Times Independent | 1949-08-04 | Page 8 | Dove Creek to Cortez Phone Line Completed

I I I Dove Creek to Cortez Phone Line Completed The Mountain States Telephone Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone Telegraph Co on Monday Monday Mon Mon- day completed a new toll line from Dove Creek to Cortez This connects the Midland Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone phone- Co service in Moab Monticello and Dove Creek with h the Bell system to the south The 35 miles of new line cos cost t the Mountain States C C. C M. M Mendenhall district manager manager mana mana- ger In Grand Junction reports It replaces the falling failing service e formerly provided by the Farmer Farmer Farmer Far Far- mer Mutual Midland plans to construct a carrier circuit from Moab t to Monticello and on to Dove Dov e Creek this year Equipment 1 Isnow is isnow y i now on hand for the Improvement improvement improve Improve- ment which will give the firm one more carrier over the entire route At present Moab an and Monticello are connected b by d two circuits and Monticello an and Dove Creek by one These lines line s are often overloaded largely because because because be be- cause of uranium activity The fIhe Midland expects to install a dial system at Moab later this year