The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-01-04
Sincerity Ctothes
EDWARDS & MCCLELLAN
New Long Distance
Lines Completed

The formal opening of the Moore
Telephone Company, held at Gias-
gov December 9th, marked the COM
pletion Of that company's long dis
lance lines which places Glasgow up
among the leaders of telephony in
the state of Montana, and nowhere
has any town any better service.
The official opening was conducted |
by the mayor of Glasgow, j. e. DaW-
son. and the mayor of Helena, E. N.
Horsky, at 800 O'Clock p. M, after
which conversations were carried Oh
by representative citizens of Glas-
cow and state officials in Helena.
Those participating were Mayor
Dawson, j. T. Farris, w. STANLEY,
j. J.. Slattery, j. G. Duncan, W. b.
Shoemaker, j. +. Arnot, G. o. leg
nell, G. r. st. Clair, II. j. Moore,
manager, and others. In Helena
Mayor Horsky, L. NJ. Swindlehnrst,
Secretary of State; Dr.. Lanstrum of
the Record: MIR. Burgess, general
manager of the Mountain States Tel
ephone and Telegraph Co., of Den
YER, and C. +. Morris, assistant.
general manager, of Helena.
Manager Moore put in a call for
Roy Alley of Butte, but as Mr.. Alley
was out Mr.. Moore talked will, the
manager at Butte. This made a SER
vice Of $50 miles and was understood
distinctly as was the service to Hele-
ma.
After the official opening the COM
pany very generously placed all
their lines at the disposal of the pub
lie and permitted anyone to use them
for a three-minute conversation free
Of all charges, between Wolf Point
and Helena. III giving this free SER
vice beyond Havre, the western ter
minus Of the Moore Company's lines,
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company very graciously
donated the services of their lines to
the patrons of the Moore Company
which goee to show that the officials
Of that company are anxious to dem
onstrHte to the public that n corpora
ton has heart and that the tele-
phone is now one of the most potent
factors in the affairs of business to-
day.
A few years ago the telephone
was luxury. Today it is an abso.
lutte necessity and no business man
who is alive and coming, can posi-
bly, get along without one except at a
loss.
In March, 1905, the Moore compa-
pany commenced exchanging messa-
ges with the switchboard installed in
the house of Mr.. Moore. A couple
of years later their facilities were in
adequate and stone one story build
ing was erected on Seventh Street, at
the foot of the viaduct, to meet the
demands Of the growth. At this time
the first toll lines were built to NAL
ia. III a short time it was apparent
that further equipment ana. office
qua rters were needed and this Year 4
second story WAS added TO the build
ing and all the operating apparatus
was moved to neat commodious quar-
ters in the upper story, where it is
believed by the officials OF the com
pany they have ample room to grow
and meet all requirements, along
with the rapid growth Of Glasgow
The new switchboard is u Western
Electric No. /, multiple boa rd and is
considered the best common battery
board that there is on the market to.
day, and the power plant and other
apparatus are in keeping with the
fine mechanical and operating quail
ties of the switch board.
This equipment was installed by
the Minneapolis branch of the Yves
tern Electric Company. The accom-.
panying cnts gives an idea of the fin
apparatus now III use. During the
afternoon visitors were shown the
intricacies Of this wonderful little
exchange, and as soon as each person
had inspected each of the parts they
were escorted to the prettily decorat
ed Offices where light lunch wa
served and each lady was presented
with a carnation. Cigars were givel
the gentlemen.
The cuts referred to in the abov,
article have not yet reached our of