The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-05-28
EXCHANGE.
Twin City Telephone Company to
Erect One.
THE SITE ALREADY PURCHASED
Corner of Seventh Street and Third
Avenue S-Price S12,OOO-A
Modern Plant. IVA

The Twin City Telephone company has
purchased the southeast corner OF Sew
enth street and Third avenue S, known as
the old Mckay homestead, and will at
once erect thereon a fine exchange build
ing. The new exchange will be two stories
and basement, and will represent an out
lay of 5000. Plans are already being
drawn for this structure which the COM
panys officers declare will be second to
no telephone exchange in the world in
point of modern equipment. The building
will provide general Offices for the COM
pany besides having a modern switch
board capable Of meeting the demands Of
6,400 subscribers.
The lot was purchased OF the Mechanics
Savings bank Of PUrovidence, r. l., at a
price in the neighborhood of s12, 900. 1t is
66x96 feet, the latter figure representing
the frontage on Third avenue. Work on
the new structure will be begun at the
earliest possible date and the company
confidently expects to be housed in its new
quarters by Aug. 1.
Branch Exchanges.
In addition to the great central switch
board the company will have the fol-
lowing accommodations at its branch ex-
changes: North Side branch, 1000; South
Side, $780, and the East Side, 2,000 max
ing the total switch board capacity Of the
plant more than $1,000 subscribers.
The company is also looking for a desir-
able site for a new exchange building in
St. Paul, where the same general improve
ment in the physical condition of the
plant Will be made as are now under way
in Minneapolis.
The companys officers feel now that the
last argument Of the croakers who have
insisted that the independent concern in
tended to sell out to the Erie company
must now fall to tn ground. I'VE have
given the public the best possible guar
antee of our intentions by buying a lot
and preparing to build a magnificent ex-
change said an official this morning.
There is no more Independent concern in
the country than the Twin City Telephone
company, which is owned and controlled
by Minneapolis and st. Paul capitalists" "
Long Distance Projects.
Besides expanding In a way to insure
frst-class service for its patrons in the
twin cities, the Twin City company has
ambitious plans in connection with long
distance service. Eder H. Moulton, presi-
dent Of the company, said to-day that a
network Of toll lines connecting all the
principal cities and towns in the state
with the central exchanges of Minneapolis
and st. Paul was certain 1--WE have only
thoroughly to establish ourselves in the
two big cities of the state" said Mr.. Moul-
ton, ito make it imperative for US to turn
to the country. Independent concerns must
spring up of necessity, and their ultimate
domination Of the field is only a question
of time. We are not afraid of eompeti-
tion, for there Is no healthy development
or progress without it, but the independent
nT10r nv for
country service has come to stay.
There is no reason why we should not
do in Minneapolis and St. Paul what has
been done so well in Cleveland, Indian
apolis and Detroit. The independent lines
in those cities have prospered so well that
their toll lines now extend to all parts of
the states of Ohio Indiana and Michigan -