Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-26
"SIMPLE" TELEPHONE
SCHEDULE PROTESTED
...,,,-c.-mcn Arc showed Under
with Many Protesting
Documents
s,,RlesoN PLAYS AuTocRAT
. u,sn', Heard That the worid
iias Been Made s"fo
for DcmTrnc)'

u,,aIfStiTON T.. G.. Jan. 70
on an the desk OF tongreaa-
- ,.,andlcr and other members OF
W." .inbnma delegation In congress
"" .'nl.s,s from hundreds OF OKLA.
~. AGAINST Postmaster General
n1,,l'''p's = lat..t trouble maker tho
,.v telephone rat"' -. A.,
wv" ,,g them are letters from
J"p,ncrats who once believed
m"3 rfnrucnt control. but are nov
m, never agnin.' inc uld
nnout cheaper rates, better
,,,r. ana all that sort OF business
80 wnrk out in the telephone
W.. .. IL has raised the rates
u''.tfhon,n lust as II has raised
,.,, IA every other state, ana tho
w. WA ,I,ll. thc oklahoma delegation
u' h,,fInx 4. Just what members
,,o,, other states are hearing,
"V. Vr.n,,r,ss,nan chandler asked Poet
.s.,.r G,nrral uurlcaon that hear
49, .c given oklahoma business IN
,.s.s,s n,f.rc the rates were put INTO
',,.., uut the postnaster general
~ ,o, .ce III to grant this hearing
su m uu,leson evidently had not
So tha the world had been made
W, ,or democracy. AutocracV CON
,,a,.s 10 hold the boards In the
postofflce department. 4,
iIer, is the Burleson scheme as u
IA now being applied .
T,der the new schedule a sta
o,',n.s,ation" ratio ts tho basis up
sn xhich nil rates for tho various
80. of acrylce arc computed. THIS
,s,s applies where q telephone call
A. nair from ono telephone To an
a,h.r without specifyins that a par
vcnlar person In desired, The rate
!. S.,ermined by tho air line distance
h.,x..n two toll points and is com
eY,sd from the initial talking period
on a basis OF cents for ench Hlr
miles up 10 ~ miles, and cenu
Tor each additional mile beyond 'ha'
In addition TO the station to-s,a'
uon" rate, a person to persan rate
an appointment rate, a meHsaH'
rate and report charge are quot
led for calls TO points ON which ths
stat on TO station" rate IL 10 cenu
or more. 49,
The person to- -person" rate, fo'
eal. where u particular person "
.pscified Ia about one-four'h greater
ihan tho station TO station rats
The appointment rate" h about one
haK greater than the "stAUoh-to
station" rate. The "nie~sschEef Gnu
r.t. IA about the same as the "np'
pointmcnt rate" plus any necessaf,
charges for messenger The repor'
shs,es" /. about one-fourth OF th'
station to.s .s,atlon" rate and In made
IN eonnsction with all toll cals othei
than those made on a "station-to'
A s,ntIon" basis. where tho connection
4. established, but conversation IL no
hsd because tho called party IL no
present. will not talk or mas no teie
phone
The minimum person to- person
nate ia 10 cents. the minimum ap
po.n,ment rate 10 Is cents, and IN,
minimum messenger call rate "
cents The minimum report charge
pl0 cents and the maximum W.
New evening and night rates ap
plying only 10 call made on the sta
ton 10 station" basis are also quoted
For toll calls made between s;s0 sns
midnight on a "stauon-to-station
basis. the rate is abont one-hhf th'
station to station" day rate, and 70
call, made between midnight an'
t10 n. m, the ratio In about ons
fourth tho station to station" da!
nate
For the purpose Of applying nish
ntes. the time OF day Mt which TN
station to-stntlon" call originates 4
used The minimum night rate In II
cents and day rates apply on sta
uon-to- station" calls made at nigh
when the day rate ~ less than thi
minimum. Day rates also apply 4
al toll calls made at night on othe
= than the 'etation-to- station" basis.
That In the simple plan and II tn
telephone user will ponder II he vii
b.rin 10 comprehend tho massive IN
Nnect Of the pustmnsster general