The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-01-22
Relieve MERGED system Would lie
Worth increased Rental ON Bus
ines Phones But VIII Wait
Until Number Increased

ever. the details OF the plan have
not been worked out Mr.. Earle
showed a disposition to give and
take with the committee. and while
the proposition submitted will not
have the endorsement OF the COM
mittee as a whole in its present
form, It is believed that q further
study OF plan and some few modih-
cations Nil bring an agreement.
While the members Of the commit
tee making this investigation prob
ably favor a merger Of the two teIe-
phone systems il satisfactory terms
can be reached, they are consider
ing the matter from business
yiewpoin; rather than from a per-
sonal viewpoint
In the conference yesterday Mr.
Earle submitted figures and data
covering every question that has
thus far arisen. These figures viii
be carefully examined and verified
by the committee in making up their
report 10 the Chamber of Com
msree. which viii probably guide
that body in making recommends
ions 10 the city council The mat
ter of amending the franchise rests
wholly with the city council. The
figures submitted show claims Of
1913 non-duphcate phones maintain
ed by the Independent company. in
Guiding the rural exchanges. which
will be added TO the list Of the
Southwestern telephone company in
event OF a merger. This number OF
non-duplicates are about equally dis
tributed between the town and coun-
try, The total number OF phones.
over which service could be had IN
event of a merger. is given at 1925.
The proposition submitted is Tor tie
following scale of rentals after the
total number of telephone connec-
tons has been increased to 1900:
Business phones .$4.00
Residence phones ~ zee
Harmonic tbusiness1 - $50
Harmonic (residence) -. $50
Extension tbusiness) 49, leo
Extension residence 50
Under the proposition there would
be no raise In the rate OF the bust
ness telephones unt' the total NUM-
Der had reached the 1890 mark.
which would give approximately
$50 more telephone connection
than either exchange can give al
this time R.asking for an in
creased rake on business telephones
when the total number of conuec-
lions has reached this limit Mr.
Earle states that. unlike other bust
ness ventures. the operating ex-
penses Of a telephone system in
crease correspondingly with the
available In other
words it costs more per connection
70 give service in a large exchange
than il does in the smaller ones. He
said lie only wanted fair rental
and that be would meet the COM
mittee On half way ground.
There were a number OF rural ex-
change manasers present to paruc,-
pate in the conference aud these
were assured by Mr.. Earle that the
present connection agreements
would Pc maintained, This assur-
ance seemed to satisfy all present.
Under the present plan the rural ex-
changes are given Waxahachie con
nections az stipulated price, which
we understand Is added TO the reg
uIar rentals OF the rural exchange
with which they connect. These con
neetioas come into Waxahachie on
oae q JNo trunk lines aud are
available az Intervals when not in
use. However. this service has been
very satisfactory 10 the past The
purpose IN the rural exchange man
aSers beias present Was TO set assur-
aDct thal WaE2hach.e connections
eo-ld be main lined 1ad wheu this
Was assured they weee satisfied.
The tFvrss Submitted b. Nr.
Eafie sho~ s3 duplicate business
phones ana So duplicate residence
-oEe ~ dt1ucaes tae added
SISSY go business phoaes after tAe
prescribed number 81 connections
Rae eeea secured trau tls cost a
Tie $50 systems IS rs -t4--s1 a0x