Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1901 — A flood Thing to Steer Clear From. [ARTICLE]

A flood Thing to Steer Clear From.

The \ alparaiso Messenger says that “Honest Abe” has established a toll station in that city, and will ask for a franchise to put in a telephone exchange there. Securing franchises seems to be one of Abe’s weak points, but if he does nothing more in Yalpo. than he has done here and at other points, after getting a franchise, the Valparaisons will wish they had kept him out. He made great promises here, but has failed utterly to carry out the terms upon which the franchise was granted, and the city council could if they chose, declare the same forfeited. The fact is, Al>e seems to be using more wind than electricity in Tuning his telephone business, and one of the cedar companies from which he purchased poles—presumably those wireless poles which have ornameuted our streets and alleysfor the past eighteen months —sued the “Halleok Telephone Co.” in our court some months ago to collect pay for the same. It takes money to establish telephone exchanges as well as other lines of business, and apparently this is something the “Halleck” company's chief mogul is not very well supplied with, judging from a brief perusal of the judgement docket of our circuit court. The city council of Yalpaiaiso will do well to give the scheme the marble heart. VVe are able to make you Farm Loans at a very low rate of interest. Bruner & Randle. Forsythe Block, Room 7.