The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-03
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q the course Of his remarks A. A.
0odard said.
II judge that tho service at Lincoln
= geed service, The Bell company
has no vote in the operation of the
Iincoin company. Tho contract reads
that 30 long as tho company pays
dividends on the stock the Bell COM
paAy will have no control,
The company at Lincoln applied to
increase the rates. The public utilities
commission of the state of Nebraska
made q scientific investigation employ
Ing high class engineers. The en-
gineers reported that the Automatic
dends on stock and the property had
deprecated until 1t was worth only
$i,3OO.oOO, The rates were raised to
nix dollars per annum for business
phones,'
Petitions out Today.
Several persons wero out today get
ting signatures on the petition against
the voting of bonds. w. w. Webb. who
worked for an hour between Sixth ave-
nue. and the Rock Island depot reported
that no procured nifty signers without
q turn down. In the meantime Topeka
citisens continued to sign tho petition
calling for q bor.d issue. 1t now looks
~ though there would be merry
war between tho two factions.
skinner Gives Views.
G. d. Skinner Of the Merchants
Transfer company in speaking today
Of the meeting Thursday night said:
II was surely incompetent to judge as
20 the merits Of the automatic system
but very sure that the Commercial club,
a an organization. was exceeding Its
functions when q hundred men assem-
61ed for the purpose OF discussing q
million dollar project, assumed to de-
eide for the $4,000 residents what should
q - =
premature would-be settlement Of
problem Of that magnitude. Personally
/ was with a group Of others who did
not vote"
ssWin Come Stanley.
d. r. Stanley, principal of the Quin-
o. school, who attended the meeting.
said today: II think that Mr.. Stroud
whether Topeka wants to take 1t up
do not know. I think as Mr.. Rankin
said In his talk Thursday night, the
automatic system will come some
time
Word From Cobb and Coe.
8. E. Cobb OF the Bank of Topeka,
and D. o. Coe, who attended the
selves as favoring the voting of bonds.
said that the present service is poor.
Mr.. Cobb said: I'VE are often an
noyed by having to go down stairs to
answer the phone when the wrong
number has been given. This week
some one called up and asked how I
was selling lemon ice. replied:
Madam, 1t has been SO long since. 1
have handled any I really don't
know"
Telegram on Rates.
The following is a telegram relative
to telephone rates in connection with
the automatic system at Lincoln, Neb.,
g.
8. Written, secretary Of the CONNER
cial club of Lincoln, Neb.:
Replying to your inquiry of the
twenty sixth, beg to advise that what
is termed as the Lincoln telephone zone
has a population of sixty thousand
people. There are twelve thousand
eight hundred automatic phones. The
replacement value of the plant as fixed
by recent report Of engineering depart
ment, state railway commission is one
million eight hundred thousand dollars.
NET rates per month Cor one-party
business phones. Sc; two-party, $3.50;
one-party residence, $2.25; two-party
residence. $1.75; five-party farm, 81.
The plant is privately owned. Mailing
you tonight copy Of state railway COM
missions decision in the telephone
rate case. which contains many ex-
hibits which should be of value to you
in this matter"
This telegram was referred to in the
remarks by President J. F. Haskell at
the Thursday night meeting.
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