ISBN: 9781458828507

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916. Excerpt: ... Ill THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEM REORGANIZED APPOINTMENT OF A SINGLE TELEPHONE COMMIS-SIONER FOLLOWED BY OSTENSIBLE, BUT LARGELY INEFFECTUAL, ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS Upon the sudden, though not undesired, resignation of the Telephone Commission originally appointed, it was incumbent upon the Government immediately to give some outward and visible sign of an intention to purge the Provincial telephone system of the more conspicuous of the evils which accompanied political control; for a reform of the system--or at least the semblance of a reform--was essential to the Government''s political welfare. Accordingly, on July 1, 1912, Mr. R. L. Barry--who had been a member of the Royal Commission--was appointed to act as sole Telephone Commissioner, and was charged with the duty of reorganizing the property and management 1 so 1 Fifth Annual Report of the Manitoba Government Telephones for the fiscal year ending November 30th, 1912, p. 3. (This is the first annual report of the Government telephone system which was as to produce the quick results demanded by the political situation, or, in other words, so as to enable the Government to make immediate political capital out of an alleged telephone reform. 2 Although it appears from the contemporary Opposition press that Mr. Barry did not actually assume charge of the system until July 16th,3 yet so well did he fulfill the requirements of speed that on August 16th, exactly one month later, the work of reorganization was completed and he was able to resign.4 There is considerable doubt, however, as to what took place under the reorganization; the details given in the annual report of the system for the fiscal year 1912 were couched in such ambiguous political phraseology and were so palpably contradictory as to be prac... James Mavor, Books, History, Government Telephones; The Experience Of Manitoba, Canada Books>History This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Moffat, Yard & Co. in 1916 in 192 pages; Subjects: Telephone; Government ownership; Business & Economics / Economics / General; Business & Economics / Industries / Media & Communications Industries; Business & Economics / Government & Business; History / General; Technology & Engineering / Telecommunications;<

ISBN: 1458828506

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