The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-03-13
THE HOME
TELEPHONE co.
An Important Enterprise Which Is
Playing an Important Part in
the Progress Of Cairo.

| IL an age Of Inventions, when the
infinite genius Of man il con tant,y
Ieyolying something new il Ii hard to
determine which oil his great achieve
lments is most important But aincng
| the most essential and important II
lit does not rank all others, is the
telephone. The measure Of success
lattaine1 by science in the impndNe-
lment of this instrument as means
Of communication ii aptiy Illustrated
IN our own midst BY the Home Tee
phone Company Of Caliu, . corpora
'tion who e ability, enterprise and ~
sources have given to this and other
cites and unriyaled system and al
telephone service that Is unsurpassed
by that Of any other section Of the
country.
The history Of this representative
institution Is intensely interest ng
and reveals record Of progress and
advancement remarkable even in this
age Of proeressiveness. Suffice II to
say that the public long since realized
that confidence placed in the Hone
Telephone Company was not mis-
placed.
AS its name indicates ii is not al
subsidized monopoly but strictly al
home concern. 1t enjoys the good
will OF the public and has ever
striyed to merit the feeling that as it
Is locally owned company every ef-
Ifot is PIT forth TO give the public
the best service that can be had. TIE
result has been that in the face OF
keen competition the Home Tee
phono Company has double the sub
Iscription list Of its competitor com.
many long established and backed by
Irnlimted capital The Home. Tee,
phone Company was organized in
1893 and during the fifteen years OF
its existence it's bu mess has steadily
ncreased and today II has 2e0o miles
Of IN own wise and hundreds Of ub
saribers,
When the Home Telephone Com
loany entered this field, GA The cbom.
pion Of the people rights 1t i'm.
nediately. through conservative man
lgement by local Business men. cstab-
he'd business that has insured
permanent and equitable telephone
service at the least 20 she cost The
afro Exchange nj Twelfth and
Washington avenue in Tire mcHae
building Is af the most modern equip
rent and is constantly undergoing
wonderful changes and Improve.
nents. In the building are located
the general offices, local and long
litance operating rooms, switch
boards and batteries of the very
latest pattern and design.
The company operates three ex
changes the che at Cairo, another atI
Mound City and one at Mounds, All
these exchanges are fitted up with
tho best equipment money can buy
and the whole ystem IL ably man
aged by f. nv. Cherry, local manager
The operation Of the Home Telephone
Company Is a revelation to the aver
age mind; its career has been marked
with a series Of splendid business
achievements upon the part Of those
having direction 'of its affair and
its management,
These gentlemen are Andrew Lohr,
President; j, s. Aisthorpe Vice
and H. r. Aisthorpe Secre.
tary and Treasurer
The Hone Telephone Company
caters in every manner to the inter-
ests Of the pebble. They have a mag
nificent plant that the management
takes pride in and are always pleased
to show visitors through the ex
changes.