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Show cop s5qj2 t50 kgsd - . J , I Facing a Big 1 Question 1 5' - ....... f nPIIE success of any business enter- prices are being made to meet the con- B Is;. prise, either private or public, is ditions growing out of the war. dependent upon two prime .fac- , The telephone business is governed tors ; First, it must fully serve the pur- by the same economic principles, and is for which it was established. Sec- . subject to the same conditions that in- ' .ond,.t must produce adequate revenues. fluence private business-except that ' To be sufficient, the revenues must ts charges for service cannot be raised cover all the necessary expenses attend- or lowered overnight, like, the price of ant upon the conduct of the business; ugar,. to correspond with fluctuating . , they must cover the cost of upkeep of costs- So that, while the costs of labor the property and must provide a rea- and mat.eri1 entering into the operation ! sonable return upon the capital in- and maintenance of our plant and busi- ? vested ness increased tremendously, our '"'$'. j:4 - i revenues have remained practically un I , Any returns less than this will im- changed. p 1 Pair the usefulness of the enterprise This condition has resulted in a def- I 2 from the standpoint of its relation to icit in our net income of $1,334,062.02 I I the public, destroy its credit and finally at the end of 1917. The operation of I S the end must be financial disaster. our plant in Utah alone contributed to I Since the beginning of the war de- this deficit 2H073.10, which amount, I I cided economic changes have taken if proportionate to the balance of our - p I place. Prices of commodities have in- 09 000 ' 1 creased to meet the increased cost of . ... . f I their production. Labor has been- . The big question which tve are fac- I forced to charge more for its service. mg ,s to w,pe out this deficit in order . , A j. , to maintain the plant at a point of rea- Is in order to adjust itself to the con- sonab,e effideiicJ and at same tme stantly r.smg costs of life s necessities. maintain the financial integrity of the !? , So adjustments and readjustments of Company. & - , : J I The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co. I ! ' , I - 1 - J I he I rue Secret g I of Success 0 H thrift in all its phases, and principally J firit as applied to saving. A young Q man may have many friends, but he will inf none so steadfast, so constant, so Q Q ready to respond to his wants, so capable . g o pushing him ahead, as a little leather- g r Q covered book with the name of a bank on g m Us cover. g 1 ; I BIB STATE II I SC. H. THOMPSON, President. 0 T. H. QUILLEN, Vice President. nj jjjj EARL RANDALL Cashier. . I The Double Standard Oil & Gas Co. is the owner of valuable oil leases in Kansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming, and . has recently added a valuable lease in the new Electra-Burk-burnett oil field, Texas, with 8 producing wells, together with pumping plant, tanks and full equipment, connected with the pipe line, and selling oil. Price was $2.00, now $2.50, and expect soon to be getting $3.00 per barrel for this high grade oil. The Company is pushing drilling operations in this new field, as rapidly as possible. Stock is now selling at 10c a share. 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