Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-03-23

lzed A meeting Will be held at lie,
school house on Saturday evening
April Z, and second meeting will b,
held at Merlin on Saturday, April A.
at 2 p. m. at which Charles Meserv,
of the Courier, will be present to or
ganize company similar TO ont
formed at Provolt for the Applegat,
district. 1t is expected that all who
are interested in the establishment Of
a rural telephone system for that part
OF the county will be attend. G.
o. Oium, manager for Josephine
county for the Pacific States Tele
phone Company will be present. al
these meetings to give all information
desired as to the cost of installing the
telephone system and the details Of
the terms that his company has tc
make to these independent companies
The illinois Valley will embrace the
third district and during the, latter
part of April, Mr.. Meserve will take
up with the settlers Of that valley
the organizing Of company to in,
stall telephone system to connect
with the Grants Pass and the other
county systems. After these three
companies are in good working order
q company will be organized for the
territory along Rogue river above
Grants Pass and including the Evans,
Foots aud Birdseye creek valleys.
The second meeting for rerfecting
the organization of the Applegatc
Valley Telephone Company was held
last Tuesday afternoon at PIovolt.
There was a large number of farmers
present, representing the various
sections of the valley. Owing to the
chairma @. o. Biglow, being de-
layed in reaching the meeting E.
Badger was made temporary chair
man. Charles Meserve presented a
copy of constitution and regulations,
which he had prepared, and they were
read by the secretary r. F. Lewman
short discussion was had on the
terms outlined when motion being
made they were adopted. G. o.
Oium, manager for Pacific States
Telephone Compaey's business in
Josephine county, then pres nted the
proposition that General Manager ].
II Tbatchar had 70 ,,al,o 70, l. 10 No..
pany. This agreement embraced the
following conditions:
Tho Pacific States Telephone &
Telegraph Company to lease rent free
for period of five years TO the Ap-
plegate Valley Telephone Company
its telephone line from the central
sta tion in Grants Pass to its terminus
of Williams, having length of 90
miles. The Pacific States Company
to keep in repair that section of the
line from its central station to the
bridge where it crosses Rogue river
and to pay the taxes on the entire
line. The Applegate Company to
keep the line in repair from Rogue
river bridge to its end at Williams
and turn it over to the Pacific States
Company at the end of the five year
in as good condition as when they re-
ceived it. the Pacific States Company
to put the line in good repair before
the lease goes into effect The Apple
gate Company to have the right to
string additional wires along this line.
This lease to be conditioned on the
Applegate Company renting not less
than 80 telephones of the Pacific
States Company.
The Pacific States Company to rent
telephones to the Applegate Company
for 50'cents per month payable semi
yearly in advance, keep them in re.
pair while, in use and pay the taxes
on them. The subscribers will pay
for the batteries, when they have to
be renewed. These batteries will
cost about 20 cents each and will last
from six to eight months. The sub
scribsrs will install their telephones,
the connection with the wires being
go simble that any person can do the
job These telephones are to be the
latest improved. high power ipstru-
ments and are to be delivered in
Grants Pass freight paid and the
rental will begin with their removal
from the depot. These telephones
will be sub-leased by the Applegate
Company to its members.
The Pacific States Company to sell
switch boards and other telephone
central office supplies at cost to the
AppleRate Company.
The members Of the Applegate Com
pany to have free switching with the
Grants Pass system and with all other
rural lines that mav be built into that
city. The Applsgate Company to have
all the revenue derived from non.
members using its lines and the Pa.
cihc States Company to have the
revenue from the long distance busi.
ness.