The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-05
Correspondence of In
tereSt For Phone
Stockholders.
Detroit and State Co.'S Figures
Company and Territory To BE
Covered By the New state

The following correspondence will be oil
interest to the persons in this commun-
ity who have ALREADY invested in the
stock OF the New State Telephone Co. OF
whom We are ADVISED there are consid-
cradle number among our leading bust
ness men. as well "a those who are at
present nsidering the advIsability of
doing 80.
CALUMET, Mich. o ,tober 20 1897.
William L. Holmes. President the New
State Telephone Co.. Detroit, Mich.
DEAR SIR:-Probably because of my
connection with the Detroit Telephone
TO. IL one OF It's directors and my interest
10 the New State Telephone Co. as a
stockholder, number OF inquiries for in
formation regarding the latter company
have been made OF me by persons In this
vicinity now owning stock in the DE
troit" aud state" companies and others
who contemplate or are considering the
adyisability oil investing in the stock Of
the New State Company. In view OF this
and that may be IN position to give
any such persons the Information they
seek, | wish you could upon receipt OF
this write and give me full and explicit
information as TO the New State CON-
panys actual condition at this time,
what il has already done, what it is
dong and conservative statement Of
what in your opinion it will accomplish
aud what are it's prospects.
Very truly yours,
WILL A. CHILDs.
DETROIT, Mich, October 20, 1897.
VITA. Chiids, Esq, Calumet Mich.
My DEAR SIR:-Your recent favor at
complying with your request, and it il
especially pleasing for me TO do this in
view OF the fact that both in connection
with the New State Telephone Co. and
the Detroit Telephone Co. we have al. |
ready lar exceeded our most sangulne eE.
pectations and every PROMISE made to |
anyone in connection with the promo |
ton OF these companies.
New State Telephone Co. was only begun |
IN March OF this year we have already
constru ted and have 10 operation ex-
changes at Ann Aroor. Port Huron. !
YDsilanti. Mount Clemens. Monroe, Pom
tiac, st. Clair, Pushing. Eaton Rapids, !
Grand Ledge. etc. etc. For many miles /
around Detroit a complete system OF |
high grade toll lines bss been constructed /
connecting our exchanges and toll sta 1
tions with each other aud with the De- |
troit exchange.
From Detroit alone over fityexchanges |
and toll stations controlled by the New |
State Telephone TO. can be reached over I
its long distance lines at charge If but |
10 cents, and from which the company is 4
already receiving an income far in excess l
OF anything we anticipated and mo e than I
enough To pay all running EXPENSES.
maintenance and liberal dividends on |
their cost.
The State company's lines already ex-
tends north beyond Port Huron, south |
to Monroe and throughout large Dor.
ton OF the eastern part OF the State; in
the western part OF the State we have, al
ready built and in operation. $50 miles
OF toll lines connecting Lansing with
Grand Rapids, Muskegon. Ionia, Hast
ings, etc., etc. These lines will, by about
December 1, be connected with our sys-
tenn OF lines in the eastern part of the
State and thus give US direct connection
clear across the State and enable US TO
reach nearly every important city and
town IN southern Michigan.
Somebody's ago prepared and submit-
ted to Mr.. Ahern, our general superinten-
dent, statement sho wing in detail that
part OF the entire system we propose
building IN Michigan. which we have i'm
mediately in view. This statement IN
cluded 257 exchanges and toll stations,
and 1 1853 miles Of toll orl.long distance
lines to connect them with each other,
and with our Detroit exchange and the
other independent local exchanges al
ready existing and operating In TIE
southern part Of the State. requested
Mr.. Ahern to, after thorough and esxsfUl
investigation, advise me az 20 the msx-
imum sum that would be required TO
fully complete this part Of our system.
In response to my request have received
the following communication from him:
Mr.. Vim. L. Holmes, President New State
Telephone Co..
4
estim ate OF the cost Of completing the
construction OF all the stations and ex-
changes (257) and toll lines (l,363
miles) included in the statement you
have submitted to me. Much Of this
work il already completed and large
amount Of additional work in connection
there with il under way and partially
completed. With the sum OF 100000
in addition to the amount already ex-