150 Years 1887-1901 The Dalles THE DECADES OF HISTORY PART THREE OF THE DALLES CHRONICLE'S TEN-PART SERIES. April 27, 2007 Page 3 THE DALLES AND WAMIC TO BE CONNECTED BY TELEPHONE THE TELEPHONE LINE - The county court has granted the franchise to The Dalles and Wamic Telephone line, incorporated by the Gordon company, on Feb. 28, 1893, in preference to the Roland Co. incorporated on March 8, 1893. The Gordon Co. propose to offer one half of the capital stock of their company to the people of the country traversed at par. This is certainly a generous proposition, and shows a good spirit. It is a well known fact that the telephone lines in operation in Eastern Oregon pay a dividend on the investment of over 100 percent, per annum. The new line will be 35 miles in length, touching at Dufur, Wamic, Kingsley and Tygh Valley. The projectors of the enterprise will commence putting in poles at once and expect to have the line in working operation by the first of June. The officers are as follows: F.S. Gordon, president; F.M. Driver, Secretary; M.A. Gordon, Louis Dories and F.M. Driver, board of directors. March 11, 1893. Incoming and Outgoing messages protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program