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Show f ,. ' THE TELEPHONE FRANCHISE. W The City Council met in special scs- Hh , slon Monday evening to hour both p sides or the franchise question. Prc- F ' siilcnt Wallace of the Rocky Moun- H tain Hell Telephone Co. spoke nt some We', longht on the growth and condition Ig of his company and dxplalncd the dif- ' ir ilcultles that would arise If two tclc- l " plionc companies were put In compctl- p tion with each other. It would bo nec- H cssary for every businessman to have H two telephones, which he thought ? would be expensive and inconvenient. 4 B Telephone competition did not work I IE, well where It had been tried and he 'I IK, did not think It would work here. lj wt Ho asked the council not to grant tlio I'j m franclilsc asked for. I' Mr. Fenton produced a great many 'j IS' letters from eastern cities to show j ljf that competition In telephone service r j ft liad resulted bcnollcially In Insuring ' W better service and In reducing the cost JIb of telephone service. Ho explained a JB willingness to have thq,councll Insert "'' any conditions they felt necessary to wlf, protect tho peoples Interest such as a jH forfuturc of franchise If they attempt- i By c( t0 scI1 oufc ctc, c sa'1' n's com" jj Bf dany ment business and expected to ir. begin work slmultanlously In all the m. principal cities of the State and push mm. the line to rapid completion. Ho Ml. hoped tho city would grant tho frafl- K chisc. W' A number of questions were asked ip by tho gontleman present to clear up fife'- certain points. On motion councll- p, man Thoreson. ' WeL The President appointed a commlt- . BR? too of live to draft a franchise to bo K. presented at tho next regular mect- Mkv Ing of the council. ' p" Tho following cotincilmen wcro nam- jp cd as members of tho committee, Bgv ' Thoreson, Nlelson, Hansen, Quayle, m$ and Burrls. |