The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-04-20
INCREASED TELEPHONE
RATES ARE ALLOWED
uuI PAY MORE FOR RESI-
nFNCE AND SOME BUSINESS
nuoNEs. COMPANY WAS NOT
GIVEN QUITE ALL 1T ASKED.

L
rbo Georgia railroad commission
rondered its decision on the ap-
roo+ion of the Dawson Telephone
r. for permission to increase It's
tos +o patrons and while the COM
an,, has not been given all that it
asled the majority of subscribers
Lo+b business and residence phones
will pay increased rates for serv-
;oo The company asked for an in
aroosa of SO cents per month per
nbonn which has been granted in
looa instances, and in others an in
oroase of % cents per month has
been allowed
New Rates at Dawson.
At Dawson, under the order of the
commission, duplex line business
,bones will hereafter cost $500 per
Month an increase of SO cents per
month or Sc a year; special line
residence phones, 1926 per month,
~ increase of rs cents; duplex line
rasidence phones, $500 per month,
an increase of so cents per month.
Unlimited special line business
nbones remains as heretofore-$3. 80
per month.
In the towns of Brentwood and
casser a general raise was allowed.
These towns will hereafter pay for
service as follows:
Special line business phone $3.50
. month, an increase of so cents
duplex line business phone $500 a
month, an increase of so cents; spe-
cial line residence phone 1926 a
month, an increase of 25 cents; du-
plex line residence phone $500 per
month, an increase of SO cents.
These rates include service to
Dawson subscribers through the
Brentwood and Sasser exchanges.
Heretofore Brentwood and Sasser
could talk to Dawson without charge,
while Dawson was charged to talk to
those towns.
Heretofore the charge for rural
multi-party line service has been 81
per month and hereafter the charges
will range from $500 to $500 per
month, according to distance.
The Commissions Order.
Application Of Dawson Telephone
Company, Dawson, Ga, for increased
telephone rates at Dawson, Bron-
wood and Sasser, Ga.
Upon consideration of the record
in the above stated application it is
Ordered: That effective May 1st
and until the further order of this
the following schedule of
rates shall be the maximum rates to
be charged by the Dawson Telephone
Company for telephone service as in
dictated:
Dawson Exchange.
Unlimited special line business
station, $3.50 per month.
Unlimited duplex business tsation,
$500 per month.
Unlimited extension business sta
ton, S1.00 per month.
Unlimited inward service business
station, $500 per month.
Unlimited special line residence
station, 1926 per month.
Unlimited duplex residence sta
ton, $500 per month.
Unlimited party line residence
station, $3.50 per month.
Unlimited extension residence sta
ton, so cents.
Rural multi-party line within
miles of exchange area, $500 per
month.
Rural multi-party line within 5 to
~ miles, $3.50 per month.
Rural multi-party line 10 to Is
miles, $500 per month.
Farmers line owned and maintain
ed by subscriber, rs cents per month.
Ordered further: That the above
rates include service to Dawson sub
scribers through the Sassar and Bron-
wood exchanges.
Sasser and Brentwood Exchanges.
Unlimited special line business
station, $3.50 per month.
Unlimited duplex business station,
$500 per month.
Unlimited extension business sta
ton, S1.00 per month.
Unlimited inward service business
station, $500 per month.
Unlimited special line residence
station, 1925 per month
Unlimited duplex residence sta
ton, $500 per month.
Unlimited party line residence sta
tlln, $3.50 per month.
Unlimited extension residence
station, sc cents per month.
Rural multi-party line within 5
miles of exchange area, $500 per
month.
Rural multi-party line within 5 to
10 miles, $3.50 per month.
Rural multi-party line within 10
to Is miles. $500 per month.
farmers line owned and maintain
ed by subscriber, rs cents per month.
Ordered further: That the above
rates include service to subscribers
OF Sasser and Bronwood exchanges