Will Ward has just completed the fourth telephone
line running into Saguache and also a local town line. The lines now in
operation and connected with the switch board at the Crescent office are
for convenience called “line A” “line B” and “line C”.
Line A is the old Ranchman’s Mutual line, extending from
the Curtis ranch, southeast of town, to the Michaud ranch, 24 miles up
the Saguache Creek, now owned by Curtis Bros. Those having phones on this
line are Sam Calvert ranch, Clark Bros. ranch, Geo. Clark ranch, Zack Clark
ranch, Curtis Bros. ranch, Geo. Curtis residence, Wilbur Curtis ranch,
Gotthelf and Tarbell Merc. Co., S. W. Hodding ranch, Dr. J. T. Melvin office
and residence, John Rominger ranch, James Slane ranch, James Slane residence
in town, John Stevens ranch, Ward Bros. ranch and manager’s office.
On line B there are Court House, clerk’s office, Mrs.
Colvin hotel, W. A. Johnson ranch, Carl Marold ranch, Geo. W. Beckley store,
Thos. Noland ranch, Geo. Robertson flouring mill and residence, Stubbs
and Lockett abstract office, Woodard Bros. ranch, John W Cook residence,
John H. Williams, post office and store.
Line C is the local town line and those now having phones
are J. W. Davidson residence, Lee Fairbanks residence, High School building,
P. M. Jones store, Roll Means saloon, Dallas Stubbs residence, The Saguache
Pharmacy and the J. J. Keller store.
It is probable that several more subscribers will be obtained
from among the townpeople soon.
Anyone on line A can call and talk direct with any other
subscriber on that line, as can also one on either line B or C. But
if one on line A wishes to talk with someone on line B or C, central must
be called and the connection made.
Anyone. of the three lines mentioned can also be connected
with the Salida line, and anyone of the subscribers on line A, B or C can
talk direct from their homes to parties in Bonanza, Villa Grove or Salida,
after first calling central and getting the connection. No tolls are charged
on these local lines, but on the Salida line the usual rates of toll have
to be paid. The use of the telephone is becoming so universal in the country
as well as in town and city, that one can hardly get along without it,
and does not want to after using and finding them so convenient. We prophecy
that in the course of a few years nearly every ranch in the valley will
be connected with the towns by telephone.
