HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. Herald 09/10/1908 (3)
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Telephone- improvements.
~Y. ~. Nferrill, of Portland, represent-
ing the 1'aciflc S#ates Telephone Co. R
was in town Moa~day superintending the
als installation of a new switchboard and
ert booth in the local Central officer o£ his
am company in the Central Parr Furni-
eil tore Store. Stir. Merrlli info°med the
j.c- Hcrald that an up-to-data switchboard
aut is being iz~st$Ilecl hero and 'that- his
~)d ~ company proposes to put their end of
one C the telephone business in ship-shape.
irs ~ The local lines running from here into
.en 'the surrounding country do not Belong
ins ~ to his company and it will be up to the
~Id 'people of the com.ulwnity who own them
gut to see to it that they are not overload-
~rk ed and not k egt in good order. Iwir.
~c- ~ ~rierrill stated that tk~e company eviil
do ~ givo town people individual lines and
nd ~ service at the rate of $2.50 per month
ir- fn,~ business pauses and $2.00 far resi-
t- deuce phones ar they will sell the in-
struments.for $12.50,{ tl~e patron~tc. con-
etruct pia own line to Central and pay
at $3.00 per year for t12e connection
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Central Point will hope that this
latest arrangecnent will; give them some
relief from the highly unsatisfactory
service with which they have been
atRicted for these many years. .
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