Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1909 — TOO SILLY TO REPLY TO. [ARTICLE]

TOO SILLY TO REPLY TO.

Opponents of the mutual 'phone movement say the scheme is impractical, because it is proposed to furnish service to every man who takes a share of stock, and the expense of reaching out to many would exceed the income for years to come. There is nothing at all in this statement. No one is promised a ’phone if he takes stock, the aim of the company should be to accommodate everyone wanting a 'phone where the cost of installing same will justify them in doing so. The company will be managed on business principles and no one proposes to spend dollars to get back cents in return. If a farmer lives too far from an established line to justify the company in reaching out after him, let the expense be divided on an equitable basis if he wants a ’phone. Accommodate him if possible, but not at the sacrifice of the financial interests of the company.