The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-09

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company has issued the
following statement with reference
to petition filed with the Public Ser
vice Commission of Maryland for in
creased rates:
The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone company of Baltimore city
has filed with the Public Service
Commission a petition for increased
rates. Under the petition filed pre-
viously the Company asked that the
rates established by the Postmaster
General during the period of Govern
ment control of the wires be made
permanent, but for a long time ii
has been known 10 the Commission
that the Company would ask for
more money than the present rates
are yielding.
The Public Service Commission
has ruled that the Telephone Com
pany is entitled to earn 8 per cent.
on it's investment. In accordance
with the revision in the rates filed
with the Commission the Company
would only be earning 1888 per
cent. on its investment in the Mary
land Elsewhere territory, which does
not include Baltimore City.
The Telephone Company like all
other industries has been seriously
affected by increased costs. The de-
felt occurred in spite of the fact that
in May 1919 the Federal Govern
ment made some Increases in the
rates. These increases, however,
did not at the time provide suffici-
ha cost
of labor and material since has
brought the company to a point
where additional revenue is impera-
tive.
The new rates for Cambridge as
set forth in the schedule filed in
clude the following:
The individual business line rate
is increased from $3.50 to $500 per
month, the four-party~ business line
rate will remain as at present, $500
per month. The individual resid-
ence line is increased from $3.50 TO
$500 per month, the two-party
residence rate is 90 be discontinued.
The four-party residence rate from
S1.75 to 2.25 a month, the rural
line business rate from S2.5 to So
per month, and the rural residence
from $1.75 to $2.25 a month. Elk
tension station business service from
so cents to S1.00 month, the eX-
tension station residence rate re-
mains the same so cents per month.
Service station companies who own
their telephone sets from AZ cents
to S1.0O per month for each business
station, and from AZ cents to IS
cents per month for each residence
subscriber Service station COM
panies who rent their telephone sets
from the Telephone Company are in
creased from 81 cents to $1.25 per
month for each business station, and
from 81 cents to $1.OO per month
for each residence subscriber. The
service station companies compose
the co-partnership lines owned, con-
structed and maintained by the peo-
pie in the rural sections.
The new rates for Hurlock as set
forth in the schedule filed include
the following:
The individual business line rate
is increased from $500 to $3.50 per
month, the four-party business line
rate from $500 to $500 month, the
individual residence line from S2 to
$2.75, the four-party residence line
from $3.50 to $500. The rural
business line rate from $500 to So a
month, and the rural residence from
$3.50 to $500 per month. Exten-
sion station business service from So
cents to S1.O0 a month, the extern
sion station residence rate remains
the same SO cents per month. Ser
Woo station comDanieS who own
their telephone sets from AZ cents to
81 per month for each business sta
ton and from AZ cents to 81 cents