The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-25
PHONE FOLK FEAST
AT 4 BIC BANQUET:
NORTHWESTERN's OFFICIALS
AND MANAGERS AT TABLES. :
Two Hundred and Fifty Persons at
Tables Form the Chief Social Feature
of the Second Annual Convention of
J. Men Who Manage Miles Of Wires at
Many Exchanges. Dc

The Northwestern, Telephone Ex-
change company officials, managers
and guests filled the large banquet room
Of the Hotel Nicollet last night for the
convention of managers. Two hundred
and fifty plates were laid for the oc-
casion. Men of note in telephone cir
cles of the east were present, as well
as owners Of connecting lines in the
northwest, also superintendent Of tele-
graphs and railroads.
President H. j. Pettengill presided as
POSTMASTER, until it was necessary to
leave, when he was succeeded by A. C..
Cobb, Of general counsel for the COM
pany. - ~
C. P. Wainman, general manager, the
first speaker, was: followed by other
prominent telephone men. G. B. Doc
little of Boston, inventor Of hard drawn
copper wire, which made long distance
telephoning possible, and an officer Of
the Bell Telephone company, told of the
early days Of telephony. Harry G. Hope
of st. Paul. superintendent Of tele-
Illuminated the subject of telephones
in railroad service. Other speakers with
serious talk and story telling made. the
occasion a protracted one, over the
cigars. ..- - -.
Among Those Present.
Among those who attended the ban
quet were: G. B. Doolittle, Boston,
Bell Telephone company; Messrs. Cot
ter, Hash and Blood, Boston, officials
Of the Bell company; Messrs, Bell, Har-
Ian and Douglass, Chicago, officials Of
the American Telephone & Telegraph
company; Messrs. Cobb & Wheelwright,
Minneapolis, general counsel for the
@eo3% pr: ct Me @s G. ?. and R. D.
9 Gs8rT S st. P2g Ps ega depf Rttes
Sioux Falls; J. L. ". zietlow VA. Abe IT,
deem, president Dakota Central Tele-
| phone company; with many other Off
Gals Of connecting lines. - <.s.
apolis: N. J. Pettingill, president; G.
P. Wainman, vice president and general
| manager; c. M. Mauseau, assistant gen
eral manager; B. L. Freely, superin-
| tendent; J. w. Christie, treasurer; A.
van Schlegel, general contract agent;
Overmire, auditor; R. F. Estabrook,
superintend Of traffic; c. B. Spring,
traffic engineer; E. A. Patrick, superin-
, tendent long distance; B. Waller, engi-
| neer;sT. J. Dryer, Superintendent Of
construction; J. Houghtaling, superin.
tendent of equipment; j., T.. Barney,
supply clerk; T. G. Seymour, manager
The company's Managers.
District Managers-G. K. Blakely, Crane
Forks; c. D.. Carter, Crookston; George Dodds
| Winona; F. j.. Goslee, Sioux Falls; T. H
! Hillary, saltwater; J. J. Maloney, st. Cloud
". A. Stanton. Owatonna: T. J. Whitney
| Fargo. .s-s. p" 3 3: ~
| Managers-George F. Beatty, Glenville, MINI
| 1. W. Bouck, Royalton Mimi; william Busch
Albert Lea; A.: B. Carlson, Delano. MINI.
! G. K. Carlson, Cambridge Mimi; A. G., Chase
| Faribault; c. G. lDalrymple, Tower City, N. D.
G. P. Donnellan, saltwater; J. B. Durkee
7 Courtenay. N. d.. G. H. Edwards, st. Paul
Ross Fowler, Hankinson N. D.; a. G. GILES
pie, Mimic, N. D.; A. a. Graves, Jamestown
! NJ. 3. Hanson, Marshall Mimi; A. E. Har
| ford, Northfeld F. L. Harrigan, Little Falls
A., E.: Harris. Bemidji; C. W: Henke, Das
| sci, Mimi; II. L.. HOLSTER Hopkins; J. w
! Howatt st. Cloud; r. B. HUFF, Wahpeton
| S. T. Hudson, Fargo; T. A. Jack, Park Rapids
| Mimi; J. P. Jensen, Owatonna; E. r. Jones
| Brainerd; r. F. Leinbach, Pipestone, MINI.
]. H. MacKnight, Litchfield Mimi; H. r.: Nc
| KenZie, Long Prairie. Mimi; John May New
| Richmond Wis; G. NJ. Miles, Wadena r. Il
| Michael, Mankato; r. P. Purchase, Excelsior
/ e. NJ. Quirk Yankton, s. D.; Edward Ryan
! Staples. Mimi; 7. R. Shaw, Pembina; Harold
! Soderluist, Fergus Falls; J. H. Swanson Win
dom; w. e. Thierof. Anoka; S. M. Totten
Vermillion, s. D.; Frank Truhler, Hudson
| Wis; w. l.. Van Camp, Austin r. Val
/ eaton, Grafton N. D.; j. B. Walling, Sprn,
Valley, Mimi; J. w. Ward, Sank Center
George Webster. White Bear; Vernon Wilder
| Red Wing.