by Rory White | Feb 17, 2022
In 1950 a new office building was constructed at 510 B avenue, and in 1951 a new automatic drop switchboard was installed that eliminated the need for customers to crank their phone to connect. Ten years later, an automatic dial system was installed, and the old...
by Rory White | Feb 17, 2022
In 1905 the Kalona Mutual Switchboard Company was founded to provide organized switching services to independently operated farm lines, as well as to the town and surrounding county lines. The eight-member board of directors was comprised of four directors from Kalona...
by Rory White | Feb 17, 2022
In 1930, the Kalona Independent Telephone Company came into existence. It handled the rural lines, each of which had its own officers. Annual switching dues for each of the 186 customers were $7.00. In 1946, the two companies merged to form the Kalona Cooperative...
