Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-07-20

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and police alarms are received by tele
phone. he did not favor the ssnesal
Of the "pay.in-advane0"
type of telephone instrument now -
ing placed In various parts sf the sev
by the telephone company.
The telephone trust 10 the most
grinding Of the many trusts that exist
In the United States.
It snuifs out competition By the
power OF its money and the people
are like 90 many serfs to be used at
Its own beck and call.
The rising tide Of indignation will
never subside until the whole tele.
phone trust and It's aides and abettors
are punished.
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Charles F. DeWoody, division super.
Iutendent in the Department Of JUS
tlce secret service. returned from
trip ON which II Is reported he has
been gathering information for the At
torney.General regarding the alleged
Bell telephone monopoly.
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It 10 reported that an investigation
national In it, scope, II being carried
on by the forces Of Attorney.0 General
wickersham looking to the hlins of
proceedings for the dissolution Of the
alleged trust. An exhaustive investi.
cation has been going on In Chicago.
It is said, Of the operations Of the Bell
syndicate alleged to be In violation Of
the Sherman law.
"You have been West II 10 under.
stood for the purpose Of getting data
bearing on the alleged telephone
trust. have you not?" Dswoody was
asked.
"That IL . matter that I cannot
possibly discuss. There 10 nothing
that we can announce regarding any
such investigation" was the reply.
The enormous dividends paid to its
stockholders by the Telephone Trust
are wrung from the pockets Of the
people by excessive telephone charges.
Telephone rates must be reduced
and in time they will be.
The fact that one city council will
barter away the peoples rights is no
reason why succeeding councils should
do the same.
The fight for cheaper telephone
service will 60 on until It Is won.
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Telephone rates are entirely too
high. In Chicago. The Aldermen have
a chance to lower them. viii they
do It?
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A telephone company that pays
eight per cent dividends on twenty.
nine millions Of stock 10 making too
much money. The people are paying
too much for telephone service.
The telephone monopoly eoliCss ~
users Of nickel phones to guarantee 8
cents psr day. II the monthly Aepso1&
Of nicksls falls short q ~ guasaatss
the company makes the phoae rsatss
pay the difference. II there shoul6
happen to be an excess ef niekels the
company gobbles them al. The phone
renter gets no credit for that sxcess,
That's the logic Of the monopoly.
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The telephone trust contemplates
another big public Improvement. 1t
Is going to raise It's dividend.
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Locally, there Is not going to be q
walk away for anyone on either ticket.
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People who have been helping the
telephone company to pay eight per
cent stock dividends and to erect
twenty story buildings want telephone
rates reduced.
Chicago people demand Q reduction
OF telephone rates.
A cent q call or at the most ~
cents call would yield the telephone
company profit and save money for
the people.
In big advertisements printed In
Chicago daily newspapers April IL.
1912. the concern offering $4,000, 900
Of telephone bonds for sale, quotes q
letter from the president Of the com.
pany in which 1t Is stated that tele.
phone
Earnings have shown q steady and
substantial growth, having increased
from $S,129,238 in 1900 to $12,67S.'
S9O.57 in 1911, or an increase Of over
800 per cent In the past eleven years. y
Why not give the public the benefit
Of this prosperity?
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The main sewer should be bridged
over with permanent bridges.
One of the best judges on the
Municipal Court bench Is Judge Ed
ward A. Dicker. He deserves re-elec
uol.
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HOUSE.
SherIff's Office.
Fourth floor. room 42S.
County Treasurer.
Second floor, room 2l2.
Recorder OF Deeds.
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