The independent-reporter., 1922-01-05
MR.. DANFORTH's REPORT

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When you elected your new Direct
ors and Manager a year ago today
| there was an Outstanding debt of
| S5774.72 OF this amount we have col
| lected S270S.G3: we have carried tor
| the profit and loss account record
which has never before been kept
| the sum of $l20S. AT, an itemized ac-
Ncount of which may be seen separate
ly. This amount was practically un-
collectable, the larger part being as
/ sessnlents incorrectly charged, and
the remainder would cost more to col
fect.. if they could be collected, than
we would get out of them This leaves
still the amount of St856. e2 outstand-
| ing on the 1920 accountm.e - =
There had been put on our books,
mp To Dec nth. when we issued our
financial statement for the year. the
amount of S1S45 y. and as we. baye
been working on the line right up to
date making repairs and changes,
/ there is. an additional. charge of
S254 =, making the total amount on
the books S3956 II. less the amount of
Sl45.Sg paid in on bills from Dec. 14th
to Dec. 3lst. inclusive. which leaves
the total outstanding debt at this date,
$3Sl0SS.
At the beginning OF my duties as
Manager for the year 192l there was
! in the hands of yonr Treasurer the
sum of $SS0.73. To-day there is in
the hands of your Treasurer tire sum
of s1925I2
There has been paid in through
| out the year. S21 ,607 .93. making $22,-
1886. with an additiOn3l $25.00 in
| the First Natiopal Bank and the sum
of $l75 01 paid in on bills and for
cash sales since the 14th OF December.
which is a total of $22,6S8G5.
Your cash has been expended az fol-
lows: - -'
lows Repairs of wire plant; Re-
pairs of eqnqipment: maintenance ex-
mnses.; operators wages office SAL
aries general expenses; toll taxes.
state tax. - -.
Our greatest increase in. expenses
this year is in, equipment repair and
poles During the past year we have
installed in the Solon. Bingham and
North Nnson Offices electric convert
ers to take the place OF battery ring
ing machines. These converters cost
at the factory $500 each, and about
$1,000 when set up. The running ex-
pcnse of one of these converters is
less than $1,000 per year 1t takes
approximately two. sets. or 10 dry
cells to run the battery ringing ma
chimes one year satisfactorily. or at
the present price of dry cells not in
Guiding the cost of setting up, $40.70
At these figures the batteries used in
one and one half years would pay for
the electric converter.
a booth was installed last July in
the Hotel at bingham. with Il metallic
private line to the Central Office. at
Il cost of about $S5.G0. This pay sta
tier at the present time is paying us
about twelve times as much as it was
before the installation OF the booth,
In October there was Installed in
the .Norridgewock Office switchboard II
new set. Of LEIGH Jacks, drops and
coils. making the working parts of
the board new with the exception of
the Keys and cords a" a cost Of $1,000.
During the first part Of the year we
had to move the central Office at Ca
naan' twice and now we have an ex
change that is giving us good service,
with practically II new pole line
through the east part of that village.
'Phe greatest part of our work this
year has been centered in and around
SoIon. We have added two new lines.
one single party line and one two
party line to the Solon exchange and
made over five lines to metallic circuit
at cost of about $l055.00. Three of
these were long lines and in bad
shape These were practically all
built ovep-that is. &C rners were guide
and new poles put in wherever need
ed and the wires were tightened the
whole length of the lines This con
struction ought not to cost much for
maintenance for several years
In Bingham we have added. besides
the private toll line to the hotel one
two party line to the exchange.
In North Anson we have added one
new two-party line and by vote of
the Directors April 4th, the five line
at North Anson was connected to the
switchboard. In this case the opera
tor rings the alarm thereby sounding
the whistle at the mill.
In Skowhegan we have added to the
exchange four. new lines, all metallic
Three two-pafty and the other line
was just recently completed from the
Central Office TO Madison Avenue, to
relieve the line which goes TO Lake
wood We have also made over two
grounded lines In the town to metallic.
The rest OF our time has been taken
up the past year moving poles. where
roads have been in the process OF
construction or rebuilding and clear
ing crossed lines and other troubles
We installed in Carl Randletts
store in Hartland; the first of the year
q coin box and settlement was made
with Mr. Randlett whereby he turned
over to the company $24.60, the
| amount collected by him for tolls for
the years 1917 to tAprii lst, 1921, in
elusive. after taking out the amount
| paid out by him for transfers, etc
During the past week there was in
stalled on the SoloR switchboard n
new ground wiref'A No. 6 copper
wire was used and run on the poles
from the Office down near the Solon