The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-10-08
TELEPHONE CHANGES
Kelly Goes to Springfield and
Dunsmore is Manager.

The visit of the head officials Of the
Home Telephone company, Messrs e
r. Conklin, of Aurora, and J. S. APP
pleman, of Chicago, to the Oskalooss
property Friday is attended by mum
Der of changes, announced this morn
ing.
Fred w. Kellx, who has been with
the company IN this city since the
purchase of the old exchange by the
new corporation, in the capacity Of
assistant Manager, has been placed
in management CT the property of the
Interstate Telephone and Telegraph
company at Springfield. H., which is
now being built and installed.
William y, DuDsmore is made gen
eral manager of the Qskaloosa prop
erty and of all the business of the ex
change and toll lines, with full and
complete authority His duties are
considerably increased by the de
partdre Of his abla co-worker, Mr.
Kelly, who has been his right hand
rnan during the marvellous growth OF
the Onkaloosa business, but other adj
ditioDs will be made to the office force
that will enable the inauguration OF
q new administration that will prove
entirely satisfactory to management
and patrons. Miss Jennie O'Hearne
has been secured for the position oil
bcok-keeper of the company. A new
double entry system Of bookkeeping
will be installed in the Office and 9TH
er changes made that will be for the
more expeditions management Of its
business affairs in general. Andy
Fritch will have charge of the de-
partment of collections for the Office.
The general officers together with
and upon the showing made by the
local management determined upon a
number of improvements for the 10
cal exchange that will mean the ex-
penditure of at least ten thousand
dollars. The section of the exchange,
the annex, devoted to the rural lines,
is to be enlarged by another section
which will be installed Immediately
Another party line" section will be
added to the city exchange board.
These improvements are to be made
as soon as the material can be ship
ped and installed. With the opening
of the spring season a great amount
of new cable will be strung about the
city. The present plans call for about
three miles of lead cable to be strung
and this may be increased to CON
siderable extent with the develop
ments of the winter months.
The Oskaloosa exchange has g
growth that has astonished the own
ers Of the property as well as the 10
cal management. The company pur
chased the property when it had lit
tie more than six hundred in number
of instruments in use. The exchange
was rebuilt and has increased unit
there are almost fifteen hundred in
struments in daily use. There are
thirty-eight rural lines and including
the Rose Hill exchange five hundred
subscribers are reached by these
lines. All of this has come about
since the incorporation of the new
company about two years ago.
Mr.. Kelly's promotion is somewhat
of a sudden call and a surprise ant
many friends in this city will regret
that he is to remove from this place
The gentleman his proven wonderful
ly energetic in the building up of tnt
local property and the amount OF &C
quaintance that he has acquired, here
and there about the county, is enough
to make him an aspirant for county
office. The gentleman has been very
popular in his position and his ser
vices have met with appreciation ev
erywhere. That he has been called
higher is evidence that his abilities
and his worth in his position have
met with recognition Oskalooss
friends can assure Springfield people
that the business of their new ex
change will be well administered and
the affairs of the exchange well man
aged by Mr.. Kelly. The exchange
opens with about two thousand sub
scribers and If like the Oskaloosa ex
change, its properties and its earn
ings are more than doubled during
the gentleman's time Of service, il
will be place that will require q
large and a capable man in manage
ment. Mr.. Kelly will fill the require
ments Of the place in every way. os
kaloosa friends congratulate the gen
tleman upon his success and his pro
motion