The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1908-02-27

tsxs- ia he only 450 instruments; aud
THEN tutre p ant, Including wIre,
poies, Switchboard, etc f, has shiua-
tion of sl5. $50
This company never mad n franchise
in Oregon City until This year, 1t lie
ing secured after that obtain by the
Home Company.
Fifth: Replying to the follow ing !:
"The chiet cause Of tie less of the
Home Corrauy is due to the fact
that they have not sufficient subscrib-
ers In Portland and other outside
cities, etc"
Upon this date, February 10, 1908,
there are In the city of Portland T.
l89 phones In actual service and ot ter
1000 more contracted for, Ia th city,
and instruments are being installed
for use at the rate of 100 per week !;
aud the lLns distance service Is now
or )wded and additional facilities are
being arranged for to meet the in
creasing demand.
Sixth: The rates of the Home Com.
pany are slightly higher than those
of the Pacific States, but they are
willingly paid because OF the more sat
isfactory service.
The Home rates are as follows:
City, business phones, Sl.75 per
month, less 25 cents, $3.50.
-Four party line, residence, 81. 80
per month, less % cents, 81. Is.
Two party line, residence, S1.75
per month, less 25 cents, 81 30.
Farmers, 10 on a line, 50 per year.
Farmers build their own lines, own
and care for them up to the city linn
its where the Home Company takes
them in on its regular lines. The
farmers purchase their instruments
and own them, paying from $40 to
Sl2 for them.
The Pacific States are:
City, business, 50. so per month.
Two party line, residence, 81. 80 per
month.
Seventh: The banks and most of the
business houses have both phones an,i
say that they cannot do business with
out both.
Eighth: The interviews obtained
from the following parties will give
you some idea of the estimate in
which both companies are held by the
business men OF Oregon City, and
they each aud every one have given
me permission to quote them:
County Assessor James f. Nelson:
"Service and accommodation of the
Home Telephone Company strictly
first class, prompt, efficient and salts
factory. Long distance especially SO.
| find that more people are daily get
ting onto this line, particularly those
out in the country. | have both
phones, but find more use for the
Home"
Doctor W. e. CARL, mayor:
81 have beth phones, have to have
them. Use the Home mostly because
of the prompt and efficient service,
especially the long distance. | con-
slider it the coming phone"
Mr.. Il. q. Caufeld, cashier Oregon
City bank:
"We have both phones, could not
do business Without. Have more use
for the Home phone with our ooun-
try customers; Service of the Home
far superior to that of the Pacific
States Company "
Mr.. r. j. Myers, CT Hshier Flsrt Ma
tional Bank, ot Oregon City:
"HGme service much mere satisfse-
tory than the Pacific States and J.
ways i'll be We have both phones
and dc Iai mure btsiBess over Q
Home Find daily increasing IS
pecially with tbuse II lug III the GouE-
try and trausactiug bt slGe.s With us
/ an Rn f,.fa t,u, a
theii q tArters in out binding aud II
any tav0rs were coming or going se
would he in lice iol them. but tie
home CumEeiy il tie one | would
back. "
MIR. /. U Campbell, city at orney:
The Home Company is the CON-
ing telephone company aud for
promptness. accommodation and thor
oughly satisfactory aud efficient SER
vice 1t would be extremely difficult to
beat or surpass for the farmer, me-
chant aud business man wherever the
Home eau get In operation.
Mr.. G. q Huntly, HuntIy Bros
druggists, member state legislature
The Home Company Is by all odds
the only satisfactory company. We
have both phones, have to have em to
attend to cur country business. The
Home don't tunko their subscribers
or customers. We use it entirely for
our long distance business, for
through Portland we can reach the
entire valley, and shortly we shalt be
able to get even further away
Respectfully submitted,
W. X, Andrus,
No. 225 Eleventh ST., Portland, Ore.
Corvallis, Ore, Feb lS, 1908.
To Whom 1t May Concern
One of the bsst improvements that
has been installed in Benton county
ia the last few years is the indepeu-
dent telephone system Ihe oppot-
tunity to brag on the good service
rendered by this system is certainly d
pleasure to our citizens.
Yours very truly,
u. A. Miller, Mgr.
February 10, 1908.
To Whom 1t May Concern
am pleased to testify in behalf of
the Home telephone system In Corval-
lis and vicinity.
am informed by the local manage
pent that use the telephone in call
ing and being called perhaps as much
as any other subscriber, except the
grocery stores aud meat markets.
have always received mosi courteous
treatment from operators and manage
ment and prompt service. | know that
the operators often exceed the strict
letter of their duty in attending un-
calls and busy lines to the
end that may ultimately get my
party.
have at times held the watch on
calls. During one day the longest
that 1 had to wait was ten seconds and
This was at noon when calls are most
frequent.