Show Telephone Rate Increase Asked In this fast moving world where each of us is almost entirely dependent upon the service someone else renders for our existence and whether we like it or wc are forced to pay a Despite the economy move now afoot in the nation's it will be a Jong time before we feel any of its effects in the isolated areas if we ever Most of who operate a whether it be our or someone realize it costs in the neighborhood of 20 0 more to function than it did to ten years sad as it may there is little chance it won't keep going Back in the early part of 1952 the Rural Uintah Basin for the first time in nearly 50 to receive telephone An REA Cooperative project was promoted and became a Rates consistent with 1952 were set and for nearly five years the recipients of this new service have enjoyed the benefits by paying the rates set up at that the who constitute the who were chosen and given the blessings of the who own the system the Uintah Basin Telephone Association face the proposition of keeping the cooperative a solvent After many days and weeks of thinking and discussing their problem with experts in the field of finance and creditors of the a decision has been to rates per month for each These in whom you people expressed confidence when they were and those of the Public Service Commission of Utah and REA officials know and understand your They know how hard a dollar is to They also know that if the Uintah Basin Telephone Association is to remain a functioning owned by the they must have more revenue to do the Those of who arc so opposed to this Dollar should sit back a moment and study the proposition from the angle of a group of who are trying to do you a Ask yourself this one question Am I paying or for other things I must have to operate my farm or business than five years If your answer is and we are sure it can not be anything then why not give these who are your running your telephone a vote of They are sincere and honest in considering your welfare and the welfare of the Uintah Basin Telephone Six years ago our newspapers became convinced the Basin needed a rural telephone system and supported the we are of the same opinion you arc closer together and have enjoyed a more pleasant We are still supporting you and your telephone board in keeping this and feel after careful study of the there is no other way to maintain this except to accept an increase in 30 |