Show Asks for Tire High Wire Rates D l 1 af Y l N NA 9 MAY A f r IN AN f HC s t r i c t Superintendent l I Iles il S Petition With Pubic Public Pub- Pub lic ic Utilities Commission of Present Rates ERM of the Burleson Burle- Burle son rate schedule on wire B- B ages sages es a 20 per cent increase increase the former rates ratas which bee be- be e effective April 1 and which es November 30 four months the return of the wire lines b by to their owners is isad ad in an application filed with the theA thee commission by th thern the e tern Item ern Union Telegraph company A agh U. U G. G Life its district comIal com- com I Mal Ial superintendent alder r an act of congress the tele- tele telephone lines will be re- re their owners July 31 but the I is he d by the postmaster n-alV n will continue In effect until months thereafter Unless the jeson to schedulers at that at time made madei anent by the Various state public les ies or public service commissions ates ites will automatically return to i former status that of before the passed assed to the government from owners Mae government Increased the rates ding to an announcement by Mr son at that time to meet the in- in jed cost of operation occasioned Tage rage Increases now in effect dure dur- dur he e past year ear and they are barely dent blent for the purpose Following of domestic commercial i aph ph rates effective since April 1 1 is ease se of ot 20 per cent I peer ver the theer er rates PARISON OF RATES te the former The new rate Tate was rate Is Jf 25 2 2 2 2 2 1 35 2 2 40 3 3 3 50 3 60 4 5 75 5 6 6 7 1 7 00 8 e first figures stand for the charge ten ten words and the second Mach additional word in excess of ten words j and night letters shall j imputed 2 imputed as at present but charged 1 basis of the above rates birder r directed tent fight messages will be charged fo for i of 20 per over I Ing night message rates and government leased shall Ishall be charged for at an ade ad- ad e of 20 per cent over existing d wire rates es whether such suh wires by the telegraph or tele- tele re system under government cone con con- con jj I e telegraph rates for domes tip I d d States government telegrams Increased 20 per cent over oyer the j 41 j it t government t-government rates SONS INDICATED e C reasons which made an an ine inin In- In IONS e in the then existing telegraph imperative are indicated in a genay genay gen- gen ay in the order of the post- post r general Mr Life explains in Continued on page 6 6 SCHEDULE SET Continued from page 1 his application to the commission The situation then depicted has not notI changed In any way but on the thc contrary contrary con con- provision for tor higher operating I costs must be made For the reasons stated it is the desire of ot this company I to continue the above schedule of ot rates In effect between points In the state of ot Utah and the Western Vestern Union Telegraph Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph company h hereby rel y applies applies' to your our I honorable body for leave so to continue continue continue con con- such rates In effect and for permission permission permission per per- mission to continue such rates pending final determination of this I tion As in the case of the Mountain I States Telephone and Telegraph company com corn pany which recently asked the commission commission commission com com- mission to o make permanent the Burleson Burle- Burle son schedule with regard to telephone rates the telegraph company will be required to make a showing to the commission and furnish a a. physical valuation of ot Its property In Utah for the commission Judge Joshua Greenwood Greenwood Green Green- wood chairman of ot the commission said today |