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Show People Revolt Against I Raising Telephone Rates Telephone Uscrx Dcmntid Contlnu anco of Free Scrtlce Between Tonus of Aljilnc Stake and Threaten Threat-en to Install Independent Service If Ihcir Ileinuuils are Denied. "Itesolved that w Instruct the committee com-mittee to detuund or tho Mouutuln States Teleiihone uud Telegraph Co., that th present minimum rate ol $1.7 fj for residence telephones be maintained, that tho present free service ser-vice between the towns In this end of Utah County be maintained and that the free service be extended to Piuvo city be requested, also that We heteby agree to stutid back of the demands made by the committee, (Wen to the removing of our telephones.' The above resolution was passed unanimously by eighty-seven tele phone useiB at n meeting held In the Assembly ltnotna last Saturday evening. even-ing. The committee rererred to consists con-sists or Dr. II. C, Holbrook,, Kdwnrd Southwick, A. J. Kvans, Jnmes K. Gardner, J. 10. Cotter, Knoch Rusaon and Thomas Trluultr.un. They met afterwards and sub-divided their woik, so that one member will look, after one or ench of tho following towns: American Fork, 1'lensant Grove, Provo, Sprlngvllle, SpanlBh Fork, and 1'nysou, In an endeavor to get the support In crystallzlng a sentiment senti-ment for Installing a mutual county telephone exchange to bo owned b) tho telephone users, provided that the Hell Telephone Co. curries out Its an. ununced policy. Prior to tho passage, of tho resolution resolu-tion uud the election of the committee, commit-tee, Dr. Holbrook was elected chairman chair-man or Hie meeting and U. A. Goateu secretary, Kdwnrd Southwick made an extended talk showing tho gradunl raise In rates, and explained whet other communities wero doing regarding re-garding the Installation of their own systems. He stilted that near River Valley, Mnntl and other cities In the state owned their own systems i nd were paying good dividends at a much lower reutnl than l.ehl was paying'!' A. J, Jones, James II. Gardner and others mado remarks along, similar lines nud the sentiment of nil present seemed to bo lu harmony with the speakers. Messers Hyde, Jones and Oabornc, representing Salt Lake City, Provo mul tho American Fork of rices, weie present and endeavored to make an explanation or the proposed changes lu the rates and the discontinuing or Hie Tree Inter-town service. Thei were not permitted to talk, however, until after the business of lite meeting meet-ing wiih transacted, when Mr. Hyde explained that the discontinuance of the $1.75 residence rnto wns not a rnliie. Heretofore), thero hns boen much trouble and complaint from tin people on the four party lines because, be-cause, of grounded conditions which could not he remedied. For this reason the company has decided to use only single and two party lines charging $2.25 and $2.00 per inontl therefore, the same, old rates. Regarding Re-garding the cutting out of the free. Hervlco between the iowiib, Mr. Hyde said that the Hues betwivMi these towns were being used so much for sosslp that it often Interfered with (he toll service with Suit Luke City. The Company was discontinuing the frei service between all tho towns where another exchange had to be used. He said that his Company had recently sp nt $14,000 In rebuilding he l.ehl exchange which wns onorol die best In existence. The meeting la the all absorbli talk this week and when Hie com mlttec reports Its findings one vV. from tonight, no doubt thn size of Jh meeting will be doubled. ii |