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Local Government
Authorized form of name
Zelma Rural Telephone Company, 1917-1977
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Dates of existence
1917-1977
History
The first organizational meeting of directors of the Zelma Rural Telephone Company took place on March 20, 1915, with George R. Duff elected President and director. Additional directors elected at that time were J.W. Cline, G.A. Campbell, Major Shout and James Murray. Charles W. Cline was elected Secretary-Treasurer, a position in held until 1964.
Regulated by the Saskatchewan Government Telephones Department, the company proceeded to construct telephone lines in the area serving the town and surrounding farms in the district. The board of directors decided rates, telephone extension applications, contracts and salaries.
In 1977, SaskTel absorbed the Zelma Rural Telephone Co. into its provincial telephone system. The last meeting of the directors of the Zelma Rural Telephone Co. took place on January 8, 1977.
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Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2008-04-21 (Creation).
2017-08-16 (Approval)
2017-11-29 (Revision).
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
Saskatchewan Archives: Zelma Rural Telephone Co. fonds (F 30)