The chronicle=news., 1913-12-01
An Open Letter to the
Telephone Using Public

D.avsr. Colo. November 80. 1913.
rue A0untAin States Telephone
sna Telegraph Company. tn the coo.
slaerAtSOn Of Its future dsvcIOpnsal.
recognizes that its highest Interests
as y publie utility lie In establishing
IN. closest and most friendly Ecia-
tionship With the public geaeraliy.
and with Its patrons in particular: /:
therefore. Il Is the p,igI-0s~ q. the
Mountain States Telephone snd T~le.
sTaph Company. through this an.
nouns-aras. to inaugursle what may
be termed IN advertising e>iuca IL nsl
series of articles. both in the news
.aL~gs amt In the form Of letters 10
II. .ustomers- II is our hope that
this campaign may mark new era
IN the relation 0l public utility cor.
isorais0ns to the public they serve.
We want this education 10 work
both ~sys-tns, the public mA.
i-Arn the truth about US. and that Nc
MAY iessn how the public v~gsr. u.
and how ~e may fsiriy aud .ftIei.nt-
~ serve the puLli~-.n other words.
what b Just sai right to us and u
the people. aai lO roasine. the pub.
lie that ~- viii voluntarily rer.edS
amy ~saass ~e are 's~ine. II pointed
oIt To IA.
We shall sLo3 yoa cur financial
nitaisS. tronsi, .ni freely. Il 80
hspp~sS that our financing hiss bess
of such nature that IL j. easy for
us to clearly show lo sou this side
vi our Affair.". wasi ~s 'n-sn by
This l.. that -. hav. absolutely no
~sl-s IN our storL: ~e have No
ssras'ss nor Ans psrssr.rJ stock. aad
II" mortgage NJ any siad ui-oa which
I" ssS liked charges. Ne have .,os~
ins-st-s in our piart at iss rses~us
,-plAsrm-as value than oar is~u- Of
.o..sr,oa stock aaI 40 have no other
.lork Issued than the rvsnmoa stock,
rSesv arr mo- ~p~~ls si,hia wheels.
neg cosn psai-. within companies. To
absorb profits W. finance ourselves
frusn year To year bs selling oif eou.
piss stock so Sh- s-rcpi~. al not lees
sasG pAr. in state. in watch 80 ofe.
rate
Whea -. ieii ,as: ID. ssosy Of our
fssse-tns. We ~,ii ptose tn you that
,hrsv asvvr have beea saS fortunc>.
isss- os ss4ssii. made oai of the sss-
alpuisltos ef our s,oek-sn other
sos,Ss. sa high fiasaeia. has ever
,-~~a coae ~ spaee~tiaa With 1a-
NcusSs,s States T-irphoa- sad
rrleevaeh Cosrrsuf. os ss pseJss -.
.ss~o The .so-s nes.s has had any
sI~~ 'ststise value j: has hc~ns sod
/. an~. simply = <sic tntessns~at.
Tssss i. . great assuaaerssAadH
ise upoa tbs Part OF tt~ nubote -
so this ssar 81 osse eesl0sses PssSo0s
-ith sstsstor 0osssss. sssitta6 tor
.tySs. saa ae~ sp3 p~ss ~t.a,as 10
Sss~ ssAsslisx se~s s.e~ nosr s-eio~
fsvqu~sfis purlssh stories Of hosf
shh certain otti.isis oi oaf -S.S s,snt
arr ttifAl ao~. shis l. hsinx aoa~
IN .sshrstsna With lE- srS ,.t-aur
tau W. sapsus@ these stories grow
.as af sh- belief a.. certain OF the
ts..lse that N. executive .isi.taIs Of
oar .usnpApy o~s The satise pisa; u
is absurd. soe thes~ ~Aesusiv~ ofsl.
.,sl. OF csst company err esrfrIY sfus.
tees Of shs htussfsrs fos The sssshs
holders. sAd none Of ss"m src itch
ns-.. sss hsse :hsy a tesY heavy
nnJssinx at ta- sSu-s II IA tue that
certain s~rulrsi rich asra have tsss~
sulaiax. OF the stock sssn- of then
i-rins oa cur nosei uf pir~etefs
hut ena op- of 1r.ss has h,sde say
s,s ses Whatsoever out ot d~sltas IN
sss stock. Th.s have all Paid DOL.
isr sas dollar. In essh. - 'ars tosP