American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-04-03

A meeting called by the executive
board of the c-Betterment League
for the discussion Of the telephone
difficulties met in the City Hall Thurs
day evening. The meeting was called
to order by Mr.. Young, who read
letter from the committee appointed
by the mass meeting at Lehi to confer
with other towns In regard to mat
ters Of the increased rates and the dis
continuance of free service between
the towns. The letter gave state
ment Of the action of the meeting at
Lehi, as given In our last issue. Az
ter the reading. Mr.. Young told of
the invitation extended by the man.
agement OF the Mountain States Tele-
phone company to visit the general
Offices at Salt Lake City in order that
they might familiarize themselves
with the working Of the system. which
invitation has been accepted and three
members OF the Executive Board had
made the trip In the afternoon.
Attorney Tracey Wootton offered as
a suggestion that while he believed
all present felt that the toll charge
between the towns was something to
which We all objected, It might be,
well before making savage on
slaught on the company's position to
learn why they did 1t.
DR.. Kelly gave brief resume of
the visit of the committee to the gen.
eral Offices in the afternoon and told
how the various objections had been
brought up and explained as being
essential to good service. and were
made necessary by the financial de-
mands OF the company because of the
many thousands expended In improv-
Ing the system. DIR. Kelly said the,
general manager had been asked as
to the company's probable course 1
the people ordered the phones taken
out, to which the manager replied
that II would make no difference, they
would make more money II they were.
do you mean that II your subs,
ton list were to be broken In two,
you would still be ahead?' asked DR..
Kelly. "We mean Just that" was tn,
reply. well. you've got me! l don't
sec how that could te," was DR. KEEL
ly's response. and added, And don't
see yet" A number Of speakers fol-
lowed In short talks, among them T
j. Chapman, Martin Ambrose, Bernard
Christensen and others.
The chairman then called upon Mr.
Enoch Russon, OF Lehi, and a mem
Der of the Lehi committee. to explain
the purpose Of the committee, Mr.
Russon told of the meeting In Lehi
saying. 1--WE had a rousing meeting In
Lehi" He told briefly Of the indepen.
dent service in other parts of tn
state.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Jos. II. Storrs.
a committee of seven was appointed
by the chairman to act In conjunction
with the committees from other towns
TO investigate the difficulties, both OF
the increased rates, the toll charge
between towns and the details Of tn,
working of Independent lines else
where. The committee is as follows;
Earl s. Greenwood, Chairman; u
T. Gardner. ]. +, Noyes, Il. A, NJ
gan, Martin Ambrose, J. II, Storr
and Il. j. Clayson.
A motion was made that In tn
event the company refused to reoede
from the position taken in the matters
under discussion. that those present
pledge themselves TO have the phones
removed, viii brought protest
from many as being both harsh ant
premature, is as much as the commit
tee had not reported. the com
pany's side of the question had no
been heard, and they might be pledg
ing themselves to something whicl
hey afterward might repent Afte
some discussion the motion was with
drawn and new motion was mad
by Mr. S. l.. Chapman that We d