Newport daily independent. (Newport, Ark.) 1901-1929, 1913-09-17
Mutual Relations and Interests
Of the Bell System and the Public

.''''N l''l'N' 'lN7 III viz
w. ..'" ~7'' as wei as the pending
'-"' oia!Aefce commission
'.''' I'''''' iIFeSlL&allon, nave caused
"'''i-. l"A4t!ies. without taking up
q. -.iiHE #"tlE to- the merits OF
'-!'5e p''eFt0In%S' 1t mas seemed to
l'H proper 90 state generally what
mas oc'A our policy and purpose IN
'"J E"''l0cL Oh our business.
Al " nave Io0hd, or thought we mad,
''I'0 olt interests were best served
wren '''S pdhIlc interests were best
StlEeo' ana we 0eileNe That such sue
cess as we nave had has been be-
cause oI'.hasiheSS has been conduct
ed ON UAese Ilnes,
we oE'ieFe mat our company has
an interest as vital as mat OF the
puhllc III the proper administration
OF me pfonltmS OF electrical commu-
hleauoh. me success and pIosper-
Ieilty OF our company depend upon
d S9iG1ioh Oh lHeSe problems Whlch
Shail De sound from both the stand
point OF the company ana the pubic
W4le4 II serves.
FolioWng our own best Judgment,
SUPPiemealed by the best obtalnable
aQFlee, we nave ehdeaVofed to 90
what would best serve the pubic m
Jefe2t; wherever possible our plans
nave oeen diSei9Sed TO the pubilc IN
advance, and what mas been done IN
carrying them out mas oeeh oone
aloh& Ordinary business mes WIN
the eN pressed Approval auohoflty or
'"IiSeii. OF Wy illoI'!ei'aa @iio 49, 0,,
aoVlorilles olFec|y tlIefes'eI, o ~
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i"M, ''ug - h "To'' he eYe, 'n',a Of
i,iS ~ ' CgS4i I't'fS 'lie appeal ''''eN
an ~ attei'lPt az eYaS4Iil' 1 yellow
u o49iliI99 ii'O' it a CIV por'
a q, 'l ae1iea q! s''l VIC ue1eilS 90 w.
Ule Ctall9ftS'lo VI 'tl ou'iileo'' a.,
i''fl''ei" y. ''l,il.lo'' Nl'o" 1 L7o hna
are, ana iol many yeals last W. W.
Wen e., hi2Nil - eiie Got w. ''l,'eiae,
WIZ Wlllli'S!E luliIlall .''c =; 'i'e ~;
adoltional lilIoil.,"v'olI "l'',. 10
ouI poSSe99Ioii ~ 'l'el o'l tU ,;tL -
ana WIZ COY u','iLS ColI' ~ VIII
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Wle1i,el on poii i'i = ;taua ,'Tt' W. do
lillcaI 70 Ine PGoiaO a,lori ~ ho c",,ront
S'ie .IlV Ely YIN roct;fv anv
1 W., +l,o+ nav no nointod ont TO us:
an 80 e. '' far 'ae # may be determined
4l,a3 a,,,. ,1o1;cy a., any act under It is
o o,,.e tho nnb1ic interest. we will
,,,,a rs-, conforn7 TO such determine
t;n,,
WJo hnliovo that if each Of our eX-
obanoes We're made an independent
1,nit and If each connecting line were
MT rnder separate control, the eff
Fer mon the telephone service of the
n com Ei,9' would he a condition so in
to]erable that the public would refuse
TO submit to it and would Immediate
" REQUIRE such physical connection
and common control Of these various
unifs as would amalgamate them into
sin0je system. PHYSICAL connection
in the case Of telephone of telegraph
dooc not mean transfer of all messag~
es from one line to the other. It
means such a connection as will per-
,o ,i,', ona nerson to have the actual po-
session l,1t Of The particular line of com
ro1n;cation from one end of it to the
nthnr and this can only be given I'M
dew a common control, and that is
win. the Bell system is.
T., +bis connection. and for general
lnforna1loh' we W. + +l,o b',;ld ir m
cy WhlGh ;, eo e1t, ,n ra onr bnlief as
or Une belI Py2eeill' c e1,,J ebonld he
to WhaC 'ele,l1o,i o1ot;o ,r,' 70 the NH,
ana "iaV are i'' io''''''''''
nc H., eno+ 70
We believe IN ana were .lt lils ,t, W
advocate state or goVernmenic; conI ho+
and regulation OF puollc uCliiI l,1S 1' ho
this control or regulatloh 81 SNOWY hnd;a ne
by permanent quasl-luulclal po "4;on
acting after thorough i i1:s df onoh
and governed by the equiI a1 o. u r eav"
ease and that this. control or reg eu+
lation, beyond requiring 'he g i1 80
efficiency and economy, shouio on aau'
interfere with mahageli'eiIt VI h oi
alton. We believe that tne at o oGolte
if they are to be permanent e,leI ~
tive and of public benelit, shouit tho ov
thoroughly representative. 49, 'n eS
should be Of such chafa ;a,1as+; ano
should so conduct their hveseiga-