Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-02-09
INSTALL OVER
400 TELEPHONES
GAIN OF 1921 is GREATEST
EXPERIENCED BY
COMPANY

The twenty-Seventh annual meeting
of the Wausau Telephone company
was held Monday evening at the city
hall, where one hundred stockholders,
representing about 1900 shares of
stock, assembled. E. B. Thayer, vice
president, presided in the absence of
Nathan Heinemann. president, who is
spending this part of the winter in
Florida This meeting was the first
annual in twenty-seyen years at
which Mr.. Heinemann had not pre-
sided and the stockholders, recognize
ing his spenldid services to the tele-
phone company, passed a resolution
wishing him pleasant winter and ex-
pressing hope that his health inn
proves.
The meeting was called together at
eight o'clock, minutes of the previous
meeting being read by James Mont
gomery, secretary The annual re-
port was read by H. /. Crawford,
manager, who also explained it. Brief
remarks were made by G. ID. Jones,
W. w. Albers and E. B. Thayer.
Successful Year
1t was shown that the year had
been most successful one for the To-
companies of the manual and central
energy type have met with adversely.
The Wausau company with the auto
matte phone has encountered little
difficulty, being inconvenienced fire.
quently, however, by its inability to
obtain materials.
One OF the interesting facts of
growth was the statement that the
net gain in telephone subscribers had
been Ala during 1921. There were 472
phones installed in the city of Wau-
sau. loss of rural phones bringing
the net gain to lower figure. The
net gain is the largest enjoyed in any
single year in the history of the COM
pany.
The statement of income and ex-
pense accounts shows revenue of
$50, 48909 from subscribers station
revenues, and a total operating in
come of $91 ,037.63. Maintenance ex-
pense came to $14,069.31, of which a
little over Sc, 200 was charged to re-
serves. Traffic expenses totaled &c.
912.63, commercial expenses $4,207. 81
and general expense $12,724.4 40. Net
income amounted to $33 ,335.35.
Rural System
During 1922 the Wausau Telephone
company has in view a very desirable
Improvement to its service for rural
subscribers. Instead of the manual
service, automatic telephones will be
installed in rural homes, ten phones
on each line, so that any country sub
scriber will be able to ring any city
or rural subscriber directly instead of
through the central Office Any of the
ten subscribers on rural line will be
able to hear the conversation on the
line but when the phone is in use will
not be able to Interrupt.
To begin this change the telephone
company has placed it's order for 400
switches, heretofore unavailable, 200
of which have been promised for de-
livery on March l., and the other 200
of which will be received on May l..
A discussion of telephone problems
and of the statement was enjoyed by
the stockholders.
Directors We're re-elecbted as fol-
lows: Nathan Heinemann, James
Montgomery, W. w. Albers, G. D.
Jones and E. B. Thayer Immediate
ly following the stockholders meeting
the board of directors met, electing
Nathan Heinemann president; E. B..
Thayer, vice-president; James Mont
gomery secretary; w. w. Albers.
treasurer; G. D. Jones, counsel and H.
l. Crawford, superintendent
The meeting ended with the pass
ing of apples and cigars. Among the
stockholders present were number
of ladies.