The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-12-26
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, sauk Centre, MINI.

line construction crew. In 1898, hs
became manager at Shenandoah
Iowa.
In 1900, Mr.. Lowman went tc
Omaha. where he was assigned tc
installation and maintenance work
"A little later he was transferred tc
Council Bluffs as testman and
switchboard repairman, and later
had charge Of installation and
maintenance work there. In 1908
when 1t was planned to erect a new
telephone building in Council
Bluffs, rebuild the outside plant
and convert to common battery, he
was placed in charge Of the work
When this project was completed
in 1905, he was transferred to Oma-
ha in charge Of maintenance and
construction work there.
In 1909, Mr.. Lowman was made
superintendent Of plant for Nebras-
ka and western South Dakota. Four
years later he came to Minneapolis
as superintendent Of plant for Min
nesota, North Dakota and eastern
South Dakota.
In 1914 Mr.. Lowman returned to
Omaha to become general superin-
tendent of plant for the group Of
Bell companies which operated in
five states and later became the
Northwestern Bell Telephone Com
pany. In 1919 he was elected vice
president and general sales mana
ger of the group. In 1928, he became
vice president in charge of opera
tions for the Northwestern Bell
Telephone Company, which position
he has occupied until his recent
elevation to the presidency.
Mr.. Belt began his telephone SER
vice in Omaha and has spent all Of
his Al years Of service there, with
his responsibilities in more recent
years extending over the five states
served by the Northwestern Bell
Telephone Company.
Mr.. Belts first work for the tel
ephone company was that Of a col
lector. In 1892, he became assistant
manager of the company in Omaha,
and manager in 1898. He became
superintendent for Nebraska and a
part of South Dakota in 1904, and
general manager in 1907. His res
possibilities were broadened in
1909 when he was named general
superintendent of plant for the
group of Bell companies which op-
Grated in the States of Minnesota,
Iowa. Nebraska and the two Da-
kotas. He was elected vice presi-
dent and general manager in 1914
and president in 1919.
Mr.. Conger became interested in
the telephone business in 1901 when
he helped organize the Mt. Pleas
ant Telephone Company in Iowa,
becoming manager. He later reor-
ganized the Central Iowa Tele-
phone Company, making his head
quarters at Iowa Falls. In 1910,
when the property was sold to the
Iowa Telephone Company, one of
the Northwestern Group of Bell
Companies, he became district man.
ager of that company and contin-
ued in that capacity until 1911,
when he was transferred to Des
Moines as manager.
In April 1913, Mr.. Conger was
made district manager in Des
Moines, and later the same year
was appointed commercial super
intendent for the state Of Iowa. In
1921, Mr.. Conger was made division
manager for Iowa and was ap-
pointed general manager in 1928.
Mr.. CARL started telephone work
as a clerk at Des Moines in 1912.
In 1914 he was made manager at
Perry, Iowa, and three years later
district manager at Davenport,
Iowa. He was later district mana
ger at Des Moines.
In 1923, Mr.. CARL was transferred
to Omaha and after 18 months
there was made division manager
for Minnesota. He remained in
Minneapolis until 1928, when he re-
turned to Omaha as commercial
operations manager for the COM
pany. He was transferred to Far
go, North Dakota, in 1929 as assist
ant general manager, later becom-
ing general manager, from which
position he becomes general man.
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