Crittenden record-press., 1917-10-25
CIVIC BODIES and
PRESS favor
The AMENDMENT

""i '"iehuInehl permitting the puI
chase OF one telephone company b,
shother. which was adopted by the las
Legislature. and which will be vote
upon at the coming November eleC
iIoh' Chambers of Commerce an
civic DJ hes in large number of CON
huhitieS nave adopted resolutions IN
lorsing tie amendment and ple Ig!nj
'heir Efforts towards its massage
Newspapers throughout the stat. ar,
also .dorsing tie amendmen. and ar,
lfg Is the Importance OF a fayorabl,
vote BY the people.
The ameaIment to the constitution
which - made a part Of Section POI
Is as follows.
provided. however, that tele-
phone companies may acquire By
pL- S7-' o. leaer or C.herw.sa.
and operate, parallel or competing
exchanges, lines and structures.
ana the property Of other tcl2.
phone companies. IL the railroad
commission or such other state
commission as may have jurisdic-
uon over such matters shall first
consent thereto, and if, further,
each municipality wherein such
property or any part thereof is To-
Gated shall also first consent
thereto as to the property within
It's limits, but under any such ac.
QUESTION and operation toll line
connections with the property 50
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
mont are those at Bowling Green
frankfort. Lexington. Shelbyville, Hen
ierson, Middlesboro, State Chamber
" Commerce Of Louisville, and others
Quite a rumber of newspapers have
'ndorsed the amendment edltorially
both at points where there are two tel
ephone systems and in cities where
here Is only one system.
The Anderson News, Lawrenceburg
Ky, says:
Two telephone lines in any
community, both contending for
supremacy. are a perfect nuisance.
Two telephones in a private resi-
dence are too expensive to main.
tain; two telephones in a 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.
snce and go to the polls in No.
vember and cast their vote for
this amendment"
The Dsnville. Ky, Messenger
'ays:
III is hoped that the people will
remember and vote for this amend.
ment. as II is the only way in
which the public in some local..
ties will ever have, decent serv.
Ice
The Interior Journal, Stanford, Ky,
ays:
The Interior Journal favors
the amendment and will vote for
II. One system answers the de.
maHd and two are as annoying a.
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.
b., Oh, no. don't give Us mare
telephone exchanges. but better
service. This is the need Of the
hour The amendment ought to
carry"
The Bowling Green. Ky. Times.
Journal says:
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.s
"The public interest IL thor.
oughly protected under the pro-
posed constitutional amendment,
as no purchase can be made with.
out the consent OF the city coun.
Gil. The passage Of the bill pro.
viding for the constitution amend.
ment and the practically uvani.
NOUS vote II received In the Gen.
eral Assembly Is evidence that Il
was passed In response to a wide
spread and popular demand for
relief from present telephone con.
ditions."
The Middlesboro, Ky. Three States
ays:
Three States has for a number
OF years In the past been a con.
stant agitator for the one tele-
phone system, showing where the