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Show The Reasons Why I THIS is what war-time conditions have done in the case of H The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company;- M Increased the cost of new telephone construction from 50 'H to 100 per cent, or more. H Doubled the price of steel, copper wire, platinum and lead. H Made higher wages necessary for telephone employes. H Increased the traffic so that a larger number of employes i H is necessary. H , Drawn to t' e colors a large proportion of the male employe's. H y Made it possible to give the subscriber more service by t, H 8tr:2t economy. h., H But made it necessary for the company to get some increast H in rates. - - H HHHJ The Company is therefore asking for what it , HK needs. Can a faithful public servant do otherwise? HI The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. |