The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-18
CIVIC BODIES AND
PRESS FAVOR
THE AMENDMENT


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 voted
upon at the coming November cleo
ton. Chambers Of Commerce ant
civic bodies in a large number of com
munities have adopted resolutions en-
dorsing the amendment and pledgine
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 a part of Section 2O1
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 10
Gated shall also first consent
thereto as to the property within
lie Hn1ifa h.,t ,.nAar
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 az
may have Jurisdiction over such
matters. shall fX the term Of
such agreement"
Chambers OF Commerce which have
passed resolutions favoring the amend
ment are those at Bowling Green,
Lexington. Shelbyville, Hen.
derson, Middlesboro, State Chamber
Of Commerce of Louisville, and others.
Quite q 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:
Two telephone lines in any
community. both contending for
supremacy. are q perfect nuisance.
Two telephones in a private resi-
dence are too expensive to main
tain; tive telephones In q 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 90 to the polls In No
vember and cast their vote for
this amendment"
The Danville. Ky, Messenger
,ays:
1T 10 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 SEW.
ice"
The Interior Journal. Stanford. KY,
Iays:
THE Interior Journal favors
the amendment and will vote for
II. One system answers the do
mand and two are as annoying az
they are useless. The demand 10
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-
HE. 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
ournal 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:
"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 II received In the Gen.
eral Assembly is evidence that II
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-
slant agitator for the one tele-
phone system. showing where the
one system could better and more