Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-25
CIVIC BODIES AND
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PRESS FAVOR
THE AMENDMENT

40 Wtuo opitdu luttTth
throughout the state In the constitu
tional amendment permitting the pur
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 favorable
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. II the railroad
commission OF such other state
commission as may have jurisdic-
tion over such matters shall first
consent thereto, and II. further,
each municipality wherein such
property or any part thereof Is To-
Gated shall also Hrst consent
thereto as to the property within
Its limits. but under any such acs
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 havI
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 have
endorsed tae amendment ed.torially
both at points where there are two tel
ephone systems and in cities Where
there is only one system.
Tho Anderson News, Lawrenceburg
KY, says:
1.-TWO telephone lines in any
. community. both conteading for
supremacy. are a perfect nuisance.
Two telephones in 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 IL they will accept It's assist
ance and go to the polls In No
vember and cast their vote for
this amendment"
The Danville. KY, Messenger
says:
"It Ia hoped that the people will
remember and vote for this amend
ment, as 1t is the only way in
which the public In some locali-
ties will ever have decent serv-
ice."
The Interior Journal. Stanford. Ky.
says:
"The Interior Journal favors
the amendment and will vote for
II. 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
hour. The amendment ought to
carry"
wiling Green. Ky. Times
Ion 80 Savy.