Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-16

About THE 00orAouo OvOfohofDo ~
expert" naivsly says o. page 80 q
the report now h tho hands q Ne
Council committee: IN juee11ea1De1
Of the payment Of the liRersaoe -
tween these amounts, q )a1S. All. ~
Chicago company roeolvoo oogo0ln
services from the parent eo0DoaV
which Il 10 claimed afe WOstA ~
amount paid.
These services consist q technical
advice and counsel and the Ne Of -
paratus patented b. the parsnt cen
pany.
what DO you think Of thatf
And then the aldermen are asked
to raise the rates On The Deople y
help the local company 0u2
Any alderman who votes % raiss
rates should b outlawsd.
Rates aro twice - much - tAe9
ought 70 b q tie present tine TAeV
Should b reduced
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How the people Of Chicago do suffer
from that Bell phone!
The broken ear drums which SO
many Of It's patrons complain Of are
as nothing compared to the lost tenn.
pers Of usually good natured patrons,
who get wrong numbers and other
wrong treatment.
Not to speak Of the broken rest Of
people aroused from their beds by
these same mistakes and who are SO
mad themselves that they fail to
grasp the predicament of the fellow
at the other end Of the line who has
paid a nickel in advance to have
wrong number" slammed into his
ear.
Then the tedious wait for the
right number!
Some times minutes elapse before
the operator finds her stick Of gum
or gets ready to answer.
Chicago Daily News editorial, Do.
cember 10. 1911:
II has been the aim OF the telephone
company to do away with unlimited
service - far a. possible and to re.
Quire all users Of its instruments to
60 on the measured service basis. Or
position to tho measured service plan
10 aroused whenever o patron Of the
telephone company 10 made to pay
two tolls where one should be sum.
cient.
The ordinary person in attempting
to telephone to q railroad passenger
station. for example. Is likely to Ask
for the wrong number for the purpose
OF his cali. for 40 confusing 10 the
array Of titles and numbers In the
telephone directory that II 10 oftsn
di6icult to decide upon the department
that 10 wanted. Frequently the infor'
nation bureau at railroad station,
when appealed to. refers the inquirer
to another telephone number In the
same building. This necessitates the
payment Of a SECOND toll. Telephone
operators are careful to prevent the
second call from being made without
the payment Of second nickel.
Both the railroad companies and the
telephone company should do their
best to see that the arrangement OF
department names In the telephone di.
rectory 10 sufficiently clear to enable
inquirers to call the first time for
the number they really want.
The city ought to have q bureau Of
complaints to which appeals for the
improvement of faulty conditions Of
service might be made by patrons Of
local public utility corporation.
Candidates for city treasurer will
be now making their appearance.
The proposition to elect aldermen
for four years Is bad one. Good
aldermen can be reelected every two
years. While four years Is too long
to wait to get crack at O man who
betrays the peoples interests.
Telephone competition 10 what the
people want.
NJ. NJ. Connery has established q
garage at 1880 Wabash avenue which
Is one Of the finest In the city. It will
take good care Of all kinds of automo.
biles and Is fully equipped to charge
electric trucks.
People who are looking for first.
class truck storage or automobile
space. will do we'll to patronize Mr..
Connery. Mr.. Connery 10 O brother
Of John r. Connery. the well.known
coal merchant, and Of Frank d. Con.
merry. the city clerk. He 10 lifelong
resident Of Chicago and has hosts Of
friends In all walks Of life.
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