1909-02-20-sr-p5-c3-farm-and-city-phones-barred
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February 20, 1909 Spokesman-Review Page 5 Column 3:
FARM AND CITY PHONES BARRED
Reardan Business Men Agree to Have Instruments Removed.
REARDAN, Wash, Feb, 19—At a meeting this afternoon the local business men signed an agreement to discontinue use of the Farm and City Telephone company’s lines and, with one exception, the Instruments now In use will be ordered taken out before March 1. The West Crescent Telephone company is installing phones and will control nearly all the local business.
The business houses will be without long-distance connections indefinitely, but are willing to put up with this until the local company can get better service. A messenger will be employed.
