The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-15
Single, Unified Service Will
Be Furnished To
Community
OHIO PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMM. MUST ASSENT
Survey Of New Needs Now
Being Made; Patrons To
Be Consulted

Arrangements have been compct
cd by the Mt Vernon Telephone Co.
for the consolidation of its Mt. Yer
non exchange with that of the Cen
tral Union (BelD Telephone Co. in
this city. according to an announce
ment made by officials OF the former
company Tuesday.
After the consolidation u single
unified service will be furnished.
The consolidation plan provides for
the purchase by the Mt. Vernon Tel
cphone Co. CT all the exchange prop
crty of tho Central Union Co. in Mt
Vernon and vicinity,
Several times during the past few
years there has been considerable
discussion among local people with
reference to the telephone situation
and frequently there has been quite
an insistent demand for consolida.
tion of the two competing systems
so that better and more comprehen-
sive telephone service could be fur
nished
There will be many advantages to
the telephone patrons in the uniiica-
tion of the telephone service as pro.
posed, and Mt. Vernon will thus be
enabled to join the ranks of those
fortunate cities which have been
able to do away with the annoyance
and expense incident to duplication
of telephone service, enjoying instead
complete and universal service.
At the present time the subscrib-
ors of neither company in Mt. Yer
ron can reach the subscribers of the
other. After the unification of the
service, any subscriber will be able
to communicate with any other sub
sCriber. The free service now fur
nished by the Mt. Vernon Telephone
Co. to other exchanges will be con
tinued after the unitication.
In addition to the many advantages
of furnishing tho unified service over
one, up.to-date, modern and compre-
hcnSive system, after tho consolida
ton is made, it will also he possible
for every telephone subscriber to
communicate with distant points ov-
er all long distance lines now con
ncctcd with the local systems of cith-
er the Central Union or Mt Vernon
companies.
The plan proposed above. when
carried into effect, will provide all
patrons with an adequate, upto-date
and efficient telephone service and,
after looking AT the proposition from
every point of view, ii is believed
that all the people will see the ad-
vantage to be gained and readily en-.
dorse it,
Mt. Vernon has long desired to rid
itself of the nuisance of dual tele-
phone service, and ii is gratifying to
realize that it's accomplishment is at
last in sight.
The question of rates for the new
unified service after consolidation
has been gone into very carefully.
and the following schedule of prin-
cipul gross rates is said to have been
found necessary to apply for the new
service:
Individual Business $3.775 per mo-.
Two party Business-S32J per mo-.
Extension Busincss-$.75 per mo.
IN
Two-party Rosidence-$2 n month.
Four-party Resdence-$l.5O month
Extension Residence-$.75 q month
Rural Business-$2 per month.
Rural Resideuce-Sl.75 per month,
From each of the above gross rates
a discount OF % cents per month will
be allowed if payment CT bills is
made at the office of the telephone
company on or before the tenth day
of the month in which payment is
due.
Where a subscriber elects to pay
quarterly in advance, a discount of
- cents will be allowed If quarterly
bills are paid on or before the 30th
day of the first month of each calen-
der quarter.
The Mt. Vernon Telephone Co., is
now making a complete survey eX-
tending into all parts of the exchange
territory IN which it will operate, in
order to determine the ultimate
plant facilities required to serve
properly the people living not only in
the city, but also in all adjacent rur-