Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa • 9

TfiE SIOUX CITY JOUENAL: SATURDAY MORNING, JULY 13, 1912. WANTS UERGER APPROVAL franchise prohibits any agreement with. tttir vmer telephone company which uuu vena to make competition inopera tive, xne resolution states the Sioux City company is ready to purchase the BAKER ASKS COTJlfCOX'S COII-SE2TT TO COIIBIlTATIOir. ww, company, except the toU business, auu mat uia council ratify the T7 TT-CV D) V. 1 ne resolution puts the Sioux tat company on record regarding rates, the 02T ATTITUDE DEAL HAN()S biuus et tortn ieing the same as an- i4 nouncea oy Mr.

Baker recently. The telephone Hnqulsh all rights under the nnw 'WKW 1UU P-wsni irancnise which- eets forth a I Btneuuie ot rates. Phone Companies Become One Only with Official Sanction, Say's Manager iJlmination of Party, lines Calledtrust. resolution statin shall be. In full effect, except where Its provisions are waived or modified by the I I 1 I I I I ICOVIUUUD, It Is provided the rn! 11 US) void if the telephone company falls to carry out Its provisions.

The resolution nrnvidVn i tota-1 111 Phone company shall file a written ae-; lias the city council a legal right to ratify the proposed merger ot the tele-mhonescompahies? If so, wilj rates and service be as good with one system as with Tlie conference of the city council yesterday with Howard 6. Baker, president a cneral manager of the Sioux City ceptance ot the resolution within tt days of its Dassare. Mr. Baker invited the council irnemberai to ass Quesuons. Boosts City Punda.

Telephone company, resolved Itself Into a discussion of those two questions, v' i Mr Baker explained the proposed selling Saturday at about merger of the Iowa and Sioux City Tele-i! on companies. He presented a resolu W1U this merger have any effect on the per cent of the gross earnings the city now receives from the Sioux City company asked the mayor. te asking the council to approve and -Only that it will Increase the amount ratify the merger. He also asked to nave spread on the council minutes a copyof the contract of sale of the Iowa company oy aoout J2.000 a year," Mr, Baker re- one-half their real worth wo-Diece blue seroe latest and pneo. to the Sioux City company.

-Council Must Decide. mh mmmlii mil The mayor said: "Your franchise gives the city twenty-five free telephones and we're also getting twenty-five from the Mr. Baker said the council must decide whether or not the companies shall com wen lose soma ef these tele- best models; either alapaca or silk half-lined; cor pnonesr' "And get $2,000 a year. I call that a good trade, Baker reDlled. rectly tailored in every way and displaying summer's mostfavored style characteristics.

The mayor then said the council must first determine whether it had a legal right to adopt the resolution, and then it must determine the advisability of such I I IIP xHflti MP councilman weslev raised th -no'Tit i that party lines -would be abandoned under the merger, and that party subscribers at a month would be required to pay f2 a month for individual bine. The merger win not De etiectea without the council's eatd. i After a discussion lasting an hour and 1 half, the council referred the resolution und contract to City Attorney A. Strong, thus putting up to hinv the Question of the legality of a ratification of the merger by the council. Mr.

Baker said attorneys had advised him that such ratification would he legal, la spite of the "nonpurchase" clause In -the Sioux Telephone company franchise. 1 The council members spent much time questioning Mr. Baker; regarding 1 the service- As soon as the approves the merger, extensive improvements will ba started, Mr. Baker said. The Sioux City company has not made improve-xnents because of a lack funds -and because of the contemplated combination of the systems.

Money for improvements will be instantly available when the merger Is effected, he. explained. Plans for these improvements are all made. Calls for Service Refused. 1 suits worm and $30 Blue serge $25, $28 leaepnones.

Party Xine an Injustice. "There Is no Justice in party line service," Mr, Baker said. "We oould give It, but want to abandon it. you i pay for an Individual telephone and call a-party line subscriber. Tou can't get your choice on Saturday for only mm wcauso tne line la busy.

It a an injustice to Mr. Baker said if anything could be put In the resolution regarding service he 1 would "be glad to have It done, but that there -was a great diversity of opinion as to what Sonstitutes good, service. Publie Bit 1 1 fS I a cJlJ service he said, -no longer Em treat the -public have learned it does not pay. He spoke of the service given Sioux City by the service Mr. Baker said there "Were "hundreds of persons who had fairly begged him for automatic telephones.

For a year and a half, he said, his company -had not been able to take care of all of this business, and for the last few months nnry about 29 per cent of it has been cared for. The wires of the company in most parts of the city are all In use, Mr. Baker said. As soon as the merger is approved, he I asserted, additional cables will ibo put In and many wires will be placed underground, doing away with thousands of poles. At present, his is unable company, gas company and.

waterworks, with no competition. Councilman O'Shonessy asked if there was anything In the resolution which compelled the company to put in tele-' phones or make repairs within a speci fied length of time and was informed i there was not. ENFORCE HOUSE NUHBER TAW (m miimmw mum M'Mtlt: kill" itlilKlH City Takes Stand Hayor Asks Aid I of Eesidents. Sioux City's "house number" ordinance Is -to be enforced, according to Mayor, A. to put phones in the hill district, Mr.

Baker said. "Would a mersrer give these people phones?" was asked. -Yes." said Mr. Baker. "We'll run a cable to the North Side before snow files.

If the council adopts this resolution. 111 put that promise in -writing II -you desire it." Sees Good in Herger. "It a merger will give- these people telephones it's a good Inducement to adopt this resolution," said Councilman Healy. He expressed his attitude on the merger by saying: 'I can see where there would be a great many advantages la only one system. I am not particularly- anxious to have telephones in my office or! In my house, either." am said the mayor.

1 In opening the 'Question of the merger. Smith. The mayor Is preparing a notice to be sent to property owners notifying them to number their houses correct ly. About S.000 notices arte to be sent out. The ordinance was passed last year In the effort to make regular the tangled Ox city numbering system.

It made changes In house numbers principally in Morning 1 Side and on the West Side west of Center street. Most of the houses, the mayor said, still bear the old numbers or no number at all. Few residents have put up Wilrte 111 tlrB Wp-' rev li r-V 4 lit" Ml I ff I I Mr. Baker gave a brief history of the the correct numbers. "We'll mall these notices.

said the mayor, "and. then If the right numbers teiepnane systems in Sioux City and de Come early, as we have but a limited number Missssssssssssssesssssj sssssi pMRMBBCBsBMsaesssMssssssssssiSMsaf phmsshhssssssssmsssssssmm Also extraordinary values in men's two-piece and three-piece suits in the novelty weaves. These are selling at one-third and one-half off the regular price. Almost unlimited assortments. Clare tHe Sioux City comnanv Kari mtwn to such afl extent hat something must be are not put up, we'll send around Officers cone ai once, tie saw a mercer nr-nno to notify the property owners." i -ition had been worked out and eave the will be told the correct liouse details of the vote taken to determine numbers by calling at the what system should be used.

The vote was strongly rf or the automatic system he office. The city will not supply the number. plates.1-,'. explain eo. Postal authorities, the mayor declared.

The proposed merger now hangs on the have urged the enforcement of the approval or the council. Mr. Baker said, and because of the franchise clause. which prohibits the company rom enter- PTJtE TTJHD IK" TEH DAYS Ing into any agreement which would tend to make competition inoperative, would Assure not be carried out unless ratified by the Committee Has Enough to New Facilities. council.

made by one of the best and most favorably known shirt manufacturers At Mr. Baker's jequest the clerk then read the contract -of sale of the Iowa The "fire fighting" committee appointed by the Commercial club to raise company to the Sioux City company. to be loaned as a "moral obligation" to The contract would be signed, Mr. Baker in the country; actually the city to buy fire apparatus, will be ready to confer with the city council in about ten days. B.

H. Kingshury is. chair man of the committee, which consists of worth $2 and 2.50; in a veritable mul- titude of pretty new patterns; Saturday 1 twenty-five business men. The committee has neen successful in obtaining subscriptions, and it is now up to the couneD to decide what additional apparatus is most needed. The eity will be the money for a period of five years -with the privilege of extending the While we have not all the money," Raid a member of th committee, "we Light weight balbriggan union suits; some three-quarter length; some knee length; If NfcJflMbr hi wear rliaye the promise of enough to warrant the ordering of the fire equipment.

We can easily get an the money we desire. suits tnat snouia sen tor i.zo: a said, as soon as the council approved the merger. Bill of Sale Bead. The contract provides for the purchase of all Iowa Telephone property in Sioux City, including existing contracts and real The Iowa company reserves space on the poles -and In conduits far Its long distance lines, which are not included in the sale contract. The purchase price is to be paid In.

full as soon as the title to the property is transferred. Mr. Baker said 125 Sioux Cityans lield stock in the Sioux City company, and that S00 Sioux Cityans beld bonds. The business will be conducted and the policy of the company dictated by Sioux City men, he declared. i Mr.

Baker said Improvement plans provided for the continued use ot the Jones street office of theSioux City -company as the main office and exchange. This is nearest the center of population, he said. An exchange would be put in the present Iowa Telephone company office on Seventh street, which "would be operated similar to present substations of the Sioux City company. Mr. Baker declared.

Telephone wires would be placed underground as far "north as Twenty-ninth street. "We propose to spend a great "deal We deemed it advisable not to call a Joint meeting with the council until after the firemen's tournament." 7m lot of them on bargain counters Saturday, selling then your choice of all sizes for only Full Weight, Says Dineen. Daniel Dineen. city sealer of weights and measures, found only six short weight loaves of bread last according 1 to his June report. Each of these loaves was only one-fourth ounce below ard.

Sixty-two were weighed. Store will be open until 9:30 p. m. on Saturday Eighteen of them were overweight. Expense Double Eeceipts.

Ilfil money putting wires under ground," The -balance Jn the city treasury on July 13 was rn.015.72, according to the report of tho city treasurer for the period from June 10 July 12. The receipts Mr. caKer explained. i during that time were and the disbursements 5G2.0&4-&6. Get Another E.

'W. Suit Nov. Resolution. Is Presented. The city clerk here read the resolution-submitted by Mr.

Baker. It was referred to City Attorney A. Strong, who was present at the conference. The resolution explains that sectional of the Sioux City Telephone company-' Genuine bargains In good clothes. We invite closest inspectien- E.

TV. Clothing House. 10,000 damages for alleged Illegal rescis cim-r ntv stock yards as well as en sion of an agent's territory contract. Shaffer invented5 a He ap GET BIDS FOR BEEFHOUSE pointed Kartnady his attorney in fact to sh care for the business, nartnaay nmae the contract with Kindle, the terms of which, according to Kindle's petition, ASJ5IOXTB CO. BXTJXD1NQ TO BE gave Kindle Nebraska and most of Iowa larging their beet killing capacity.

ASKS $10,000 OF WRENCHJEEN Kindle Files Suit Against Inventor and Promoter. John Kindle yesterday filed a suit In the district court against Daniel W. Shaffer, Samuel Gibson, Montague Hartnady and the Rockwell Manufacturing company for BEADY DECI3IBZS 1. for the men EETLAEQES SHEEP HAEKET for aales of the wrenches. Kindle was to have arranged for the manufacture of 19.000 wrenches, accord-Ins to the pleading, paying Shaffer and Hartnady $1 royalty on each.

A deal was closed for thceir manufacture by a Minneapolis concern. Before the first wrenches were turned out Shaffer and Hartnady, it is alleged, gave the territory to Ibson- Kindle confesses that he bas no means of telling1 what financial loss be has suffered because of the rescission of the New Structure Will Save Floor for PRES ENTEDVTQ Slaughter Hutton as Well aa ilaking Big Cattle Killing Capacity. A story of dollar saving men should give attention SIOUX CITY JOUB1TAL, JULY 13 V-ti COUPON SAOf COSCUTrV territory contract. He Is willing to accept $10,000 as damages. He also asKs tnai Nebraska and Iowa be given back to him i TWELVE different styles all good in men's low shoes, including tans, gun.

metals and patents," either button or laee models, cut to a price that should interest every man who as. bis territory for the sale of the wrenches. Armour Co. are receiving bids for the construction ot a reinforced concrete beethouse at the -company's Sioux City 5lhrt TTowe Omaha, general 'TMs newspaper Las been jelecied as tn erne la ciry for Go advaae eeapUmentary dlstrtbaUea ef this great work. OUR GASH PRICES FOR SATURDAY Fresh Dressed Chickens, lb.

12Vc Bacon, by strip, per lb. California Hams, per lb 12y2c Reef Shoulder 'Roast, Rib Boiling Beef, per lb 7c Home Made Corned Beef. per lb and 12y2c Pork Shoulder Fork Loin Boast, per lb 15c Pork Butts, per Spare Ribs, per lb. 10c IL D. CLANCEY, wants to save.

OXFORDS, worth 3.50, tj Saturday, a pair iJ manager of the Misourt river plan t3 of Armour C04 was In Sioux City yester-Air Tf declared the contract for the 'Tbe S12 re cthcrs of consccutiTtt dates, Asks Custody of Six. Mrs. Testa M. Van Dosen has riled a petition for divorce from Porter Van Dusen, whom she accused of "extreme cruelty. The couple was married in 1S37.

The mother asks custody of six minor children. OXFORDS, worth 4.50, Saturday, a pair 0JjD JPeauier weight tion and expense items of distribution amounting to a 2 (which -WfiSll cicric nire, 'cneciang, wrapping, ru.i ecms OXFORDS, worth to $5, tL construction of the beerhouse would be awarded before Aiisuat 3, 'and that the building would be ready for occupancy by December 1. The new beefhoittse will cover an area 90 by 90- feet and will be five stories in height. The cost will be approximately $100,000. The foundation for the building was laid several years ago.

Mr. Howe said the construction work would give employment to about 130 men. An important equipment- of the new Saturday, a pair Confidence. hientary edition is exhausted, at which time the national canvass will be started at its regular installment price cf $12 per set. See illustra- tioa and full description ia the display annoiuicenients printed jiaily, "What a word! Means so much when applied to real values in the Red Figure clearance sale at the E.

W. Clothing Store will be open until 9:3 Saturday evening Order filled tmder the same offer if yS LEEDS GHAT flflHET ariu pay express cnarce upon receipe oj Oalj oni cemplimeslary set can ie allowed lot aay ess tamny beef house will be- a. sheep Killing noor. 527-J Auto S147. Bell 1 as Armour -it Air.

Howe aaia. propose to strengthen the sheep market at Buy Breua's coffee today..