Rural Telephone Companies
Saskatchewan, Canada
1908 many Rural Telephone Companies (RTC) were formed by Farmers, Early Settlers, and small towns.
- Wilcox RTC- capital $5,000- 61 Instruments
- Truax RTC- capital $5,000- 45 Instruments
- Long Grade RTC- capital $1500- 10 Instruments
- Okabena RTC- capital $1500- 15 Instruments
- Weyburn RTC- capital $5000- 70 Instruments
- Sunny Hill RTC- capital $450- 10 Instruments
- Saltcoats RTC- capital $12,000- 78 Instruments
- Yellow Grass RTC- capital $10,000- 88 Instruments
- Gray-Milestone RTC- capital $3,000- 27 Instruments
- Forest RTC- capital $3000- 16 Instruments
- Drinkwater and Briercrest RTC- capital $1800- 11 Instruments
- West Weyburn RTC- capital $300- 5 Instruments
- Dundurn RTC- capital $8000- 62 Instruments
- Pioneer RTC- capital $700- 5 Instruments
- Creelman RTC- capital $1500- 25 Instruments
- Farmer's North East Milestone RTC- $950- 18 Instruments
- Lang- 5 companies capitalized $1500 ea- 110 Instruments total
- Rouleau RTC- capital $2500- 18 Instruments
- Theodore, Springdale, Beaverdale RTC- capital $5200- 80 Instruments
- Wheatland RTC- capital $4000- 27 Instruments
- Corinne RTC- capital $5000- 52 Instruments
then Jan 1909 more were added
- Florence RTC- capital $1525- 29 Instruments
- South Antler RTC- capital $800- 13 Instruments
- Silverton RTC- capital $950- 16 Instruments
Feb 1909
- Stoney Beach RTC- capital $5100- 36 Instruments
March 1909
- Tregarva RTC
- Wascana RTC
- North Regina RTC
- Boggy Creek RTC
- Victoria RTC
as of Apr 1909
- 35 Rural Telphone Companies were formed
- 27 more were being added
- 8 lines had being built
- Poles were ordered for 25 companies
- 13 applications for charters were pending
- 2 lines are being constructed
- 20 thousand poles were suppied by the Government to these small RTC's
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1924- D.C.McNab Deputy Minister of Telephones reported there was 96,080 telephones in Saskatchewan
Dugald C. McNab
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