Gunnison news-champion., 1913-12-05

psssience her~ean she psl3.sc sers'es
corvoras.sns and the ysssssc. and thai
pubhc rrss-.,erIfy a.s,sends largely sF'on
IL. us,i,<,.s thai BRING them " eoussct
with each other, and thai The more
ncariy perfect ~ eftssIeEcy and sssi'1aa-
ency the stIllsIes serving the PssoiIc are.
The more psosgoritV. comforts and con
ven,enaes shs psblic ~ili enJoS.
We bsslseve our story II an interesting
one, and we hope that everyone WIZ
read u.
HH<.-As an instance OF ths Kind OF
startling news which newspapers soras-
times publish. We want ~ cal attention
to recent articles N the new si'afers
headed, " United States Government
Calls Upon Two Girl Stenagraphers 70
Ted where They Got I've Million Dot-
lars to Form the Corporation SECURITIES
and Investment Company. Then the
article went on 10 say that tins Corpor-
alton SECURITIES and Investment Tom
pany was scheme OF the feiephone
Company 10 further it purpose OF
monopollzing telephone COMPANIES, etc.
The truth is that cur company has
been met with a strong feeling ~ the
State Of Montana well-nIgh universal
that something should be done to re-
lleve the citizens OF that state. of two
teieEhone systems. Public meetings
have been held. and votes been taken,
the telephones of one or the other OF
the systems should be thrown out.
Resolutions and letters have been sub
mitted to Us. and we have started out
To see what we could 10 to relieve the
citizens of that state Of tins burden.
We found that the independent inter
ests operating there also operated IN
Spaksn, in the State of " WashinRton,
end in northern ldsho. and that the In
dependent interests doing business IN
noatsns conld not he bouxht, or sold.
% - 70 sloae cover the property in
Montana, but that the purchase must
include their property in the states Of
Idaho and Washington. The Mountain
etsAes Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany does not operate in either Of these
secti0as, and, therefore, is not respon-
sible for telephone conditions there, nor
dSes il wish 70 Operate there, hut we
felt We must meet the situation in Non
tsna, end 30, in order to be in q position
70 either buy or sell, from or TO, the
InAependent interests in Montana, there
YES foFmed in shis Corporation Securi-
ties and Investment Company, rs q
corporate company, TO enter into Rego-
tiati0as with the independent interests
in Montana, which negotiations are nov
In pragress, and, if possible, to buy
tAese Inaepsndent interests in Montana,
n0rtAssn 1daAo and Washington, end
tAsn IN the end, il that purpose ives &C.
cs@plished, tie Corporation Securities
snd investment Comany should ssll 70
The msuatoia States TelepAoRe snd
IslaUva0h Csapaay tks portiee Of tke
ladspeaAsat paants locatsd in meatsaA,
- ~ - sGksw - VagainA Il nAss
hs4upsaAsut paanes suiseiag in nerskssa
IAshs snA WasAingnea.
We eKpAaia this % the public may
know that in the shove Foreword,
where we say there is no company
within . company, or wheels within
wheels," We ere aPeaking absolutely
truly, and also that this Corporation Sc
curities end Investment Company which
was 30 freely advertised by the articles
in the newspapers referred to, is sbso-
lutely . legitimate and proper company
and organized for the specific purposes
stated