The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-18
TELEPHONE LINES
MAY Be TAKEN OVER
Burlcson Supervising Draft OF
Legislation for Requirement.
by Government.
RATES TO BE BASED ON COST
| telegraph System to Be Installed
i'll Connection With
Service.

Vr,shiny,ar bac,,,,,o, - 10 i,t, -
ter-,;cucraI rurloson 10 .uncrviairr. tbo
draft of Ic.,isla,ion for no ,.l,in,, 80.
by tho government Of tcIcubone svs.
toms throuyout the country ns nm al
iunct To III. nost,I service
In connection ,vitb mis- eorv;cc 10
government contamDlates iustalIotiou
Of :. telegraph system toIonhona ,yi,cs
ana coutp,n.nt being made 10 CARR
both services In TINS way n viii on
ter into direct connection with Tho
two telegraph companies Just as tho
parcel post is competing with express
companies
1T is estimated that tho ACQUISITION
OF the telephone lines of the country
will cost 5000 100000. Purchase money
is TO be raised through u bond issue
charged against the postal service OF
the government
Rates FOR use OF tha telephone and
teleSrap pin service offered by the gov
eFnin"nt are to he based on actual cost
OF the service. TO which viii he added
interest charge on the bond issue and
provision Tor tho sinking fund for re-
tIreHhchl OF inc government loan on
'hauuritN.
chairman Moon, House Post-Ohce
committee ~ waiting Tor the recon-
ii'efneu Iesislation from postmaster
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omen mn nm t.yritorv ,rbn onnosi,io,,
,'ae hnsed ON Dnnocr.fIc nrotce,s
arafns, extansion of tod.r,l control
President Wilson recommended gov
orulncnt OF railroad lines in Alaska.
Representative Mann, Republican lead
or has asked of the War Department
Information as to the cost of tho gov
crnmeut-owncd ana operated telegraph
lines in Alaska and the cost Of their
maintenance, together with gross re
ccipts. Representative Lewis. Mary
land, has drafted q bill providing tor
INC iak!hS over by the government OF
the telephone systems OF th's country
MS piah cohtcihp!a'es acquisition
sitlsr thionGh cohnetnnat ioh or pur
~ ne l".'' - ', viili'' - ~ oi''
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! .orr,ta, IN 1870 fn,, 80.
i,cir, ,1l"r.oH Tn,. ,royornn,an, vaI,,a
Z tion of mo existjnr nronnrtics
/ win IN. acouisition of each terri
tort.I rlocl, Of ;olanboro s,-ste,ns IN.
| post-orice Department is To pcrfcct
ne system Of nostal tclenhon. and teIe
graph service, and TO make such cx-
tensions Of the service urban and
rural postal service may require.
Mr. Lewis refused to-day to say
whether President Wilson has given
approval TO his plan. House Demo
Gratis assume that the President Is not
opnoSing because Observation-Disclosures
Eurleson has the Lewis bin under
con sheraton in connection with plans