Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1914 — Good as Far As It Goes, but Don't Go Far Enough. [ARTICLE]

Good as Far As It Goes, but Don't Go Far Enough.

The Jasper County Telephone Company has made a reduction of five cents in the toll rates to Mt. Ayr and Morocco reducing from 20 cents to 15 cents to the former place and from 25 cents to 20 cents to the latter. This is very good so far as it goes, but what most people would like to see is a reduction in the rates to Remington and points north, in Jasper county. It would seem that we should have a 10 cent rate to Remington, at least. The distance is but 12 miles and the rate is now 20 cents. AlO cent rate would probably bring in much more revenue than the 20 cent rate now does. We hope the new proprietors of the telephone plant will seriously consider this matter reducing the rates to Remington to 10 cents and Wheatfield, Demotte and Tefft to 15 cents.