The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-12-04
An Open Letter to the
Telephone Using Public

and earnings showing Just where the dollar that sub
trying deceive them keep anything back that should
be shown. When honestly do this and onr position
be just and right believe that the firness of
the public will sustain us
We are going to set the Inherent difficulties Civ
ing universal telephone service These articles and letters
be piece OF special pleading aoit use OF words but
clear like setting forth of facts. We hoe before
get through, both ourselves and the public will under
stand each other better There is ut least no harm done in
trying to accomplish this desired result
1t is aim educate please and satisfy the public and
be eduaed ourselves 1t to US that every
ton has the right sclf-defese the Individual
The public has the right Listen to defense and
will listen yours. No problem has ever been harder
for us than lust how going let the public know
truly about u.s. but believe that problem ever
more important to both If we really can make you feel
that you arc partner in business shall have
plishe much large part of the problem will h, solved.
if only bring the public, through education to full
understanding that there Is mutual dependence between
public service corporations and tie public, and that
public prosperity depends largely upon the utilities that bring
them in contact with each other and that the m"c nearly
pefec efficiency and suicency the utilities serving the
public the prosperity comforts and convenences
the public will enjoy.
We believe story IL an interesting oe ana VIC hope that
everyone will read it.
Note-As an instance of the kind of startling which
newspapers sometimes publish, want to call attention to
recent articles in the newspapers headed United
arnent Calls Uron Two Girl Stcnographers to Tell Where
They Got Two Million Dollars t. Form the C'f,>rltion
Securities and Investment Company Then the articles
went on to say that this Corporation Securities and Invest
ment Company scheme of the Telephone Company to
further its purpose of monopoizing telephone companies ETC.
feeling in the State of Montana-wenigh univcrsil-ha
something should be done to relieve the citizens OF that state
lo two telephone systems Public meetings have been held
and votes taken that the telephones of the other of
1.-THE systems should be thrown Resolutions and letters
have submitted US and have started out to
what could do relieve the citizens of that state of this
burden.
We found that the Independent interests operating there
also operated Spokane the State of Washington, and
lin northern Idaho and that tile independent interests doing
business in Montana could be bought sold,
alone the property in Moptaa but that the purchase
must include their properly in the states of Idaho and Wash
ington The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph
Company does operate either of these sections, and
therefore, is not responsible for telephone conditions there
nor does it wish operate there, but we felt must
the situation Montana, and in order to be in position
either buy SELL from the Independent interests
in Montana formed this Corporation Securities
and Investment Company, corporate compty to enter
negotiations with the Independent interests Montana
which negotiations in progress and possible to
buy these IndJendent Montana, northern idaho
Washington, and then in the end, if that
psc the Corporation Securities and Investment
Company should sell to The Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company the portion of the Independent
Giants in Montana and sell to others the portion Of
these Independent plants exeisting northern idaho and
Washington.
We explain this the public know that in the above
Forcword where say there is company within
pany wheel within wheels, speaking absolutely
truly and also that this Corporation Securities and Invest
company, which freely advertised by the articles
newspapers referred TO- is absolutely legitimate and
proper company and organized for the specific purposes
stated
one and Telegraph Company