Show PHO l- l I is o RESTRAINED TRAINO I O Rl s I 1 Temporary Injunction Is Issued Here Against f r Concern r rS S Allegations in a complaint til filed d Thursday b by Dan B Shields n attorney torne general at the direction of or the public pub pub- lie lic utilities commission that the new rate schedule of or the Mountain States Telephone and T Telegraph company compan authorized by Albert S. S postmaster post post- master mastor general of or the tho United l States that went Into effect Thursday are made mado in to direct violation of oC the public utilities law of ot Utah which requires the commission to pass on all changes J before they can be put Into effect Hero upheld by Judge TV W. II IL el in ther the tho r Third district court to the extent of or orI I granting a temporary Injunction to to I restrain the company from collecting under th the tho new rates f WORKERS O. O K INCREASE Resolutions Indorsing increase ase In InI telephone rates were adopted last night I at t a meeting of the International Brotherhood of or Electrical Workers local Xo No o. o 67 57 Tim The electrical workers worker announced their stand In tho the following statement by Ben Aldrich business agent for tor the local union t 3 The electrical workers believe the tho increase In telephone rates Justified because three substantial raises In V. V wages have been granted in the la last t eighteen months one ono ocion 11 umu government gov sO government ed assumed control of or the telephone telephone tele tele- phone Jhone lines and two since that time These increases es were necessary to meet the higher cost of or ln 11 living The material on hand when the I government took over the systems purchased at low 10 cost in prewar times was shipped overseas for use in conducting conducting con- con ducting tho war ar Now ow the government eta ls forced to pay higher prices for tor the J material CONSTRUCTION CURTAILED Construction work recommended b hy by the telephone ima Uit ns Doell curtailed because pf of lack of or funds Many olan men are without work because of or this condition Every er of or of the tho American Telephone an and Telegraph company who rho ho left lert to join the military service has das regained leis his old ld position with the 1 com company pan Other bl big businesses such as the railroads raised rates rate's before granting wa wage e Increases to We Ve conI consider con con- I slier Hide It only y fair that telephone rates which have p not been raised l in eighteen 1 I months should be bo increased at this time to make possible tho the Improved I I working conditions and necessary construction construction construction con con- work I |