The Prescott daily news., 1914-06-01
LARGE NUMBER OF CITIZENS
 CUT OUT THEIR TELEPHONES

IS due to announcement of an advance in the rates. The patrons of the sys- tenn held meetings at the court house last Friday and Saturday nights and organized a Business Mems League. Resolutions were passed and a petition was circulated asking that majority of patrons discontinue their phones. Below we produce the list as sent to the manager of the system:
 Prescott, Arkansas, June 1st, 1914. To The Southwest Arkansas Telephone
 Company
 You are hereby notified that the Prescott Business League at a meet ing on Saturday evening May 3Oth. passed a resolution declaring that they would no longer use the telephones now in their business houses and resi- dences, under the proposed increase in rates, and you will remove the phones from these places. The list is as fol- lows:
 J. M. Thomas, Douglas Brooks & Go Mrs. Chas Beckner, J. T. Nichols, r. R. Thorburn, T. H. Duke, D. L. billiard Barham Bros. Werner Hamilton, A. NJ. Denman, J. M. Putnam, Fred King, T. c. Tharsher, B. G. Murrah, bio Lewis, D. E. Cummins, J. w. Tavenner. 0. R. McDaiel, Chas. E. Brown, Mrs A. E. Shankle, Geo. Peachy, H. A. Sykes, B. NJ. Buchanan, N E. Ward, E. Y. Blakely, L. J. Griffith, w. ". Rice, J. ". Franks, T. G. Wylie, J. R. Harrell, J. N, Hunt, Jake Sanders, J. E. Horne, II. A. Hamilton, NJ. o Wal thall, Nat Martin, Geo. Christopher, J. A. Bryan, B. H. Scott, J. H. Crow, D. C. Tippett, NJ. II Bailey, J. R. Will son, W. l.. Caruthers, H. V. Scott, H. Black. F. L. Cox, Adam Guthrie. Guy N. Garner. L. Sucllle, Wm. Gee, Joe R. Hamilton. J. T. Harris, Sam P. Dick inson, Fred Murrah. w. A. McMillian, Mrs. Will Steele, Will Mitchell, C. J. Brooks, B. A. Few, Henry Hit, C. H. Volway, F. J Johnson, Chas. Mautz. r. M Tyner, News Printing Co.,, R. P Arnold, L. C. Steele, J. NJ. Haltom, II. J. Wilson, J H. Slaughter, Carl Nickers, A. w. Newth, NJ. C. Deering, A. A. Gordon, Mrs J. B. Jordan, c. P. Arnold, Dr. J. S. Chastain, L. C. Hen derson, J. M. Duke, A. M. Westmore- , land, R. A. Knox, G. A. Hale, I. o. o. F Hall, II G. Sharp, J. II. Sinclair, c. C. Hamby, J. H. Hayes, ]. NJ. Powell, c. R. Haynie, c c Calhoun, Alex Vaughan, Noel F. Nichols, C. B. An drews, R. P. Hamby, Nevada County Picayune, w. w. Teal, J. B. Dalrymple, E. w. Conklin, w. B. Waller, A. A. | Whitted, Ben Waller, Jr., lmon Gee, Will Waller, D. w. McLendon, L. F. Meyers, W. A. Newth, Dan Pittman, John Travillion, J. D. Wilson, II. B. Mckenzie, J. W. Goodall, Prescott Steam Laundry, w. R. Steed, A. F. Logan, Carl E. Porter, L. E. Hit, Sam B. Gee, A. W. Hill, o. S. Jones, P. s. Harrell, C. II. Gilmore, Farmers Supply Co.,, J. o. A. Bush, s. J. Hes terly, H. D. Holloway, J. M. Caruthers, Thad Butcher, F. E. Murrah, H. E. Doris, J. E. Daniels, M. M. Smythe, J. A. White, Sam O. Logan, John Barham, Harry Morton, City Livery Stable, J. s. Began, Edward Bike, B. B. Young, J. R. York, E. R. Daniels, J. A. Bailey, C. L. Green.
 Business.
 H. A. Hamilton X Co.,, Hill Shoe Store, Guthrie Drug Store, Stainton Drug Store, J. K. Hamilton & Co.,, Scott Bros, w. B. Waller, Prescott Hdw. Company (2), E. l.. Cox & Co.,, Hesterly Drug Store. Wylie Mere. Co.,, J. NJ. Haltom, Imon Gee Mere. Co.,, Vickers X Co.,, Hunt Market, Jake Sanders, Mcdaniel Hdw. Co.,, Mrs. T. C.. Moody, J. M. Duke, City Gro. Co.,, J. O. A. Bush, H. Black, J. c. Wallock, Prescott Drug Co.,, New Supply Co.,, Jack Holloran, E. Daniels Cafe, Scott Bedwell, Hamby X Hamby, Logan Transfer Co.,, J. w. Franks, Ritchie Gro. Co.,, Circuit Clerk Office.
 Our people will be greatly incon- venienced for some time and a move ment was started this morning to or ganize another company. If an ad- justment between the present manage ment and the patrons cannot be made,