Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-04-08
Table of Toll Rates Between Various
exchanges of the Farmers TeIe-
phone Co. nf Ranfnrrrr,

A toll charge will be placed upon ali
IN and out calls passing between an
exchange OF the Farmers Telephone
Company and an exchange of a foreign
telephone company. The amount of this
charge shall be .04 cents for call when
the call must be routed over a loaded
rural line. The toll charge shall he
| cents for call when the call is routed
over through line except calls be-
tween Lancaster and PlatteVille Lam
caster and FennimOre, Lancaster and
preston, Lancaster and Montfort which
calls will be charged for at the rate
OF cents per call All calls will be
routed over the through lines where
such lines exist.
(The amount of toll collected fronT
the above source will be divided be-
tween the companies concerned on the
baslS stipulated by the order of the
railroad Commission relating to tbic
schedule of rates)
RATES FOR SWITCHING SERVICE.
!! subscribers on lines not owned by
Ihls company, which can ring directly
an exchange of this company and no
other exchange will be charged for
switching service at the rate of S2.26
per year.
T. Subscribers on lines not owned
by THIS company which can ring direct
~ two exchanges one of which is q
FARMERS Telephone Company's ex-
change will be charged for switching
service Sc by this company at the rate of
91.z0 per year. Bills for switching ser
vice Will be rendered directly to the
companies owning the line or lines for
winch switching service is performed.
PAYMENT OF RENTALS
All telephone rental is to be nav
.abIe months in advance. State
ments of the amount due will be mail
ed all subscribers at the proper time
IneSe statements will show the amount
OF the rental for 6 months in advance
and the details of toll charges for the
preceding 6 months
penalty of 10 cents per month will
pe imposed on subscribers not paying
rental within one month from date due
ana the telephone will be disconnect-
ed or removed when rental is unpaid
Tor three months after it is due Sub
ScrlDefS thus disconnected may be re-
connected upon payment of all arrears
and penalties
RULES AND GENERAL INFORMA-
TION FOR THE PUBLIC
1. Piease ring off when through talk
ing. Failure to do so delays service.
1t is not safe to call during a
thunderstorm
g. The use of profane or obscene
!ahguage on the lines of this company
is strictly forbidden.
Z. II you desire to make a number
of calls in succession notify the oDef
at0r on the first call.
o. Listening in on a line when others
are using il is an contemptuous prac-
t1ce Don't do it.
o. Any subscriber shall use at his
pleasure any public or private teIe-
phone connected to this system pro
Vided that the owners consent Is first
obtained.
4: All except toll calls will be strict
Iy limited TO minutes
3. Operators are not allowed tn tal<a
or repeat messages.
>. Please report promptly all trouble
OF irregularities in the service to the
local manager or general manager.
EXTENSIONS
New extensions of lines of this com
pany Tor a single subscriber will ba
made up to distance of 70 mila
Tree OF charge. For distances greater
than, IL mile the subscriber win be
required to pay for the part of T.,a liz
which exceeds the 10 mile limit The
building of the whole line shall he
supervised by this company and shall
pe mace OF construction materials an
proved by this company. This COM
pany will be responsible for the main
tenance and reconstruction of all lines
buIlt IN this manner and these lines
VIII be coSidered TO be the DrOnerfXr
OF this company. The rentals charareJ
VIII De the rentals regularly charged
LoI me Grass OF service to which sub
scribers belong.
MISUSE OF EQUIPMENT
SUBSCRIBERS or other persons wilIfuI-
- - SusInS or destroying telephones or
oIher property of this company will be
required to replace property DESTROYED.
PERSONS interfering in any way with
me proper operation of the equipment
H. 'I fis1, conapany VIII be prosecuted to
the IuIl extent of the law.
TOLL CHARGES
a IoI charge cannot be made against
a party who is not a subscriber SuI
sCriDerS VIII therefore be held respon-
SIDE Tor all toll message ORIGINATING
at their telephones. In making ton
call subscriber must give operator his
1ull name and name and exchange of
party desired