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H( Zion Line Telephone Assoc. con‘t. April 2016 20f3 The Northern Telephone Co. provided the necessary supplies. Mr. William Cummings and Mr. Sam McMillan were appointed to oversee the building of the line. 15 cents an hour would be allowed to subscribers for working on the line, the same amount to be allowed for the use of horses. At a later meeting rules were established for shareholders: 1. All shares would be equal. $31.85 per member. 2. Annual meetings would be held in March. 3. Mr. Archie Davidson and Mr. James Wright would be auditors. While each subscriber was allowed 15 cents an hour for work on the lines that same amount was paid for peeling poles. In April of 1915 it was decided to accept continual service with Bell Canada at $4.00 a year. The Zion Line Telephone Co. was established and incorporated April 28, 1916. The following is a memorandum of agreement: We the undersigned do hereby severally consent and agree one with the other to become incorporated as a company under the provisions of the Ontario Company‘s Act, as "The Zion Line Telephone Association Ltd." or such name as the Lieutenant Governor may give to the company, with a capital of $735.00 divided into twentyâ€"one shares of $35.00 each. And we hereby severally subscribe and agree to take the company set opposite our respective names as herein under and hereafter written and to become share holders of the said company and to which we do hereby subscribe our hand and seal. ...3 &2