Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-02-13
PLAN EXTENSION.
Pacific State Telephone Company
Planning to Invest.

al Lie duuudi mSClluS Ol TIC
Pacific States Telephone & Tele-
graph Company. held at the
main Office on Alder and Park
streets Thursday afternoon, of
fcers were elected for the ensu-
ing year.
Henry T. Scott, of San Fran
cisco, named as president last
month to succeed John I. Sabin,
who died, was reelected without
opposition, with Louis G. Glass,
of San Francisco, as vice-presi-
dent; Fred w. Eaton, San Fran
cisco, secretary and treasurer; ].
|C. Ainsworth, Portland, assist
ant secretary and treasurer.
The board of directors was
chosen as follows: Henry T.
Scott, Percy T. Morgan, E. S..
Pillsbury, Timothy Hopkins,
Louis Glass, F. w. Eaton, and
F. G. Drum, of San Francisco;
u. c. Ainsworth, J. H. Thatcher,
R. w, Schmeer, ]. P. McNich-
olas, G.B. Mcleod, E. H. Nc
Craken, H. S. King, c. E. Hick-
man, c. II. Chambreau and P.
Bacon, of Portland.
The Pacific States Telephone
& Telegraph Company is cor
poration doing business under
the laws of Oregon, hence the
annual meetings are conducted
in this city. The Sunset Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company is
a California corporation, but in
no other states are there any
companies of the system, all
branches being governed from
Portland to San Francisco.
Just what improvements will
be made on the system in the
future has not been decided.
'There is only one object, and
that is to place the system in first
class shape" said Mr.. Scott,
Thursday. 'Changes contem-
plated cannot be measured in dol
lars and cents, but will be on ex-
tensive scale. When the plans
are ready announcements will be
made from the different Offices.
The telephone business is at pres.
ent like that of western railroads
three years ago-patronage has
grown beyond reach of facilities.
The railroads had to build more
equipment and make cars large,
with engines heavier and more
powerful. The West has pro.
sressed more in the last three
years, in my opinion. than it die
in 10 years previously"
"What do you think of the
underground system with refer
ence to telephone wires," wa:
asked.
"The underground system to a
certain extent is a benefit, ane
after that it becomes detriment.
1 am speaking from the stand
point of patron. We can give
better service on aeriel cable!
than with the underground, ont
side of crowded districts. 1t i:
good for use in business districts
but then it is a system that must
be handled with judgment"
Visiting officials will leave
Portland this evening for Salem,
arriving at San Francisco Sun
day morning.
The above is from the Tele
gram. Since the appearance O
this article we have interviewed
Charles Shene6eld. local man.
ager for the aforementioned
company, to ascertain if any i'm
provements were planned for this
city. Mr.. Shenefeld said thai
for more than a year plans and
specifications for great improve
ment of Corvallis service have
been on file at headquarters and
all that was necessary for the
company to get busy here was
an evidence of a desire on the
part of the Corvallis public.
Should the people give evidence
or support great improvements in
the local system would be made
at once.
NomadiSm and H0me=Making.