The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-28
TELEPHONE MEN HERE
Independent Owners Meet to
Talk It Over.

From now until Thursday evening To-
peka will be the center OF attraction for
the members Of the Independent Iele-
phone association. The occasion is thT
third seni-annuai meeting Of the dele
gates representing the different ex-
changes In the state OF Kansas.
The first meeting was held at the Ma
ffonaI hotel one year ago and the second
was held in Kansas City last Septenl-
her The present meeting is being held
in the Darlors of the ThrOOp hotel and is
attended by about $50 delegates from
over the state including the officers OF
the association. The officers are A. T.
Chapman of Newton. president. B. i.
Pankey OF Topeka, vice president; z 4.
Wells, of~1Iarion, secretary.
Among the first arrivals for the con-
ventiOn were the travelling men VINO.
represent the different telephone manu-
featuring companies and who during the
whole convention will exert their efforts
in endeavoring to show the members OF
the association how much better their
supplies are than any Of the others.
Some Of them have gone to q good deal
of expense in arranging display OF
their goods and have succeeded in get
ting up some very tasteful exhibits
Among the many telephone n1anufac-
turing companies that are reDresented
here are the American Electric Iele-
phone company of Chicago: the Strom-
berg-Carlson Telephone Manufacturing
company; the Kansas City Telephone
Manufacturing company, and the kei-
logg Switchboard and Supply companS
of Chicago.
B. F. Pankey. who is vice president
of the association and has charge OF the
home Office, is a very busy man. he.
as one of the promoters is very proud of
the Kansas Independent Telephone as
ISOLATION and consequently has taken
upon himself the duty Of seeing that no
| one is overlooked and that everyone has
/ q good time while in the city. Mr.. Pan.
r ie md of he in
peka, and well he might be for it is one
i of the finest and best equipped in the
4 west. Mr.. Fankey said today:
Ever since the independent com
1 pany was installed in Topeka, something
over a year ago, it has been rapidly
coming to the front. We now have
nearly 200 exchanges and toll lines in
Kansas, mostly in the northeastern and
! southeastern and western parts. A year
/ ago, wnen Independent phones were
! first introduced in topeka, two girls
could easily operate the switch board.
i Now it takes nineteen. and they are
kept busy all the time We now have
/ something over LOO subscribers in this
city In about three months we will be
! installed in Kansas City. which win in
crease our list OF subscribers by about
1000. In fact. we have contracts fof
that many already. We all feel very
proud Os the success Of the company
and are conscious of the fact that we
owe q great deal TO the people who were
patient with US during the days when
the independent Telephone company
was II its youth.
The meeting this evening will begin
about 7.30 and will consist of several
minor details which will have to be
disposed Of before the meeting can get
down TO business. The election of Off
GERS for the coming year win be held
/ tomorrow afternoon.
The following is the programme in
detail.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Reception of delegates at Hotel
Throop.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 7:so P. M.
Organization.
Appoin tment of committees.
4 Unfinished business.
Discussion of matter of general in
i terest.
THURSDAY $50 A. NJ
Reports Of committees
1.-THE Engineers of the Kansas City
Exchange" W. c. Polk, E. E.
Progress in Southeastern Kansas. !"
NJ. L. Robson. GaIena.
Luncheon
THURSDAY. 2 P. N.
Election of officers.
HE facet Berliner." Charles e.
| Wells, Marion.
Our Needs as I See Them" w. II.
Nelson. Smith Center.
Discussion.
Adjournment