that they can't -
away.
The expert" on pages los and 10
Of his report apparently feels much
sympathy for the company On this sub
jsst
win the aldermen show any syn.
pathy for the psopisf
~
The telephone company wants the
public to pay high rates beeanso -
the improvements II has put n the
service. n this kind Of reasoning holds
good. then Marshall Field 4 @. aA1
The Fair should charge higher prices
for the goods because Of tAs 1ls
buildings and other inpreve0eats
they have paid for. And o. he sane
like Of argument the NeethWeGtes1
Railroad should double he price q
railroad fares because Il has erected
. e3s.o0o.ooo Aspot.
The telephone monopoly oolieos the
users Of nickel phones to guarantee
cents per day. II the monthly deposit
Of nickels falls short Of ~ guarantee
the company makes the phone feates
pay the difference. II there should
happen 70 be IN excess q nietal0 the
company gobbles them all. The phone
renter gets no credit for that sxosss
That's the logic Of the monopoly.
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The Telephone Trust doesn't want
much from the City Council.
II only wants the phone rates raised
o trife. They are not high enough at
present to swell the dividends Of the
local and the parent company.
It only wants permission to install
pay.in.advance slot machines all over
the city. because people are not losing
enough nickels already.
II wants the people to bear more oi
its earning expenses than they do now
II wants them to deposit nickel
before they can get police or fire pro
lection on an emergency call.
II wants the city to give 1t free
rein to carry out its designs on the
public.
II wants q great deal more.
What aldermen will sell out theiI
constituents to help this monopoly?
Mayor Harrison made Q popular
move when he ordered Q new report
sn the telephone situation. The "sx
pert" whose report 70 now In th(
hands OF the Council Committee fav
orsd the raising OF rates and . gen
eral contribution to the Necessities o
the phone gang. His report strsnsel,
enough showed that the Chicago
Sranch Of the monopoly 10 ownet
body, boots and brseches By th'
American Telephone crowd who con
troll the telephone business Of tn
whole country. His report also shows
that the Chicago branch Of the monop
oily Is obliged to buy all of its equip
ment from a notorious Electric Com
pany which Is also owned by th'
American Telephone Trust. This com
pany makes its own prices for wha
1t sells TO the other concern and tn
people of Chicago are expected to pa.
for the profits OF both subsidiary inst
tutions OF the Trust.
Talk about the Tobacco Trust, tn
Standard Oil Trust and every othe
trust. The trust that Is the real thin
is the Telephone Trust. This Trus
hits over a quarter OF million peopl
in Chicago Recently II has grown =,
bold that 1t managed to grab of 70
the purchase OF It's watered stock
big sum OF money donated by the gen
erous Chicago public for the immedl
ate relief OF the widows and orphan
OF brave fremen who gave up thei
lives last December in the dischars'
OF their duty. Any alderman VIII
votes for an ordinance favoring th'
Telephone Trust deserves the ignom
my which he will certainly receive.
The telephone monopoly In chicag
has grown to be an unbearabls null
ancs.
The service 10 rotten.
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