The evening world. Newspaper, May 10, 1906, Page 5

=. Basen | Testimony From Victims of Telephone Duplication BOUT 1,200 letters received by the Merchants’ Association of New York from business men in cities having two telephone systems have been filed with the Comptroller of the City. A very large majority state that their annual outlay for telephone service has considerably increased, and the use of both systems by business men is compulsory. Other objections stated are: Inconyenience of consulting two directories, of having two telephones on the desk, and of answering two rings at once; the impossibility of communication between the exclusive users of rival systems; and the damage to and obstruction of streets. The only benefits claimed are improved service in those cities where the service was formerly bad users, These claims have no pertinence to New York, whose telephone service is already the best in the world, and whose telephone development exceeds that of all other cities of the first class. The following extracts from some of these letters demonstrate conclusively that Telephone Duplication Means Double Expense and Inferior Service. and an increase in the number of telephone ATLANTA, GA. | BUFFALO, N.Y, ! COLUMBUS, 0. ! INDIANAPOLIS, IND. | NEW BEDF RD, MASS. ST. LOUIS, MO. S CAMP PACKING CO A MAR AND RAN cosbany, Wholesa! havo two telephone comp: and find it a nulsanoe |: ORC ty MADDOS Deon com} a benefit It forced nea ly. houses to subsaribe to interest of any cit: IN_DRU Dr STAT, GLASS petition here 1 fon ones will be 1 PAGTURING | COM: RALDWIN & co Pianos te the great deal it ospon pratita b Hanon ot it MADE BRE, AD svatem ts merely an Further, there is a great attend to two ava‘ams Store ST. PAUL, MINN. Lahel Makers: ALBANY, N, y. BR OF Comsprcr rat Anny effect of It & CO, Wide Furs & Semoun charges Anout bane OLR EN AE ROS RC, { Penent, to the aub- we have falled to #¢4 BALTIMORE, Mp, how THOMAS Ht Cleare ADAMS & We ace TRON WORKS: Compe. tr annual outiay, Annar than two. Is nhle, provided the ate ag well as the COMPANY: We do ralned In any way THE H. ADLER COMPANY t Nalay more by rea SING COMPANY: Has 1 con: And mons {non use | CHARLES, IH ejerstige ents Can eat Alone Very Well nnd better with one ° ORNNEST STO: CHENEY MEDICIN SANT! TARY MPG AND | RANGE Bane up-tord teles Pe eae especially. tf ane. ¥ GOODS CO.: Annual out marked tmprove- A hones and thay are) Kite vers hard to tel! ROCHESTER, N.Y. TIONAL BANK distant. p > <5 fehelhe Ban Boone ng the party cal le FULLER & RICE Any advan | Paper Rox Ma. | tems are unde rm : two tele ne are other as Be ae t | nem are A | Fereased. cost One CO.2 Annie outlay, pxtromely tundes'rabie on a extra bother. Keen out of tt, fe more at the expense of t) the wire h Deeatise tt forces a Y alone with one tel GRAY & DUDLEY wed In any city, Ni rates \s far prefer- ¥ fos the 5 {th fal firm that that we mus! CO: Annual o A. GOSTANE & €O., Con! Oneratorn: NICKE COMPANY. LTD.: the promise cintming that the tant. The Cuyat 1 seary for a see th tnetall both telenhon: exnenne. nine ight about a te ; ig ost Ik guite | ator results On the cantrary reel Increneed So teak a RA || ACAnifactureraiice Its original rates until they are now almow and unnecessary. 10 have two “undesirable. to. the 8 lnrco as those charged by the Bell Com- telephones in Any: ally.) Uafortiinately wo * the aurucribers are sonspelitd piny, whieh tt formerly denounced as axe have tno in Grand. Rapids. Two. tole: history. of the two syste have two ‘phones, This makes conti, orbitant. We are distin Againe cons phones staro me in tho fuce all henge A dation, which ts p ally j and Increases, ine cont an woud petition, not only on account of t bne l4 onouh. posible, would be. the beng 18 | ! refer 6 phone. ant. remnra Princreased expense to lavge ho aw oi 4 Oe Ree Maawariaube SrAses ou have one RAMA Inter 4 ! OHN WAHL, Confections: We the user FANS MEX An Infletion on any community to hav bit because two systema are a hive Worn ‘Hhatien, Ye would oo beriee £2 esa tt e history | or per consider fon two telerhonen. noe, have only one. Hon. Martia W. Littleton, Counsel for The Atlantfe Telephone Company, says “The majority of the business concerns using telephones of thie exisling Company would, of course, be compelled to install our iciephones ia addition.” — New York Times, May 3d, 1906,