The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-22
NEW TELEPHONE LINE
Missouri and Kansas Will Ex-
tend Its Service South.
CAN TALK TO GALVESTON
As Soon as Proposed Line to
Fort Worth Is Completed.
CAN TALK TO GALVESTON

The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
Company is spreading a network of wires
about the middle west and south and it
will not be long until a person in Wich-
sta can talk to every hamlet in Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska Iowa, Oklahoma and
Texas, not to mention all the important
cities in the east.
Two new lines have been ordered built
in this section besides the ones already in
course of construction. For several years
the company has maintained system in
Oklahoma connecting the principal towns
in the territory, extending as far south
as Purcell and as far north as Perry.
Now the company proposes to complete
the gap between Arkansas City and Perry
so that there will be a through line from
this city to Purcell. At present the line
to Arkansas City runs to Mulvane, from
there to Wellington, back 20 Winfield and
from there to Arkansas City. The COM
pany also intends to build a line from
Mulvane TO Winfield, thus doing away
with the necessity Of telephoning around
by the way Of Wellington. The material
for these lines is on the ground and the
construction will commence In a few
weeks and the lines will be completed
before spring.
Another lire has been ordered built,
which, when completed, will put Wichita
IN direct communication with Galveston,
Texas, ard all the principal towns in that
state.
The Kansas and Missouri company has
. system in Texas and a line is being
Quilt north from Fort Worth into the In
dian Territory. At new line has been
ordered built from Caldwell to FL Reno,
and as far south from there on the Rock
Island as is necessary to meet the line
being built from Forth Worth. Inciden-
tally the line from Wellington to Cald-
well win be rebuilt and equipped with
the best metallic circuit calculated to
handle long distance work The material
for this line has been ordered and is now
on its way west.
In addition to these lines, the company
IS building a number Of other important
lines in different parts of the state. The
most important one now in course Of con-
struction is between Emporia and New
ton. Six gangs of men are at work on
this line and it will be completed inside
month or two. When this line is finished
Wichitans can talk to Kansas City and as
far as Washington. New York, Chicago
and other points. The company proposes
TO have the majority Of the through lines,
from this city east, pass around by the
way Of the Emporia branch through OF
eawa- There is 4 line already from EN-
poria to Kansas City through Topeka,
but this has already all the business it
can handle and it cannot accommodate
any more. For this reason the new terri
tory on the Emporia branch will be tap
ped thus making two through lines
across the state.
It is. expected that the long distance
business of the company will take a great
squirt as soon as the lines now ordered
are completed. It is nearly certain that
the long distance toll charges viii be re-
duced and phones for long distance ser
vice viii be installed in all towns at a
low yearly rate.