Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1919-06-27
ESTABLISH NEW RATES
FOR LONG DISTANCE
Various Charges are Quoted for
Different Kinds of Telephone
Calls

The telephone company put into
effect May 21st, 1919, new regula-
lions governing charges for long dis
lance telephone calls.
These regulations are the same as
have been in effect for interstate
telephone calls since January 81, but
they have not been put in force be-
fore because only recently the United
States Supreme Court fixed the auth
GRITTY for making telephone rates
within the state.
The principal change from the
former method of determining long
distance telephone rates is that in
stead Of one class Of service there are
several, each with different rate.
For example, there is one charge for
"station to station" calls, when any
one will talk at the telephone called,
another when a definite person is
desired, another for appointment"
calls, for night calls, and so on.
The basis of all charges on long
distance telephone calls under the
new regulation is the "station to sta
ton rate This is determined by
the air line distance between towns.
The rate is computed for the initial
period of conversation on the basis
of S cents for each six miles up to
"a miles and cents for each eight
miles beyond that distance.
The "station to station" rate ap
plies when the calling party does not
ask to talk to a particular person at
the telephone designated but mere
ly to anyone who answers the tele-
phone The word station" as used
here means telephone" the service
being a telephone to telephone meth
cd. "StatiOn to station" calls must
be made either by giving the tele-
phone number wanted or the name
and address under which the tele-
phone is listed. If the calling party
states that he wishes to talk to a
definite person, the 'persOn to per-
son" rate which is higher, is charged
Charges for "statiOn to station"
calls cannot be reversed, that is
charged to the telephone called.
The "statiOn to station" service is
furnished at lower rate than other
classes of service because it requires
less work on the part of the long dis
tance operators than other classes of
calls and tiles up the wires for a
shorter period than when a partiC-
ular party must be summoned to the
telephone.
In addition to "statiOn to station"
service, q person to person" rate, an
appointment" rate, messenger
CALI rate and a report charge are
quoted.
When a toll call is made specifying
that conversation is desired with a
particular person and the connection
is established and conversation held
with that person, the person to per-
son" rate applies
AS this service requires a greater
amount Of operating effort and holds
the wires for a longer period than
"station to station" calls because a
particular party must be brought to
the telephone before a conversation is
held, the rate for such calls is about
one-fourth greater than the ''station
to station" rate.
The appointment" rate, applicable
when a definite time is specified to
talk to particular person, is about
One-half greater than the "station to
station" rate.
The messenger call" rate, where a
messenger is necessary to summon
the called person to the telephone, is
the same as the appointment rate,
plus any necessary charges for mes
senger service.
The report charge" applies when
person to person" call, an appoint
ment" call or messenger" call is
made and the person desired is not in
or will not talk or when the exact
address of the person desired has not
been given and he cannot be reached
at a telephone within one hour.
However, if the connection is tnade
and the conversation held later in
the same day the report charge"
is not made. This charge also ap-
plies if the calling party is absent
when the connection is completed
within one hour.
The cost of handling call where
the operator is unable to locate the
party called, telephone officials say