The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-10-22
GOODIES and
PRESS FAVOR
THE AMENDMENT

Iht A Amendment
There is wide spread interest
the state In the constitu.
lional 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 a large number of com.
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 favorable
vote by the people.
The amendment to the constitution,
which is made part Of Section 201,
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 or such other state
commission as may have jurisdic.
tion 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
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 Chambe
Of Commerce of Louisville, and others
Quite a 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, Lawrencebure
KY, says:
1.-TWO telephone lines in any
community, both contending 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 II they will accept its assist
\ ance and go to the polls in No
vember and cast their vote for
this amendment"
The Danville, KY, Messenge
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 l0cali-
| 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
hour. The amendment ought to
I carry"
The Bowling Green, KY, Time
Journal says:
I'VE 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:
1.-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'
: Gil. The passage Of the bill pro
viding for the constitution amend
ment and the practically unani
nous vote It received in the Gen
eral Assembly is evidence that II
was passed in response to a wide
spread and popular demand fol
relief from present telephone con
ditions."
The Middlesboro, Ky, Three Sta
says:
"Tbree States has for a number