The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-05-30
County Phone
Is Big Asset
One of Few Such Sys-
tens Operated on
Prof, Basis

Churchill county stands in a un-
ique position In a matter of revenue
and mat is the ownership of tele-
phone system all its own. Municipal
and community owned systems have
been tried out In many instances only
to become failures, or else become
absorbed by the other large operat-
Ing concerns.
The Churchill County Telephone
tablisnment has been one of the
assets OF the county. and also provid-
ed funds for other development,
while it has been able to show a con
tinuous expansion until today II
today reaches practically every dis
trict on the project. In figuring out
the miles of wire strung, and under
operation. IL shows practically one
thousand miles, which would reach
one-third the distance across the con-
tinent. Rencently 16 II miles of new
copper has been strung to Hazen,
placing that section of the system In
as good order as any line owned or
operated by the Bell people.
Continuous Service
A feature of the county operated
line is a continuous service. and one
that is reliable as any to be found in
cities many times the population of
Fallon. At the present time there
are 728 subscribers who are receiv-
ing Just as good service as those In
other districts where the charges are
heavier and where he profits go to
a corporation instead of being placed
in the county treasury, which means
that II is a fund that belongs to the
people OF this county.
The investment according to the
statement of the Office is placed at
$4,000 and is earning a net profit
as we'll as a depreciation sum each
month. The continual expansion
since the organization by the county
has been taken care of through the
profits that have accumulated from
time to time. The only local district
that is not taken care Il by the sys-
tenn Is lower Soda Lake, while wires
extand from every other section
where population has made it imper-
etive.
Excellent Service
Representatives of the Bell system
who have visited the local Office have
announced that the service was as
keen as rendered from their own
Offices, and the maintaining of day
and night service, they declare, is
unusual in a section of this eharac-
ter Troubles are attended to i'm
mediately, as a crew is kept for such
work and there is q continuous sys-
tenn of upkeep as a part OF the ser
vice to the subscribers.
Once a month reports arc rendered
to the county commissioners, who
have control of the system, and they
in turn make recommendations. The
system is under the supervision of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
as is every other operating line in the
union. The commissioners realizing
this to be an asset have insisted that
first attention be given investment
and most of the expansion has been
through the orders issued from the
BOARD
Early this year w. j. Simtten was
named manager for the county and
since his appointment considerable
Improvement has been added to the
line. the recent installation of the
new wire to Hazen coming under his
SUPERVISION. The trouble shooting
crew has kept on the move during the
winter which maintained the excel
lent service that resulted. The Office
building and equipment is credit to
this city and county and the force
employed Is not only efficient but ac-
comodating.
Ii has been maintained by other
sections that community. county or
municipal plants were not a success.
The contrary has been the result in
Churchill county. and In every in
stance since the organization, the
county commissioners have made 1t
a part OF their business TO see that
the exception prevails, and II has
been through such management that
this county has one of the very few
county operated systems that has
nroyen n financial Success