The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-01-19
Containing the Names and
Number of Those Who
Use Telephones.
IConn1nuil.cated.l


dated Telephone Company is being
prepared by the printers at the pres
ent time. Every effort is being
made by the company to get the d.
rectory for delivery between March
"a and March 10. The directory will
he q large and complete book, in
size about 10 by 12 inches, en-
bracing the systems OF the CONSOLE
dated Telephone Company, the Ma
t!onal Telephone Company OF Mo-
mongolia county, the Beeghley Tel
ephone Company, the Weston Cen
sral Telephone Company, and all the
connecting companies, and will en-
brace nearly 10000 names.:! The
names OF almost every fndebnden.
telephone subscriber in the sixteen
adjoining counties to Harrison will
be printed IN this telephone direct
DRY, The directory is in preparation
on a large scale and will be the
most complete and largest directory
ever gotten on, 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
ganization, which was when the
cIarksburg Telephone Company. the
Grafton Telephone Company and the
Fiairmon,s and Warrington Tele-
phone Company consolidated about
ten years ago. Many local people
we're instrumental in forming this
consolidation. Some of the older
residents of clarksburg remember
when local people organized an in
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
we're seized and burned in the pub
lie square on account of an infr!ngs'
ment on patents agitated by the Bell
Telephone Company. This stirred
up public sentiment, and it was not
long until another local telephone
company was organized and we'll
patronized until the consolidation Of
the three. companies above mention
ed was effected. The Consolidated
Telephone Company has grown very
rapidly ana beyond expectations Of
any OF the first people VINO helped te
organize this company. The growth
kept on increasing It's list of sub
scrsbers until within the last few
years ait which time 1t became ueces
sary to rebuild its plant. This wa'
done after much delay and an en-
tire new plant was put in with 60.
900 feet of underground and $4,000
feet or aerial cable. 4 new switch
board was Installed, and in fac
eyerything was put in new from
switchboard to telephone. This bet
tered the service very greatly NOR
shan nifty uer cent in fact, and ha
increased the number OF subscriber
greatly. Notwithstanding misrepre
sensations. The Consolidated is still
in The field giving more service 10
the money than any other company
rendering first class service TO u
subscribers. Lately an additiona
feature has been introduced in tn
local field, that is county and dis
tr!ct service at very low rates. t
those people who do not desire dis
trict service, county service is o
tered al cheaper rate, and this ha
become very popular service. y
doubt many local people will talk
advantage Of the new directory b'
ing published and will file their al
plication for a telephone on or b.
fore February -, as any one dom
This will get their name in the ne
directory. The Consolidated Tel
phone Company, strictly speakin
is local concern owned and o
Grated by West Virginia people an
En- deserves local patronage. Mono
oily is a great enemy to good ma
agement. which can never be ut
yenSaliy established. but in cons
quence o. that free and univers
competition which affords everybo'
TO have reeouYse 10 II for the saI
OF self-defense, Everyone can rel
ize the truth Of this statement wh
they stop and think what telepho
service world lie without compe
ton, namely high rates and pc
service. In addition to the @o
that has been completed within t