THE MORNLXG OKEGOMAN, THURSDAY, APRIL, 18, 1907.
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I'-I BILL
MEETS DEFEAT
Council Votes Down Vaughn
Ordinance After Lively
Debate.
AUTHOR LOSES HIS TEMPER
Dares Any Member to Oppose Meas
ure on Floor of Chamber Chal
lenge Promptly Accepted,
by Councilman Baker.
Councilman Vaughn encountered a
bitter antagonist in Councilman Baker
yesterday afternoon at the Council meet
ing when he virtually dared anyone to
defend the majority report of the judici
ary committee, which recommended that
the Vaughn anti-pass ordinance do not
jiass. The ordinance failed, but its de
feat was precided by one of the warmest
debates that has enlivened the Council
proceedings in many months. Council
man Baker declared that Vaughn was a
'grandstander" and impugned his mo
tives in championing certain measures.
Baker, Vaughn and Boothe are mem
bers of the judiciary committee, which
at a meeting Monday considered the
Vaughn anti-pass ordinance to prohibit
Couneilmen and other city officials from
accepting passes or other favors from
public service corporations. Baker and
tloothe adopted a majority report that
the ordinance do not pass and Vaughn
submitted a minority report.
When the ordinance came before the
Council yesterday Vaughn proceeded to
air his views and set forth the merits of
the measure for nearly half an hour. He
declared that he had heard that members
of the Council had received favors from
the telephone company and that he knew
that nearly all the Couneilmen carried
streetcar passes- Vaughn concluded by
saying: "I doubt if I shall hear a single
Councilman defend the majority report
of the committee. "Why? Because they
have nothing to defend.
Baker Accepts Challenge.
Baker snatched up the gauntlet almost
before it was thrown down, and was up
and talking In an instant. He drifted
Into personalities. Several times Mayor
l ane had to call him to order.
"Mr. Vaughn would not have made his
fiowery address bad not the newspaper
reporters been here." shouted Baker. "He
Is a grandstander. He made a long
winded address on a proposition that Is
rlnioly ridiculous. Who is going to be
Influenced by a streetcar ticket? If any
one is so small as that he should be
driven out of the city.
"I will say further. Mr. Vaughn," de
clared Baker angrily, "that this ordi
nance and your Fourth-street agitation
Is the result of something that the South
rrn Pacific refused you."
"Do you mean to say that the Southern
1'Hcino forgot to send me transporta
tion?" shouted Vaughn.
"The general Impression of the Council
and others is that It Is a fact," retorted
Kakor. raising his own voice to concert
pitch.
Mayor Lane brought his gavel down
and the - uproar subsided. Mayor Lane
cautioned the Couneilmen to refrain from
personalities and the debate was re
sumed. Vaughn explained that when he went
into onice he received a pass from the
Southern Pacific, which he returned at
the time the Fourth-street ordinance was
considered by the Council several months
ago. He further explained that he had
received no pass from the Southern Pa
cific at the first of, the year, but added
that at the time he had Introduced the
ordinance to revoke the Fourth-street
railroad franchise he had a Harriman
pass.
Says Animus Exists.
Baker has said that Vaughn requested
pass for a friend from the Southern
Pacific and had been refused. After that.
Baker said, Vaughn introduced his ordi
nance. Baker has gone on record as favoring
the regulation of the traffic on Fourth
street, and he and Vaughn were pulling
together on the question until the anti
pass ordinance bobbed up. .
"The Vaughn ordinance Is a trifling
matter and doesn't amount to anything,"
said Boothe. who took a hand in the
frame after all the fireworks had been set
(? and there remained but a few bunches
of firecrackers. "Any person who can
be Influenced by streetcar tickets Is un
worthy to be a member of this honorable
body. The ordinance is unnecessary.
Both Baker and Boothe took pains to
announce that they had not received
tickets or other "courtesies" from the
Ktreet railway company. The vote on
the adoption of the majority report was:
Vcs Annand, Baker, Boldingr Boothe.
Bennett, Dunning, Gray. Menefee, Pres
ton, Sharkey, Wallace, Wills. No Kella
her, Rushlight. Vaughn.
ARRANGE DETAILS TODAY
Business Men's Eastern Orepon Ex
cursion Committee 'Will Meet.
The joint committee on Eastern Oregon
and Idaho business men's excursion, com
posed of representatives from the Board
of Trade. Chamber of Commerce and
Commercial Club, is to meet at the club
today noon. This will be the 'final meet
ing of the Joint committee prior to the
departure of the excursion, which Is to
be a six-day trip starting from Portland
Monday. May 6, at S:30 A. M.. and re
turning Sunday. May II, at 8:30 A. M.
The Portland excursionists are to pick
tip at Sumpter a party of 75 business
men as guests, who will go on as far as
liaker City with the regular excursion
ists. 11. I Plttook Is chairman of the joint
committee and Tom Richardson, manager
of the Commercial Club, has charge of
reservation of berths on the special train,
which will be made up of refreshment and
baggage car. day coach, dining car and
three Fullmans.
ST. JOHNS LIBRARY OPENS
Ceremony in Honor ot Event Ar
ranged by People of Town.
The new library In St. Johns was
opened lat night in the room in the Hol
brook building In the presence of a large
audience, under most encouraging aus
pices. The room had been attractively
decorated for the occasion. T. J. Mona
han. president of the association, pre
sided and congratulated the citizens pres
ent on the final success of their efforts
to provide a library and reading-room
for St. Johns. He then Introduced Miss
Isom. of the Portland Library, who gave
a short addres, on libraries and their ad
' vantages. Phe said that nothing gave
hrr more pleasure than to see a reading
toom established at fft. Johns, and that
she hoped the effort would result In a
permanent branch.
After a song by the St. Johns Male
Quartet, Rev. E. E. McVicker. who had
worked long and earnestly for this li
brary, spoke briefly, and he was fol
lowed by Rev. F. L. Young. Mrs. G. M.
Hail gave a reading. Ex-Governor J. H.
Fletcher made a short address, strongly
commending the new library. Most en
couraging words were spoken bv Miss
Nellie Fox, of the Portland Library.
Owing to the recent death bv meningitis
of a boy employed at the Portland Li
brary, the books intended for St. Johns
were not sent, but will be delivered In a
short time. At the start 300 books will
be furnished, and the tables will be sup
plied with current publications. Mrs. T.
T. Parker will have charge, and the room
will be kept open every day from 2 to
19 P. M.
The opening of the library Is due to the
contributions of the following organiza
tions, nearly J1000 having been subscribed:
St. Johns Commercial club, Knights of
Pythias, Woodmen of the World, United
Evangelical Church, Methodist Episcopal
Church, Congregational Church. W. C. T.
U., United Artisans, Rebekah Lodge,
Oddfellows, G. A. R. Post, Modern Wood
men of the World, Red Men, Yeomen's
Lodge: also there were some individual
subscriptions. The library is located on
the second floor of the Holbrook block,
on Burlington street.
Were Twenty-One" at the "Wednesday mat
inee, and "A Gilded Fool" Wednesday night.
a au.niiw rtL L Ktti" Mill open nl miui-
day morninff. April 20, at the box office of
toe Mclllg Tncaler.
Historical Western Drama.
"Northern LightB" Is an historical West
ern drama which the Allen Stork Company
is playing this week at the Star Theater.
There are matinees todav, Saturdav and
j Snnday. "the last performance being Sunday
J nieht. "Northern Lights" ts among the auc
I cessful plays of the season. Seats can be 66
, cured in advance.
ENGINEERS DESERT POSTS
CITY FIREBOAT GOES OUT OF
COMMISSION.
Through Failure or Civil Service
Board to Raise Wages, "Water
front Is Left Unprotected.
The fireboat George H. Williams is
without engineers, and as a result the
water front is without the protection that
the steamer is supposed to give. Chief
Engineer Clarence Kellogg and Assistant
Thomas Tackaberry drew the fires at
noon Monday and went ashore.
March 30 the engineers of the fireboat
asked for an Increase of wages, asserting
at the time that they had been offered
better positions. Eight days later they
were informed that the salaries of engi
neers on- the steamer would not be in
creased. April 10 at noon the engineers
gave written notice, in accordance with
the rules of the Civil Service Commission,
that they would quit work at noon April
15. Two days later they notified the mas
ter mechanic that they had accepted po
sitions ashore, and would report for the
new work at 1 P. M. Monday. They were
told that new men would be there to re
lieve them.
Shortly before noon Monday they were
informed that no new men would be on
hand. Chief Kellogg accordingly appealed
to the local inspector of boilers, who in
formed him that be was clear in the posi
tion he had taken. At noon Chief Kel
logg drew the fires and left. He stated to
the district engineer, however, that he
would volunteer for any call that came
in and that they could consider him on
duty to that extent.
SAYS TOO MANY SERMONS
Conference Delegate Believes 75 Per
Cent Could Be Dispensed With.
WASHINGTON. April 17 That 73
per cent of the present day sermons
from the pulpit could be dispensed with
to the betterment of church attendance,
was the opinion expressed today by Mr.
Butler of Pennsylvania, one of the
delegates to the National Conference
of Church Clubs in annual session here.
It was voted to hold the 1908 con
ference in St Louis at a date to be
named later. J. A. Waterworth of St.
Louis was elected president of the
National Conference.
Will of Edward . Dunn Holds.
BOSTON, April 17. The contest over
me estate or the late Edward Dunn,
ex-president of the Boston Uni
versity Corporation, was settled today,
and aa a result $200,000 will be distri
buted to the Boston University, the
Methodist Preachers' Society, the New
England Deaconness Hospital and a
few relatives and employes.
The contestants of the will, Herbert
A. Dunn, of Turlock, California, and
Rebecca Bancomb, of Everett, today,
waived their appeal in the probate
court, where the will was sustained.
At the Theaters
What the proM Acuta Say.
A NOVEL 1LAY BY BARRIE
"The Admirable Crlchton, by the
Baker Company. 1
The Admirable Crichton," which the
Baker Company 1b entertaining larva audi
enres with this week, is one of the greatest
novelties in the way of a comedy ever pro-
auceu in any country, it was written by
Karri of "The I-ittle Minister" fame, and
Is mora than equal to any of his other ef-
xorts.
"Hello Bill" Makes Everyone Happy
The Empire ha a show this week which
Is guaranteed to make even the malcontents
as happy as a lark, for It is full of fun and
bright humor from beginning to end. The
predicaments which Bill gets himself into
are simply excruciating and keep the audi
ences In an uproar of merriment. Another
matinee baturaay.
"Across the Potomac."
The best thing In the theatrical line this
week Is the stirring military drama "Across
tne rotorasc- at tne Lyric. The drama Is
well played and the stage effects are beauti
ful There will be a special children's mat
inee Saturday and two performances Satur
day and Sunday nights, the first at 7:13
o'clock.
"THE BLACK HAXD" HERE SOON
Empire to Open New Stock Company
Next Sunday.
The opening attraction of the new Empire
Stock Company-will be a meritorious melo
drama entitled 4The Black Hand." and the
Initial performance will be given next Sun
day afternoon. This organization will be one
of the very best in the- city and the class
of offerings ox the highest.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Hall Calne's Great Play, "The Prod-
Igal Son," at the Baker.
"The prodigal Son 1s to be presented
all week at the Baker. This play is a dra
matisation of Hall Calne's famous novel of
the same name and Is said to have deeper
heart Interest and finer climaxes than any
thing that well-known author has ever done.
It will open with the Sunday matinee.
Farce Comedy Next.
"Beginning next Monday matinee and con
tinuing for one week, with matinees dally,
the bill at the Lyric Theater will be "Snow
ball," the famous farce comedy success.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Fun at Pantagres.
At the Pantages this week is the kind of
show that pu-ts-one in good humor. Every
act is new. entertaining and up to the mark.
The Broadway Trio, New York favorites,
have first place In a striking comedy sketch.
The Bartenos. Griffin sisters. Frances Sey
mour. Salmon and Chester and all the
others are good.
, Bog Acrobats at the Grand..
Iogs capable of flip-flaps, making high
dives and looping the loop are found this
week on the programme of the Grand. This
act is one which all the children in Port
land should see and the little ones should be
eent to the Grand Saturday afternoon.
18871907
TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
OF
THE TITLE GUARANTEE
6 TRUST CO. ,
WASHINGTON STREET,
tCorniir Second)
FORTXAJfD. OREGON.
DIRECTORS.
. M. UDD FRANK M. WARREN
J. THORBURN ROSS T. T. BURKHART
GEORGE H. HILL,
OFFICERS.
J. THORBURN ROSS PRESIDENT
GEORGE H. HILL, VICE-PRESIDENT
T. T. BURKHART TREASURER
JOHN E. AITCHISON SECRETARY
CHAS. H. KOPF ASST. TREASURER
Scat Sale for Xat Goodwin.
The favorlt. actor nd comedian, Nat C.
Goodwin, supported by Edna Goodrich and
an excellent company of players, will pre
.rnt three of hie successes at the Hellls
Theater, Fourteenth and Washington
slroots. next Tuesday and Wednesday. April
23 and 24. "An American Cltiien" will he
the opening bill .Tuesday oJihi Wha. we
THE TITLE GUARANTEE &
TRUST COMPANY was established
April J 8, 1887, under the name and
style of The Real Estate Title and
Trust Company, the name being
changed in 1890 to its present form.
Its executive officer. during all these
years has been its present President,
and the first clerk to enter its serv
ices, Mr. Fred Howard, is still the
dean of its clerical force. Its stock
holders have remained practically un
changed, although a few new stock
holders were added at the time of re
incorporation. Its first offices were
in the First National Bank Building,
at the corner of Washington and
First streets. Needing more space,
it soon removed to the Abington
Building on Third Street, near "Wash
ington street. Upon completion of
the Worcester Block its offices were
moved to that building and upon erec
tion of the Chamber of Commerce
building it was one of the first ten
ants on the ground floor. Upon the
Wells-Fargo & Company Bank being
consolidafed with the United States
National, The Title Guarantee and
Trust Company moved into the bank
ing room vacated by Wells-Fargo in
the Commercial Block on Washington
street, corner of Second, which cor
ner has been for many years, and
is more and more becoming a promi
nent banking center; and upon the
Canadian Bank of Commerce vacat
ing the adjoining room, The Title
Guarantee and Trust Company occu
pied these quarters also, removed the
partition wall, and fitted up one of
the largest and most convenient banking-rooms
on the Pacific Coast.
The first of'Sce of the Company
embraced one desk and two employes,
and was housed in a 12x12 room; in
1000 it occupied 2000 square feet ; in
1902, 4000 square feet; in 1905, upon
moving into its present quarters, its
floor space covered 6850 square feet.
At present, after enlarging, its floor
space is over 12,000 square feet, ac
commodating sixty-two desks, and
eighty-five employes.
Many causes have contributed ' to
bring about this growth. The man
agement has been active and pro
gressive. Its depositors, whether
large or small, have been treated with
courtesy and consideration. The
work undertaken by the various de
partments has been careful and thor
ough.
It has been the policy of the Com
pany to meet the requirements of its
customers, first, with as great liber
ality as sound and prudent banking
principles allow.
THE T WENT T YEARS OF
GROWTH as a financial institution,
in which The Title Guarantee and
Trust Company has served its friends
and patrons so faithfully arid well,
as a comprehensive and conservative
Trust Company, have passed-and left
us. Now, launching out in the new
decade with renewed determination,
with an even greater sense of our re
sponsibility, we offer our services to
the general public, promising them
courteous and liberal treatment, and
solicit the business of the community
for which the facilities ' of "THE
BEST-EQUIPPED TRUST COM
PANY IN THE NORTHWEST"
have fitted us. and ardently promise
our best efforts to deserve the con
tinued success which has been ours in
the past. 1
BELL MONOPOLY
May Be Ousted From the State
On Account of Rate
Discrimination.
Special to the Tribune:
COLUMBUS, March 21. Is discrimi
nation of rates sufficient cause for ous
ter from the state of a corporation
operating under a grant, privilege- or
franchise which it has obtained from
the state?
This is the question confronting those
officials who are Investigating the
methods Qf the gigantic Bell telephone
monopoly, as applied to its operations
In Ohio.
That such investigation Is going on
at the present time Is apparent, and
that the big Bell monopoly Is trem
bling as to the result is also fully es
tablished by those who are in touch
with the situation.
That thefe la every reason for the
ouster of such company from operat
ing in the Buckeye state, because of its
practices and discriminations in rates
to those who are using Bell telephone
service, now seems to be the opinion
of those who most thoroughly investi
gated the question.
There is hardly a city or town in
.Ohio, in which the big Bell monopoly
Is now operating, that there are not a
large 'number of cases where it may
be proven guilty of rate discrimination.
That the investigation now going on
is bound to redound to the benefit of
the people goes without saying.
The expose of the methods of the
Bell monopoly will be far-reaching in
its effect and should that corporation
show the same disregard for the peo
ple when such expose comes, as it has
done in the past, it will not be surpris
ing if it is ousted from all right to
operate in the state of Ohio.
IS IT ANOTHER!
"Will you walk into my parlor?"
Said the spider to the fly.
"May we bind you with our contract?"
Bald the Bell. '
"Ifs the slickest little parlor
That ever you did spy."
Was there ever smoother contract?
Who will tell?
'The way into my parlor
Ts up a winding stair."
Some contracts have
Their devious windings, too.
"There are many pretty things
That I will show you when you're
there."
When once you're in, they'll
"Do a thing" to you.
With apologies to "The Spider and
the Fly."
American Telephone Journal.
ONE TRUST
IN TROUBLE
From Omaha Paper.
The Bell telephone trust, meaning
the great National parent organization,
has just experienced one of the most
remarkable setbacks known In the
financial history of recent years. It
has met ignomlnous failure in an at
tempt to float $40,000,000 of a new
$100,000,000 bond issue. Although the
company availed itself of the expert
services of Kidder, Peabody & Co., J. P.
Morgan & Co. and Kuhn, Loeb & Co.,
there was no float" in the paper. The
statement Is made that subscriptions
did not amount to enough to pay for
advertising the issue.
The plain truth seems to be that the
parent company has reached the limit
of -its ability to float waterlogged- se
curities. Those already issued aggre
gate $400,000,030. Against this vast
liability there stand as assets the paper
securities of a great number of subsi
diary companies, many of which are in
a bad finainclal way bonded to the
limit, upon plants which have ap
proached the end of their "life" and
are now suffering ah enormous depre
ciation In value. Some of the plants
in the newer fields of the West are in
good condition; but in older territory
the plants are rapidly becoming out
worn, and the necessity for continual
renewal has in many cases reduced or
wholly destroyed dividend-paying pow
er. In some Instances in the Middle
States bonds of subsidiary companies
which are carried by the parent con
cern as assets at par are unsalable
even at one-tenth of their face.
Knowledge of these conditions, on
the part of the investing public, in
duced the failure of the last attempt
to Increase the trust's liabilities.
W. J.
BRYAN'S BROTHER
AUTOMATIC PHOSE.
I.IKES
The automatic telephone service is
very satisfactory. For promptness, re
liability, secrecy, clearness of transmis
sion, etc., it is much better than any
telephone system which we have had
the opportunity to use.
CHARLES W. BRYAN,
Publisher The Commoner.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF LIN
COLN, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.
The service of the Automatic tele-
Fhone in this city is very satisfactory
ndeed. As you probably understand,
we rinjr up our party direct and when
we are through we disconnect our
selves. The 'act of secrecy Is a great ele
ment In business matters. We can hear
distinctly; in fact, the people in this
city are much pleased with the tele
phone and with the service. Many of
them would not go back to the Bell
even if it were given them free.
S. H. BURSHAM, President.
BEAK THIS CHORUS.
We. the undersigned, officials and
citizens of Vanwert Ohio, recommend
to you the Automatic telephone service.
It has been in operation In our city
three years and nas given universal
satisfaction. It Is much (better and
quicker, and in every way superior to
the manual service. We cordially urge
its adoption by any community tiat
wants the very best service.
C. K. LAWHEAD, Mayor; H. C.
REPRl'P. City Auditor E. C.
BALYEAT, Superintendent
City Water Works; F. A.
' GAMBLE, Postmaster; CLARK
GOOD, Solicitor; W. E. JACK
POX, Chief of Police; C. H.
HOELLE, Board of Safety,
Van Wert, Ohio.
"O PROMISE ME"
(Words and Music "by Terrific Rates Tel. Co.)
Some of the various promises made by the Terrific Rates Telephone Com
pany in the past thirty years.
April 14, 1877 The Terrific Rates Telephone Company takes great pleasure
in announcing to the dear public that it will install its new auto-duplex-compound-cathartioswitchboard
and spend upwards of $500,000 in this city. Best service as
sured. .
TEN YEARS ELAPSE.
April 14, 1887-PUBLIC OPINION: The telephone service in this city has
been something awful for the past ten years.
April 15, 1887 The. Terrific Rates Telephone Company take extreme pleasure
in stating they are about to install the new mag-no-magnetic-raz - ur - rates - twin
service switchboard. This expenditure will be upward of one million dollars, and
the management assures Portland people better telephone service than they have
ever had in their whole lives. Three of our best girls got marriecMast week, and
we were obliged to shut down; also our manager was called to Frisco, as Class
had a pain, and while there was attacked with "brain storm."
" TEN YEARS ELAPSE.
April 14, 1897-PUBLIC OPINION: Exasperating -the abominable service
given by the Terrific Rates Telephone Company is a rank imposition on the pub
lic, and our City Fathers should advocate competition or insist upon giving the
people something for their money.
April 15, 1897 The Terrific Rates Telephone Company is reorganizing, and
have purchased the Kellogg, the Armour & Swift and the Smith & Wesson fac
tories in the East, and promise the patient public , up-to-date telephone service
hereafter. The recent slush in our service was caused by watering our stock. The
overflow or slop-over soaked our batteries, thus cross-circuiting our wires; poor
service was inevitable, scientifically speaking, but on honor we promise you most
excellent service hereafter.
TEN YEARS ELAPSE.
April 14, 1907-PUBLIC OPINION: Patience ceases to be a virtue. Of all
the rotten telephone service ever handed out to a patient people you certainly
can deliver the goods. Thank Heaven, we have the Home Telephone, up-to-date,
new automatic. It is instantaneous and secret and performs every duty the new
Independent Company has claimed for it.
TERRIFIC RATES SING THE LAST VERSE OF "O PROMISE ME."
April 15, 1907 The Terrific Rates Telephone Company will spend one million
and a half dollars for its phone system, put out five hundred men from work, will in
stall the new-mute-multiple-double-back-action-switchboard and place new instru
ments of torture with every subscriber in place of the old. With this new switch
board we can recite many instances wherein subscribers have been able to tell just
who was calling them up, and sometimes you can tell what people are actually talk
ing about. It will often save you many steps. Try our new-nerve-racking, cut-in-sky-'
'Oh Promise Me" phone service for 1907.
By the way! we are thinking about purchasing the Automatic manufactur
ing plant; also consolidating with various enterprises. We have an option on the
Standard Oil Company, the Trinidad Asphalt Bedsthe Legislature and the Earth
quake Belt. , , . .
October 16, 1907 PUBLIC OPINION: 'Wake-up" Terrific Rates, "your
pipe's out." "
LOUIS J. WILDE,
"HOME BONDS"
Portland, Ore.
What Western Telephone Journal Says of Future
It is only a matter of time when
the whole North American Conti
nent will be gathered under the
banner of the Independents.
No movement in the world's
history has a brighter outlook
than the one in which j'ou are en
gaged. It has passed through the
stages of doubt and difficulty. It
has survived the attacks of the
monopoly and its creatures.
"The mighty wrongs and petty
perfidy,
The load roar of foaming cal
umny, The small whisper of the paltry
few
And the subtler venom of the rep
tile crew."
It only remains with - courage
and confidence to carry on the
work until every citizen through
out the land shall be supplied with
this means of conversing with his
fellow-men. I do not see why, at
the most conservative estimate, the
Independent development should
not reach 10 per cent .of the en
tire population within the next
few years. This will require an
investment of approximately $600,
000,000, and of this you may be
sure, every dollar of this money
will afford a far more remunera
tive investment than as if the
same amount was put into rail
roads, electric lighting or any oth
er public .utility.
Do not be pessimistic about the
future. As you provide the facili
ties, the people will reach out for
them. It is not many years since
wise men in the Dominion Parlia
ment predicted that the receipts of
the Canadian Pacific Railway
would not pay for the axle grease.
Today we find two mora transcon
tinental railways hurrying for
ward construction in a race to con
nect the Atlantic to the Pacific.
This is only one illustration of how
we may show timidity in estimat
ing the possibilities of the future.
(NOTE. The foregoing was
read before the recent Illinois
State Convention. Mr. Dagger is
telephone expert to the Dominion
House of Commons select commit
tee on telephone systems, Ottawa,
Canada. EDITOR.)
HOME TELEPHONE SECURITIES
CAN BE PURCHASED AT THIS OFFICE
T HTTTQ T TATT TT."L? exclusive agent
LU U lO J VV 1 JLi 5 Lafayette Building. Portland; Or.
There Never Has Been an Automatic Telephone Failure
THAT TS ANOTHER REASOX WHY the AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE SYSTEM tnak
It sate, staple ana profitable, ana why it has been adopted by the Independent telephone
Aberdeen, S. I.
Akron, Ohio.
AJIentown. Pa.
Auburn. Me.
Auburn. N. Y.
Battle Creek, Mich.
Beaver Falls, Pa.
BELIJNGH.4M, WASH.
Butte, Mont.
Cadillac, Mich.
Champaign, J1L
Chicago. 111.
Cleburne. Texas.
Columbus. Ga.
Columbus, Ohio.
Dayton, Ohio.
DENVER. COLO.
El Paso, Texas.
Emaus. Pa.
Fall River. Mass.
Orand Rapids, Mich,
Hastings, Neb.
Havana. Cuba.
Hazleton, Pa.
Holland. Mich.
Hopkinsvllle, Ky.
Jonesboro. Ark.
Lake Benton, Minn.
Lwiston, Me.
LINCOLN, NEB-.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Manchester, Iowa,
Marlanao, Cuba.
Marion, Ind.
Medford. Wis. -Mlamlsburg.
Ohio.
Mt. Olive, III.
Nw Bedford, Mass.
Oakland. Cat.
Ocean Park. CaL
OM AH A, NEB.
Pentwater, Mich.
Portland, Me.
PORTLAND, OR.
Princeton. N. J.
Richmond, Ind.
Riverside. CaU
Rochester, Pa.
RpshvHle, Tnd.
KAN DIEGO, CAL.
San Francisco. CaL
es the securities of the company using
ccmpaniei in me xoiiowins; cities:
Pant a Monica. Ca!.
Haskatoon, Sa.sk., Can.
Sioux City. Iowa,
fcouth B"nd, Ind.
SPORANK, WASH.
Springfield, Mo.
St. Marvs, Ohio.
TACOMA, WASH,
Toronto Junction. Can.
Traverse City, Mich.
Lrbana, III. ;
Van Wert, Ohio.
WALLA WALLA, WASH.
Wausau, Wis.
Westerly. R. I.
Wilmington. Del.
Woodstock, IS". B., Can.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT FROM AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE CO.
Los Angeles, Cal, For W2 Years
1901 Gross Earnings 202.JW2. 00
Net Earnings 1OS.875.00
ISO 2 Gross Earnings.. 3S5.S52.00
Net Earnings 156,142.00
1SK3 Gross Earnings Sftfl.40O.00
Net Earnings 12.&2.00
3904 Gross Earnings 435.272.Oi
Net Earnings 10o.G32.00
1905 Gross Earnings,
six months 273,375.00
Net Earnings,
six months 1 19,685.00
1901, Phones in Operation 2000
1906 Phone in Operation 27,545