The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-01-07
TELEPHONE COMPANY
GRANTED ITS REQUEST
Will be Allowed to Raise
Monthly Rates.
MUST IMPROVE
SERVICE FIRST
When All Subscribers are Put on Me-
tnllic t'ircuit and Other Require
mepts Met, Railroad Commission
will Authorize the Raise in Rates.


mepts Met, Railroad Commission
will Authorize the Raise in Rates.
Replying to the petition OF the Lau-
rcns Telephone, Co. presented at a
hearing before the South Carolina
railroad commission in the court house
December 18th, the railroad commits
sion has issued an order authorizing
the telephone company to raise it's
rates In accordance with its petition,
after the improvements indicated in
the petition have been made. The i'm
provemcnts promised were the install
lation OF metallic circuits over the en-
tire system and the addition of help
III the central Office. The improve
mcnts must pass inspection Of the
railroad commission and must be in
stalled thirty days before the rates
go into effect.
The following is the order of the
railroad commission:
Order No. $50.
Increasing Rate for Telephone Service
Laurens Telephone Company Lau-
a rcns, S. G.
i1aurcns Telephone Company:
On December 18th, 1913, hearing
was held at Laurens, S. c., before
Commissioners J. G. Richards, Jr., ana
b. Il. Caughman, of the Railroad Com
mission Of South Carolina on petition
filed in this Office October 2Ith, 1913.
by Laurens Telephone Company, OF
Lhurcns, S. G. for permission to in
crease telephone rates in the town oc
'Lnurens. Laurens Telephone Com
rany was represented by MIR. w. r.
Richcy, president, secretary and treas
urer OF the company, while Mr.. w. l..
Gray representing patrons and stock
holders, appeared opposing the pcti-
ton.
After free and full expression and
investigation, the Commission is OF
the opinion that the service now rem
dcred the patrons Of the Laurens Tclc-
phone Company, at laurcns, S. c., is
not firSt-class, and that improvements
such as outlined in the petition sub
mtted by the Laurcns Telephone Com
pany should be installed without un-
necessary delay The Commission
does not feel however, that any in
crease in charges for telephone SER
vice should be allowed the Laurens
Telephone Company until such COM
pany has changed it's system from a
ground to metallic crcuit.
Therefore, it is ordered, that when
all subscribers OF The Laurens Tcle-
phone Company, Of Laurens, S. c.,
shall have been placed on metallic cir
cult, and the new service shall have
been in operation for thirty days, and
the Railroad Comm ssion having had
opportunity to determine whether or
not the service is up TO the usual
standard and such as set forth by
Laurcns Telephone Company in its
petition, then the Laurcns Telephone
Company shall be and is hereby au-
thoriIcd to put into effect the follow
ing changes, to wit.
BUSINESS telephones, special lines,
metallic circuit, each the sum Of $3.50
per month.
Business telephones, party lines.
metallic circuit, each the sum Of $500
per month.
Residence telephones, special lines,
metallic circuit, each tho sum Of $500
per month.
Residence telephones, party lines.
metallic circuit each the sum Of $l5O
per month.
Extension telephones, furnished, in
stalled and maintained by the COM
pany, for the use Of the same sub
scriDer in the same building 81 90 per
month
For changing telephone from one
place to another place in the same
building $500.
by order Of the Commission,
John G.. Richards, Jr.,
j. p Darby, Chairman,
COlumbc S. o. JanuarT End, 1911.