Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1909 — Trying to Improve the Telephone Central Service. [ARTICLE]

Trying to Improve the Telephone Central Service.

Misses Florence and' Hazel Moore returned to work this Monday morning at the telephone central office, and Miss Eva Clark, who has had long experience in central office work took charge of the office last Saturday, The company Intends do all in its power to give good service to its subscribers and with the recon-, struction of the country lines which are being double wired for metallic circuit service, they expect to have the system on a basis that will be above very much criticism. The company officers are aware that for some time the service has been very poor and they have taken steps to overcome the objections, believing that much of it was in the central office. A car load of poles arrived Monday%morning for the construction of the new copper circuit between here and Chicago and placing additional wires between here and Remington. One hundred and six miles of copper wire also arrived. Between here and Remington the polos will be 42 to the mile, large poles with 7 inch tops, and in addition to the two lines maintained by the local company the Central Union will have three copper circuit lines. In all about $12,000 will be spent by the Central Union in its improvements and Rensselaer will be a switching point between all small towns in this neighborhood and Chicago. A ride overland to Parr Sunday afternoon gave us an opportunity to see the condition of things in the country. Alf Donnelly's onions are In. fine shape and he should have a bumper crop this year. Oats is looking better than it did a week or two ago; most of the corn ground Is broken and considerable of it planted! and wheat Is the best and most luxuriant we have ever seen. Everything looks beautiful and makes a fellow want td be a farmer. -J H liiA swell line of-neckwear just In from New York, in ail the latest shades and shapes, all at 50c each. Now Js your ofcance to get the pick of the New York market. C. EARL DUVALL.