New Rockford Transcript - Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883

The April 10, 1903, “Transcript” had an article on the local telephone situation. Noxon & Oglesby had around 100 telephones in New Rockford, plus two well-built and durable lines running into the country which were sufficient for the amount of business they carried.

However, because they were not heavy insulated cable wire with cast iron poles, they couldn’t be hooked into a long-distanc...