Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-05-09
TELEPHONE co. GET BUSY.
Enlargement OF the System in
this Section.

At the time Mr. Jennings, represent
ing the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Co. was before the trustees
asking that his company he granted Il
franchise, he assured the trustees that |
Immediately upon the granting OF the
franchise the company would proceed to
the enlargement and improvement OF the
system throughout this section.
These assurances were verified the first
Of the week by the arrival here Of Mr. |
Fred Williams, construction foreman
for the company, accompanied by force
Of men, who have lost no time in getting |
busy. 4 car Of wire and other supplies
reached here at about the same time and
two car load OF poles are now being nm
loaded here. Headquarters have been
established in the Adamson building OPP
posite the Times office, and indications
point to lengthy sojourn here by these
workmen.
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. Williams
We were privileged to examine the blue
prints defining the work to be done here,
which is OF considerable magnitude. The
first efforts OF the construction crew will
he directed toward the erection OF the
line running west from town which will
he built H. far as the W. NJ. Massey cor
ner and then south One-haf mile To the
Boyd and James Bros. residences. This
line will pass the Short Line depot and
the poles will be used by the Western
Union Telegraph Co. in stringing their
wires from the depot to the commercial
office up town which, as stated before in
these columns, will be established at An
nett * Sons news stand. Work will he
pushed As fast practical on this line,
and it will only be short time until
messages can bc received and dispatched
from the uptown office.
4 line will also intersecl the farming
ming north about four and one. half mile,
to the Ray Baker farm and thence eas
to the Turpin, Hawthorne and Brewc
places.
The Jonathan Valley line is PRACTICAL,
completed and phones installed AT tin
farm residences OF Osgood, Coupe, Dodd
Van Wagner. Towle Land Co. and others
The enlargement of the system here il
town calls for considerable construction
work a. il is intended to cover the entir
residence section. 1t will require up
! wards OF loo poles To complete tn
work mapped ont in this section, beside
tons OF wire and other supplies. All pole
" used inside the town limits Will he ,
" feet in heighth and the work throughor
will he done in accordance with the Be
standard construction measures. Til
Mountain States Co. are looking forwar
> with great expectations 10 the growt
and prosperity OF this section, and wit
this in view are laying the ground wor
for a system that can be enlarged upo
from time to time a. necessity requires.
The citizens OF Jerome and the SUI
= rounding country can well point wit
pride To the achievements already a.
complished this year and Others in pro
pect, as compared with the progress
in other new sections. As well As much old
of ones. The advent of a trans-continent
7 line of railroad through here gave ne
Ia life To the tract. This was soon follow,
~ hy the establishment OF two rural ms
la delivery routes, which will he increas,
of by the installation OF Others in the ne
~ future. And now comes telephoI
49, system which will enable our farmers
4 come into closer touch with their TOW
ma neighbors. When it is considered tn
l. all this has been brought about with
ne the short space of three years, datii
from the time water was turned into I
bitches, we are justified in our claims
VI the best and most prosperous locality
'r- be found anywhere.
p But this is not all. The spring Il
icy been an ideal one from an agricnltul
Il. standpoint which prestige hounti
4" crops the coming season, and everybo
~ is looking forward To the most success
''o year in the history oi the tract
ted