Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-01-27
Luna Co. Telephone Q Improvement
Company.

Luna 20. TelephOns Y Improvement
Company.
In FEBRUARY, 1903. Mr.. J, ]. Jeffers,
Line man of the Santa Fe Western
Union Telegraph System first sugges-
ted to c. B. Bosgorth the advantage
of a telephone system in Deming.
Through the cooperation of some of
the leading business men in town Mr..
Bosworth organized the Luna County
Telephone Company. The Company
rented the old McGrorty Building, on
Silver Avenue for Central Office, and
under the management of Superintend-
ent Jeffers commenced the construc-
tion of its system. The following April
it began operations with about sixty
telephones.
In October of said year the Direc-
tors found that the growth of the bus
mess had been such that II had out
grown the scope of its organization and
that it would be necessary to increase
its powers and its capital stock, hence
it was decided to reorganize the Com
pany and the Luna County Telephone
and Improvement Company was formed.
All of the old stockholders exchanged
their stock in the old company for stock
in the new company and the new COM
pany assumed control of the Franchise
and Telephone Exchange.
The Luna County Telephone and I'm.
provement Company is distinctly a
"hUme corporation" and of its thirty
nine stock holders all are residents OF
Deming. The growth of its business
has been almost wonderful, from sixty
telephones in April, 1903, to one hun
dred and seventy six in January, 1905,
largely through the sincere cooperation
Of the people of Deming but principally
through the untiring efforts and able
management of its Superintendent, J.
j. Jeffers.
A word of praise to the "Hello-Grls"
may not be amiss The uniform cour.
tesy and strict attention to business or
the part of Miss Nellie Deemer, who
has been with the company since it was
first organized, except during the six
weeks that she spent at the Worlds
Fair at 81 Louis as lhe representative
of Deming and of Luna County, has
earned for her the entire confidence
and we might say love, Of both the snb-
scribers and the company whom she so
ably serves. Miss Zoe Johnson. al
though she has not been with the com
pany as long as Miss Deemer is an able
and conscientious operator and is a
close rival to Miss Deemer in the esti.
nation Of the telephone public.
Telephones are here to stay. They
are a necessity. Nearly all business
houses have found that they cannot get
along without them. and residents gen.
eraly are availing themselves Of the
many comforts and conveniences de-
rived therefrom. Besides, we believe
that the stock in the corporation is a
very good investment to its owners, as
we are told that they have received in
the neighborhood of seventeen hundred
dollars in dividends, and there is 8
ready sale at fifty cents and over fol
the stock.
The board of directors of the Colnpa
ny. at present, consists Of G.. B. Bos
worth, Jno. Corbett. N. A. Bolich
Frank Thurmond, S. Lindauer, Franz
DeLaunav, Sr. and j. j. letters. These
men were reelected at the stockholders
meeting held last Friday and will con
stitute the Board during the ensuing
> year. The officers of the Company a
present are C. B. Bosworth President
} John Corbett, Vice President: j. j. JEFF
fers, Superintendent, and A. A .Temke
, Secretary and Treasurer. az