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Show . w. Voice oijhe People THE COAL QUE8TION. I Editor Republican I notice you havo been saying n great deal nbout tho railroads, and coal rates of late. Now Is It not a fact that this matter of rates Ib under un-der InVestlgntlon at present, and that n bill looking toward the placing of coal rates on a, maximum schedulo Is In tho legislature for consideration? And does It not look as though this bill will pass? If this Is tho enso aro we not making progress? Then why not look nfter somo of tho other matters mat-ters that need nttcntlon nnd lot this rnto matter rest while It Is under consideration. You will remember n short timo ago thcro was an oxtortlonato Increase In-crease In telephone rates, so that now It takes almost the entire day's wage of the working man to tolephono to Salt Lake City, or other distant points. Tho telophono company no doubt has fewer calls, which necessitates neces-sitates less help, but at tho samo timo It means moro money for them. It Is Snfo to nssumo thnt they were doing well under the old schedulo while tho multitudes .wero able to take advantage ad-vantage of the use of their lines. It Is now safer to say that thoy aro doing do-ing better whllo fewer aro able to uso tho service. Now I suppose thoy havo tho right to revise their schedules ns they please but tt Is tho right,. tho duty of the peoplo to look nfter tholr "own Interests, Since this new rato went Into effect a great many people havo bcon using tho, telegraph lines. A mes-sngo mes-sngo of ten words to Salt Lako costs twenty-five cents, while a call to tho samo place over tho telophone costs sixty-flvo cents. A night message of fifty words can be sent at tho same price and night raossnges of fifty words to places out of the state can be sent nt tho day rate for ten words. Why not havo tho Boosters Club tako up the matter of getting an up town telegraph offlco In order that tho people's welfar.0 may bo best subserved. sub-served. Wo aro of tho-.oplnlon that If proper representations wero, madq in-dor in-dor existing conditions , tho ojfico cquld he secured, and If secured tin; people would certainly take advantage of It. Let's go after it. TOR THE PHOI'LIJ. WEST-CACHE IRRIGATION CO. Editor Republican: In your lssuo of Tuesdny, January 31st under "Volco of tho 1'eopler' on Trenton Irrlgntlon-West-Cacho Matter, Mat-ter, "A Stockholder In Doth Companies" Compan-ies" used theso words: "Evory man who opposes the new company's efforts ef-forts has a selfish motive behind his actions, and If you will dig deep down you will find what I say to be correct." cor-rect." Wouldn't thnt Jar you! He mightis well have said that tho now company was for selfish motives. Ho does say It ln offect, nnd this being true Is there nny renson for tho existence exist-ence of tho now company? Yours truly, FAIU-ETTE. |