Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 9, Number 47, DeMotte, Jasper County, 12 October 1939 — Telephone Service [ARTICLE]

Telephone Service

There is only one service given to farmers by the smaller telephone companies in the United States which farmers in other countries probably do not receive. This is the handling of fire alarms reported over the telephone. Most telephone companies in this country spread fire alarms to fire departments and to neighboring farmers free of charge without, of course, assuming any liability. This service has contributed much to rural fire protection and reduction in losses. Telephone companies include in their directories instructions to both employees and subscribers for the handling of fire alarms. Telephone operators have an enviable reputation for the service they render in such emergencies, and all of it is done without any added income to the telephone companies. Such service makes the telephone a real aid in the protection of life and property on the farm.