The Nevada County picayune., 1915-03-12

way and Philadelphia and several oth- CT smaller cities and towns.
 The copper wire circuit alone from Little Rock to TeXarkana costs over S50.000
 Every time the telephone company builds new toll line that means that dozen or so towns are brought in closer and quicker communication with the business centers of the Mis- sissippi valley, and that means a de oided advantage for these towns an impetus toward growth and develop ment That toll line alone may cost S10,000, without considering the thou 5ands for equipment and switch boards at the various exchanges or the rentals for buildings or the pay rolls of scores of employees along the line. Any little old toll line of 70 or 100 miles through small towns and }parsely settled country means just he investment noted above. and the returns may not start for five years,
 
 runs through timber lands that will be cleared some day il knows that the soil is rich here in the bottoms md that fruitful orchards will some lay flourish on the hillsides and that miners will dig rich ore from the mountains and that these towns will become small cities
 q T therefore must keep on building. No stop. no rest, no time to wait to col feet on the investment It must in vest more to keep up with develop ment that it was far ahead of in the beginning.
 When the Bell company builds an exchange nowadays it provides not only for present business demands, but also for an increase in the future Il erects not only building sufficient 10 care for its business, but also pro yidcs rooms for the recreation oi its operators-rcstroom they are called and every exchange in the state of any size has these rooms for its girl employees. They F. not necessary for bus 4ess. but the Bell figures they are worth while if they add 10 the con geuience and contentment of the army of girls who have introduced to fame the voice with the smile
 The company's exchanges oyer the state are models of architectural beauty and the employees are encour- aged to make them attractive. The yards are flower gardens and the windows and inches are decorated and made homelike.
 Bell officials and employees are urged at all times to work with local and civic bodies for the good of the community in all things. The other day the Ad Mems Club of Little Rock called on Curtis Stout, district man. ager of the Bell company. to make a talk before that body on the com pany's advertising methods. MT Stout and his company entered the plan heart and soul The advertising for the event was unique and attrac tive and stirred up a lot of interest The attendance was fine. MT. Stouts address was declared a treat and res olutions were passed afterward by the club most favorable to the Bell com pany and it's cooperation. MT Stout, in the course of his address, with the aid of a lantern and electrician. illus trated the work, development and methods of the telephone company from many and interesting view points. The pictures showed more plainly than words could tell the eX pense of construction and replace ment that the company is put to all the time.
 Another view of the Bell company not generally known or talked much about is it's pension and benefit plan for retired, injured or sick employees. The employees do not contribute one cent to the support Of this plan. but conduct the affairs of this pension plan and administer its benefits as a part of their company duties. Ii has proved a success from the beginning and is now a fixed company policy.
 While the Bell company lines cover Arkansas with a network, yet II has no IlODOpblN OH lut SldAt Atlt pllOhV business There are l25 other com panies in the state Beside the Bell investment of nearly six millions in the state. its announcement of the fu- mre investment of four millions in five years. it's annual pay roll Of S600 ,OO0 and it's development of the state by bringing communities togeth- CT and expediting business, il pays into the state treasury over $S0,000 in taxes every year. In fact, the Bell company of Arkansas is doing many biz things for its employees that are not generally known to the public; if Is pending mC,e money and building more for the future than people think, and it is playing a not inconsiderable part in the industrial, business and social life of the state and in the de velopment of these things to a higher Y,N hyr