The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-07
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The people OF FairmontE will be clad
| to know that by. the extensive improve
ments that 1.-THE Bell Tele phone Conf
!pany Is making in the rural districts
that they are now able to. communicate
wttn two thousand subscribers gratis
that formerly this service hsI to bn
paid for. Tho Bell is ever mindful OF
| Its subscribers and does 55everytnins IT
possibly can to better the service. IT
mas made connections vii many small
companies in this Vicinity and 1t is
now possible to reach almost any place
in this and adjoining counties over this
line. e.
Among the dnprore rements that the
Bell Company is making at this time
in which our: people are interested In
is the building of two metallic circus.
lines from Fairmont to- Ciarksbnrs;
the building OF a line from this city to
Mbrgantown; the { building of a line
from Morgantown to Kngwood; the
building OF a line from Morgantown to
Untontnwn, and the building OF q line
from Carksburg to Salem. All tllese
are .metaiic circuit lines. x I.
The construction OF tiese lines with
their extensions and CONNECTIONS with
rural companies imakes'i 1t possible for
the Bell subscribers to talk to *tioil:
sands OF people that cannot be reached
any other way. g5s
The line from Morgantown is a new
one and at Kinswootl2a modern OK
change will; be Installed. 81 s!
the Bell Telephone Company hns
made a special EFFORT to cover the
rural districts in this part OF the State.
How, well 1T has succeetled can bo de.
termined when It's 3aclleyeInents are
known. ~ 81 s5SFss3
The Bell Company has connected its
Zines with Marion Tel ephone Company,
ofSWortE!ngton. and has stretched d.
rect metallic, circuit line from WORTH
ington to FEairmont. Formerly to set
Worthington one would have ito talk
through Sninnston. This is free SER
vice to Fairmont Subscribers.
A connection mas been made at
Farmlngton with the East Run Tel,.
phone Company and the Helens Run
Telephone Company this gives F'nif-
mont free telephone service to a largo
part Of the oil territory in this county.
The Koontown and Wise Telephon.:
Company mas been connected at aIc!x
with the Maunington exchange increa5-
ing the Importance uf that line.
The Bell Company mas connected its
lines with the lines Of The Peoples
United Telephone Company. IT 1!s
company has four circuits oil. af
ClarksburE and its home Office at
Clarksburg. The connection with this
company gives the n c Clarksburz sub
scrlbers to the Bell Company an op-
portunity to talk to the fve Thousand
subscribers OF the United Telephone
Company gratis. The lines of the
United Telephone Company extend to
Weston and PhlNppi.
I The Peoples United Telephone Cons
pany. OF Webster. has been connected
with tho Grafton West. Virginia ex-
change. This gives Grafton SO ad!li:
tlonal families that can be reached by
phone gratis. This was a new corts
pany just organlzeA 81
The Pruntytown Telephone Goni-
pany, has hen connected with Grafton
and gives tnat city two nundred &ad:
litional phones with free service.
The Sh1nnston Union Telephone
Company hss been connected with
Falrmont This compan& has three
Hundred subscribers that can con1l,l.
nicate free with the people Of this city.
The bridgeport Telephone Company
has connected UP with BoottsvlllaanA
the line with Its two hundred phones
1hs been extended to Fairmcnt. Gtv-
ing us direct and free service ITO tiloEn
places. ~, y 8 SE;S 4 ~ NJ
The Bridgeport exchange has been
connected with Cnrksburg. Here two
hundred and fifty families nan tatk
with Elarksburgs and Clarhsburg With
them with nothing moe to do than
pull down the receiver
Tho surdas Telephone Company has
been connected with Clarksburg, Quo
hundred and fifty families can now get
to other pats OF the world over the
phone in a short time without the aX-
pendit1lre OF any money. sag y = 4
The connection OF the Cross Roads