The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-03-29
TELEPHONE DEVELOPMENT
Number of New Farmers Lines Built
and Connected.-Growth at Pros
perity Continues.

| 4 trunk line from the Delmar Tel
ephone company, over in Saluda
county, has been connected with the
Prosperity exchange of the Southern
; Bell Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany, thus adding IS more telephones
to Prosperity.
The farmers line Of Mr.. Irby Har-
mon has been connected with the
Prosperity exchange, the following
well known parties receiving SER
vice thereby: Irby Harmon, Allen
! Hunter, Jeff 7. Boozer, Irwin Boozer,
Joe Harmon, Malcolm Boozer.
Another station has been added to
line Of Mr.. J. B. Stockman, in the
j residence Of Mr.. B. A. Connolly, and
one On the line Of Mr.. S. J. Kohn,
same being in the residence Of Mr..
J. H. Barnes.
The above are connected under
what are called farmers lines. IN
der this plan Of the Bell system tele-
phone service is furnished to the
farmers through the exchanges OF
this company at a very low cost. This
plan contemplates that those inter-
ested in securing telephone service
will construct the line and connect
with the Bell system. The line and
the telephones and other equipment
are the property of the subscribers
and the cost Of service is very low,
varying according to the number of
subscribers on the lnie.
The value Of telephone service in
the country has been thoroughly
demonstrated and farmers in all Sec
tions Of the South are taking advan-
tage of this modern means Of COM
munication. It saves time and en-
ables the farmer and his family to en-
Joy social intercourse with neighbors
and friends without the necessity of
leaving home. It is also Of particu-
lar advantage to merchants and busi-
ness men in the town by reason of
placing the country residents in reach
of them at all times.
! Nowhere is this class of service
more appreciated than in that Sec
tion about Prosperity, nor is there
any development anywhere to be
found-considering population that
equals that Of Prosp .dty.
Under the same plan as above the
line, known as that Of DR.. ]. VIM.
Folk has been connected with the
Newberry exchange, connecting the
following parties, all grouped about
Jalapa: W. H. Eddy, S. M. Duncan,
W. &C. Sigh, DR.. J. VIM. Folk, G.: c.
Glasgow. =
The contract Of Mr.. Welch Wilbur
has been accepted by the Bell COM
pany. Mr.. Wilbur has completed his
line and same will be connected at a
very early date, furnishing service to
the following: JIM. Buckley, J. S.
Buckley, A. NJ. Miller, Welch Wilbur.
These parties used an existing pole
line for part Of this line but that
part that had to be built is put up in
a most excellent manner, and parties
who expect to build telephone lire
at some future time would do well to
see this line before building and take
note as to how rural telephone line
should be built. Such a line as this
is sure to give little or no trouble, the
poles being in a perfect line, and
braced at all turns and wire being
we'll stretched.
There is also another line running
out this same direction extending to
Bush River church. This line is known
as that Of Mr.. ". T. Buford, and will
he connected at very early date fur
nishing service to five parties along
that line.
Newberry is now in touch with
Chappells, Old Town. and Silver
IStreet by means Of a toll line con-
Meeting those points with Newberry.
It is hoped that the people Of those
! places and surrounding country will
build into these toll stations and
form farmers exchanges, thus max
ing it possible to reach any subscriber
Of the Bell system at any time.