The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-11-20

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will make another effort.
The automatic company has set up
miniature exchange in the board of
trade rooms to which they invite the
public. 1t is certainly a wonderful
system end one that will entertain
any one interested.
The Palatka News has not express
ed any opinion as to this franchise,
not that it is without opinion, but for
the reason that it is a business mat
ter entirely and one that affects bus
mess men, whom we have allowed to
speak for themselves. 1t may be that
some are not sufficiently acquainted
with the proposed system to speak as
intelligently as they would with a
wider knowledge, but the following
are verbatum expressions of certain
business and professional men whose
opinion we secured in couple hours
time on Wednesday afternoon:
H. ]. Goldsmith, Saratoga Hotel: l
am in favor of the automatic. Our
service has not been reliable and the
automatic would not make us depend
ent upon the caprice of tie Hello
Girl"
E. Alderman, manager The Coch-
ran Co.: No we are not in favor of
the new franchise. Our service has
been most satisfactory, and we don't
feel like doubling our telephone ex-
pense.
R. F. Adams, Vice President E. F.
S. & T. Co.: We are not in favor of
this franchise. We are not in favor
of system that would require us to
operate it.
E. M. Earnest, Earnest Co.: A
great many argue about two phones,
but | say put the automatic in, and
then we can throw out the one we
don't want. This company agrees to
put in $50 phones before a charge is
made, and if it gives the service they
claim, there is no question but that it
will be worth more than double the
present system in service. l for one
would like to try it out. We have had
the old system, which is something
like the old autos, which are being i'm
proved every year Today we get
better car for half what we used to
nay for an inferior one. Those who
have tried the new car wouldn't go
back to the old at any price. People
who are using the automatic say there
is no comparison to the old Then
why should we desire to stay behind
the times. | am satisfied if the peo-
pie try it they will never take it out,
and that there will then be no two
sysems, as the old will be cut out.
W. A. Walton: One phone service
is all l want.
W. C. Davis of Mooney & Davis:
We are already burdened with the ex-
pense of three phones. If this fran
chise is granted it would mean doub-
ling our expense. We can't afford it.
S. J. Barstow of w. A. Merryday
Co.: One service is enough. The
present system suits US, and we do
not care to increase our expense to
the extent of connecting with another
system.
John Mallem: I favor the new
phone. l have stock in the Jackson
vile automatic system.
DR.. E. W. Warren: l am not in ia
vor of the franchise being granted;
it would double the telephone expense
Of the public without increasing the
benefit.
C. E. Rowton: l am strictly and
strongly opposed to granting this
franchise. 1t would mean a double
phone expense.
]. H. Haughton: l am not in favor
Of the franchise, for reason that it
would mean a double expense. The
present service is satisfactory to me.
C. H. Price, grocer: The automatic
phone is the best in the world; | have
tried it for three months, but am not |
in favor of having two or three |
phones in the house; one is enough to
have TO pay for.
Palatka Cold Storage Co.: We are
not in favor of giving franchise 1t
would mean extra expense.
P. ]. Becks: | am decidedly OPP
posed to placing this extra expense
On the business men. / am opposed /
10 the franchise.
DR.. A. M. Steen: I think it would |
be hardship on the people to have
Two phone systems in the city. If we
lid not have a system this would be
Ill right. 1t is fine system.
DIR. Johnson, of Drs. WEIGH & john
son: We don't want it; It would
mean two phones where only one is
needed now, and it would increase our
telephone expense exactly 500 per an
lum.
T, ]. Barnett, of Palatka Auto g.
Supply Co.: We don't want it. The
automatic is good phone, l guess,