The Holt County sentinel., 1916-01-21
Why Can't We Do Il?

an advertisement asking for bids to
run the Farmers Mutual Switch
Board and Central Office.
1t occurred to us that IL they would
rent us half OF their building we
might get our switch board IN beside
theirs and in this way We could do
their switching.
Our idea would he to connect the
two systems, but anybody that only
wanted TO use one system. have the
Central girls instructed to give them
only half service.
We can give you connection With
nearly two thousand telephones In
Holt county, from the southeast cor.
ner to the northwest corner Of the
county. Our Mutual friends have
about two thousand telephones In
Holt county and they are scattered
from the south end to the north end
and east side OF the county.
II Is quite true that In many places
these telephones are mixed up and
here IN Oregon many OF the people
have both telephones, also many OF
our country people fsel that they
must have both. a few years ago,
the city NJ 81. Joseph had two tele.
phone systems, but one bought the
other out and now they only have one,
The Belr. Why should We have
twor We have offered ~ IN gold TO
any man, woman or Child Who would
give us one good reason Why We should
not get together and this ollef is SIN
good
The two oregon SNi'ch.boards are
collecting over $1,000 annually from
their subscribers and In return are
each giving their patrons only half
service, We say that this Is wrong
and LEr - HIUHrIr Certainly there
il some way that II can h. done. and
lei Ms Try aud lind II
In answer to our Mutual brothers
al, We viii say.
That We wili give them s!pn year
rent " they viii let a., move In with
them and Ne viii pay f1r tie light.
ing aud heating AMI vii give them
good switching service both day aud
night AID any the tn the nigh, and
viii take care of iBelr lines Inside Of
yhe city Tor the sun Of ~. per month
.ot each rural subscriber and We Will
10 this for a term of twenty years.
and al any tine that W. fat Ito Keep
our part ~ the contract, We agree to
leave In 3ndayS and guarantee 10 leave
their property IN a. good condition a.
when We moved In.
our proposition IN a nutshell t.: To
pay a rent Of 5000 10 live with the
Farmers for - years and TO give them
The combined service aoper cen, cheap.
.r HAN they are nDH paying for ont.
h,lf Ser,ite they are noA getting
We viii also uiler our country pat.
rohs tie lines AID phones tia, they
are nov using At q lpN price aud then I
they can come IN At the ioa Mutual I
rate OF Toe per month, Also remcm.
Der that any time that ne fail to keep I
our part OF tie contract. after - I
days notice We vaca'e aud leave your .
property In a. good condition A. We /
found II when We moved In. Also re. |
member that no one vii he compelled I
10 talk over the consolidated system. !
That you may know Who owns the I
Oregon aud Forest City Telephone
Exchange the follusing Is a list OF
the stockholders: Joe H. Murray, W |
) Clifford, ! r. reacher, I. NJ, Wa.
ton, A. u. CObufn, u, NJ, DUNCAN,
Alice Spoerli, Emil Martin, Avon
Murray, u. NJ, Martin, !. 4, Thaich.
er, NJ. X. Martin, &. T.. bunker, Geo.
Lukens, and ". T.. keosn.
Most Respectfully Submitted.
We are Yours for Service,
Tue OREGON ASD FoGEsr CRY TIL.
EpuONE ENcIASGE,
Hy Joe II, Murray, President