The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-02

, All pau dollar Tor dollar, III cash, M
par, into the treasury of our company,
FOR every share they hold, aud they
have simply coinc into our company
because they believed it 10 he IA safe
investment.
There is. too, upon the part Of the
public, u belief that the company Is
largely engaged in politics. We imag.
Inc this feeling is caused 10y the lac,
that ia the past. simply from the stand.
point of self preservation, certain cor
poraiions were almost compelled to ue
IN politics: but in these days, when the
tendency is 10 place all corporations and
trus' affairs into the hands of n central
body. such ~ the Interstate Commerce
Commission aud local state commissions
etc, Ia deal with the conduct OF bust
ncsses such II, ours. being in polite,
~ believed by the public, would be n
foolish thing aud entirely unnecessary
This N. therefore, I" state cmphatically
that We are not. either directly or in.
directly ia politics. in any way, shape
or manucr, aud Shall not be-.
w" are going 10 attempt 20 give Won
III" entire story a. 80 uur rates. w
have" been told. when stating 10 som.
~ III" public that We proposed starting
"A su fptnttv,t HI. 49, tI., .n,. .r...,
would lee futile: that our subscribers
would urn ont to lee selfish and only
loCk toward the end ri getting ns cheap
tclcph"n" rate. a.. possible. We do not
bcli"N" this. "" believe that the great
majority 1T 'hc public are inclined 10
ho fair. ant that II j. no, so much ,uy
question of what our telephone rates
are ~ IL Il. that, when We make a state.
mcn' regarding them. aud show our true
financing. that ", shall hc Honest, and
that the public shall know THAI We ARE
honest. That when We make u state.
'h"n' ~ I" oar profits aud earnings.
showing just wh"r. Tho dollar 'ha, our
subscriber pay ~ gees. the public may
KNOW that We are NOT irving to deceive
them "r keep any'hing back ,ha, should
10" shown. When we honestly do his
hnd nur position seems I" be Just and
right. We hclicv" that the fairness Of
III" publ" will sustain rs.
W." NJ" going :" set forth he inner.
eat difficulties 81 giving universal! ..l..
phone service. 'rhcs. articles and let.
tiers ar" not 10 hc a piece Of special
pleading ar nir"i; ~. of words, hu, "A
clear, business. like setting forth of In,
facts. w" hope. l'cfor" We get through
both ours.Iy., and the public will un.
icrsiami each other better. There il
~ least no harm 10 h" done in trying
% accomplish 'hi. desired result.
II i, oar aim I" educate. please and
satisfy the public aud 10 Ice educated
ourselves, II seems 70 ~ that every
corporation has the righ. q self d..
''h''' me 'hih' a. " individual. The
public hh> w" same right. Listen 10
our defense aud We will listen 10 yours.
No problem has ever been harder for
us than lust how "" were going 10 let
~" public know truly about us, but we
that no problem was over more
important I" both. II We really can
YOU feel that you are u partner
In onr business, we shall have accom-.
much. \ large part of the prob.
viii b" solved. il We can only bring
he public. through education. 10 n full
understanding that there is n mutual
dependence between the public service |
and the public. and that
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