The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-11-17
NONE MONOPOLY
STILL ANXIOUS
TORAEE RATES
rsile People Seem to Have
r Forgotten, Big Con-
Germ Busy
coNMISSTON TO PASS
ON QUESTION SOON
unDDed in Technical Yer
siage, Laymen are Some
what Non-Plussed

i, 4 brief time ago the Cumber-
Tslephone company started an
Is. uropaganda for the raising Of
sor business and private tele-
..s throughout the state. The
suy prepared skilfuliy worded
.+isements and had them inserted
..vsuapers all over Louisiana. It
70 show how poorly it had been
~ ~ iis services to the dear peo-
and stated it had in view many
extensions and that in order to
these extensions it would have
more money out Of the people,
a extensions, naturally, could not
I'VE recall correctly, the com
"a ssid not a word about 'fmprov-
existing lines and service, but
n patrons absolutely in the dark
what II intended doing in that
4ant matter.
Cumberland company, like its
ia interests in other states, has
having a pretty good time. The
..,gn IA raise rates was not con-
to Louisiana, but the "allied in
IN other commonwealth were
wing on a similar campaign to
rate raise authorization from the
ad commissions. The poor
suoly reaching out like an octo-
Was determined that despite the
LIE market on practically every
Il would get another hike in
Unless the people get together
demand that the Louisiana rail
commission deny this rate hike,
ssrs Of telephone will have to
idera more for calling up
81 ahd taking to another party
he Cumberland's wires.
s commission recently sent out
tinted schedule OF rates demand at
nt exchanges in the state. The
& interesting reading, showing, as
does, present rates and proposed
etc For instance, for the sew
u exchanges in the Opelousas
the following rates are pro-
Individual line, flat rate,
hsss line, s4O5 per month; resi-
sa $3.50; two-party hne, fat rate,
les, per month, $3.45; residence.
nVeparty line, rural, per month
icf business and $1.55 for resi-
These proposed rates show an
as follows: Individual, busi-
1-lo cents per day; residence,
cents; two-party line business,
cents; residence, l 5-10 cents;
aFiy line, busienss, 1910 cents;
nee, ] cent. Not much on the
q # but in the aggregate a re
'as sum at the end Of a years
I
slchanges in other classes the
iie advanced in equal proper
Eor Instance, at New Orleans, the
nls for residences is $3.50 per
Individual line; business $10.5R
aaih. This is the maximum cost +
exchange, and the figures for
ges In other classes gravitates /
q the New Orleans class and !
peluusas class.
9 with this interesting sched- i
psars a great mass of intricate
z % figures, costs, etc., much |
ne to the ordinary man, but it !
sa Be assumed that the entire
based on gouging more money
he patrons of the company in
ME The commission, in sending
proposed change, announces
nearing on the matter viii be
ae time in December, the ex-
Of which viii be told later. |
Patrons Of the company can rest
that it will be on hand at the
z full force and with splendid |
y legal talent to show reasons
rate should be granted. If |
sas 90 TO sleep on the job and |
Aafe representatives at the |
q the commission, the cam
Y put one over and grab an
aunE Of their coin. A stitch in
yves nine, so get busy!