The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-28
TROUBLES? TELL
THEM TO 0DUNCAN
CITY Attorney Wants to
Know About Your
Phone Service
is IT SATISFACTORY?
CITY Will Wage a Determined
Fight Against Any In
crease In Rates

Il YOU telephone service satlsfac-
,,rvg Have YOU any complaint or
.,,svanrc against the manner In
ssb,rh Won are served by the local
o,rharge OF the southwestern Bell
Telephone company? \ or Is the
.sryice all that you could expect
for the price paid !?
CIV Attorney Frank Il. Duncan
wants to know. lie wants subscrib-
srs Of the local exchange to give
,beir opinion Of the service rendered
nv the telephone. that such infOrma-
ion may be used by him when he
snrears before the state corporation
rom mission on October to protest
against the proposed increase in
rateI by the company. For Mr..
Duncan and other city officials do
not believe an increase in rates is
Justified,
I'd ike to take with me thou~
sand opinions from local sub
scrihcrs. Duncan declared Satur-
day. Then ! can go before the
commission. lay these complaints on
Abe table AID give concrete evidence
that the telephone company is not
giving tho service that Tulsa de-
serves
Duncan suggests that a printed or
typcwrittcn form be used by sub
,cflbers IN making their complaints.
and that these complaints be sent
80 they will reach the city attorneys
office not later than saturday morn
ing. october 2. He will leave Sun
day night for the hearing.
The complaint might read similar
to the following, he said.
state, OF oklahoma, county of
Tulsa, s.: |, John Doe, hereby GER
tfy that live in Tulso, Okla, and
that ! an a subscriber Of the local
NChknge OF the aoutnwesteIn Beh
TeleghoHe company; that my tele-
phone number is -----. further
certify that the service given by the
Tulsa exchange is wholly inadequate
and does not meet the requirements
u a city the size Of Tulsa, and that
this statement Is based upon my
personal experience in the use of my
own telephone as well as the tele-
phones Of others that | have used"
The affidavit should be sighed and
sworn to before a notary public
Duncan said specific instances OF
unsatisfactory service may be used
II desired
mot only do want a large num-
Der OF such affidavits," said Duncan,
but | hope a number OF Tulsa citi-
lens will accompany me to Okla
!, bona City TO attend the hearing.
' Persons who do go must do so fro N
standpoint OF civic interest and
pay their own expenses, as there is
no provision Of city government that
will allow them expenses How
nf tho In L.,
vented. Il will be worth many times
the cost Of the trip to Tulsans.'
Statements from members of the
corporation commission, made las,
week Indicate that tlp commission
Is not favorably inclined toward
granting an increase to the tele-
phone company in the cities of Tulsa
Oklahoma city. Mpskogee and Ard
more, and about 20 smaller cities
and towns over the state. The com
missions statement Is 10 the effect
mat too many corporations promise
before an increase is granted to give
better service, and then fail to full.
III their promise.
We must have the cooperation
OF the people OF Tulsa II we are to
succeed In preventing various in
ereaseS,' Duncan declared.
lie expressed the hope SATURDAY.
mat Tulsans will flock" to tn,
nearing Of the gas situation before @
member of the corporation commits
son who IN to he In Tulsa in the
near future TO get the local view
WITH regard to service <faven by tn,
oklahoma Natitral eak company
whieAslso has an apA Alication foi
an lntsaase before the Submission,
~ do not anticipate any seriou,
diiticulty in getting citizens to re.
ate their experiences with the ga,
sstuaton and the gas company
Lhere should be no trouble in get
ung their views, as believe they al
5eel nee about the same way about gas
ne rnere are not very many, II any
iulsans who cannot testify that II
WINTER time gas pressure is so low
mat mat one can hardly see the flames.