The chronicle=news., 1913-12-01

tho treasury Of our company, for
every share they hold. aud they have
simply eosne into our COMPANY be-
cause ilasy believed II to he = safe
investmeat.
There Is. too. upcu III" par, a.! the
public. u belief that the company is
largely -nxss-d "a .G!i'.es. ". i'm
asine this feeling l. caused hv the
fact that IN the pas', sin'piy from
the standpoint Of s-if-prs..r,,,,on
certain corporations were almost
compelled TO be In Doi,i,e,: Dul In
these days. when the tendency is to
place ell corporations and trust af-
fairs into the hand. ~ = central
body. such AZ tn, lairssIatr Com
nerve Commission siii iossi state
com missions. etc. to deal With the
eouduct Of businesses such .. ours.
being In i,olttics. ms believed b, the
public. would be u foolish thing and
entirciy unnecessary, This is. there
fore. To stat. rsnphs;iesii, that NJ
are uo,. either dirretty of indirectly.
H. politics. IA any ~ay. shape or
msnnes. and shall not b~,
We srv going to attempt io s.,e
you the cntiYe STORY AZ Ia our Rates.
We have been told. when stating TO
some of III. public that s- prVpo-sa
starting eAinpai.n iiis this. ihsi
our efforts would L~ futile: that our
subscribers would sura ous To i.-
selfish and only look toward sh- snd
of getting ~ cheap telephone rates
- plasibi-. We do not believe this.
We beii-v. that the great ms ,osii,
~ the public are iaciih~i to b. fair.
ard that u not ~ much III. question
Of ~ba' our telephone rate. are a.
u l. that when NE nsk~ = state
m-as regarding thra,. and shon oar
true financing. that NC shall b-- hci'
~ss. anu that the pubiio shsii snoa
lhsl ~- arr hosscpl. That An.n az
make . ssairm"sl ss to STR profits
snd essatnss. sho~jar iuss sa-sc
ths dollar that our subscriber pays
u. so-s. the public mas knc~ that
sc arc not srsiae 10 d-ees,s them ~
ks.p ssylhinx tasi ihsl sho.!d t's
shc~a. When 49, lsoavsiy do lbls
and sus-s-D.iti"a s~~t,s Ia b. Just ard
right. - ,,-ii-s. that the fsifarss al
lI., plIite ~iii sa.ssia Us.
Ne ss- soinx to SCI forth the in
H-s-ai difficulties o. sistns as'srs
sal t~l. phoh~ service Th-ss articles
snJ i-sS-fs are no, to lie piece o'
sks tat plroutu6s Vs aN'"ss VS." W
words. i,us . clear. susi.ssssitkr set.
yipt fos.h Of gasss, Nc hots--. I--fus-
~- set through. both "s,fs~is.rs sai
The u,,hii. siil und-sstana -s"h ossH
Ct better. There i. ~ i-4si na harm
So ~ saoar in svsiax so ae sus-sr'lsh
lhts desired result.
u r. oas sir, TO educ ate. pi-s.s aad
aatssis the I.u1iir AID I. be rSa.
Gated ous selves u er~us tc u saAs
~s-ss ~osI-pession has sas fisss of
s~Isrs~frn.r. the ssnss a. ar inittids
uAi. Jn- pabiis has ss- .es~- rissss
i.S.s-n To e.s d-tues- ass -- siI.
listen sC sou-~. y. fssu','~sh has ssrf
bern hasd.s sos - 'ssh isss' h.ss ~s
ses- 7V.nr Ia les -. nuhiio hfo~
iyssly sispal us. hui 80 brit~sr shs'
no gsoslem 80. ~s-s fnofr tsapcsssa:
To both n VIC rails saa nsasn yosi
feel ihss sos str pssshr- IN our
l.ss.tnss.. ~. shall have accomplished
ru~hs 4 iassr uss' ~ The r.rca'. IS,
vtil ts solved. it ~. -ar onls bsisk
ih- public. through -s'usatinns So .
t.ii understanding that thet- !. .
mutual dsrs~udehsu s~s~e-r ihs
pui.is~ srfste. cot psssiiuns snd TIC
,,uLlie. and that aubis. psusnrrt'f
depenas largely u.pu sh- utilities
al - V,riae the m in suNlSrt With ~Aft