The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-01
THE new
HELLO Girl.
She Will Soon be Ringing Up a
Host of Roanokers.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
THE INTERSTATE TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
WHO THE MEN ARE WHO WILL
FURNISH ROANOKE WITH IAN
UP-To-DATE SERvICE-PooR
OUTLOOK FOR THE BELL
MONOPOLY.

Now that the phones OF the new com.
pany are being put in and the opposition
exchange will shortly be running, it may
he of some interest to know something
about the company,its history, it's future
work and It's personnei.
The Interstate Company was formed
from two companies. The first was a
private company owned b, Col T.. A.
Carr, of Durham, n. c., and operated in
that town. The other company to the
consolidation was the MAJ yland COM
pany, owned and operateddby srveral gen
tlemen of Frederick city. Maryland.
The two above companies were consoli-
Telephone and Telegraph Company, with
the following board of directors: l.. A.
Carr, Julian S. Carr, Geo w. Watts,
Durham. n. c.; Robert L. Carr, Balti-
more, Md; James f. Walker, p. D.
Fahrney and Edgar T.. Miller, of Fred
ericll city, Md. The officers are as fol-
lows:
l.. ~. Carr, president
p. ID. Fahrney, vice president
j. S. Carr secretary and treasurer.
Edgar l.. Miller, general manager
The company have exchanges in Dur.
ham, Winston, Goldsboro. Wilmington,
noke. Orange, GoIdonsville, Virginia;
Frederick, New Market, Middletown,
Elverton, MyersvilIe, Buckeystown.
Woodsboro. Walkersvile, Jefferson, and
other points in Maryland, and are now
making arrangements to build n mum
Der in other towns in the South
The phones used by the Interstate
Company are all long-distance phones of
the latest and most approved mechanism.
The central offices are all fitted up with
the MILLER standard switchboards, of
DR.. IL. l.. .Miller's invention. The con,
struction, we are informed, is the same
all over their territory rs it is in Roa-
noke, and we can safely say that no finer
outside construction can possibly be
created. We will describe this work in
rather detailed man ner.for the benefit of
our out of town readers
che main route of poles, carving from
30 to 2O0 wires, are Euilt of poles ranging
from seventy five feet down to thirty feet
in the suburbs, the majority being SIXTY
TO siNty-five feet high These are eouip.
ped with ten pin arms braced and below
are six pin arms carrying lead cables.
The Office poles, four in number, are dou.
BILE armed and have cable boxes, with
convenient seats or rests Tor the line
men,
le"ce and electrical efficiency. The work
ne whole is monument to the knowl
edge and workmanship of the men in
charge.
AT most of the points where the Inter
state Company have antagonized the Bell
Company they have nearly depopulated
their system and only by cutting their
rates from in most cases $50 and $40 and
S4S and $50 to such low rates as 50 and
Sl2 Snd in some places actually giving
Tree service, have the Bell been able to re-
tain any subscribers.
The patrons of the new company are
loud In their praise Of the Interstate
Company, the character and quality of
their phones. and tie liberal and good
treatment they receive at the hands of
the new company are synonymous of sue
cess n I'D fair dealing. They are al men
who stand high as business men and are
Mt the head of their respective lines of
business.
Mr.. l.. a. Carr is at the head of the
Durham Fertilizing' Company, one of the
organizers and director in the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company AN organiza-
ton with S6,000,6 600 capital, and with
large plants in Virginia. North and
South Carolina
MIR. j. S. Carr is at the head OF the
Durham Tobacco Company. president of
the First National Bank --of Durham, and
connected with number of large manu-.
lacturing concerns in the South, aggre-
eating milli>n of capital
MI. Geo. w. Watts is secretary and
treasurer of the American Tobacco Asso-
clation. with capital of over $50, 000.-
ooU large stakeholder and director in ,
the same. He is largely Interested in
great number of cuttOn mills hanks and
other large Industries and financial con-
Germs in the South.
Mr. Robert L. Carr is connected with
the G. A. Cambria Milling Com pany, of
Baltimore, Maryland.
MIR. James E. Walker is of Walker &
Company, dry goods and notions. the
Mutual Insurance Company, and several
banking institutions.
Dr. L. ID. Fahrpey is president of the
victor Remedies Company. manufac
turers of 'Dunkard" remedies, and well
known throughout this locality. He is
also president of the Frederick City Man
utacturing Company and other indus.
tries
Mr.. Edgar L. Miler is the general
manager Of the company. lie Is also on
the executive committee of the national
organization. and one OF It's directors for
the United States. He is the practical
telephone man of the company and has n
record in. electrical matters dating back
to 1868 If the work done here is n fair
sample u his ability he is, we should
say. master of his profession.
The personnel of the Int rstate Tele-
Phone and Telegraph Company is POSSIBLY
the strongest of any of 1.-The independent
companies. The company will he under