Show millionth mill with tele telephone P hone i marks a milestone in economic development the farm home of mr and aid mrs carrella C ara 4 A rigg head near river ta to n wyoming was the giehe scene ai 0 instable a notable event in telephone fisl history on when dpn e in ate 79 glie sagy ed ax tap mountain phone jaia anci jn ci camp any w a ln installer s it a flao tera J riggs a world war II 11 veter acre fann ilithe in the newly reclaimed north lIU verton irrigation project officials from th the c company I 1 in 21 cheyenne pantas w witnessed e d the enet a as s did several denver officials ciali after ar being wa 91 t discharged aich a aged from the te araj army in 1944 riggs returned to his farm fann in oklahoma and in 1947 the he applied for participation in the afie government drawing for acrea acreage gein in the wind river biyer project near riverton Rl verton his name was drawn isa as a qualifying applicant and he m moved av ed to a tract of land 14 miles north horth of Bi verton in february 1948 his application for telephone service i el was made ado shortly thereafter with a silver plaque on its base the telephone was i identified as the one millionth to be served by the mountain states company As I 1 soon as it mis was installed mrs mis riggs placed t the first call ball to her fir invalid mother in snader oklahoma luncheon following the installation stal tall lation atlo ol of the telephone was ht attended tended by Wyoming Wyo ls governor ar lester C hurit hunt alverton Iverton Bl It verton city officials service club presidents bureau officials from riverton cody and billings I 1 rt newspaper ew spa per and radio officials fici als arid various telephone of P ogden president of the telephone comp company an y presented rese t a commemorative ce certificate rt to mr riggs the ceremony marked a milestone ju economic development a and i nd population growth in the entire tir earea area served by the mountain states company comp gay which includes arizona colorado Coloia do montana new nei M mexico 4 u tali wyoming ibid and elpaso texas Corrip company imy offic officials stated thit that although it approximately 60 years yel cpr the ifie company om pany fo 6 reach I 1 ais first half millio rj telephones es the second aalf aig million illion were added in less thih than 10 years |