Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-03-15
Corey Holds
| State Phone
Rates Just
Charges In Oregon
Are Below Those
In Other States Is
Statement

Oregon telephone users, thanks
no the activities of the public serv-
zee commission in preventing the
nstitution of the so-called Burle-
Bon rates in this state two years
tgo, have enjoyed a rate far lower
han that in effect in other western
states, according to II. II. Corey,
4nember OF the state commission.
IA statement issued by Corey
nent the telephone situation in.
oregon he says:
# Increase Resisted.
RI I'm explanation of tine telephone
%ate situation in Oregon, b.ay we
State that during the time of fed
seral cotrol of the telephone lines.
POSTMASTER General Burleson at
Eemrted to place increased tele-
'Ephone rates in effect throughout
II he United States. This comnis-
sion, as you may recall, took issue
fwith him and refused to parnit the
nncreases to become effective in
&,.cgon without a thorough invcsti-
fgation/As to the reasonableness %
i5rrh rates. and 50 far as we are
able to ascertain the so-called Bur
lesson rates are in effect through
spu' my Oii'eu 'o'oteo' -
urins lne pas wv 20. - 49,,
.5oyeu io"er teie,h'he .rp.
BenoSe op'aAins :" ''i
States.
NJ haVihs c~oinpi..eu ~ =. -
tsa.,oh anu eApei ~.
tntiiitys expense WIN io"ei @,,1a
Anuring lhe past '"o ys"i9' We Iii
H that the coinp%ny naa 80 ss,ian,
fnunureos oi 1iousanu' VI uol,, ~
tIohi opeia''oii :" VI 81 -.
sihsreiore, sraiiteu az iiol 80 81
rates lnal WIN "lAoio
IA approAii'ia.e pei eeli, ~ w 70
RAS1l upon tne pnySic"i V"iuo " ~
fcohpany piaht ~ oreson' 90 90 49, ha,a
"a py TINS coiilpiisisoh' "ie id'e p'''
4 was ascer'aii,eu al'ei IVY .uaiS
'as.uay ana anaysls py ont eiI eiisineei ,in,',,
|shs ana accountls ioiIe, s,nIian Jaiu '''iu a.,
10y we way 40 o. l'Vi
4 iars less 'hah .iiat ci"Aiiieu w ~,
4 Neeoiess " say ~
sOtA'Se iate N"iue 40 ~
!cohiH'isisoh, uoeS ho' ii'',uuo 'i'
l,liio~a ~ailoe lol s'o.N' D'"''
ii"ii0iiioe -,
aui.9 A1A l,',i''i' i,I,'
- mo- eelol @ily unusi ,',,iI,o H.
tilat tllere - i,eeu ''' VI llianS in''l.on
hoi ne" o'pitai iiiYe'.,lin' 80 - ~
~ auequa'eiy soi V0 'io P"D'-O '''u
fheep abreast VI Tue "piu uste'op
iisn' " oui s1'e tilu Ia h.a,1 tIii9 ~
uieioiial capitai must Do op's''.l s
tDy saie VI nc" 0eou, 80 nv ~
roln revenue u1t I'eu on'
pa.u ~ Wy pu'lio' -
Apie 70 poi ~" he" '"piI a.
sohapie rates VI sn.el CO., e'ie u',ii.s
Aiiius, pe soenu li'ia no,"ily' .n.e 40
'teceiNihs lair r~'S VI retur" ron
fshe i.oheSl i'Ne9'h'e' al 'iie IA
-. p'aN''
inere Seei"1 70 oo '"e u.ai
VI ihisu s'ailuihs ny 'ne pup"e
senelaiiy 40 W ."e po"e CIV "
ues " 'ie pupiic SCI 'iSo 'oii',-lo
sion' anu as II Is ilaIu u unueI
s'anu lhe var iouA oiu1is VI 'he
"i.iiou' MAINS Sc"
'erAi uhuel s'anuihs oi me ID" on
Which .hese orueIs are oaSeu ~ -
anousn' ~ i"oi 'li"', Iu9s CIV -
" Ine pupiic tha' suoii iAioi iii'''Aoii
w piaueu peioro 'nei'
Ahe popular Sie"' II appears'
p1o0eeus upon .he ''ieous "S
suihp'ioh ina. IL Is "l'iiiii the po"-
er oh .he iesisia'ure 10 ueiesa.e "
an administrative pouy, sucn as
TINS an arpitrary au'hori'y AS
mater Oh iact' lhe iesis'a'uie ma
ia1o uowh rule LOT tnis conllniS
sion 10 loIloW' anu that is th"t an
rates shaii pe Jus' anu 'ea'o'''ple
anu .ne ae. ihaAeS 'he .u,e "ppiS
'equaily 10 'ne pubic anu 'ne u''i-
n.y..
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