The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-02
3,257 PHONES IN
COUNTY ASSESSED
Report, Covering General
Telephone Situation,
Shows that Number.

The returns Of the state equaliza-
ton board as filed with County Audi
tor Anderson shows that there are
1887 miles of telephone poles in this
county, 2,492 miles Of extra telephone
wire and a total telephone property
with an assessed valuation of $780,
29s. In the city Of Grand Forks there
are 3,257 phones, each valued at $22.
The figures on telephone lines were
somewhat delayed, as the figures on
the other property assessed by state
board were completed several weeks
ago.
The assessed valuations are as fol-
lows:
Avon-Pleasant View Telephone
company, E. K. Spoonheim, president.
Northwood: franchise and poles, SO y
miles. at SIS, $547;. 10 miles Of iron
wire at 81, SIS, making a total Of 1923.
Emerald Rural Telephone compa-
franchise and poles, So miles; at SD
per mile, $500; 80 miles of iron wire
al 81 per mile, 1920, making a total of
500.
Farmers Rural Telephone compa-
ny. c. w. Gilman. secretary. Forest
River; franchise and poles. 5 miles. at
$40 per mile. $50.
Hegton Rural Telephone company,
Owen Williams. secretary. Arvilla:
franchise and poles. liz miles at SO
per mile. $116.
North Dakota Independent Tele-
phone company. r. p. Baird. auditor
and secretary, Fargo: franchise and
$6.7s7; 255h miles copper wire at $40
per mile. $2.555: franchise and poles.
3 miles at $40 per mile, $50; 8 miles
iron wire at 81 per mile, $12, making
a total Of $9,444.
Northwestern Telephone company.
c. P. Wainman, vice president. Mime
apolis; franchise and poles, 1913
miles at SIS per mile. $13.337; 1922
miles iron wire at 81 per mile, $64S;
1,42s.8 miles of copper wire at SO.
s14.2ss. making a total Of s2s,271:
phones at $22 per phone. $4,000; at
Larimore. POI. phones. at SIC, $3,216.
making a grand total Of $74,277.
Parker Telephone company. M. L.
Dryburg, president. Fordville; fran
chise and poles, IS miles at $40.
$3.50: 75k miles of iron wire at 81
per mile, $500: exchange at Inkster,
20 phones, at $3.50 per phone, 1915.
making a total Of $1.s35.
Red: River Valley Telephone com
pany. j. q. odegard. secretary and
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poles. PIT miles at $40 per mile.
$2.170; 800 miles Of iron wire at 81
pei mi1e, $1.212; exchanges at North
wood, Ill phones. at SIC per phone.
$1,776, at Reynolds, 40 phones at SO.
$3.50, al, Thompson 81 phones at SO
pei phone, 1910, making a total of
$3.50.
Sharon Rural Telephone company.
p. T. Duncan, secretary. Sharon:
franchise and poles. 3 miles. at $50
per mile. $50.
Turtle River Cooperative Tele-
phone company, Knut Gullickson,
secretary, Honeyford; franchise and
poles, SO miles. al SIS per mile. $40:
SO miles iron wire at 81. $144, making
a total Of 1854.
Tri-County Telephone company. o.
A. Olson. secretary, Niagara: fran
chise and poles. 81 miles at $50 per
mile, $3.50; 1873 miles iron wire at
81, $762. making a total Of $2.632.
Tri-State Telephone and Telegraph
company. r. c. Gragg. auditor. st.
Paul: franchise and poles. SO miles. at
$40, $3.50; ~ miles at $36. $3.50; 1914
miles at 10. 1924; 40 miles iron wire
at 81, $50: exchange at Grand
Forks. 1912 phones at $22 per phone.
$2s,s6a, making a total Of $31.51S.