Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-09-20
INVESTIGATION
OF TELEPHONE
LINES BEGINS
Committee Representing
Municipality to Depart
Tomorrow on Tour.

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In accordance with plans outlined
by the ~city4council to investigate as to
the advisability OF; establishing Apply
steal connection between telephone
lines, a committee comprised Of Mayor
James "A. Dinnie. City Attorney George
A. Bangs and Alderman w IS. Whit
man, will depart tomorrow for points
municipality officials will be conferred
with and data will be gathered.
In his annual, message to the city
council, Mayor Dinnie recommended
that the city council take up4and con-
siderth question of physicalSconnec-
ton between the two telephone COM
panies carrying on long distance and
toll}business in the city. This message
was presented to the council In April,
1917, and or Mayff7 1917, the council
adopted a resolution authorizing the
mayor to appoint a committee to in
vestigate the questions connected
Herewith. f
The. mayor appointed ". 8. Whit
man as chairman, and Aldermen
Turner and Klever, with Messrs.
Owen Young and #. L.. Goodman, as
such committee, to be- aided by the
city attorney. Alderman Turner was
elected as secretary. s
The committee carried on 5consider-
able investigation by correspondence
with cities such as Lacrosse and
GAINESVILLE, Wis; Owatonna and Thief
River Falls, MINI, and with the rail
road commissioners OF, Minnesota and
Wisconsin; and reported to the coun-
Gil on August s, 1917, ~whereupon the
council authorized the mayor, the
chairman Of the committee and the
city attorney to make a personal IN
vestigation at the city's name. with
other IL deemed advisable, and at the
Office of the different RAILROAD COM
missioners fol. the purpose Of obtain
ing the desirability for such physical
connection for the local or long dis
tance andsthe elements of.factors sgo-
ing to make up a. reasonable charge
therefor. -ta
The committee authorized by the
council.to make this investigation con-
sisting Of the mayor, the chairman OF
the committee and City Attorney
Geo. a. Bangs, visit st. Paul on satur-
day. the 22nd, and will 'probabiy be at
Owatonna on Monday, September "a,
at Lacrosse September rs, Madison,
September 49,, and GAINESVILLE, Sep
TENDER 20. Il. III.
The question Of physical connection
betweengthe different telephone sys-
TENS is one of increasing Importance
and has been brought to a test in
states like Minnesota, wisconsin,
Iowa and Oregon, as well as South
Dakota.
It permits a subscriber upon the
Northwestern line to make use of q
Trt-State toll line where service can
not be obtained from the Northwest
ern through lack Of lines and, on the
other hand, subscribers Of the Tri-
State exchange are permitted tc
make use of the Northwestern toll
lines to obtain the service rendered
by them. This is physical connection
for toll business.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and a number o1
other places have physical connection
for local business, as well as for the
toll business, thus, in part, at least
eliminating the necessity for two
telephones. f
The question of an adjustment be.
tween the different systemssof com.
%pensation for the service thus render.
ed is somewhat complex and has Gre.
ated considerable litigation In aln1os,
every place where physical connection
has been brought about.
II satisfactory rates can be OBJ.
tanned physical connection will no,
only be of vast convenience to the
people Of the city Of. Grand Forks bu,
t1n7addition it will result in very large
savings. q