Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-17
RURAL PHONE MEETING
representatives. Of CountryLines
Hold Interesting Business
Session.
Over 1000 Telephones in Farm
ers' Homes Represented--
Want an Exchange.
IA Proposition 10 Marshalltown
Business Men TO Maintain
One Here.
A Proposition TO Marshalltown

a meeting, Very quiet in nature, altho'
Important in its cbj@cts, was held
By repres entatives OF Marshall and
and adjoining county rural telephone
lines, in this city Wednesday, after
noon. Delegates from the various lines.
We're in attendance, representing over
1000 rural phones. The lines tlla had
srepres entatives at the meeting were
the Eldora vv'hitten, ille Felix town
sip, Grundy county, extending from:
sI-iscomb to Conrad: Bangor, extending
from Liscomb to Bangor and surrounds
ing country; the Bethel line running
thru the Arney settlement from Lis
comb to Elmer Arneys home, weet of.
Albion; the, Liscorl,ib line, running To
this city from I4iseomb; the Stanford
aine, from Liscondb To Union. the Rock
Valley line, southeast OF the city: and
sti,s New Providence- Eldora line.
he object Of the meeting was 10 talk
over D business proposition, in effect
to interest the business men os Mar
Eshalltown in these rIra lines and get
them to put into opArati ION in this city
in the county and surrounding counties
where independent farmers lines are
located, can be connected ard operated
ut an advantage. The proposition 70
this business men Will be that they
maintain the exchange, while tbs faral-
ers and patrons Of the rural lines Will
maintain the lines and put ) n the links
that will be required 10 make the prop
ser connections.
The intention is to put INFO operation
thru line from Marshalltowll y Lis
comb, and other thru lines viii BIZ
erected and put into operation just as
soon as possi bic. Work WAS commenced
"Wednesday on a line from Liscomb 10
North Star, four miles east of Liseonlb,
isthat will b. patronized by thirteen
farmers to start With, Nine miles OF
| Wire Will be strung in that vicinity. \
company has already deem formed to
lsrun line from Hubbard to Gearing.
With twenty phones promised Thus ii
Twill b. seem that the farmers mt an
business know tina, The telephone is d
good thing in q farm home and is az
necessary as it is to u business house in
the city. The Interest that has been
lsawakenesa in the rural phones during
| the pas, year has been something re-
| HarkaIblc and at present this interes4
seems on the increase. There ere a
j present over 1000 rural mutual phone.
4 that can be come ted with Marshall
flown business houses providing an ex
Ischangegis placed and maintained ii tlli,
city. This does not begin % ei,resen
4 the number on the line eir ilcr. as tn,
lime extends outside tfle county prac
4 tically nov from New Prov dsnce afs
Eldora 10 tirinne!l
To the progressive business man q
sMarshalitown tbs. proposit I'm d tn
d farmers i purely a business one. an
|5one intssl that will pay him To leol
Unto. sy connect ting 90 ia.tal phone,
4 into his place OF Business ne is bouns
Ito derive more business from surround
Ing country preeIncts IF the weatha
s.rbad ard the farmers are not able e
get to the city 10 do their trading, al
4 they will have 70 dowili be ~ step 10
phone. order their purchases and hav'
l5them sent ont on trains. TO stations tina
Il are nearest their homes. The tele
A phonss Will be advantageous il, NOR,
than this direction too. ana the advant
4 ages of the line Will be fully expiaines
I to a committee os business mer tina
4 will be got together this week. ana wi
meet with the telephone represents
i tives at a meeting 70 be held two We eEs.
q from Wet,nesda Jan. 80 which wa
Il the date set at he adjournment Of TIL
. meeting Wednesday.