The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-15

assessed by the local assessors, in ad-
dition to the new lines which have
been built.
A new classification has been ar
ranged, however, whereby a number of
companies which were classed as sec
ond class last year are now put in the
third class. This includes those COM
panies which have the cheapest lines
and those whose lines run barb
wire fences and the like. The second
class are the ordinary Kansas ex-
changes, while the first class are the
high grade lines which do a big bust
ness, both local and toll line.
There are six second class companies
which have never been assessed by
the state board before. They are the
DOsbaugh Telephone company, the Elk
County company, the Great Bend COM
pany, the Northeast Kansas Telephone
company, the Oklahoma and Kansas
1elepnone company, the SOUTHWESTERN
Telephone and Electrical company, and
the Winfield company.
There are seventeen third class COM
panies which have never been assessed
by the state board before, and there
are thirteen companies which are
/ transferred from the second TO the
third class. The first class companies
are the same as last year. Six com
of those assessed by the state board.
The classification of those assessed
by the state board is as follows;
COMPANIES IN CLASS J.
co.
Interstate Telephone GO.
COMPANIES IN CLASS II.
American Independent Telephone Co.
| BeHeville Independent Telephone Co.
Brown Telephone Co, Abilene
Central State Telephone Co.
Chetopa Telephone Co.
Dosbaugh Telephone Co.
| Downs Western Telephone Co.
/ Elk County Telephone Co.
! Ellsworth Electric Light Co.
Exchange Telephone Co, Smith Center.
! Galena Telephone Co
Great Bend Telephone Co.
/ Hull Telephone Co
Kansas Telephone and Electrical CO.
Logan Telephone Co.
! Lyons Telephone Exchange.
| Mcpherson Telephone Co
! Part of Missouri and Kansas Telephone
Newton Telephone Co.
| Northeast Kansas Telephone Co.
/ Oklahoma and Kansas Telephone Co.
Ottawa Construction Co.
| Pioneer Telephone Co.
/ Sabetha Telephone co.
| Salina Telephone Co
Smith and Flint Telephone exchange
| Solomon Valley Telephone co.
Southwestern Telephone and Electrical
Wareham Dewey Telephone Co.
Wareham and Wood Telephone Co,
Washington Independent Telephone Co.
Winfield Telephone Co.
! Yates Center Telephone Co.
COMPANIES IN CLASS III.
| Altoona Cooperative Telephone &C.
Atwood Colby Toll Line.
Bennington Telephone Exchange.
Chester Telephone Co
Clements and Cedar Point Telephone Co
Clyde Telephone Co
| CORTLAND Telephone Co
Dolan and Company Telephone.
Edmonds Telephone Co.
Fancy Creek Telephone CO.
| Green Telephone Co.
! Hanover Telephone Co
Home Telephone and Electric Co.. Con-
\ way Springs.
/ Kansas and Colorado Telephone Co.
| Medicine Lodge Telephone Co.
| AIiltonvale Telephone Co.
/ Nfckerson Telephone Co.
| Parallel Telephone CO.
| Richardson Telephone CO.
| St Marys Telephone Co
| Scot City Telephone Co.
] Simms Telephone Co.
/ Spring Hill Telephone co.
| Valley Falls Telephone Co.
! Termillion Telephone Co.
| TVamego Telephone Co
/ WsIlsville Cooperative Telephone co.
| Williamsburg Telephone Co.
| Wilson Telephone Co
I Winchester Telephone Co.
/ XVray Telephone Co