| Show A TELEPHONE SUGGESTION f This is rather early for political political political cal campaign suggestions but bub what what we have long wished to say say we we will now sa say Ephraim citizens citi lens zens all aU know what disposition f Was was made of the municipal tele- tele phone J question and we are content content con con- tent to let our present cit city administration ad- ad ministration abide by its its' past decisions But on the other hand we are not content with our present telephone facilities and and nd we are anxiously awaiting the the time when the citizens of Ephraim will become militant and through their own efforts v bring about a necessary 5 went merit mt Of course We ve anticipate the ithe objection of those who will ill 5 say Is it not inconsistent for you to ad advocate the cutting down of taxes and at the same time ask ask us to tax ourselves es for a ne new telephone system In order that there thero may be no mistaking our attitude on this question we will win pr premise mise our our re reply rei reply re- re i ply ly with the statement that Weare We ve are Are most emphatically in fa favor vol of municipal ownership of the proposed system if it is possible Tr f r the city to own the contemplated contemplated contemplated plated improvements And thi thip will necessitate a tax tax we we paid a telephone tax last year and we hope th the levy will be permitted to stand this year if that will assure assure assure as as- sure sure the immediate installation of f the telephone system Ouri Our i experience based on investigation tion con convinces inces us that this is an exceptional tax howeVer which we can confidently expect to have y returned ed to us with inter interest st before the end of five years after afler afler af- af ler ter the system begins operation AB s most conservative investors y expect the return of their capit capital capital capitI capit- capit al al I in not less than ten ye years years' rs' rs we need need not dwell on the advis advisability bif 5 ity of installing the telephone system as n a a simple bus business ness r proposition But But there is another c consideration consider consider- er n us to believe believer ve t r that if the undertaking brought no no fi f re whatever the city would still still gain in lIl much through the operation o of a local- local ownership tel telephone phone system In Int t the he matter of of public uti utilities it es Ephraim is among the foremost c I r if not THE foremost city in Cen Cen- Central Central Utah But when whop we wish 1 5 o impress this fact upon ting strong strangers ti- ti ng ers we do not nut call their attention attention to the s small an number of of local telephone tel tel- k tT 1 ephone patrons un under er the pros pies ent arrangement Considering r lg the matter conversely if we v e ew w could have a n. telephone system owned by the people of or Ephraim that would attract between and nd patrons it wo would ld stimulate late community activity us up as-up no other one thi thing g i in l. l the h way of Qt p public utilities utilitieS' Moreover tile the ca canvas canvas vas made by the Commercial Ol Club b committee l. l last st st. summer F gave gaye every indication u that su sucha such suh suha h a a. system would l 1 Have ve veat at at least subscribers from the first day of it its operation If it should appear however th that t the city cannot possibly install install in- in in- in stall the proposed system we urge urge th that t a n. franchise be granted 1 to local parties under un ir der the agreement that tl till the cor- cor potation stock be parcel ed out i lots to Ephraim citizens citizen's i- i th that t the system be in accordance L w with h the plans adopted by br the thc city council last summer and amI that ha the city reserve resene the option to tot tor purchase the business and equipment at any time after the v- v E expiration of a fixed date at a apr I f price to be determined y S.- S. pr ce by a disinterested disinterested dis dis- q interested committee W We care are confident that such a corporation t could be organized in less than than- one n week i Therefore in order to give ghe the tie citizens an opportunity to ex express ex- ex ea 2 press press themselves on this import t t tant t subject we hope that the I. I platform of of the some c candi candidates I candi-I I t j 4 dates next fall is isS e will include a a. ir t r n S p f ii d i i i t I plank to fo the effect that if if elected elect elect- e ed d the they will work ork for the im im- I of a municipal municipal p pal al telephone s system and if for r financial fi reasons the city tattoo cannot hant handle le the undertaking ther they will win grant a franchise e to a u. local corI corporation cor cor- I p oration on on oh the ter terms IlS outlined d a above bove I |
