For information about these data, see http://galbithink.org/telcos/early-telephone-data.htm "lid" "company" "city" "state" "receipts" "expenditures" "circuits" "miles of wire" "subscriber stations" "receiving telephones" "adj telephones" "pop1880" "sa" 8.00 "American District Telegraph and Telephone" "San Jose" "California" 3900.00 1800.00 5.00 15.00 100.00 100.00 864694 "CA" 146.00 "Wilmington Bell Telephone Exchange" "Wilmington" "Delaware" 7859.00 7319.00 86.00 108.00 98.00 98.00 146608 "DE" 34.00 "Central Pennsylvania Telephone and Supply" "Williamsport" "Pennsylvania" 22818.00 11140.00 326.00 463.00 718.00 359.00 359.00 4282891 "PA" 5.00 "American District Telegraph" "Eirie" "Pennsylvania" 5574.00 4244.00 72.00 20.00 173.00 152.00 152.00 4282891 "PA" 83.00 "Lowell District Telephone" "Lowell" "Massachusetts" 57899.00 52801.00 600.00 1500.00 1600.00 1500.00 1500.00 1783085 "MA" 13.00 "Ayer Telephone" "Ayer" "Massachusetts" 37.00 36.00 34.00 34.00 1783085 "MA" 4.00 "American Bell Telegraph Exchange" "Jamestown" "New York" 1972.00 1353.00 76.00 48.00 123.00 117.00 117.00 5082871 "NY" 3.00 "American Bell Telegraph" "Fulton " "New York" 597.00 445.00 23.00 8.00 31.00 31.00 31.00 5082871 "NY" 6.00 "American District Telegraph" "Syracuse" "New York" 13000.00 13945.00 430.00 206.00 619.00 619.00 619.00 5082871 "NY" 9.00 "Ames and Nevada Telephone" "Nevada" "Iowa" 18.00 41.00 41.00 41.00 1624615 "IA" 14.00 "Balch & Root" "Morrison" "Illinois" 4911.00 4899.00 130.00 106.00 135.00 135.00 135.00 3077871 "IL" 19.00 "Bell Telephone" "Madison" "Wisconsin" 3510.00 3510.00 94.00 80.00 94.00 94.00 94.00 1315497 "WI" 22.00 "Black Hills Telephone Exchange" "Deadwood" "South Dakota" 4236.00 2923.00 65.00 40.00 70.00 70.00 70.00 "SD" 23.00 "Bloomington Telephone" "Bloomington" "Illinois" 6650.00 4950.00 175.00 100.00 180.00 180.00 180.00 3077871 "IL" 29.00 "Catskill Telegraph and Telephone" "Catskill" "New York" 469.00 306.00 32.00 60.00 42.00 42.00 42.00 5082871 "NY" 36.00 "City and Suburban Telegraph Association" "Cincinnati" "Ohio" 128221.00 113077.00 2100.00 1600.00 1600.00 1600.00 3198062 "OH" 40.00 "Clinton and Lyons Bell Telephone" "Clinton" "Iowa" 6250.00 6927.00 132.00 207.00 237.00 237.00 237.00 1624615 "IA" 41.00 "Colorado Telephone" "Denver" "Colorado" 75925.00 57747.00 900.00 700.00 964.00 964.00 964.00 194327 "CO" 47.00 "Connersville Bell Telephone" "Connersville" "Indiana" 1262.00 663.00 45.00 20.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 1978301 "IN" 52.00 "Domestic Telegraph and Telephone" "Newark" "New York" 25652.00 16180.00 470.00 422.00 422.00 422.00 5082871 "NY" 53.00 "Dunkirk Telephone Exchange" "Dunkirk" "New York" 1374.00 1299.00 48.00 25.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 5082871 "NY" 55.00 "Easton Telephone Exchange" "Easton" "Pennsylvania" 1200.00 4600.00 54.00 20.00 58.00 58.00 58.00 4282891 "PA" 60.00 "Freeport Telephone Exchange" "Freeport" "Illinois" 2481.00 4142.00 56.00 30.00 56.00 56.00 56.00 3077871 "IL" 66.00 "Hannibal Telephone" "Hannibal" "Missouri" 5564.00 4351.00 62.00 80.00 122.00 122.00 122.00 2168380 "MO" 67.00 "Harrisburg Telephonic Exchange" "Harrisburg" "Pennsylvania" 43.00 45.00 126.00 126.00 126.00 4282891 "PA" 69.00 "Hope Valley Telephone" "Hope Valley" "Rhode Island" 230.00 206.00 3.00 9.00 6.00 6.00 6.00 276531 "RI" 70.00 "Hot Springs Telephone Exchange" "Hot Springs" "Arkansas" 2495.00 2928.00 75.00 25.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 802525 "AR" 74.00 "Janesville Telephone Exchange" "Janesville" "Wisconsin" 1105.00 1825.00 46.00 17.00 51.00 51.00 51.00 1315497 "WI" 77.00 "Lambertville Telephone Exchange" "Lambertville" "New York" 11.00 5.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 5082871 "NY" 80.00 "Leavenworth Telephone Exchange" "Leavenworth" "Kansas" 5000.00 3697.00 175.00 175.00 175.00 175.00 996096 "KS" 82.00 "Little Rock Telephone Exchange" "Little Rock" "Arkansas" 7786.00 7245.00 152.00 65.00 188.00 188.00 188.00 802525 "AR" 85.00 "Manchester Telephone Exchange" "Manchester" "New Hampshire" 9060.00 6050.00 225.00 165.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 346991 "NH" 86.00 "Mansfield Telephone Exchange" "Mansfield" "Ohio" 2124.00 3070.00 38.00 25.00 50.00 50.00 50.00 3198062 "OH" 90.00 "Memphis Telephone Exchange" "Memphis" "Tennessee" 14841.00 15945.00 275.00 120.00 310.00 310.00 310.00 1542359 "TN" 93.00 "Middletown Telephone Exchange" "Middletown" "Ohio" 4600.00 1200.00 80.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 3198062 "OH" 96.00 "Montpelier Telephone Exchange" "Montpelier" "Vermont" 52.00 15.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 332286 "VT" 97.00 "Muncie Bell Telephone" "Muncie" "Indiana" 2385.00 1765.00 45.00 15.00 61.00 61.00 61.00 1978301 "IN" 98.00 "Narragansett Pier Telegraph Exchange" "Narragansett Pier" "Rhode Island" 945.00 590.00 14.00 15.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 276531 "RI" 103.00 "Neenah Telephone" "Neenah" "Wisconsin" 1225.00 625.00 25.00 10.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 1315497 "WI" 106.00 "New Milford Bell Telephone" "New Milford" "Connecticut" 2715.00 2660.00 9.00 35.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 622700 "CT" 107.00 "Northwestern Telephone Exchange" "Minneapolis" "Minnesota" 657.00 1127.00 1127.00 1127.00 780773 "MN" 108.00 "Ogden Telephone Exchange" "Ogden City" "Utah" 2717.00 5012.00 40.00 38.00 93.00 93.00 93.00 143963 "UT" 113.00 "Parmenter & Co." "Wooster" "Ohio" 600.00 450.00 40.00 11.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 3198062 "OH" 117.00 "Rome Telephone Exchange" "Rome" "New York" 4186.00 1709.00 77.00 60.00 156.00 156.00 156.00 5082871 "NY" 118.00 "Rushville Bell Telephone" "Rushville" "Indiana" 41.00 23.00 41.00 41.00 41.00 1978301 "IN" 119.00 "Rutland Telephone Exchange" "Rutland" "Vermont" 1200.00 240.00 24.00 20.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 332286 "VT" 120.00 "Scaranton Bell Telephone" "Scarnaton" "Pennsylvania" 100.00 114.00 240.00 240.00 240.00 4282891 "PA" 122.00 "Sidney Bell Telephone" "Sidney" "Ohio" 1364.00 1335.00 25.00 22.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 3198062 "OH" 127.00 "Southern Ohio Telephone Exchange" "Ironton" "Ohio" 13121.00 12947.00 188.00 111.00 215.00 215.00 215.00 3198062 "OH" 128.00 "Southern Worcester Telephone" "Southbridge" "Massachusetts" 2309.00 1799.00 18.00 25.00 75.00 75.00 75.00 1783085 "MA" 130.00 "Stamford and Norwalk Telegraph" "Stamford" "Connecticut" 14805.00 14222.00 75.00 85.00 225.00 225.00 225.00 622700 "CT" 135.00 "Telephone Dispatch " "Haverhill" "Massachusetts" 3594.00 5934.00 40.00 1250.00 125.00 125.00 125.00 1783085 "MA" 138.00 "Union Telephone Exchange" "Norwalk" "Ohio" 820.00 763.00 39.00 25.00 39.00 39.00 39.00 3198062 "OH" 139.00 "Vergennes Telephone Exchange" "Vergennes" "Vermont" 165.00 90.00 1.00 2.00 9.00 9.00 9.00 332286 "VT" 141.00 "Watertown Telephone" "Watertown" "New York" 5049.00 4052.00 87.00 15.00 105.00 105.00 105.00 5082871 "NY" 144.00 "Western Massachusetts Telephone" "Pittsfield" "Massachusetts" 200.00 240.00 527.00 527.00 527.00 1783085 "MA" 35.00 "Central Telephone" "Alton" "Illinois" 10375.00 14553.00 140.00 267.00 672.00 673.00 673.00 3077871 "IL" 143.00 "Western Telephone" "Chicago" "Illinois" 2482.00 827.00 2482.00 2500.00 2500.00 3077871 "IL" 7.00 "American District Telegraph" "Utica" "New York" 17770.00 11974.00 340.00 160.00 355.00 358.00 358.00 5082871 "NY" 11.00 "Anderson, T.B., Sedalia Telephone Exchange" "Sedalia" "Missouri" 3600.00 2300.00 63.00 40.00 107.00 108.00 108.00 2168380 "MO" 79.00 "Leadville Telephone" "Leadville" "Colorado" 16733.00 16180.00 276.00 220.00 276.00 279.00 279.00 194327 "CO" 28.00 "Burlington District Telephone" "Burlington" "Vermont" 4541.00 2600.00 60.00 35.00 170.00 172.00 172.00 332286 "VT" 89.00 "Mayfield, E.W." "Jacksonville" "Illinois" 2880.00 1816.00 83.00 35.00 85.00 86.00 86.00 3077871 "IL" 111.00 "Pacific Bell Telephone" "San Francisco" "California" 36354.00 29196.00 831.00 564.00 1080.00 1093.00 1093.00 864694 "CA" 57.00 "Elmira Bell Telephone Exchange" "Elmira" "New York" 3965.00 3965.00 75.00 55.00 165.00 167.00 167.00 5082871 "NY" 25.00 "Bradford Telephone" "Bradford" "Pennsylvania" 5629.00 6865.00 85.00 100.00 160.00 162.00 162.00 4282891 "PA" 147.00 "Winsted Telephone Exchange" "Winsted" "Connecticut" 1362.00 433.00 17.00 10.00 80.00 81.00 81.00 622700 "CT" 1.00 "Allentown Telephone Exchange" "Allentown" "Pennsylvania" 4749.00 4356.00 43.00 50.00 78.00 79.00 79.00 4282891 "PA" 114.00 "Peoria Bell Telephone Exchange" "Peoria" "Illinois" 10000.00 7300.00 200.00 100.00 200.00 203.00 203.00 3077871 "IL" 32.00 "Central District and Printing Telegraph" "Wheeling" "West Virginia" 9098.00 3828.00 242.00 87.00 261.00 265.00 265.00 618457 "WV" 145.00 "Wilkesbarre Telephone Exchange" "Wilkesbarre" "Pennsylvania" 10853.00 7435.00 110.00 98.00 124.00 126.00 126.00 4282891 "PA" 10.00 "Amsterdam Telegraph and Telephone" "Amsterdam" "New York" 479.00 402.00 61.00 25.00 61.00 62.00 62.00 5082871 "NY" 73.00 "Ithaca Telephone Exchange" "Ithaca" "New York" 2661.00 1716.00 55.00 30.00 112.00 114.00 114.00 5082871 "NY" 137.00 "Topeka Telephone" "Topeka" "Kansas" 5550.00 4960.00 135.00 80.00 155.00 158.00 158.00 996096 "KS" 84.00 "Louisiana Telephone" "New Orleans" "Louisiana" 99437.00 82794.00 845.00 478.00 813.00 829.00 829.00 939946 "LA" 54.00 " Eestern Pennsylvania Telephone Exchange" "Reading" "Pennsylvania" 10533.00 6808.00 311.00 526.00 402.00 410.00 410.00 4282891 "PA" 136.00 "Telephone and Telegraph Construction" "Detroit" "Michigan" 73360.00 50787.00 1128.00 711.00 1405.00 1433.00 1433.00 1636937 "MI" 68.00 "Henderson Telephone Exchange" "Henderson" "Kentucky" 555.00 226.00 47.00 32.00 46.00 47.00 47.00 1648690 "KY" 126.00 "Southern New York Bell Telephone" "Binghamton" "New York" 3273.00 5583.00 50.00 35.00 135.00 138.00 138.00 5082871 "NY" 76.00 "Joliet Telephone" "Joliet" "Illinois" 5439.00 2636.00 96.00 85.00 124.00 127.00 127.00 3077871 "IL" 105.00 "New London Telephone" "New London" "Connecticut" 5511.00 5947.00 50.00 60.00 165.00 169.00 169.00 622700 "CT" 110.00 "Owensboro Telephone Exchange" "Owensboro" "Kentucky" 3557.00 1690.00 115.00 58.00 121.00 124.00 124.00 1648690 "KY" 131.00 "Saint Joseph Telephone Exchange" "St. Joseph" "Missouri" 8856.00 7260.00 167.00 225.00 193.00 198.00 198.00 2168380 "MO" 17.00 "Bell Telephone" "Buffalo" "New York" 79048.00 69302.00 950.00 1211.00 1605.00 1650.00 1650.00 5082871 "NY" 27.00 "Brookline Telephone Exchange" "Brookline" "Massachusetts" 3362.00 3362.00 50.00 45.00 70.00 72.00 72.00 1783085 "MA" 148.00 "Winter Brothers' Telephone Exchange" "Kingston" "New York" 1828.00 1532.00 42.00 13.00 70.00 72.00 72.00 5082871 "NY" 50.00 "Danbury Telephone Dispatch" "Danbury" "Connecticut" 2812.00 2628.00 25.00 35.00 103.00 106.00 106.00 622700 "CT" 30.00 "Central District and Printing Telegraph" "Bellaire" "Ohio" 1545.00 692.00 67.00 19.00 67.00 69.00 69.00 3198062 "OH" 99.00 "Nashua Telephone Exchange" "Nashua" "New Hampshire" 2854.00 2788.00 44.00 15.00 67.00 69.00 69.00 346991 "NH" 16.00 "Beatrice Electric " "Beatrice" "Nebraska" 646.00 569.00 15.00 4.00 33.00 34.00 34.00 452402 "NE" 116.00 "Providence Telephone" "Providence" "Rhode Island" 18492.00 13092.00 375.00 300.00 800.00 825.00 825.00 276531 "RI" 109.00 "Omaha Electric" "Omaha" "Nebraska" 12133.00 7988.00 245.00 179.00 318.00 328.00 328.00 452402 "NE" 45.00 "Concord Telephone Exchnage" "Concord" "New Hampshire" 2000.00 2040.00 58.00 43.00 95.00 98.00 98.00 346991 "NH" 91.00 "Merchants' Telephone and Telegraph" "Emporia" "Missouri" 90.00 55.00 95.00 98.00 98.00 2168380 "MO" 48.00 "Corry Telephone Exchange" "Corry" "Pennsylvania" 739.00 659.00 16.00 8.00 31.00 32.00 32.00 4282891 "PA" 100.00 "Nashville Telephone Exchange" "Nashville" "Tennessee" 56.00 51.00 124.00 128.00 128.00 1542359 "TN" 56.00 "East Tennessee Telephone" "Chattanooga" "Tennessee" 18956.00 6232.00 381.00 185.00 422.00 436.00 436.00 1542359 "TN" 42.00 "Columbia Telephone Exchange" "Columbia" "Pennsylvania" 685.00 442.00 14.00 25.00 29.00 30.00 30.00 4282891 "PA" 94.00 "Milwaukee Telephone Exchange" "Milwaukee" "Wisconsin" 44979.00 35927.00 537.00 537.00 566.00 586.00 586.00 1315497 "WI" 133.00 "Stafford Telephone" "Stafford Springs" "Connecticut" 515.00 548.00 13.00 28.00 29.00 29.00 622700 "CT" 12.00 "Atchison Telephone Exchange" "Atchison" "Kansas" 4000.00 3453.00 101.00 45.00 104.00 108.00 108.00 996096 "KS" 58.00 "Evansville Telephone Exchange" "Evansville" "Indiana" 10523.00 24679.00 231.00 120.00 231.00 240.00 240.00 1978301 "IN" 39.00 "Cleveland Telephone" "Cleveland" "Ohio" 22168.00 21047.00 518.00 456.00 522.00 543.00 543.00 3198062 "OH" 63.00 "Galion Telephone Exchange" "Galion" "Ohio" 520.00 189.00 45.00 12.00 49.00 51.00 51.00 3198062 "OH" 62.00 "Galesburg Telephone Exchange" "Galesburg" "Illinois" 8000.00 7000.00 23.00 10.00 23.00 24.00 24.00 3077871 "IL" 49.00 "Council Bluffs Telephone " "Council Bluffs" "Iowa" 3593.00 2912.00 34.00 18.00 67.00 70.00 70.00 1624615 "IA" 87.00 "Marshalltown Telephone" "Marshalltown" "Iowa" 2735.00 2135.00 110.00 42.00 110.00 115.00 115.00 1624615 "IA" 46.00 "Connecticut Telephone" "New Haven" "Connecticut" 60500.00 6365.00 452.00 1500.00 1528.00 1600.00 1600.00 622700 "CT" 64.00 "Glenwood Telephone Exchange" "Glenwood" "Iowa" 1520.00 1445.00 20.00 10.00 20.00 21.00 21.00 1624615 "IA" 115.00 "Portland Telephone, Telegraph, and Electric Light" "Portland" "Oregon" 8127.00 6765.00 4.00 100.00 156.00 164.00 164.00 174768 "OR" 102.00 "National Capital Telephone" "Washington" "District of Columbia" 24000.00 28000.00 190.00 211.00 568.00 600.00 600.00 177624 "DC" 65.00 "Greenville Telephone Exchange" "Greenville" "Ohio" 1420.00 1837.00 15.00 44.00 47.00 47.00 3198062 "OH" 129.00 "Springfield Telephone" "Springfield" "Massachusetts" 19988.00 17767.00 165.00 125.00 655.00 700.00 700.00 1783085 "MA" 2.00 "American Bell Telephone" "Boston" "Massachusetts" 605184.00 339426.00 1039.00 1250.00 1214.00 1300.00 1300.00 1783085 "MA" 15.00 "Batavia Telephone Exchange" "Batavia" "New York" 1126.00 1086.00 38.00 30.00 39.00 42.00 42.00 5082871 "NY" 37.00 "Cheshire County Telephone" "Keene" "New Hampshire" 30.00 40.00 65.00 70.00 70.00 346991 "NH" 140.00 "Warren Telephone Exchange" "Warren" "Pennsylvania" 1223.00 893.00 32.00 25.00 65.00 70.00 70.00 4282891 "PA" 20.00 "Bell Telephone" "St. Louis" "Missouri" 97488.00 63368.00 1017.00 785.00 981.00 1067.00 1067.00 2168380 "MO" 134.00 "Steuben Bell Telephone" "Corning" "New York" 1180.00 4939.00 40.00 50.00 110.00 120.00 120.00 5082871 "NY" 142.00 "Waterbury Automatic Signal Telegraph" "Waterbury" "Connecticut" 11605.00 12201.00 52.00 117.00 200.00 220.00 220.00 622700 "CT" 124.00 "Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph" "Danville" "Virginia" 93177.00 67964.00 1472.00 740.00 1539.00 1699.00 1699.00 1512565 "VA" 43.00 "Columbus Telephone Exchange" "Columbus" "Indiana" 53.00 76.00 84.00 84.00 1978301 "IN" 18.00 "Bell Telephone" "Chicago" "Illinois" 63516.00 62925.00 1200.00 1000.00 1200.00 1350.00 1350.00 3077871 "IL" 26.00 "Brockton Telephone" "Brockton" "Massachusetts" 3769.00 2910.00 28.00 50.00 140.00 161.00 161.00 1783085 "MA" 61.00 "Fulton County Telephone" "Gloversville" "New York" 3656.00 3656.00 20.00 40.00 46.00 46.00 5082871 "NY" 38.00 "Chippewa Valley Telegraph and Telephone" "Eau Claire" "Wisconsin" 6246.00 5637.00 101.00 140.00 109.00 126.00 126.00 1315497 "WI" 125.00 "Southern Massachusetts Telegraph and Telephone" "New Bedord" "Massachusetts" 40000.00 35700.00 320.00 500.00 1000.00 1200.00 1200.00 1783085 "MA" 132.00 "Saint Johnsbury Telephone Exchange" "St. Johnsbury" "Vermont" 518.00 340.00 20.00 7.00 31.00 39.00 39.00 332286 "VT" 101.00 "National Bell Telephone " "Portland" "Maine" 28555.00 20938.00 540.00 230.00 845.00 1071.00 1071.00 648930 "ME" 92.00 "Metropolitan Telephone and Telegraph" "New York" "New York" 540292.00 518845.00 4130.00 4973.00 5102.00 6820.00 6820.00 5082871 "NY" 88.00 "Maryland Telephone" "Baltimore" "Maryland" 59635.00 34378.00 350.00 600.00 850.00 1183.00 1183.00 934943 "MD" 121.00 "Shelby Telephone" "Shelby" "Ohio" 216.00 110.00 2.00 2.00 5.00 7.00 7.00 3198062 "OH" 44.00 "Commercial Telephone " "Albany" "New York" 48173.00 47478.00 900.00 1000.00 1050.00 1486.00 1486.00 5082871 "NY" 31.00 "Central District and Printing Telegraph" "Pittsburgh" "Pennsylvania" 95303.00 54213.00 808.00 459.00 938.00 1350.00 1350.00 4282891 "PA" 33.00 "Central Massachusetts Telephone" "Wouth Framingham" "Massachusetts" 5408.00 5108.00 61.00 200.00 169.00 257.00 257.00 1783085 "MA" 21.00 "Bell Telephone" "Philadelphia" "Pennsylvania" 168516.00 103024.00 1139.00 1442.00 1608.00 3075.00 3075.00 4282891 "PA" 75.00 "Johnson, L." "Vincennes" "Indiana" 63.00 30.00 63.00 185.00 185.00 1978301 "IN" 24.00 "Boston and Northern Telephone" "Salem" "Massachusetts" 3254.00 1638.00 107.00 8.00 8.00 1783085 "MA" 51.00 "Doboy and Union Island Telegraph" "Darien" "Georgia" 94.00 35.00 10.00 3.00 3.00 1542180 "GA" 59.00 "Fishkill Telephone" "Fishkill" "New York" 1494.00 1214.00 25.00 22.00 55.00 55.00 5082871 "NY" 71.00 "Hudson Telegraph and Telephone " "Hudson" "New York" 5779.00 4050.00 170.00 41.00 192.00 192.00 5082871 "NY" 72.00 "Inter-State Telephone" "Providence" "Rhode Island" 699.00 1155.00 7.00 400.00 6.00 6.00 276531 "RI" 78.00 "Lancaster Bell Telephone Exchange" "Lancaster" "Pennsylvania" 32.00 18.00 4282891 "PA" 81.00 "Litchfield Telephone" "Litchfield" "Connecticut" 756.00 611.00 8.00 622700 "CT" 95.00 "Montana Agency" "Fort Benton" "Montana" 400.00 300.00 17.00 25.00 34.00 34.00 39159 "MT" 104.00 "Newburgh Telephone" "Newburgh" "New York" 5328.00 5041.00 134.00 125.00 175.00 175.00 5082871 "NY" 112.00 "Park City Telephone Exchange" "Park City" "Utah" 360.00 290.00 14.00 12.00 50.00 50.00 143963 "UT" 123.00 "Sioux City Telephone Exchange" "Sioux City" "Iowa" 4558.00 4237.00 100.00 75.00 100.00 1624615 "IA"