The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-05-11
Phone-Users Should Not
Act Too Hastily
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change, gave an interesting &C
count to q Caledonian-Record re
porter of the effect of the propos
ed change of rates. He said:
Under the Citizens Telephone
company we had for 800 {
month free telephone service tC
East Burke, West Burke, st
Johnsbury, the Barnets, Danvillt
and Concord and the many small
er villages and towns in these sec
J tons. With the advent of the
New England Telephone and Tel.
! egraph company ownership the
rates have been gradually increas-
ed so that now the only service
we get is in the Concord ex-
change and five free calls to St
Johnsbury a month. If these are
taken away it will leave Concord
territory alone. Now what does
this service mean? 1t means that
for $500 a month | can call sew
en- places of business in Concord
These are the glist mill, creamery
one grocery store, one market,
hardware store, station and one
doctor. Two other grocery stores
and a clothing store had their
phones taken out wehn the free
service to st. Johnsbury was dis
continued. The drug store can
be reached if you are able TO get
the proprietor at his home.
For the same rate that we pay
the subscribers in a town like st.
Johnsbury can reach free of toll
practically every business house
and professional man in the town.
Isis it fair and lust for the rural
resident to pay the same price as
the city dweller? The telephone
company has drawn an 'air line
from It's central station and says
that all within that radius shall
pay a certain rate. The farmer
under this system gets raw deal
and | do not believe he will stand
for it. The great toll system of
the New England Tel. and Tel.
don't appeal much to the farmer
who probably does not have one
long distance call year. He
wants service in his own surround
ing towns and in the places where
he does business.
-. ms H. arguiileh! IS HtrI ousi-
en- careful consideration. 1t is all
very fine to draw an "air line"
around certain districts in Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Con-
I neellful Where the country IS
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