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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. Herald 01/21/1909~~ ~ 1~e~v TEZlupholi~ Gompany Organizes ~~~ era At a meeting of representatives of ur all th© dii~erent telephone Companies [sit ~-corning into this town from the rural ~ at ~ dastricta held last k~iday it v~aa decided 1 to to~ ConKvlldatte the different interests , ,y~ .and to install a m~ttuai telephonQ eery-' as® ice, with ~ a central afHce and ~witch- 3ia board for ail the companIe$. R. C. , an- Washburn, of the Table Rock line, cues aid chosen as president of the now organiz~- iris tion and W, J. Freeman was elected iW- Feu to Q rt ay- ep, ias •~. i'~ C)n x~d' ~ui- :pl- per ~~ ~g'~ C.P. Herald Jy :BCfCrcat~ry. It was decided to install a new eWitch- board of 90-drop capacity and to re- pair and'im~rave the lines as xapidly as poaaibl©_ Th© plan 'ia to levy easeae- mants to me©t the running gxpengo$ of ~tha company, which will include the sttrvica8 ~.° sn nperatar in the central station and othor current eatperise ~, ~. F. Williams wn~ ernpioyed se man- ager of th© central ofllce, he ap~reeing to furnish o$lce ~mm, fuel, lights and attendance. far S;;3Q ppr month and .to mainta[n a fixst-claw, 14-hour-a-flay aervico.. ,Ther© are new same GQ; phanea con- ncscted with this exchange, and a new 1[nn just complotcd from Trail a#ad ono from Wil[oiiv. Springs, which, will boon by eamplotcd, w{ll ~-dd a Large ndri9i~or aP additional phones. The company ox- pecta to give Brat-class Bervico to all patrons at tho actuetl coat of aparatjon.