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Show valuable, franchises have already been given away. This argument, argu-ment, carried to its logical conclusion, con-clusion, might result in the shutting shut-ting out of all competition in various lines for all time. It would seem equitable to grant new companies an equitable franchise comparatively with the privileges granted the first company com-pany until such time as the first company's franchise expires, when all could come under the same regulations as might at that time seem desirable and necessary. Those who oppose the grant-. ing of a franchise to the Hon e Telephone company -mthouo a heavy bonus being paid, do o ' on the ground that too many |