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Show MINING DEPARTMENT mm . tH K JMJ 1 P ' I I I I'WMWWIWMMMMWWWM n j Makes Such 11 juignt, Tasty Biscuits fl 1 Just let mother call, "Biscuits for Breakfast 1" We're sure there's a SS E$ treat that can't he heat in store i'or us light, tender biscuits f."! fill toasty brown and all pulled up I with "goodness! Yor mother is sure 'if fcft of her baking powder Calumet, wk nil She never disappoints us because Wtt yesSS? A Li U EsU ST l4 g BAKING POWDER M Ss- - ? never disappoints her. 1 I J'OTKAOEByTHETSt-a jrs dependable. Results - PAT itMK'f'! ,;--v".rthesame-the. $ iMjlli Try it. -U . Calumet contains only such ingre- V?i?J V?2 diiats liave been approved t&-j t&-j y--V5 "Xi ci.dlvbvll.cU.S.Food Authorities. UP Pfk 113 You Sav3 When You Buy I, r -assise BILL & BILL JEFFERSON" MERC. CO. j Facing a Big 1 I Question J ' 'HE success of any business enter- prices are being made to meet the eon- 3ji I prise, either private or public, is ditions growing out of the war. I dependent upon two prime fac- The teiephone business is governed tors : First, it must fully serve the pur- by the sanle economic principle and it i pose far which it was established. Sec- subject to the same conditions that in- S j ond.it must produce adequate revenues. fluence private business except that I To be sufficient, the revenues must its charges for service cannot be raised cover all the necessary expenses attend- or lowered overnight, like the price of ant upon the conduct of the business; su&ar' to correspond w.th fluctuating 1 they must cover the cost of upkeep of cos"' Sothat, while the o.t. of UUr g Si iL , ., and material entering into the operation 5 the property and must provide a rea- . ...... a , . , i - and maintenance of our plant ana bual- v 4 sonable return upon the capital in- , . , . r , , ft y d ness nave increased tremendously, ur J 3j veste . revenue have remained practically u- s3 1 Any returns less than this will im- changed. S . pair the usefulness of the enterprise This condition hai resulted in a 4ef- 3 from the standpoint of its relation to jcit in our net income of $1,334,062.02 1 the public, destroy its credit and finally at the end of 917. The operation f 2j the end must be financial disaster. our plant in Utah alone contributed t 0 c. . t u j this deficit $244,073.10, which amount. a Since the beginning of the war de- , , , , it -j j i i i if proportionate to the balance of ur g U cided economic changes have taken r.r , . , . - , . , j-- . territory, should have been wj place. Prices of commodities have in- 2Q9 000 5j creased to meet the increased cost of ' , ! i. .. w . 4 ?i . . , . T , , i The big question which we are fac- a I their production. Labor has been ; is t0 wipe out this deficit in order I forced 10 charee more for ,ts serv,ces to maintain the plant at a point of rea- ' order to adiust ,tself t0 ths con" sonable efficiency and at the same time 1 stantly rising costs of life's necessities. maintain the financial integrity of the . j So adjustments and readjustments of Company. & I The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. |