Show RATHER UNUSUAL it JS Is something out 0 of the ordinary for a corporation which is operating in a community to protest against the cid citizens zells ot of the community getting to gether to consider the matter of competing with the corporation yet that is just what the local telephone company did at the meeting of the city council at its session last week A protest was registered against the calling of a mass meeting to discuss the matter of a municipal telephone and the city fathers very naturally turned a deat deaf ear to the protest and called the meeting there may be some provision in the ethics under chich corporations operate which makes it very proper for them to advise a municipality just what it should or should not do with respect to looking after its own welfare but we have never had bad that particular passage pointed out from the action of oe the mayor and city council it is very evident that they have not been shown either we lad had an in idea that a mass meeting is a n privilege that cannot be denied the people when they petition for it and in the present case sentiment seems to be overwhelmingly in favor of at least getting together and talking the matter over |