Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-02-10
PHONE COMPANY
HOLDS MEETING
MAY EXTEND AUTOMATIC
SERVICE TO RURAL
SUBSCRIBERS


The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wausau Telephone
company was held at the Court House
Monday evening, Feb. Z. Among those
present were many ladies. Besides
the stockholders present, there were
hundreds of proxies voted.
Review OF Year
AS usual the refreshments were
apples and cigars, and the lucious
Brother Jonathans were eaten and the
fragrant Havanas smoked while the
problems of the company were dis
cussed. The meeting was called to
order by Nathan Heinemann, presi-
dent, who spoke at some length on the
past years accomplishments and it's
prospects for the future The minutes
OF the last meeting were read by
James Montgomery, secretary. The
counsellor of the company, G. ID.
Jones, presented the annual report of
the board of directors, and made such
explanations as were deemed neces-
sary to give all thorough under
standing of the financial condition of
The Telephone company. During the
progress or his remarks 1t was learned
that the Wausau Telephone company
mad been in existence twenty-six
years and that the personnel of the
board had remained the same during
the entire time with one exception, e.
b. Thayer, Sr., having succeeded III. p.
Maynard, who resigned the latter part
of the COS.
IL was also learned that Nathan
Heinemann was the oldest president
in point of service of any independent
company in the United States.
Limitations
The capital stock of the Wausau
Telephone company was increased
last year to 100000. At that time it's
capital stock paid in was $12000O,
while at the present time it Is 1920 900.
ii. |. Crawford. manager, was called
upon to explain matters of technical
character. He explained the difficult
ties under which the company has
operated the past year, not having
been able to obtain wire, cables, and
instruments with which to extend its
service. Just now these materials,
ordered over year ago, have been
delivered In part. Mr.. Crawford stat
/ ed that in many parts of the city every
| wire in the cables is in use and that
therefore. no service could be given
until cables were received.
The automatic instruments now I'm
use in Wausau are not being made at
the present time, and a new type of
instrument, more expensive but more
attractive, more compact and up-to-
date has been purchased by the local
company. The state commission has
granted the right to charge fifty cents
more month rental for the new
phones. There will be no advance on
the old instruments and as long as
any are on hand. subscribers may
| take their choice. Work on the install
lation of new phones will commence
in about ten days.
Rural Service
The matter of giving rural subscrib-
ers automatic service is now under
consideration, Mr.. Heinemann de-
clared. Only several automatic COM
panies In The United States have un-
dertaken this extension in their SER
vice.
W. w. Albers, treasurer, rendered a
very complete report also, and IL was
the consensus of opinion that the past
year, Notwithstanding the conditions
of readjustment, was the best in the
history of the company. Officers were
reelected as follows: Nathan Heine-
mann, president; Il. b. Thayer, Sr.,
vice-president; w. w. Albers, treas
urer; James Montgomery, secretary,
and G. d. Jones, counsel