The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-03-12
PHONE RAISE PRO-
TESTED BY BOARD
Mass Meeting and Board of
Trade Against Action of
Commissioners.

At the regular meeting of the
Board of Trade of the City of Brook
haven held at the City Hall Wednes-
DAY afternoon DIR. l. W. Cooper, pre-
sident of the board opened the meet
ing for regular business. when Hon.
Hugh V. l,-ex-District Attorney
of this the 14th District of Missis-
sippi addressed the Board on the sub
ject of protest to the Mississippi Rail-
road Commissioners against the raise
of the rates of the Cumberland Tel.
& Tel. Company, when it was moved
and seconded that a general letter
addressed to all the principal cities
in the state of Mississippi and to
each county site in the state to ad-
dress the letter to all the connecting
towns in the state to protest against
the raise in rate.
On motion of the President of the
Board it was seconded that Hon. Hi
ram Cassidy be made Secretary of
the meeting, when a roll call of the
members was called % answering to
their names, and large number an
swering by proxy. Every member of
the board present voted unanimously
for the protest to the commissioners
against the raise of the rates.
At a called meeting of the Board
on yesterday, March 8th, it was ad-
! opted by the Board that a general
protest be submitted against the
raise in rates and heartily commend
ing Mr.. Morgan member of the Rail-
road Commission from the Southern
District for his action in voting a.
gainst the raise, and severely con-
demning the other members who
voted for the raise. 1t was also vo-
ted that a protest be made to the At
torney General of Mississippi that he
use every effort to prevent the Tel
ephone Company from putting in
effect the raise. Petitions have been
signed by nearly every citizen of
Brookhaven protesting against the
raise in the rates. The citizens of
| Brookhaven are determined to fore
stall the attempt to place a higher
rate on the service than is already
in effect.
Following are the resolutions a.
dopted:-
I'VE the people of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, desire to endorse and
commend the action of the Honorable
G. M. Morgan, member of the Mis-
sissippi Railroad Commission, for his
/ vote against the petition of the Cum
berland Telephone Company for an
! increase in its rates.
I'VE most respectfully protest a.
! gainst the action of Honorable w. B.
! Wilson and Honorable George R. Ed
wards in their vote in favor of grant
nf hn Of q
! Cumberland Telephone Company.
Being informed that the Railroad
! Commission, in granting the order
permitting the increase of rates to
| the Telephone Company. said Rail-
road Commission retained purisdic-
| tion of the matter and the power OF
| changing said order at any time ii
| saw proper, without further notice
we therefore most respectfully petit
| ton and ask that the said Commits
sion rescind the order granting such
| increase, and reconsider the matter
and deny the petition of the Tele-
phone Company, because in our judg,
ment the increase is wrong, and i:
not justified, under the facts"
PETITION TO ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
Hon. Frank Robertson, Atty General
and Hon. ]. Morgan Stephens,
j Jackson, Mississippi.
Gentlemen
We, the people of Brookhaven
Mississippi, most respectfully ash
that you continue the fight agains
the Cumberland Telephone Company
in the courts, if necessary, to pre-
vent the increase granted 1t by the
Mississippi Railroad Commission, anC
we stand ready to cooperate will
you in making this fight