The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-30
CIVIC BODIES AND
PRESS FAVOR
The AMENDMENT

There is wide spread interest
throughout the state in the constitu.
tional amendment permitting the pur-
chase Of one telephone company by
another, which was adopted by the last
Legislature. and which will be voted
upon At the coming November cleo.
ton. Chambers of Commerce and
civic bodies In large number of com.
munities have adopted resolutions en-.
dorsing the amendment and pledging
their efforts towards its passage.
Newspapers throughout the state are
also endorsing the amendment and are
urging the importance Of a favorable
vote by the people.
The amendment to the constitution,
which is made q part of Section POI,
Is as follows:
provided, however, that tele-
phone companies may acquire by
purchase or lease, or otherwise,
and operate, parallel or competing
exchanges, lines and structures,
and the property Of other tele-
phone companies. il the railroad
commission or such other state
commission as may have jurisdic-
ton over such matters shall first
consent thereto, and IL, further,
each municipality wherein such
property or any part thereof is To-
Gated shall also first consent
thereto as to the property within
its limits, but under any such &C
QUESTION and operation toll line
connections with the property so
acquired shall be continued and
maintained under an agreement
between the purchasing company
and the toll line companies then
furnishing such service, and in
the event they are unable to agree
as to the terms Of such an agree
ment the railroad commission or
such other State commission as
may have jurisdiction over such
matters, shall fix the term Of
such agreement"
Chambers of Commerce which have
passed resolutions favoring the amend.
ment are those at Bowling Green,
Frankfort, Lexington, Shelbyville, Hen.
derson. Middlesboro, State Chamber
Of Commerce of Louisville, and others.
Quite a number Of newspapers have
endorsed the amendment editorially,
both at points where there are two tel.
ephone systems and in cities where
there is only one system.
The Anderson News, Lawrenceburg,
KY, says:
1.-TWO telephone lines in any
community, both contending for
supremacy. are perfect nuisance.
Two telephones in a private resi-.
dence are too expensive to main
tain; two telephones in business
house are an expensive necessity;
therefore the General Assembly
has come to the rescue Of the peo-
pie II they will accept its assist
ance and 60 to the polls in No
vember and cast their vote for
this amendment"
The Danville. KY, Messenger
says:
1T is hoped that the people will
remember and vote for this amend
ment, as 1t is the only way in
which the public In some local.
ties will ever have decent serv-
| Ice"
The Interior Journal, Stanford, KY,
says:
l. "The Interior Journal favors
the amendment and will vote for
II. One system answers the de-
mand and two are al annoying as
they are useless. The demand Is
for good service. not for multiple
ity Of exchanges. Then, too, the
expense of two systems must be
considered. This 10 Just double,
and In some cases more than dou-
BILE. Oh! no, don't give US more
telephone exchanges. but better
service. This Is the need Of the
hour. The amendment ought to
carry"
The Bowling Green, Ky, Times
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