Tonopah Daily Bonanza

TELEGRAPH FRANKS ARE ABOLISHED

Persons who have been fortunate enough to be possessors of telegraph franks must now join the great army of the common people who have to pay for their messages. From now on the use of the telegraph frank will not be permitted by law except by employes of the companies. This new rule is only one of a number of new restrictions which went into effect as parts of an amendment to the interstate commerce law passed by congress last June, but which did not receive much attention at the time. In addition to the abolition of the franks the amendment provides for the publication of all telegraphic rates by the companies, and although the companies will be permitted to establish rates for night and day, for boards of trade and franks the amendment provides for other lines of special business, all tariffs, when made, will be subject to revision by the interstate commerce commission.