Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1912-11-23

pany reports increased earnings ID
the suburban division. which onset
the losses In Chicago"
The Telephone Trust doesn't want
much from the City Council.
II only wants the phone rates raised
q triie. They are not high enough a
present to swell the dividends Of the
local and the parent company.
II 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
its earning expenses than they do now
It wants them to deposit nickel
before they can get police or nre pro
| lection on an emergency call.
Il wants the city to give II free
rein to carry out its designs on the
public.
II wants q great deal more.
What aldermen will sell out their
constituents to help this monopoly
Telephone rates are entirely too
high In Chicago. The Aldermen have
chance to lower them. Will they
do Il?
Aldermen may rest assured Of one
thing and that IL that the Automatic
telephone operated by the Chicago
Tunnel Company 10 far more popular
than the Trust phone.
The figures prove It.
The figures Of the Bell Company are
misleading as to the number of tele.
phones. While their count Of phones
Is no doubt correct, II IL misleading
because most people think that this
refers to subscribers. As a matter Of
fact, the number Of telephones IL less
than 100000 district subscribers, and
that includes their lines In suburban
| territory.
They have been thirty.six years get.
| ting 100000 subscribers, while the
Chicago Tunnel Company have gotten
$4,000 subscribers in less than two
years.
This shows that the public is with
the new Automatic Company.
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We take the following from page
"a Of the Report on the Causes Of
Municipal Corruption in San Fran.
cisco as disclosed by the investiga.
lions Of the oliver grand Jury and the
! prosecution Of certain persons for
bribery and other offenses against the
state" made by q committee appoint.
ed by the mayor Of that city and pub.
lished by order Of the board OF 81.
pervisors, city and county Of San
Francisco. January s, 1910:
THE Pacific Telephone and Tele.
graph Company bribed the Supervis.
ors to prevent the Home Telephone
Company or any other organization
from obtaining q telephone franchise
In San Francisco. No attack Of any
kind on the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph Company was threatened
by the Supervisors, and the sole pur.
pose Of the crime was to maintain q
profit which might be cut by the
competition Of business rivals. The
Supervisors were paid In all over
$4,000. The managing committee OF
the board Of directors Of the company
swore before the Grand Jury that they
did not know how the funds were
procured for the bribery"
This report was signed by William
Kent. formerly O well known alder.
man and reformer of Chicago and elk
other members Of the committee ap.
pointed by the mayor OF San Francis.
CO. Oct. ~, 1908.
People who have been helping the
telephone company 70 pay eight per
cent stock dividends and to erect
twenty story buildings want tslephooo
rates reduced.
Chicago people demand Q reduction
OF telephone rates.
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Telephone competition is what the
people want.
NJ. NJ. Connery has established .
garage at 2630 Wabash avenue which
Is one Of the finest In the city. It will
take good care Of all kinds Of automo.
biles and ia 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 is a brother
Of John r. Connery. the well.known
coal merchant. and of Frank d. Con.
merry, the city clerk. He IL q lifelong
resident of Chicago and has hosts Of
friends In all walks Of life.
ADVERTISEMENT.
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The Home Brewery y not only Chi.
easo's youngest brewery. but Il 10 one
Of her most successful No brewery
In the United States ever achieved
success In such Q short time - the
Home Brewery. Its beer already has
Q reputation among the lovers Of good
beer - being par excellence. The
Homo Brewery also bottles its beer
and . case can be had by calling UP
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