The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-02
Denver, Colorado, Nov. 80, 1911;

DchNef, Colorado, Nov. 30, 1913
The Mountain states Telephone and
Telegraph Company, ito the considers.
tlon of its future development, reeog.
nizes that its highcs, interests rs q pub.
lie utility lie in establishing the closes,
and most friendly relationship with the
public generally, aud with its patrons
~ particular: therefore, /, is the pur.
pose of The Mountain states Telephone
aud Telegraph Company through this
announcement, 10 %inauguratc what may
bc termed an advertising educational
series of articles, both in the newspa
lers and in the form of letters 10 its
customers. II is our hope that this cam
paign may mark u new era in the rela.
ton of public utility corporations to the
public they serve. We want this edu.
cation 10 work both ways-tha, the pub
lie may learn the truth about rs, and
that we may learn how the public re-.
CARDS us. and how We NAV fairly and
efficiently serve the public-in other
words, what j. just aud right To ne and
10 the people and 10 convince the pub.
lie that We will voluntarily remedy unv
wrongs wc are doing, il pointed out 10
us.
We .hall show vor our financial nf.
fairs, frankly aud freely. II 50 happens
that our financing has been of such a
nature thar il il easy tor Us 10 clearly
show tC YOU this side ui our affairs.
What we mean hy this j.. tina, We have
absolutely no water IN our stock: we
nave n" bonds, nor any preferred stock.
and no mortgage of any kind upon
which 10 pay fixed charges. We nav,
NOR" invested In our plant ~ its pres.
vnt replacement value than our issuc ~
common stock. aud We have M other
took issued than he common stock.
There are no wheels within wheels, nor
companies within companies. 10 absorb
Profits. We fiuanr. ourselves from wear
20 wear 10y selling our common stock
u" the people. ~ not less team par. in
III" state. IN which W" operate.
Then We tell you tn. story Of our n
nancing. We will prove 10 YOU that
there never have been any fortunes.
larg" or small. made out of the manipu.
la'ion of our .,ock--in other words. no
high financing has ever been Ion. in
connection with The Mountain states
Telephone aud Telegraph Company, or
iis predecessors. The stock never In.
had any speculative value: IN has been.
aud j, now. simply u safe investment.
There j. u great misunderstanding
upon the part OF the public rs IL this
side Of our business. Persons with
Interior motives. striving for office, and
wishing tu give startling
see note below frequently pub |
lis stories of how rich certain O%iliciais
Of "ur company are. Right now this
- beng done ~ connection with the
urw ","uu ,aX. We >uppuse ,he,e
grow ont of IA" belief of certain
oi ia" public that the executive officials
ui orr company own the entire plant.
II Il. absurd. for ,hr.o executive officials
~ our company are merely trustees ot
the property. for the toe kholiers. and
none of them are rich men. nor have
hey a very heavy holding Of the stock.
J., true hat certain reputed rich men
have large holdings at the stock of our
'umVnuN-sorn" Of them being on our
I;ouri of Dircc,ors-but not one Of
hem has made any money whatsoever
,u' of dealing in our stock. They have
n MOuutainS State