New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1902-02-19
FIVE ARE MERGED
MINNESOTA CENTRAL TELEPHONE COM
u PANY BUYS OTHER LINES.
SYSTEM 10 BE LARGELY IMPROVED
TWO THOUSAND MILES OF LINE. THIpr,
LOCAL EXCHANGES.

Last Thursday the directors Of ,ht
Minnesota Central Telephone Com pan,
met In Wilmar and voted to ,ncreas,
the capital stock Of the company ia
SSOO,OO0 for the purpose OF putchAs,ne
tne lines of the Northern, Southern and
Minnesota Electric and the Weste m
Minnesota Telephone companies, cover.
ing territory which comprises the
greater part Of the state. @.
The old Minnesota Central Telepho ne
Company has, by conservative manae e.
ment been made to yield fair return s,
and it is confidently expected that by
the acquisition of the other compani es
and the consolidation of the interests
under one direct management, thus saw
ing IN operation and general expenses.
the interests of the stockholders will lie
enhanced and the stock put on regular
dividend paying basis, while at the same.
time the public will be more efficiently.
served. The stockholders of all the.
companies named will have stock in The,
new company.
Inc new company will be operated
under the name of the Minnesota Cen.
trail Telephone Company; D. N. Tallman.
OF Wlilmar, will he president; ]. L.
Schoch, of this city, vice president. and
John Williams, of Willmar. secretary.
Other members of~the board of director.
srs Andrew Larson, of Willmar, and G.
n. Dlrks, of this city during the coming
season $4,000 will be spent in improve
ments and extensions, and the purpose
OF the company is to push its lines into
desirable new territory as soon as posi-
Die and as soon as local conditions de.
mapd telephone service. This means the
expenditure of a large amount of money
q the improvement of property in this
lily, Sunday and night service for
sleepy Eye and Springfield and i'm prove
nents of equal Importance in all other
places along the line. ., ~
e The old Minnesota Central property is
o be changed from grounded to
Metallic system, and the trunk lin es are
Q be made copper throughout, insuring
service which will be second to that Of
o company In the state. Local ex-
hanges at present on the line are those
New Ulm, Sleepy Eye, Springfield,
Redwood Falls, Fairfax.
'lVls, Renville, Granite Falls, Clara
lty, Raymond, Appleton, Ortonville,
'g Stone City, Graceville, Clinton.
rowns Valley, Wheaton, Buffalo, Mon
cello, New Paynesville, Melrose, Long
ralrle, Wadena, Park Rapids, Akely
ID Staples. These exchanges have over q
5000 subscribers, with 300 additional
on to be installed. 49, " I
This is probably the largest indie !
'ndent telephone company in the world !
ID IN the merging of the systems no !
position was found expect along the !
estern Minnesota line where all the I
ock holders had passes and were not !
xious to relinquish them. Through !
is source considerable complaint has !
en- made and wrong impression at !
npted to be created, however the new (
npany Is operating for the best in. (
.ests OF all concerned and when the <
stem is operating under the new man :
ement will no donbt make it q diyi- :
nd paying investment which It has not 5
en- because of the separate and numer- s
Independent heads. It