The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-12-02
An Open Letter to the
Telephone Using Public

public prosperity depends largely upon
the utilities that bring them in contact
with each other, aud that the more
nearly perfect in efficiency and suili'
cheney the utilities serving the public
are, the more prosperity, comforts and
convcnienccs the public will enjoy.
We believe our story is an interest
Ing one, and we hope that everyone will
read t..
NOTE-As M instance Of the kind
of startling news which newspapers
sometimes publish, We want 10 call at.
,cntion ~ recent articles in he ncwe
papers headed, ''tnitcd states Govern.
men, Calls Upon Two Girl %Stenograph.
crs to Tell Where They Got Two Mil.
lion Dollars to Form The Cooperation
Securities aud Investment Company. ,.
Then the articles went on 10 say that
this corporation securities and invcs'-
iicns company was a schcme Of the Tek
cphonc Company 10 further its purpose
1T mon"polizing telephone companies,
etc.
The truth j. thai our company ha,
been met with a strong feeling ia the
state of MOn;nna-wcll nigh universal
that something should lee done TO re-.
'"N" IA" citizens of that state, Of two
i"lcph"n" systcms. Public meeting.
have been heidi. and votes taken, that
IN" telephones of one 81 the other Of
the systems should bc thrown out. tn.
resolutions aud letters have been sup.
mite. 70 H.. and We hay, started ont
10 -" what "" could 10 to relieve IN.
citizens Of that state of this burden.
We found that The Independent in
'cf"s'' Operating Their" also operated in
spokane. ia the stat. of Washington.
hnd ~ northern idaho. and tina, the In
dependent INTEREST, doing business in
M"nian" could not BE- bought. or sold.
30 ~ I" al"u" cover the property in
Montana. but hat the purchase must
'"' I''i'''N III 'H' states ny
'hn1" aul Washington. The Mountain
states Telephone and Telegraph Com.
pant do"s not operate in either Of ,h..,.
'''''""N' hhd. therefore, is not rcspon.i
bl" FOR telephone conditions there, bar
"" i"It "" must NEE, the situation ia
Montana. and so. IN order 10 b. in n
position Z" either huv or sell. from or
TO- ~" inicrcnd"n, Interests in Mon
ihnh, lhor" was formed This Cnrnrr,,t,,
securities ant Investment Company, as
u corporal" COMPANY. to enter into me-.
."'I''I"ns with the independent inter.
'N' ~ Montana. which negotiations ar.
no" IN progress. and. If possible. 10 buy
mes" Independent interests in Montana,
northern Idaho aud WASHINGTON ,,,
ne" ~ N" end, II that purpose was ac.
'"hhpli'h"d. IA" Corporation Sccuri,i,.
anu Investment Company should .,.n o.
u" Mountain States Tclcphon. and
''ies'Hi'h company the portion o, Tho
independent plants heated in Non,au.
""' sell :" Others the portion Of these
Independents plants existing in northern
Idaho aud Washington.
w" explain 'hi. 81 III. bubble ma,
thaf in III" above "Forewordr
"""r" "" say ''thcr" 3. no comr,r,
"''"'" u company. ar wheels With,
W" mr." speaking absolutely
'r"iF' and also tina, this Corporation,
securities and Investment COMPANY,
winch was 50 freely advertised lac ,Lo
IN ~" newspaper referred 70.
Is absolutely u legitimate and prcp.r
'""P'hV aud organized for the ,p,ci6e
stated.