PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 6 'MAGNETO EXCHANGE' FOR THE DALLES TELEPHONES FOR THE DALLES Mr. J.H. Thatcher, superintendent of the Oregon Telephone and Telegraph Co., at Portland has written to Mr. Fred Houghton in relation to establishing in this city a "Magneto Exchange," or in other words a telephone system. If twenty-five subscribers can be secured, the rate to each would not be in excess of $2 per month to each. With the ordinary telephone companies the rate is about $5 per month. Mr. Thatcher states that the company's long experience and control of patents enables them to furnish the best magneto telephone manufactured and at the most reasonable prices. There is no reason why the city should not have an extensive telephone system, which will be very convenient and hence valuable. February 28, 1894 Earline Wasser Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro Pc-cillin program