The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-01-18
Containing the Names and
Number of Those Who
Use Telephones.
TConunulllcated.l-

a new directory for the Consoli.
dated Telephone Company is being
prepared by the printers at the pres
emit time. Every effort is being
made by the company to get the d.
rectory for delivery between March
4 and March Is. The directory will
be a large and complete book, In
size about 10 by 10 inches, em-
1bracing the systems of the ConsolI-
dated Telephone Company, the Ma
tional Telephone Company OF Mo-
Mongolia county, the Beeghley Tel
ephone Company, the Weston Cen
tral Telephone Company, and all the
connecting companies, and will EN-
brace nearly 10000 names. The
names OF almost every lndepndens
telephone subscriber in the sixteen
adjoining counties to Harrison viii
DE printed in this telephone direct
DRY. The directory is in preparation
on large scale, and will be the
most complete and largest directory
ever gotten out by the local com
pany. Several handsome cuts and
plates will be used in the new d.
rectory.
The Consolidated Telephone Com
pany has grown rapidly since its or
ganizption, which was when the
Clarksburg Telephone Company, the
Grafton Telephone Company and the
F7airmon aud Warrington Tele-
phone Company consolidated about
ten years ago. Many local people
were instrumental in forming this
consolidation. Some of the older
residents of Clarksburg remember
when local people organized an III
dependent telephone company, and
for quite time were able TO main
tain and operate the same. This
was brought to close, when by or
der Of the court, the Clarksburg|
Telephone Company's telephones
were seized and 6urned in the pub
ltc square on account Of an infringe
ment on patents agttated by the Bell
Telephone Company. This stirred
up public sentiment, and it was not
long until another local telephone
company was organized and well
patronized until the consolidation Of
the three companies above mention
ed was erected. The Consolidated
Telephone Company has growA very
rapidly and beyond expectations OF
any of the first people who helped to
organize this company. The growth
kept on increasing it's list OF sub
scrgbers until within the last few
years ait which time it became neces-
sary to rebuild its plant. This was
done after much delay and an en-
tire new plant was put in with 65,-
600 feet of underground and $4,000
feet OF aerial cable. A new switch
board was installed, and in fact
everything was put in new from
switchboard to telephone. This het-
tered the service very greatly more
than Hfty per cent in fact, and has
Increased the number Of subscribers
greatly, Notwithstanding misrepre-
sentatIoas. The Consolidated is still
il, the field giving more service for
the money than any other company,
rendering first class service to its
subscribers. Lately an additional
nature has been introduced in the
local field, that is county and dis
trlct service at very low rates. To
,those people who do not desire dis
,4trirt service, county service is Of
Tered at a cheaper rate, and this has
become a very popular service. No
doubt many local people will take
advantage of the new directory be-
ipr published and Will file their ap-
ullcation for a telephone OH or be-
fore February 10, as any one doing
this will get their name in the new
directory. The Consolidated Tele-
phone Company. strictly speaking,
q legal concern owned and OPP
Grated By West Virginia people and
deserves local patronage. "Monop-
oily Is a great enemy to good man
agement. which can never be uni
yersaRy established, but in conse-
oUence of that free and universal
competition which affords everybody
to have recourse 10 1t for the sake
OF eeH-defense' Everyone caa real
he the truth OF this statement when
they stop aud think what telephone
service would be without compeii-
ton, namely high rates and poor
n addition to the work