The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-05-03
Electric Tel. Hearing
BEFORE THE RAILROAD AND
WAREHOUSE COMMISSION OF
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

In the Matter Of the Application OF
the Redwood Falls Electric Telephone
Company for authority to increase its
local telephone rates and to establish
and place in effect service connection
charges and other miscellaneous
charges at Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
Pursuant to notice, hearing in the
above matter was held at Redwood
Falls, Minnesota, on April 6, 1921.
Ivan Bowen, Commissioner appeared
| for the Commission, T. C. Macoubrey,
Accountant, and Rud Stensvad, Presi-
dent, appeared for the telephone COM
PAW.
The Redwood Falls Electric Tele-
| phone Company, corporation, owns
and operates a local automatic tele-
phone exchange at Redwood Falls,
Minnesota, serving 500 business and
residence stations within the city, and
have connection with the switchboard
of the Redwood County Rural Tele-
phone Company by means of lautoma-
tic trunks. Long distance connec-
tions are established with the toll Of
flee of the Tri-State Telephone & Tele-
graph Company by the use of automa-
tic trunks.
Exhibits of the operating revenues
and expenses of the company for the
years 1920 and 1921 were submitted,
together with statement of the
seven-month period, September 1,
1921 to March 81, 1922, during which
time the company operated an exclu-
sive automatic exchange.
In 1921 the company constructed
modern brick telephone building and
installed therein an automatic ex-
change and also replaced aerial cable
with underground cable A portion
of the old aerial wire construction was
also replaced with aerial cable At
the present time the Redwood Falls
Electric Telephone Company has as
modern an exchange as can be found
in the state.
Upon review of all the facts, the
Commission is of the opinion that the
rates petitioned for will curtail rather
than develop the telephone business
at Redwood Fails; that the following
modified rates and charges are fair
and reasonable and will not yield more
the necessary operating expenses, de-
probation and a fair return upon the
investment.
1T is THEREFORE ORDERED,
That the Redwood Falls Electric Tele-
phone Company be, and the same is
hereby permitted to establish and
place in effect, as of May l, 1922, the
following schedule of local rates and
other miscellaneous charges:
Individual Line Business 1925 per
month net.
Individual Line Business North
Redwood) 1915 per month net.
Two-party Line Business North
Redwocd) $2.75 per month net.
Individual Line Residence $1.75 per
month net.
Two-party Line Residence $3.50 per
month net.
Two-party Line Residence North
Redwood) S1.75 per month net.
Extension Telephone, Business $1.00
per month net.
Extension Telephone, Residence so
cents per month net.
Temporary disconnections to be so |
cents per month.
SERVICES CONNECTION
CHARGES.
Business Resi- Exten- !
dence sion
Stations Stations Stations
Instrument not
in place $500 $3.50 $1.0O
Instrument in
place 1.50 LOO No
charge.
Contract Terms.
The contract term for main station
service not to exceed one month.
No additional contract required for
supplemental service and equipment,
such as extension station service, joint
user service, extra listings and extern
sion bells.
The subscriber to furnish any neces-
sary conduit and moulding and also
bear the expense in case of drilling of
solid masonry or concrete wall.
MOVE CHARGES.
Outside Moves.
Ali outside moves to bear the re-
gular service connection charge for
the class of service affected.
Inside Moves.
FOR main SLdGlOu VI 0AIcllSiOl oIcs-
ton, within same room or within same |
premises, $1.00.
Change in Type of Equipment.
For main station or extension sta
ton, $1.00.
Disconnect and Reconnect for Nom
payment.
Any class of service, $500.
SUPERSEDING SUBSCRIBERS.
Main Station Service.
Any individual, firm or corporation,
to supersede another without the pay
ment of service connection charges,
provided there is no Interruption OF
service and no change in name or in
location or type of equipment.
In all other cases, the regular SER
vice connection charges to apply.
BY THE COMMISSION,
Thos. Yapp, Secretary.
Dated at st. Paul, Minnesota, this
goth day of April, A. D. 1922.