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that onie unit in the industry-tbe Illi- nois -Bell Telephone company-is i- strumental in the spending of' more than $l00,000,000 a year in the state, _which is several millions ýof dollars more than the people of the state paid to that company for telephone service. This sum is augmented, by expendi- tures f rom several hundred other tele- phone companies in the state which fori a part of the comprehensive sys- tem rendering telephone service in Ilii- The current issue,,of the. Bell Tele-. phoije.News, a monthly periodical pub- lished in the interest.of the 29,000 em- ployes of the Illinois Bell 'Telephone comipany, comnients, as follovs, upon the part whjch that company, plays- in an economî.c.way towvards the stabiliza- tioni of. business in the, territory served: !The I Ilinois Bell'TelephonecoÛmpany purchase -of supplies for thýe telephone industry. In addition, she spends about $5,000,000 in wages for labor ini the manufacture and installation of equip- ment used in the state of Illinois. This $40,000,000 worth of supplies is bought annually f rom 2,500 dlealers f rom Wau- kegan to Caro-from. Quincy to Dan- ville. ' The busy - M rs.' Western Flec- tric patronizes more than 100 cities and towns on her shopping tour in Illinois, purchasing.a very diversified 'list of raw materials and maniufactured prodlticts representative. of Illinois commerce, automiobiles being purchased in 24 cities aind towvns in Illinois.: "The telephone industry can scarcely. do anythinig witbout. using, either di- rectly. or indirectly, an article purchased in Illinois. "So in spite of 1ail the globetrotting tendencies in ber buying.of gold f rom Alaska, cotton f rom, Africa, ,vool f rom the, Argentine, and silk f rom China, o'clock, you fourid tl a civilized country1 chicken coop and pu 1 entered d-yes,I pulled-the heads off of ten of your hens, threw sonie over the -f ence into Vattman. park, strewn others around, smashed eggs against the she d,' broke boles in the, wire1 f ence and 'left t'n wild what. they didflot kim? How, would parents. like the. heads of their boys pulled like that?, Chickens f eel pain just as much. Village of Wilmette, you had better closeyour varks if that .is what the cbildren are. taugbt there! We. are peaceful. elderly people and would not knovingly hurt a fly, much less a child. Whysuch abuse?- Fred C. Hoilste, 822 Prairie,- avenue. and the infinite variety of articles f rom the other f orty-seven states, 'Mirs.' Western Electric doesn't neglect her own 'back ýyard'-Illinois.9e [ORTGAGE LOAN SERVICE A steady 0low of funds for invcstmont in cons.rvotiv. Mortigage;. W. ýare always in On poIton t considerý applcatonsupon the soeur-. ity of well Iocated' proper. tics. Funds et current rates -eXpens e fp et a mini- mnum Prompt attention. .H. F. Philipsborn &Co. 105 SOUTH LA SALLE ST., Frankino S3P7, g; cqeautvg3 AND ,ALMOST razns 1 N'T H ES E-N EW G AS R AN G ES Wben ocnei of these. new -gas, ranges moves. intc your kitchen, a lot of. new conve nience moves ins too., Their oven temperature contrais can be set ta hold any heat you want-sa you can cook a whole meal while you're away frorn home.* Their special aven insulation bholds al the heatinside-where it:blelongs. Their "table tops" fold down over the surface burners when you1 aren't Cook-. ing-so you have extra table, space. -Their utensil drawers hold pans-so you don't have to cuphoard for them. pots and go ta the PUB3LIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTIIRRN ILLINOIS JOSEPH W. KÉHOF Distrlet 3Mahager, lEuînston H. C. REYNOLDS District uiperintendent 1141 Central Avenue lPhono Wilmette 6160 *Write or ask at your Public Service Store for one of aur Homeg Service De- partment's free boaklets on "whole mven meals". I i t