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The Wilmington Daily Republican
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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In Chester, 200 subscribers of the Delaware and Atlantic Telephone Company threaten to strike over inconsistent rates ranging from $60 to $120 per year, demanding a uniform rate after a large meeting where a committee was appointed to notify the company.
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The two hundred subscribers of the Delaware and Atlantic Telephone Company at Chester are going to go on a strike against the company unless it fixes a uniform rate per 'phone. At a very largely attended meeting last night it was discovered that the company had several different rates within the same territory. A committee was appointed to serve notice that unless the rate was reduced they would take service from some other company. The rates run from $60 to $120 per year.
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Primary Location
Chester
Event Date
Last Night
Outcome
subscribers threaten to take service from another company unless rates are reduced to uniform.
Event Details
Two hundred subscribers of the Delaware and Atlantic Telephone Company at Chester plan to strike unless the company fixes a uniform rate per phone. At a largely attended meeting, they discovered varying rates within the same territory and appointed a committee to serve notice. Rates range from $60 to $120 per year.