Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-02-03

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city to raise rates aud abolish the pro
vision in the ordinance calling for ~
vision every ave years.
They want to keep the people whsss
they have them so that they cant 90
away.
The expert" on pages ios and 100
Of his report apparently feels much
sympathy for the company On this SUB
Jest.
VIII the aldermen show any syn
pathy for the psspass
The telephone monopoly oblisss the
users Of nickel phones to guarantee :
cents per day. II the monthly deposit
Of nickels falls short Of the guarantee
the company makes the phone renter
pay the difference. II there should
happen to be an excess Of nicksls tho
company gobbles them all. The phone
renter gets no credit for that excess
That's the logic Of the monopoly.
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The Telephone Trust doesn't want
much from the City Council.
It only wants the phone rates raised
a tr!tle. They are not high enough at
No ~
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 OF
It's earning expenses than they do now
It wants them to deposit nickel
before they can get police or fire pro
lection on an emergency call.
It wants the city to give 1t free
rein to carry out its designs on thu
public.
II wants a great deal more.
What aldermen will sell out thei
constituents to help this monopoly?
Mayor Harrison made Q popula'
move when he ordered . new repor
On the telephone situation. The "sz
pert" whose report 10 now In tn
hands OF the Council Committee fay
orod the raising Of rates and . ger
sral contribution to the necessities Q
the phone gang. His report stransel
enough showed that the Chicag
branch Of the monopoly 10 owns
Body, boots and brseches By tn
American Telephone crowd who COZ
troll the telephone business OF tn
whole country. His report also show
that the Chicago branch Of the monol
oily 10 obliged to buy all OF IT. oQuil
ment from . notorious Electric Con
pany which 10 also owned By th
American Telephone Trust. This con
pany makes it, own prices for VIII
Il sells to the other concern and th
people Of Chicago are expected to pa
for the profits Of both subsidiary inst
tutions Of the Trust.
Talk about the Tobacco Trust, th
Standard OIL Trust and every oth<
trust. The trust that 10 the real thin
10 the Telephone Trust. This Trui
hits over . quarter Of . million peopl
In Chicago. Recently It has grown 1
bold that It managed to grab Oh Il
the purchase OF its watered stock
big sum OF money donated by the go
erous Chicago public for the immed
ate relief OF the widows and orphan
Of brave nremen who gave up the
lives last December in the dischara
Of their duty. Any alderman VII
votes for an ordinance favoring th
Telephone Trust deserves the ignor
my which he will certainly receive.
The telephone monopoly in Chical
has grown to be an unbearable nu1
ance.
The service Is rotten.
The scandal attendant on the pat
age OF the telephone ordinance by q
council Ave years ago is not forge
ten.
The passage OF the present or
nance will result in something mo
than scandal for the facts will
easier 10 get at.
Any alderman who votes for an
crease of rates will be branded as
ought to ba
The Chicago American OF June
contained the following vigorous
ticle on the subject OF merger:
The New York Times announc
that there IL hope Of telephone Co
petition In New York City and tn
Armour, the great packer of Chical
Ia said to be back Of the plan.
The idea Is to buy up certain fra
chises In the State OF New York,
pecially to get an entrance into M
York City, and to give to the citise
the benefit of telephone competiti
and OF actually cheap service.
The idea OF cheap telephone servi
is going TO grow In the United Stat
and eventually II IL gOing to bo re-