Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-26
HERRINGTON HEADS
PUBLIC UTILITY men
Former Richmond Man Honored
By State Convention-Some
GoodsPoints in Speeches

lis MANY friends back here a,
his old home were gTaiiiied to
note that Hon. Lewis B. Herring
ton was elected president OF the
Kentucky Association OF Public
Utilities at its convention at Lou
isville this week Mr.. Herring
ton Is vice president of the Ken
lucky Utilities Company and re-
Cognized rs one of the leading
utility men III the south.
Manager George FawkeS OF
the local office. was present dur
ing the convention. and reports a
big time. There were about Us
delegates present representing
about Is utility companies in the
state.
Martin Insult, past president OF
the National Electric Light AS
>ociation and president oi the
Middle West Utilities Company.
Chicago. was the guest of hO"or
at q luncheon at noon.
Partnership with the public
was advocated for public utilities
by NJ. +. Hosea. secretary OF the
Indiana Telephone Association i'll
his address.
Take the public in n part
rcr." said Mr.. Hosea. "and tell
them through your local press
what youra difficulties are. Md
don't ask to set this publicity
free. Contract for space by the
wear and use it. During these
many years oi building up this in
duStry many OF us have overlook
cd one OF the biggest assets oi
the business ard that i, the good
will of the public.
Il have always found thc ma
jority of the american people ON
the right side OF the question. al
ter they have had an opportunity
TO study the question. Now il j.
ZIP 10 every public utility owner
L. take to his subscriber. or user.
message about their business.
and advise tn" public u to their
problems. and the public will re-
>punI. II i true that II YOU need
money for v0ir business the pub
lic will buy your securities II voU
will cnlightcr them n tn TIC val
ne of public utility securities"
Mr. Hosea outlined the gruwt,
of the telephone business IN tho
United State, giving figures com
pairing the c,.tcnt Of the system
in this country with those in ior-
cign cuuntric,. The United State,
he said. Ia, ;S.CC0MO miles oiI
wire. while thc balance 81 tn,
world has Only l5OUOCuO r,'lc,.
There are II the United States.
ne said. $500 telephone compa-
mics. operating over 22CO0 rN-
changes and serving l+.CW.CG
telephones I'm the british King
dom there are S5S.0CU telephone,
and 100000 miles II uirc
France has $4,000 telephones
South america has $4,000; N
rica 10000 and China 65.OOO
There are 20.t OO,OCO telephones
in thc world only O0OOUU0 ont
side the United States. Last wear.
wear. Inc said. there were twenty
TWO billion telephone CONVERSE
,;uu, I'm the nitcd States ''cr
twenty-five times as n.any "a,
there havS been mi3utC, since -"
birth Of Christ.
! hc Investment in the l,l>ii."--
in the United States j. more jian
two and a halt billion duiiar,. ......
and a hall billion Oi winch j. ii:-
vested by tn, l;cll tC'np1I:y art.
associated companies and one
billion by independent c"mldnic~.
>c ot advertising and ic"i:i-
mate publicity in order 10 secure
tho good will of the public hy
making them acquainted with thc
;,roi,ic-nS OF utilities wa, ad.u-
Gated bv y Bliss McCruui. sc
rotary uf tic Public Utilities
.\,su.iatiun oi West Virginia il
IT,, address DciCrc the i>vn,uck, ,
\,suc;ntion lmpiuyC> shU.Id y,
given the inlurmaiiCn tu ah>Ivei
questions prurO;mded by the pub
JIG with whom they come III :On-
tact concerning the service oi
business of the company. hey
should be made to lcci that tncN
Gre part and parcel of Your or
.:nizaiiOn
Having told your cinlpolye-
hen the personal efforts oi th'
officers with ) our employees. az
sisted by well chosen advcrtiS
ing and publicity. will get YOU
message TO the public which vii
understand your problem am