Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-01-31
TELEPHONE LETTER.

Another hSCaI year In this btis-
uess will soon be over, many
are wondering an1
skiing questions about the fiji
nre success and operations Of the
In the first place we
want to impress upon every one
IS general rule) your service
las been just what you have
made. it Yourself.
Many have bad lines, poles
down, wires crossed and in some |
Instances tied to wire fence and
guy wires and make numerous
{ )mplaints about tie service.
Let us impress upon one and all
that the first $1,000 you put in
fence wire and poles ten to fifteen
years ago for which you receiv-
ed stock i'll the company, is now
In many instauc almost worth
less, and it is unreasonable to
expect this first stock money to
last forever. Don't depend or
your neighbor aud the other fell
lows TO do it all, but each and
everyone should take part, get
busy and rebuild your !iues, now
is the time to get out poles aAd
arrange to put your lines in bet
t.r order. Ia doing this work it
should be tile duty Of every one
Oh tile line to do his part. but III
the event some kick and won t
come across, we suggest tuat the
balance go ahead, put the liue
Ill order, keep account of all the
cost and any one who will not
pay willingly his part, there IS
another way to get at it. AS TO
the general management OF Your
affairs, let us say this has been a
most trying year, so much so
that it is useless for us to ex-
plain as many of you have had
IeXperieuce i'll a general way Tho t
would explain what we have had
to contend with. All of us tel
lows who are trying IN our weak
way to keep the business in shape
are only human and make mis-
takes, but when you tell us YOU
don't get service and then we go
into the various switclboald>
along the line and see the opera
tor sticking plugs we almost
Trunk Yeti. We venture the
statement that i'll many instances
if the subscriber would keep ac-
count Of the messages they send
at 1c. per MESA &c it would
amount to possibly $1,000 for the
year and yet claim they get no
service. When we review the
past and think Of all the sickness
ard deaths aud know tie imoor-
lance OF the telephone We cannot
see how it is possible .ur so
many to be so careless about tie
condition of lines and phones
M4ny subscribers have ne bat
terles and expect tie poorly paid
Operator to wear out her throat
Id lungs trying to talk for Won.
Remember tile OPERATOR does not
have time to do Your talking and
when she does it,somfb DIV else
is mad on another line because
She does not answer their cali
IOIr operators during all ths
sickness and death have bter
woi ked beyond their endurance.
aud yet some people are ready to
cuSs them out. Let everybody
get busy HOW aud prepare to put
lines III good shape, it will be an
Incentive to the management t.
see that tile main lines. boards
an" operators are more efficient.
How many of you have thought
that the present assessment does
mot 80 amy further HOW than
$3.50 would several years back
We hope this article will be the
means Of many decided improve
ments throughout tile county
aud let us remind you that it is
a most impossible to get some.
thing for nothing. On behalf of
tile President, Secretary ana
Board OF Directors, l am yours
etc. ). B. MILEY,
Vice-Presiden..
There IS more Catarrh in this s.c.
tlon OF The Country than all other di,
eases put together. and for Years i,
MHs SlInn0Sad To ho i..e...... -