Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-01
AID DunNC INCREkCE
AIN PHUNE iNUREhOE
INTEREST SHOWN
Patrons Side Of Question Pre-
sented at Meeting on Last
Wednesday Night

Inc phITOuS Slup Va WY
ton as to granting to the Cumber-
land Telephone Company an In
crease 10 rates was discussed at a
meeting of the patrons of the
company held at the court house
"Wednesday night of last week.
A good crowd attended the meet
ing. a large number coming in
from the country. About l35
phones were represented and much |
interest was taking in the pro-
ceedings. A. NJ. Lee was chair.
man and Fred Tate secretary OF
the meeting.
After some discussion at the
request of Mr.. Phillips, manager
of the local exchange, a committee
was appointed to confer with re-
personalities of the telephone
company. The committee is COM
posed of G. M. Watson, DR.. ID.
l.. King, w. w. Darnell, j. W.
Williams and P. w. Maddox
This committee met with members
of the telephone company in Hunt
ingdon last Monday night, and the
situation gone over thoroughly,
but nothing definite was agreed
upon.
At the meeting last week the
sentiment was strongly in favor OF
giving up the service if the IN
creased rate was forced upon u.s.
The following resolution, protest
inc against the increase was passed;
That this meeting, composed
largely of the patrons of the loca
exchange of the Cumberland lei
ephone Company, about l5o tele'
phones being represented, hereby
enter our protest against any in'
crease in the rates of the company
that we also insist that the rates
be so adjusted that patrons OF the
local exchange will not be required
: to pay higher rate than is charged
(; by other exchanges OF similar ser
: vice, especially at Mckenzie where
we understand, the rate is mucE
lower than that charged the pa
). irons of the Huntingdon exchage
tlat we urge the utilities commits
sion at Nashville to exercise 1t
e power in the interest of the peopl
g of Tennessee and prevent the con-
:. :, pany from putting into effect II
proposed increase in the rate
A charged for its service.
If The Cumberland Telephone Con
D. pany in this state has applied
&c the Tennessee Utilities Comm
sion for a 90 per cent increase
70 rates in the state. The comm
r. sion will give the company a hea
IS, ing on July IS, and in the mea
time the patrons of the compaE
er are fling protests with the cor
e. mission. Just what the comml
nd sion will do cannot be told. II
IS same question is up in many 9th
states.
tie Reports from over the count
..s on decisions of public utility col
zee missions indicate that the telepho
ns. companies are hard pressed IN 81
ms taining their statements and apr
led cations for increased toll rat
Ve5I Applications for increases are
~ ing denied and in other lnstan'
orders are being issued directl
ion reductions in charges.
lne The commission in the state
i'm, Kansas recently held that
at Southwestern Bell Telephone "
, ,n's pany was guilty of moral peri
3 1t in a decision handed down on
ted company's application to incr'
18th, their rates in the six towns OF
1 IY state.
u ), This decision is reportd to
lary ne of the most drastic in the
eign tory of the state in the way
condemning the practices Q
tnat large corporation engaged IN
phis =, !, .;,;,;a. work The com,
his is held to be guilty of "a flag
little outrage upon good faith ana
Mrs. cent public morals" in the all
road ..;o.;nn and innnlinc of its bC