The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1912-06-13
NEzPERCE PHONE CO.
THROUGH TO SPOKANE
win Connect With Inland Line at Lew
istOn. Means Much to
Prairie.

The Inland Telephone & Tell
graph Company will invade the Lev
iston territory by the construction {
lines between Spokane and Lewisto
where connection will be made Wit
the Nezperce Cooperative Telephcn
company. This was the announce
ment made Friday by J. W
Fisher and George R. Boomer. pres
ident and general manager respect
lively. who we're business visitors il
the city. The construction worl
will be commenced next week ans
the line will be completed into Lew
iston by fall. Mr.. Fisher is the
president and general manager Of
the Independent Consolidated Tele-
phone company operating in Spokane
and vicinity, while Mr.. Boomer oc-
cupies a similar position with the
Idaho company which serves the en-
tire Occur d'Alene district in north
Idaho.
The company has already pur-
chased poles for the Lewiston line,
the amount of the investment being
$1,000. The total cost of the line
to be constructed will be approx
mately S125 900 and will carry seven
complete metallic circuit wires. three
Of which viii be trunk lines between
Lewiston and Spokane without inter-
vening taps. The main line will pass
through Spangle, Tekoa, Garfield,
Coflax, Fairfield, Waverly, Rosalia,
Oaksdale, Moscow, Pullman, Palouse
and Uniontown. Feeder lines viii
be constructed from all points and in
the end the system will be most COM
plete in every community.
The associated companies are al
ready operating extensively in Mon
tana and a line is now being con-
structed west from Missoula to con-
meet with the north Idaho system.
In the Montana cities the Independ-
ent service has largely replaced the
Bell system, according to the state
ment of Mr.. Fisher. and the company
expects equal success in the Idaho
and eastern Washington territory.
eve will provide a service that
the public will endorse and patron
ize," said Mr. Fisher yesterday.
sin Spokane We have driven out the
Bell telephones by the thousands and
We will exPsnd 81, 000 900 on the
Improvement of the trunk service
this year. We have found that the
Nszperce company has made a sue
Of its enterprise and W are
10 arrange q connection with
his system at Lewiston. It is quite
probable that We will conduct a tele-
graph service between Lewiston and
Spokane in connection with the tele-
'hone business and at Spokane We
an arrangement with the Postal
'ompany by which the messages will
ie transmitted 10 all parts Of the
7orld.
"Tne effect of our entrance in the D.
.swiston field will result in a mater
Il reduction in the cost of service a
nd 1 might state here that an auto pc
exchange will be provided for pI
ewiston within the next Is months. q
has been u experience that We
Sc about three tirnes as many phones g
the Bell companies in any field N
: have entered and I do not believe An
sgiston will be an exception to the me
through the connection with -
e Nezperce company, We will be
lie to reach every community in thi
e central Idaho country and our
ans provide for pushing the line Gil
pm Lewiston 10 Walla Walla and 6y
en- into the eastern Oregon terri =
!
ut is our policy to become a part al
every community in which We OPP Ssss'
lte, said General Manager Boom Il;
sand We lend our influence in B Bcsa
The institutions and indus LAM e e
Is which are beneficial to such IL.
rilorties. We realize that the hsGrlI
ding up Of the communities pro- Cha