The Holt County sentinel., 1916-01-28
THEY SAY. "WHY CAN'T
WE DO IT." We SAY. mo"
Attention Of the Stockholders and
Board Of Directors Of the Farm
eis' Mutual Telephone Com
pany. Of Oregon, No.

q few suggestions for your considera
tion before any further decision In !
regard to removal Of office Of the NO |
ca led Oregon and Forest City indie |
pendent Telephone Company Into our
Mutual Telephone office
First, turn to the piece published
In Tnn SENTINEL las, week, headed,
"why Cant We DO Iir' We saw,
mo" most assuredly. The stock.
holders OF the Oregon Farmers Nh.
tuai Telephone Company, as far as ]
have talked TO, do not desire TO he
connected with the Oregon and For.
est City Independent Telephone
Company, a. they say they cannot AZ.
ford to sever their connection With
other mutual telephone offices all
over Northwest Missouri, where We
have connection with over u 900 tele.
phones with Farmers Mutual Tele.
phone Exchanges, and besides We
have connection with the He'll Tele-
phone Company proper, 50 we can
talk anywhere In the United states
that We may wish to.
| Mr.. Murray has said In one OF his
previous letters Which was written
more than eight months ago, that he
could not see the use or good judg.
ment In people going down In their
pockets aud digging mp the cash TO
ply the expense u keeping up two
centrals. Now, let's 70 back few
years. aud We can prove 10 you that
telephoning Is cheaper now than II
was few years ago Can't YOU re-
member when TIE Oregon and Indie
pendent Telephone Company charged
A. high as 80 per year for their ser
vice. and then would say 10 the farm.
ers, We will establish a main line
running down certain routes, and We
will charge $50 for the first year, pa
irons TO build the spur line out from
their houses, at their own expense, 10
IL. cOmpany's lines After the first
year We will charge you ~, per year
for your services. In some eases when
party NaS slow about agreeing a.
this prize they would let him IN for Al :
per year, In order u gn' hiS inilnnnc"
nhiS gave one phone a, flS. one a.
- aud one Al $40, aud We know NJ
one ease where the Oregon and For
est City independent Telephone Com
pany charged ohs Of IT, patrons, wht
lived IN the country, the small sun
Of 80 for the hrs year, and this l.
not all, they made a charge of .
! county over H., toll lines, ~ IN addi
, ton TO their regular telephone rent
= the business men aud Merchants hat
: 10 pay FROM - - - a mun'u toll 'rr'
IN order 20 lranSaci bl'incS> between
y towns
: Then they circulated a contract II
which they tried To bind their Nun
: scribers for period u live or Get
T. years.
, Mr Farmer, Mr Merchant, dl yet
,. realize you nave paid the oregon am
e Forest CITY Telephone Company III
u every mile OF wire they have, ami ~
n every phone they own. and In grel
many Instances, paid for their line
,. aud telephones In adyanc.Y Wuut
4 and conditionsr Ask yourself thi'
r question; "Who brought about ia,
a present condition and low prices ~,
people are now paying for telephun,
serviceY" You are compelled Ia piv,
but one answer; "The Farmers Nh
tual Telephone Company
How can the Oregon and fores
, City Independent Telephone Compan
> ask the Farmers Mutual Telephun
: Company 10 surrender It's years Of Ia
a bDr for good telephone service at
f. reasonable charge, 10 a company Wh
, charged you eXorbilant prices Nhr
they lad no competitions Then Al
Ter being compelled through compel
tiOn TO reduce tleir rates, the rry /
Consolidate" and then give IA
" reason that the pubiic should not 10
" compelled To pay for t~o centras,
J" think It Is easier to pay two central
=" now, at the rates made possible h
the Farmers Mutual Telephone Com
y pany, than II was or would be, sh1uI
" The oregon and Forest city Tr,
,, phone Company get possession Of 'l
- telephone business at Oregon, No
and los connecting points II seem
t. strange that they have just found uu
'r that good telephone service can o.
T. lad AT 10 cents per month.
10 At the present time would il nl
m he better for the Farmers MulHa
I, Telephone Company TO adopt a Ha'tt
'e ful, waiting policy, and 20 ahead con
H. sOlidating the two companies, one o.
r, one, as they have been doing for n.