Show e 1 s Facin Facing a Big Question n I HE E success success t of any ny business enter- enter prices are being made mad to the meet conditions con con- t. t THE I l prise either private or public is growing out of the war dependent ent upon l two wo prime factors fac fac- The The telephone business is govern governed cl tors First it must f fully serve fully lly serve seve t the e It purpose pur pur- and is by the same economic principles ciple an IS pose for which it was established S Sec Second c- c subject to the same conditions that in influence in- in 10 ond it must produce adequate revenues revenues s th that thatTo fluer fluence e private business except business except t tTo To b be sufficient the revenues must 1 its charges for service cannot be raised cover all the necessary expenses attendant attend attend- or lowered overnight like the price nce of I ant upon the conduct of the business business' sugar t to 0 correspond d WI with th fluctuating costs So that while the coats of laborthe labor they must cover the cost of upkeep of the and material entering into the operation property and must provide a area area- reasonable rea rea- an and d' d malO maintenance t 0 of f our p plant I a nt and business busi busl return upon th the capital in- in in 10 vested ves ness ness h have ave Increase increased d tremendously t rem our reve revenues have remained practically un un- un- un Any returns less than this will impair im- im changed pair the usefulness of the enterprise This condition has resulted in a deficit def def- from the thee stan standpoint poin of f its r relation la io 1 to jn in n our net income of the public destroy its credit a and d final finally filially Y at the end of 1917 The operation of f the financial disaster our plant in Utah alone contributed to S. S Since th the e b beginning 0 of f th the e war de de decided de- de this deficit which amount I Bided CI d e d economic economic c changes h ange h have ave t taken a. a ken if proportionate to the balance of our p place I ac P Prices 0 of f com commodities o dt lIes h have ave in increased in- in territory should have been on only I y creased to meet the increased cost of f fr r their production Labor has been Th The e. e b. b big Ig ques question t. t Ion W which h. h IC h we are f facing fac- fac ac- ac abor been ing ingis is to wipe out this deficit in order forced to charge more more for its services more to maintain the plant at of a point ream reasonable rea rea- in m order order to adjust ItS itself to the con con- constantly ji o. o c efficiency and at the same time k costs of lifes life's necessities rising s s. s maintain the financial integrity of the I So adjustments and readjust readjustments of of- Company 4 The Mountain Mounta States tes Telephone and Telegraph Co HARD liARD WATER AND YOUR KIDNEYS We Woe all know the drinking water in Ephraim is hard and alkaline But how how- many of us realize that's why so ro many nian many Ephraim f calk are suf II dig kidney ills Some Ephraim epo- epo p have learned to overcome the bad effects of hard water on the kidneys The They Thep know the kidneys need help The They Thep u use Doans Doan's kidney Pills You too ran can depend on Doan Doans Doan's Read this case Levi L L. 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