The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-10-30
CIVIC BODIES and
PRESS FAVOR
The AMENDMENT

There is wide spread interes
throughout the state in the constitu
tional amendment permitting the pun
chase of one telephone company b.
another, which was adopted by the las
Legislature, and which will be vote
upon at the coming November cleo
ton. Chambers of Commerce an,
civic bodies in a large number of com
munities have adopted resolutions en-
dorsing the amendment and pledginI
their efforts towards its passage
Newspapers throughout the state ar,
also endorsing the amendment and ar,
urging the Importance of favorabl,
vote by the people.
The amendment to the constitution
which is made a 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 ac-
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 number of newspapers hav,
endorsed the amendment editorially
both at points where there are two tel
ephone systems and in cities wher,
there is only one system.
The Anderson News, Lawrenceburg
KY, says:
Two telephone lines in any
community, both contending for
supremacy, are perfect nuisance.
Two telephones in private resi-
dence are too expensive to main
t ain Il; two telephones in a business
house are an expensive necessity;
therefore the General Assembly
has come to the rescue of the peo-
pie if they will accept its assist
ance and go 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 it is the only way in
which the public in some, locali-
ties will ever have decent serv-
ice"
The Interior Journal, Stanford, Ky.
says:
1.-THE Interior Journal favors
the amendment and will vote for
it, One system answers the de-
mand and two are as 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 is 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
Oubhb W
carry"
The Bowling Green, Ky, Times
Journal says:
1--WE cannot too highly COM
mend the Chamber of Commerce
in its efforts to Secure the adop-
ton of this amendment by the
voters. The Times-Journal is for
the amendment, and will add its
efforts to those OF the Chamber
of Commerce to bring about the
adoption"
The Paducah, KY, Sun says:
"The public interest is thor
oughly protected under the pro-
posed constitutional amendment,
as no purchase can be made with
out the consent OF the city coun-
oil. the passage or the bill pro-
viding for the constitution amend
ment and the practically unani-
nous vote 1t received in the Gen.
eral Assembly is evidence that it