Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-02-21
COMMITTEES REPORT TO
PHONE STOCKHOLDERS

Your committee appointed to ascer-
tain and report the best contract
obtainable from The Wisconsin Tele-
phone Company for long distance
connection with this company.
respectfully report:
1. That the general form of the
contract used by the Wisconsin Com
pany for such connections is printed
form, hereto annexed and made a part
of this report.
2. In such contract the home COM
pany will be allowed a commission
of Is per cent upon al. tolls collected
by this company on outgoing bust
ness originating at this point, as
stated in said contract
3. The Wisconsin Company is to
replace the receivers and transmitters
used by the home company with
receivers and transmitters of its own,
of a uniform pattern. the home COM
pany to pay therefor the sum of 80
cents per annum per pair in case the
system of the home company is fully
equipped; the home company to have
the right to retain and keep its
receivers and transmitters so replaced.
This would require the home company
to pay according to the number of
phones now in use. about 5000 annual
ly and for such payment the Wiscon-
sin Company will BIZ obligated to
keep the phones in repair and on all
phones hereafter installed will save
the home company about 500 for
each phone.
4. The business of the Wisconsin
Company is of two kinds: (a) Wis
consin business purely (b) long dis
lance business to and from points out.
side of Wisconsin. On the former
the home company would receive 10
per cent of the gross receipts; on the
latter the home company would
receive all that the Wisconsin Com
pany receives, which amounts now to
about 1904 per message. On the
last years business the Wisconsin
Company received at this point on
the former $252l.90, 10 per cent of
which is $57S 80 and on the latter
something over $50, or total of
about $40.
5. We are informed that the
records of the Secretary of State show
total of $40 independent telephone
companies in this state. Of which 255
have contracts with the Wisconsin
Company for long distance connec.
ton. The experience of these com.
panies shows that the long distance
service rapidly increased, resulting in
increased revenues, nearly doubling
in some places, as at Wausau the
first year.
6. The Wisconsin Company is to
retain, at its own expense, it's own
operator. either in a separate Office
as now maintained, or in the same
Office with the home company, in
case arrangements should be made to
that effect.
z. The Wisconsin Company will
leave it with the home company to
name the period OF the contract.
Contract may be for five years or for
ten years. with an election to the
home company to cancel at the end of
the first two years, or at the end of
periods Of two years thereafter during
the term of the contract.
s. The Wisconsin Company is not |
TO build. operate or maintain any
telephone exchange in competition |
with the home company, and the
home company is not TO be q COM
petitor with the Wisconsin Company |
in long distance business, or to make
connections with any other telephone
companies without the consent of the |
Wisconin Company. except that it
has right to continue business with |
any company or companies with
which it now has connections.
8. There are some minor matters |
if made. which are not of sufficient |
Importance to be referred to in this
report.
10. Your committee has been un-
able to communicate with all OF the |
independent companies having con-
nection with the Wisconsin Company. |
1t has. however, communicated with |
q number and have failed to fluid any |
of such companies are dissatisfied in
any particular with their contracts
with the Wisconsin Company. On
the contrary they express the highest
satisfaction Herewith.
All of which is respectfully SUBJ
mitted.
Dated this 18th day of February. 1907.
B. r. Goggins
M. Fl. Jackson
W. A. Drumb.
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