! f THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: OCTOBER 28, 1000. 0 .,v;'-;'-'.WiI: pen the Gates of Omaha to (Greater Prosperity ' ' The voters of Omaha cannot afford to ignore this opportunity to throw off the fetters which now bind them to . 225,000 Independent Telephone Users are waiting at the gates of Omaha for independent telephone connection. This means to Omaha and her cith ' zens. not only the fact that they. can talk with nearly a quarter of a million MORE peopie,but it means that back of these increased facilities which independent tele; 'Yphone connections alone can give, are business opportunities for Omaha which will aggregate thousands of dollars yearly. , ' The following, is but a small list of prominent, influential citizens who will welcome Omaha connections: They are presidents of independent telephone com- panies in Omaha's immediate territorycontrolling thousands of telephone lines over which business rightfully belonging to Omaha is now being sent to competing points: Nebraska, City. . . . . . .N. A. Duff Tecumseh . . F. T. Davidson Falls City .... ; . .. ,W. F. Garner Hastings. ..... .R. A. Batty Grand Island F. W. Heyden Kearney .'. . W. Priet Arapahoe.... . .. .B. J. Finch Bradshaw E. A. Wells Eagle R. W. Renner Edgar. .11. P. Hart Fairfield P. H. Epperson Shclton ............. W. J. Smith Cooper : . . . .0. E. Stielberg Columbus : E. J. Darlow York ..... ...........J. II. Hilderaan Ashland. .............. ,G. M. Falsan Auburn . . .'. . 3. P. Killarney Seward . .. . . . . . .'.J. Geis David City ......... . A. D. Sperrey Fremont t ..D. M. Beaver Wahoo W. J. Bisek Lincoln. . . . : .W. H. Woods Wilbur. ............. , . . '.....v. ... . .P. M. Griffeth Beatrice T. M. McNeal Fair bury J. JJeasty Papillion .......... D. Clark Ponca .E. E. Halstead Blair . .E. P. Russell Council Bluffs...: :.' ...F. J. Day Weeping Water. ...... .T. E. Pannele Plattsmouth T. E. Pannele Greenwood : T. E. Pannele Louisville. : T. E. Parmele Vote for the Independent Telephone Franchise ' It will give employment to 100 people during the construction of the inde pendent plant. i. It will make a pay roll in Omaha of at least $90,000 per month during the periodof construction which will be at least one year and a permanent pay roll bf from $2,000 to $3,000 per month after the plant is in operation. VOTE FOE AN KNBEFEN i ' .. , It will give permanent employment to at least 600 people after its construction. The independent company will make a permanent investment of $2,000,000 in Omaha. This company will pay two per cent of its gross receipts into the city treasury. It will furnish $2,000,000 for taxation. V, 1 n DENT "PMONE FMANOiESE US A VOTE F REATER OMAHA 4 ' If G