Show HIGH sM S. L L. L PHONE E RATES RA YES SHOWN Costs Lower in Other American Cities Having Nearly Same Population Pay Only 3 35 5 for f r Standard Equipment W Which ich Is 4 Here Hero OTHER EXAMPLES CITED Extra Charges of Hand anDes anc an Desk Des Sets Also Show Shows Mr Salt SaIt Laker If U you have hafe an individual residence telephone th the tho Mountain Stat States Telephone and iele I graph company charges you 4 I month for standard equipment I But your relative or friend who lives in Denver Is charged only for the same service even though Denver is twice as large as Salt Lake and the rate theory is a higher charge harge for a greater number numb r of telephones nes Your relatives or friends in these cities all approximately the same ame size as Salt Lake pay the follo following for similar service Long Beach San Diego Tulsa 3 Fort Fott Worth Des Moines and and Wichita 3 If you are on a tw two party party or four four- party line you likewise pay mOTel moro than do two-party two and party four line subscribers in these cities dUes Charged Charred 50 Cents Extra And if you are a party four lin line Un subscriber and want a cradle teem tele phone or handset instead of tha the standard wall equipment you are charged 50 cents a month extra But subscribers on individual and two two- party lines peed need to pay only 25 ceD ceDa cents cent a month extra for a handset This is b because ause standard equipment for Individual and arid two-party two lines i ia is isa isa a desk set and only 25 cents more is charged for a a. hand set sel But on the party four line you must pay 25 cents more for lor desk equipment and 25 cents more for the hand set All AU this was as revealed in a survey of tel telephone phon rates in Salt Lake and seven other western cities Company Slakes Makes Offer These disclosures folI followed wed an oUe offee made to the state public pubic utilities come corn com commission mission by th the telephone company tc ta discontinue January 1 sur sun charges of 25 cents for tor cradle cradIc sets in use three years The commission has bas the offer und advisement and Is s attempting to decide decide de de- cide If granting it would be in the best public interests since the offer oller was made upon condition the commission vacate from its general complaint against rates of the company an allegation aUe alle g gation tion attacking these surcharges It was disclosed at the capitol Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- that when hearings on the complaint are resumed January 8 the I commission probably will attack this apparent discrimination against four four- ou party line subscribers who desire to use hand sets Denial Forecast This disclosure gave rise to a belief belief be be- lief lie that the commission likely will deny the offer of the company and maintain the allegations against surcharges surcharges sur sun charges hilts in its complaint Meanwhile the Holladay Civic Betterment Bet Be Betterment league announced it w Ald Id d meet December 22 at 8 p. p m. m In lye ie 8 Holladay L. L D. D S. S ward amusement t thaU hall haU to discuss its action before th the utilities commission asking tion of tolls charged Holladay subscribers sub scribers This action alleging discrimination by reason of the tolls was made of the general state case instituted b b the commission on on its own motion |