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Page xxxviii
... telegraph and telephone , and municipalities should move steadily toward the public ownership of municipal utilities . The witness believes that there is a very rapid growth of sentiment in favor of public ownership , and asserts that ...
... telegraph and telephone , and municipalities should move steadily toward the public ownership of municipal utilities . The witness believes that there is a very rapid growth of sentiment in favor of public ownership , and asserts that ...
Page xl
... Telegraph Company handles on the average 21 words for a 10 - word message , and that the rate for an equal number of words in European countries , where every word is charged for , would be usually about 21 cents , while in many parts ...
... Telegraph Company handles on the average 21 words for a 10 - word message , and that the rate for an equal number of words in European countries , where every word is charged for , would be usually about 21 cents , while in many parts ...
Page xli
... telegraph as well as by the mails . They assert especially that there would be great economy from combining the telegraph with the post - office , since the offices could be in the same buildings and , in many cases , the same employees ...
... telegraph as well as by the mails . They assert especially that there would be great economy from combining the telegraph with the post - office , since the offices could be in the same buildings and , in many cases , the same employees ...
Page xlii
... telegraph company . Witnesses also complain that the telegraph company discriminates in the handling of messages , favoring especially the brokerage business and in some cases the news- paper business . Instances of long delay in the ...
... telegraph company . Witnesses also complain that the telegraph company discriminates in the handling of messages , favoring especially the brokerage business and in some cases the news- paper business . Instances of long delay in the ...
Page xliii
... Telegraph and Telephone Company submitted an affidavit to the commission , tracing the history of the development of the telegraph and discussing somewhat the question as to the reasonableness of existing rates . The general man- ager ...
... Telegraph and Telephone Company submitted an affidavit to the commission , tracing the history of the development of the telegraph and discussing somewhat the question as to the reasonableness of existing rates . The general man- ager ...
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