Gresham outlook., December 16, 1924, HOLIDAY NUMBER, Page 7, Image 7

-ÇiRRSHAM Ol I LOO K, HOLIDAY NUMBER. Tt'F.SPA Y, I ) EC RA IB E R
MUTUAL TELEPHONE COMPANY
CONNECTS HUNDREDS OF PHONES
16, 1924
being th e forem an of th e linem en
w orking staff. Since 1920 h e has had
! ch arg e of the b ran ch exchange at
Sandy. T he chief o p era to r a t Sandy
is Miss N ettie Schm idt and her a s s is t­
an t is K ath erin e M utchler.
T he year w hich is now d raw in g to a C u rtis Woods has lately been added
At p resen t th e re are 856 su b sc rib ­
ers in th e G resham exchange and 187
clo se has been a y ear of u n p rec ed en t­ i as a relief operator.
in Sandy, m aking a to ta l of 1043 p a t­
ed grow th and p ro g re ss in th e affairs
T h ree linem en a re busily engaged in
of the M ultnom ah & C lackam as C oun­ in stallin g new telephones and m aking rons in the te rrito ry of th e M ultnom ah
& C lackam as M utual T elephone com ­
ty M utual T elephone com pany. The necessary line rep airs. One of these, pany. T he C orbett and D am ascus lines
volum e of b u siness has been g re a te r th e forem an. W. 8. E verett, began are owned and o p erated by indepen­
O ur C hristm as S tock is m ore co m p lete than
d u rin g th e year 1924 th a n for any w ork w ith th e com pany in 1914, but dent co rp o ratio n s, alth o u g h listed in
' on will find in our store GIFTS for every member of the
previous y ear of th e com pany since its th ree y ears later enlisted in th e w orld the G resham d irecto ry and reached
youngest
to the oldest.
w ar and saw two y ea rs of active s e r ­ th ro u g h th e c e n tra l office here.
o rg an izatio n in M arch of 1906.
vice. He retu rn ed to th e em ploy of 1 T he in creased p atro n a g e of th e tele-
In M arch of th is y ea r the telephone th e com pany in 1919 and took ch a rg e phone in G resham would indicate th a t
com pany changed hands, K. A. Miller as forem an in 1920, w hich position he an extension of th e p lan t, p a rtic u la rly
and son. B ayard A. M iller, p urchasing has filled sa tisfac to rily ever since.
as to sw itch b o ard s, of w hich th e re a re
th e co n tro llin g in te re st in th e com ­
E rn e st C h ristensen began w ork as b ut th ree, as an early req u irem en t, is
p an y 's affairs.
B esides Mr. M iller a linem an in 1916. He, too, enlisted not to be ignored.
A ccording to th e figures of D ecem ­
and his son, who a re th e president in th e service, being en ro lled as
m em ber of Uncle S am 's fam ily from ber, 1923, th e value of th e com pany's
an d th e vice p resid en t, respectively,
D ecem ber, 1917, u n til th e sam e m onth equipm ent is aro u n d $50,000. I t is
o f th e com pany, Miss A. M. H oss is
a y ear later. He began w o rk fo r th e cap italized a t $30,000 and has, ro u g h ­
th e se c re ta ry and tre a s u re r and also
com pany again in Septem ber, 1923.
ly speak in g . 150 sto ck h o ld ers. It has
has ch a rg e of the office. She is a s ­
about
900 m iles of w irin g and n early
Ed. Sell en tered th e em ploy of th e
sisted in th e office by Miss O ra Sweek
th ree m iles of cable. F o r the benefit
com
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Miss S w eek’s tw in sister, O ral, is the
of som e who may n ot u n d erstan d w hat
ch ie f operato r. F o u r oth er young la- C hristen sen resum ed his work,
is m eant by th e cables, it m ay be s ta t­
dies, L illian M arkw art, B ernice Beers.
T he Sandy exchange board, includ
ed th a t a telephone cable is a lead-
E lla B aker and M ildred Zeek, com- ing Firw ood and Dover, is in ch a rg e
encased pipe c a rry in g from 50 to 100
plete th e exchange op erato r staff. Mrs. of Mr. and Mrs. F ra n k C h risten sen
p airs of w ires. As rap id ly as possible
I. T. Bent has been for over four y ears The fo rm er has been em ployed by the
th ese cab les a re being stru n g , as the
th e efficient night o p era to r and Mrs. com pany since 1912, for eight y ea rs
dam age from sleet sto rm s is thereb y
g rea tly lessened by th e p ro tectio n of
th e lead pipes aro u n d th e c lu ste r of
single w ires.
T he w iring connections betw een
G resham and th e Twelve-M ile co rn e r
w ere serio u sly in te rfe rre d w ith in the
severe silver thaw th ree y ea rs ago, and
a t th a t tim e it W’as talk ed of s tr in g ­
ing a m ile of cable betw een th e tw o
points w h ere th e w ires a re p a rtic u ­
la rly exposed, b ut as yet nothing has
been done in reg ard to It. T he cost
of a m ile of cable co n tain in g 50 p airs
of w ires is betw een $2500 an d $3000.
An added fe a tu re d u rin g th e p ast
year h as been th e b u ilding of a p u b ­
lic n ig h t booth betw een th e telephone
office and th e county a g ric u ltu ra l of­
fice, th e booth being accessible all
Pleasing palates is not a onee-a-year job of our.
h o u rs of th e nig h t from th e hall be­
We do it every day in the year. We do feel, however,
tw een th e tw o room s.
An ex trem ely useful device, w hich
th a t C hristnias offers us an opportunity extra-ordinary f t
has lately been in stalled on th e desk
to be of service to the sweet-craving public. We offer
of th e se creta ry , is th e H ush-A -Phone,
a voice silen cer, designed for confi­
half- to five-pound boxes, Mixed Candies, and many
den tial conversation, c lea r tra n sm is­
other sweet things appropriate for Christmas.
While Stocks
sion an d office quiet. I t is m ade of
alum inum and provides fo r th e desk
complete
Cigars
Cigarettes
Tobaeeoes
Nuts
phone all th e fea tu re s of th e phone
booth w ith th e added ones of com fort
and convenience. T hey a re being
rap id ly intro d u ced w h erev er t e l e ­
T he com pany
f t phones a re in use.
h ere h as accepted th e agency for th e
Exclusive WEAREVER Agents
Phone 2351, Gresham
Cor. Main and Second .vk H ush-A -Phone, w hich, it is thought,
w ill soon be an office necessity.
In con ju n ctio n w ith th e telephone
question, it m ight not be am iss to
m ention a few m a tte rs th a t a re m ore
o r less in th e ab stra ct. In spite of
w ell train ed and efficient o p erato rs,
th e re a re occasions w hen C en tral fails
to im m ediately respond to a ring.
\\ omen who pride themselves on their
A fter rin g in g th e second tim e. Cen­
skill and proficiency in cooking know that
tr a l is told in no g entle to n e to "w ake
j the quality of their foods has much to do
up." (Of co u rse th is co u ld n ’t happen
with the-success of their meals.
in G resham , but it has been know n to
in o th e r p laces). If C en tral still co n ­
tin u e s to sleep, th e receiver is put up
Housewives are unanimous in their ap­
w ith a bang an d th e phone is ru n g
proval of the quality and variety of our
m any tim es.
is
SCHANNO’S CONFECTIONERY
groceries. Whether for a bounteous, hol­
iday feast or a light afternoon tea, here
you will find the eatables to satisfy the
<- most fastidious appetite. There is no ex-
* tra charge for quality. Let us help you in
planning the menu for your Christmas
feast.
HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR DINNER
Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Lemon and Citron Peel, Celery,
Lettuce, Cranberries, Nuts, Sweet Potatoes, Dates, Mince Meat,
Figs, Raisins. Fig and Plum Puddings, Etc., Etc.
Many things besides these listed above are offered for your Christmas Dinner
Get Our Prices on Christmas Candies and Nuts
Everything from Soup to Nuts
If you once try Diamond-W Goods you will use no other
T)o your Shopping Early to Avoid the rush
Cedi Metzger Grocery
DELIVER
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Chrisinwa
ft
ft
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ever b efore.
family from the
KIDDER HDW.
Now th e fac t of th e m a tte r is C en­
tr a l is not asleep. N either is she
read in g a novel nor h as she gone on
a journey. She is rig h t th e re on one
of th e m ost n erv e-rack in g Jobs known
to th e fem inine toiler. T he tro u b le Is
th a t a larg e n um ber of p ersons have
decided to p lace ca lls a t th e sam e
tim e, hence a "ru sh .” C ontinual rin g ­
ing will not get th e p arty any sooner.
T h e call w as reg istered a t th e first j
rin g by a tin y shelf called a "d ro p ”
opening down in fro n t of th e o p erato r.
She proceeds to plug in th e ca lls as
rap id ly as h er activ e b rain and nim ble
fingers w ill perm it, in th e o rd er of
first come,* first served. She is as
an x io u s as th e p atro n to get th e calls
th ro u g h and c lea r th e board.
Some have even been h eard to d is ­
p ara g e th e su b u rb an telephone sys
tem , com paring It w ith th e exchange
of a city 300 tim es th e size of th e
sm all place. No doubt if th e ra te s of
th e co u n try phones w ere raised on a
p a r w ith th o se of th e city, th e fa rm ­
e r s ’ lines would have am ple m eans to
in sta ll a m ore sa tisfac to ry system .
P o rtlan d h as th e W estern E le ctric
com m on b attery board, equipped w ith
elec tric light sig n als in red and white.
T he flashing of a ce rtain colored light
signifies th e end of a conversation.
T he c e n tra l o p era to r In G resham
h as no m eans of know ing w hen a
co n v ersatio n is ended except as one
sh o rt rin g is given, acco rd in g to the
In stru ctio n s on page 3 of th e telephone
d irectory. T he local exchange has the
m agneto board, a n ecessarily inferior
ona to th o se In use In la rg e cities.
A little kindly C h ristm as to leran ce
in te rsp ersed w ith a few w ords of com ­
m endation occasionally would work
w ell in prom oting b etter service, says
th e m anagem ent. M ankind is alw ays
ready to criticize, b ut how ra re ly does
it com m end. It would be a g reat
benefit to th e public and th e telephone
com pany as well if su b sc rib ers would
ac q u ain t them selv es w ith th e m echan- :
ism of th e ir local exchange board and
not place th e blam e on th e long-suf- j
ferin g hello g irls for th e th in g s they
a re pow erless to remedy.
LIFE
BUY HER AN
D on't be afraid to come in and
In su ran ce P o lic y
SE E OUR LIST
Buy ller a Home
Buy Yourself an
IN81KAM K POLICY
D on't buy before you have seen
o u r list of farm s and hom es
for h e r benefit in case of
y o u r death.
F R E E SERVICE
5? INSURANCE: The Largest Agency East of Portland
We h a te all S tan d ard C om panies. In su re ag a in st F ire, T heft, Col­
lision, Indem nity. Have the large H artford Line, which covers
ev e ry th in g —L ivestock, Bonds, S torm s, Rain, Tornudoes.
JOHN BROWN AGENCY
Phone Office 3M1
on Powell S t, Gresham
Phone Res. 250.1
\\ e wish to thank our many friends and customers
for their past favors and wish them
A MERRY CHRISTMAS and
A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
SMITH’S
STORE
Store at Linnem ann Junction
Phone Gresham 1661
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
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