Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1905-07-27

81 Mary's Telephone Company.
Gentlemen II desire to say TO you
that the directors Of the St. Mary
Telephone Company appointed a
committee Of five to meet ia Leon
ardtown on the 11th instant for the
purpose Of obtaining from the Com
missioner's Court . right Of way and
. permit 70 build q phone line from
Scotland TO Leonardtown. In the
meantime Mr.. j. Frank Coad, Of the
Southern Maryland Telephone Com
pany. which is purely a home CON-
pany, wrote TO Judge Ross. ]. T.
Bronze and myself requesting an in
terview with this committee. The
committee went 70 Leonardtown and
there met Mr.. Coad also. After con-
sulting him and with ourselves we
decided it best to report at our next
meeting the conversation had with
Mr.. Coad, he promising to be pres
emit.
On Saturday, the 18th instant, the
directors met atSt. Inigo's, Mr.. Coad
being present, and he proposed that
the stockholders Of the st. Mary's
join the Southern Maryland Tele
phone Company and LET the two be-
come one. We as q body considered
his proposition. not hastily, but
thoroughly, and decided that all
concerned would be benefited in the
end, they already having a charter
from the Legislature, q permit over
the public highways and an agree
ment in writing with the G. & p.
Telephone Co. FIVE years for the
transmission Of all long distance
messages from Southern Maryland
over their line. Besides, we gain
all the knowledge this Company has
known for the past year and a-half.
Mr.. Coad promises faithfully to
take hold Of this matter promptly
and to push it TO completion as soon
as possible, and we as directors,
speaking for our community in gen.
eral, promise Mr.. Coad to collec
fromthose subscribingssock, through
Mr.. James Hall, this money. he be-
coming personally responsible to the
people for the amounts so contribu-
ted, until stock certificates can be
issued by the Southern Md. Tele-
phone Co. This money is to be de-
posted in the bank ut Leonardtown
with the understanding that all mon
eys so subscribed should be used in
building telephone from Scotland
Gee. Abell's store) to Leonardtown,
Md, via st. Mary's city and Park
Hall. Each individual can feel as
sured that this money will be spent
properly, and in the end they will
receive its full benefit. This work
will begin on or about August 1st
and Mr.. Hall is now ready to receive
subscriptions. He will see that all
subscribers get his or her stock cir
tificates in due time.
We being so fully assured of this
new undertaking Undertaking. with
in a few months, must grasp the OPP
portunity and never let go until the
line is built. The opportunity de-
mands every man to open his heart
with as much liberality as is posi-
BILE with his one, two or Eve shares
fully paid ap. Money is the only
thing that will build it, and we want
to pull together and enjoy it's bene-
fits together. Mr.. Coad is ready
and willing to start any day, and he
does not want to feel embarrassed
for the lack of cash. For this rea-
son alone send your money at once
to Mr.. Hall and let him send you a
receipt for it until proper stock GER
tificates can be sent 10 your address.
Yours respectfully,
w. p. Powell.