Show in it is perhaps not generally that montreal has the cheapest telephonic service on the continent today but so it is and the increase in the number of persona now having telephones in their residences and offices has been exceedingly large since the rates were lowered to twenty five dollars in both residences and offices by the bell telephone company the federal telephone company has at present almost city subscribers bers their prices being thirty five dollars for offices and twenty five dollars for private residences while the bell in the city alone have abent the latter company are increasing their subscribers bers at about the average rate of over a hundred a month while the federal companas comp anys list of patrons is also steadily on the increase think of it dollars a year when we here in boston pay a year or five athnea as much boston transcript |