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Southern Montana Telephone Company Drives Growth in Big Hole Basin
The Southern Montana Telephone Company, based in Dillon, reports strong growth since its 1905 incorporation. It expanded capital to 50 000, built new toll lines Dillon to Mill Point and Grant to Bannack, and extended exchanges to Wisdom Jackson Bannack with seven thousand miles of wire. Executives include Leonard Eliel and Frank Hazelbaker. The article also highlights irrigation, farming expansion, and rural electrification shaping western development.
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Beaverhead County
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Big Hole Basin
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Mill Point
Grant
Grasshopper Valley
Divide
Butte
Bell Company
Ralston
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Armstead
Ten Maile House
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Southern Montana Telephone Company
Leonard Eliel
Frank Hazelbaker
B. F. White
Will Jones
A. L. Stone
Fidel Huber