The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-23
THOUSANDS. OF O|F
Ere PHONES
ON. BELL LINES
Big Improvement, o: n, l'llE',
Ia Variol1s /
Counties

.as
Several -dhys ago the West Virgin
ian published an article setting forth
the great Improvements that were be
ing made In this vicinity. blythe Bell
Telephone Company and showing
how the system under the direction
of that company. was ralntfying the
counties. bordering on Marion. cor
meeting our city with hundreds of sui
scrfbers to whom we can talk gratis
The new directory. for Clarksburg
Falr1nont Grafton. Warrington and
Morgantown has Just bcen distrtbut-
ed andi from the directory It will be
seen that the improvements are
greater than related. Z
Ftafnmont, Grafton and C1arksburg
are connected up with tine Boothsvific
exchange Of the Bridgeport Telephone
Company which gives US two hundred
and forty-eight subscribers to whom
we can communicate by pulling down
the receiver. and telling the operator
the name of the person or the number
OF the phone wanted. These. cities
are also connected with Bridgeport
through the Bridgeport Telephone
Company whereby two handred and
sixteen subscribers are added to the
free list for the subscribers In these
three cities. 5:y 4 sii ,.s. t S
The Cross Roads exchange Is COM
nected with these clties making the
connection through tine Bridgeport
Telephone Company. This exchange
has one hundred and forty-1nur sub.
scribers to connect. UP with the city
phones.
The connection with Prunty town
through the Pruntytown Telephone
Company adds one hundred and tnir-
ty-eiEht more phones to the free list
that may be mad by the subscribers
OF Fairmont, Clarisbnrg and Grafton
for the asking. II:
The Sardfs Telephone Company in
creases this free, list further by hav.
Ing its three hundred and ,forty-fonr
subscribers connected with the lines
Of THESE cities getting from them and
giving to them free service.
The Shlnnston Union Telephone
Company Is another company that
has bettered its service and has made
It possible for Its subscribers to get
to other towns. It's two hundred ami
twenty-six subscribers eau phone to
these cities free and the service from
these cities to Shinnston costs notl.-
ing. 1y,
The Marion Telepnona Company
has seventy subscribers that are
anxious to get in communication With
the outside world and for, that reason
tne people OF worthlngton can talk
to the county. towns OF Marion. Far
rison and Taylor counties at the cost
of calling the phone number wanted.
The Peoples United Telephone
Company connecting up Eikins. West
ton, Buckhannon. Clarksburg and ott
er points has Its home Office at Lost
Creek. This company has FIVE cir
cults leading into CIarksburg and
claims to have five thousnnd phones
These lines have been connected up
win the Bell Telephone Company.
These exchanges will get their place
in the nent directory. s-
Grafton has been exceedingly lucky
In getting n connection with more sub
scrfbers wnere free communication is
to be had with smaller exchanges. In
addition to the exchanges given in
which Fairmont and Clarksburg share
equally with Grafton TAYLOR conrty's
capital gets to talk With Inc one hun.
dred phones of tho Citizens United
Telephone Company BY this ex.
change the people of Kerans and MOE:
trose are connected with Grafton,
The Etam exchange of the Citizens'
United Telephone Company gives free
service to fifty-two subscribers; at
Bhm, Hannahsyille and Anvil to
whom Grafton people can talk. Tae
Evansville exchange OF the same CONF
pany gives free service 70 ninety.six
additional subscribers. The Knots
VILE exchange Of the some company
has connected with the Bell company
and twenty eight subscribers are add add
ed to the free list. = N: 4,
The Montrose exchange OF the t'ltl-
zens' United Telephone Company siyen
Grafton one hundred and seyentys'x
phones for which the service is free.
z The Nestorville exchange OF the Cit,
,lzens' United elephone Company mas
been connected with the Bell and The.
two hundred and forty onr, subscrtb-
ers are in free comlnllnl lion With
ZION and the people OF Grafton can