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Newspaper
Dillon Examiner
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1919
Page
7
The Dillon Examiner states that all letters pertaining to the editorial department or the business management should be addressed to THE DILLON EXAMINER.
The State Bank issues information for buyers about large feeders in Beaverhead. Prospective buyers are advised to review details and terms related to the 11,025 unit inquiry.
Chief Engineer Pratt reports Montana could receive about 12 million dollars under a 600 million federal road fund if cooperation criteria are met. Amendments may shift Montana’s required share from 50 percent to about 26 percent, saving roughly 8 million for the state. The Salt Lake conference followed the Chicago meeting of western highway officials to define a clear policy for Congress.
The Montana Livestock Sanitary board issued orders to curb sheep movement from Idaho, requiring health certificates from U S veterinarians and disinfection of transport cars. Certificates must state no infectious disease and no exposure to sheep scabies, with specific conditions on district disease history and federal supervision.
The Beaverhead Milling company plans to begin grinding flour about the first of February as machinery and heating plant are installed. Thousands of bushels of high grade wheat await operation and A. J. Foss of Wibaux Montana has arrived to manage the milling department.
A historical note explains toll calls charged as station to station without a specific person. Rates use air line distance with five cents per six miles up to twenty four miles, then five cents per eight miles beyond that. Calls should use numbers if directory data exists, or provide the called subscriber's name and address to the operator.
The article explains that person to person calls incur a higher rate than station to station due to greater effort, with a day rate between points and a minimum charge of 20c, and no such call if station to station is under 15c. Messenger calls use the same day rate with a 25c minimum, payment required even if no conversation occurs, and are not accepted when the station to station rate is under 15c. Report charges follow the same general conditions as person to person calls.
The report charge applies when the target is unavailable or uncontactable within one hour or when the caller is absent or refuses to talk after connection. It covers operating work and is about one fourth of the station to station rate. Minimum 10c, maximum $2.00.
The appointment rate applies when a caller fixes a definite talk time for a person to person call. It runs about 50 percent higher than the station to station rate and is computed on the day rate between points. No appointment call is accepted when the station to station rate is below 16.5 cents. Report charges apply under general conditions for person to person calls.
Reduced night service rates take effect January 21 1919 from 8 30 p m to midnight at about half the day rate and from midnight to 4 30 a m at about a quarter of the day rate. The origin time governs the night rate and a minimum night charge of 25 cents applies. day rates apply if the night rate would be below the minimum.
The article explains collect calls or reversed charges are billed to the distant station where the call is completed and apply only to person to person calls. It outlines how such charges flow to the subscriber at the far end and the conditions under which they are collected.
The document outlines initial period rates for toll services between points 144 to 152 miles apart. Rates cover station to station, person to person, appointments, and messenger calls with time based adjustments. Additional charges apply for late night and overnight service windows.
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