The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-06-10
CAN'T TALK.
Clinton District People Cut OF
From Morgantown.
Phone Companies at the euts--L Local
Company Refused Connection with
Louisville People on Account Of
Payment Of Dues bad State Of

Company Refused Connection with
Louisville People on Account Of
Non. Payment Of Dues bad State 81
Affairs.
Clinton district is the only one
ia the county that is almost entirely
cut OF from telephone connection
with Morgantown. All other SET
tions al the county are reached
by the Peoples lines or their connec-
ton.
A local company OF which Mr..
Philip Low is manager, with central
office ut Louisville haserected sever
al ni.es OF wire, and installed quite
number of phones in Clinton dis
t ictand up TO Arnettsyille in Grant
One line connects with Halleck and
and many other points in Clinton
are reached by this local line.
But hy an unfortunate disagree
lnen, between The two companies,
Morganiown - cut off from commu-
nication with Clinton district over
the lines that reach Der terri,or,
Il IL had for the people Of Clinlos
and Grant VINO rent phones from the
louisville Company, and also puts
Morgautown at a disadvantage, he.
cause these phone holders have con
nee ion with Fairmbni, tlarkshurg,
Grafton, ard other towns 10 thr
south az us. THIS na.ntaily hraa S
their business 10 either towns, snd
away fran Merganlewn their osn
county seat.
Persons at Smithtown and Cpekis.
ka for instance. who have phones ia
their houses report that They arc nut
allowed to talk through them to
Morgantawn Far the Iir.t year 1T
ter the company was erganized at
Louisville there Was an exchange
arrangement with the P.o les Com
pany of this place, By which all the
subscribers TO the eompan, $ phones
had communication with Wis place.
Mr.. Holland, the manager of the
Peoples Telephone Co was seen
about the matter He stated that
his company hat refused connections
with The Lows,ile ompauv Longer
hcansr il had refused o pay the
exchange rate agreed ul o. This
was 500 per quarter for each phone
He said an agreement had been
made ha which the olh.r eompan,
should nse his lines and coutu Items
ut his rate of compensa ion, but The
bill run up TIC about S25, and in de-
fault Of payment be had refused Iur-
ther service.
Ia lew OF the small number OF
phoacs owned by the Louisville Co.
Mr.. Holland says il is manitestly
unfair for Il to ask tie use OF all, the
Morgantown Campany's lin-s, With
out compensation. lie also request
ed FairmonL To refuse il connections
over its lines, but from r.4 orts this
request seems 10 have been disre.
gardea.
ANY local telephone company do
ing business in the county, ought to
have connection with Morgantown,
in ord.r 10 held over people together
Tor bnsiness aud civil purposes
This rs the seat OF the court house,
the principal shipping point, the
schoo center. tn banking institu-
tions ar here aud it is also the cen
ter Of industrial activity All our
relations with the people Of the
county make imperative that com
munieation should be established
with this city in reference to all
others The telephone companies
owe that much loyalty, to the coun
try, and it is to be hoped that the
barrier between Morgan,own and
Clinton Di-trict nay soon be re-
moved.
Mr.. Holland says it is the inten-
ton Of the local company to build
into Clinton district after a while.
1t already has a contract with the
government to furnish phone COM
muniration to the lock tenders along
t river soon as navigation is open
ed TO Fairmont.