The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-12-05

par into the treasury OF Our company,
for every share they hold, and they
have simply come into our company
because they believed it to be safe
investment.
There is, too, upon the part 81 the
public, a belief that the company is
largely engaged in politics. We mag
inc this feeling is caused by the fact
that in the past, simply from the
standpoint of self-preservation, certain
corp orations were almost compelled
to be in politics; but in these days,
when the tendency is to place all cor
porations and trust affairs into the
hands of a central body, such as the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
local state commissions, etc, to deal
with the conduct of businesses such as
ours, being in politics, as believed by
the public, would be foolish thing
and entirely unnecessary. This is,
therefore, to state emphatically that
we are not, either directly or Indirect
ly, in politics, in any way, shape or
manner, and shall not be.
We are going to attempt to give
you the entire story as to our rates.
We have been told, when stating to
some of the public that we proposed
starting a campaign like this, that our
efforts would be futile; that our sub
scribers would turn out to be selfish
and only look toward the end of get
ting as cheap telephone rates as pos
sible. We do not believe this. We
believe that the great majority of the
public are inclined to be fair, and that
it is not so much the question of what
tall hot
when we make statement regard
ing them, and show our true financing
that we shall be honest, and that the
public shall know that we are honest
That when we make statement as
to our profits and earnings, showing
lust where the dollar that our sub
scriber pays us goes. the public ma,
know that we are not trying to de
ceive them or keep anything back tina
should be shown. When we honestly
do this and our position seems to b'
just and right, we believe that the air
ness of the public will sustain us.
We are going to set forth the in
herent difficulties of giving universe
telephone service. These articles ant
letters are not to be piece of spe
cial pleading or adroit use of words
;; but clear, business-like setting fort
, of facts. We hope, before we ge
through, both ourselves and the publ
: will understand each other better
! There is at least no harm to be don
/, in trying to accomplish this desire
+, result.
1t is our aim to educate, please an
, satisfy the public and to be educate
l ourselves. 1t seems to us that ever
t corporation has the right OF sell
, defense, the same as an individual
The public has the same right. Liste
E to our defense and we will listen
E yours. No problem has ever bee
a harder for us than Just how we wer
r going to let the public know trul
= about us, but we believe that no prof.
: lem was ever more important to boil
e If we really can make you feel thu
y you are a partner in our business, W
I Shall have accomplished much.
n large part of the problem viii b
r SOLVED. if we can only bring the pull
r lie, through education, to a full unde
( standing that there is a mutual d.
r pendence between the public serviS
e Corporations and the public, and tn;
t public prosperity depends largely upo