The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1907-06-13
Remarkable Growth of the Farmers
Independent Telephone Company.

Adds Five New Lines to its System.
The Somerset Farmers Co-operar
tive Telephone Co, has just connect
ed into the switchboard at Skowheg-
an new line comprising Is parties in
Moodytown, Cornville. Great credit
if due Mr. A. r. Moody Of cornville
for the successful establishment Of
this line.
AT Bingham, Elmer A. Baker has
Just completed and successfully A
nanced a line to Sugartown, in Mos
COW. This new line was connected
into the Bingham switchboard Of the
Farmers Co, on Friday Of last week
One other new line reaching from
the Bingham switchboard TO Pleasant
Ridge, is being built under the super.
vision of Mr.. A. L. Healy; this new
line will extend on beyond Mr. Healy's
place 10 the Rowe Pond Camps owned
by Mr.. H. w. Maxfeld.
AT Solon, one new line from the
south part of the town has been con
nected to the Scion switchboard
within day or two, this line being
one of several financed by Mr. J. NJ
Brown. director of the company for
Scion. Mr.. Brown has been faithful
and conscientious worker in the east
part of Scion and is ent tiled to full
share of the praise for the excellent
results achieved.
On the west side of the kennebec,
in the town of Embden, Mr. Harlan
Boyington has organized his neigh
bors and built line from Concord,
down the west side of the river and
crossing the river from the region of
Mr. Boyington's house to the islands
and up by the creamery to the Scion
central Office. This is Is party line
and is now being wired by the crew OF
the Farmers Co.
Out at Canaan, Geo. H. Foster ESQ.,
is making good Roadway with "a line
from his house TO Canaan village
and above Canaan as far as the house
of Isaac Bean. This new line TO Ca
naan requires a new wire from Skow-
hogan village to A. Crowell's house,
in order to relieve the overcrowded
condition of business.
At Madison, the best working fran
chise ever given by large village to
this company, has lately been secured
and work will be Immediately begun
to install a switchboard at that place
and to connect in Norridgewock, No.
Arson and Starks to it,
The trunk line of the company from
Norridgewock and Skowhegan to
Pennington, to connect with the lines
of the North astern for through bust
ness to Portland and Lewiston and
points in the western and southern
parts of Maine, was finished few
weeks ago; this trunk line works fine
ly as the Northeastern Co., has di-
rect copper trunk line from Farming
ton to Lewiston and 10 Portland.
The Ridge Road line in Fairfield,
which was set in the winter time over
ledgy road, some three ago, has
begun to be repaired and same
will probably be extended this
summer a distance OF one and one
half miles 10 ShaWmut
The company has been over nearly
its whole system during the past
winter and frightened up slack lines
and cut off all bushes.
The company continues 10 carry
public and employers liability acct
dent policies and has reduced its un
secured debt SO far as to get clear of
all interest paying debt. except
bond issue of $1,000 at per cent.
With careful business management,
this bonded debt can be reduced to
$500 during the year following the
present. The company numbers over
900 telephones extending from Fair
field village to West Forks. The line
is trunked from Skowhegan to Bing-
ham and more trunk line between
Caratunk and The Forks will soon be
added. and a switchboard installed at
The Forks. Altogether. the year 1907
will be the biggest year, work Of the
company yet.