W.C. CALLAWAY
History of Arizona, pg 517

Among those who have in charge the successful operation of the 
various public utility systems of Navajo County, none has shown a 
greater degree of efficiency and ability in the discharge of his 
duties than has W.A. Callaway, local manager for the Mountain 
States Telephone Company at Winslow.

He was born in Archbald, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, on the 
27th day of September 1874, and is a son of William and Caroline 
(Miller)Callaway the former of whom died in 1907 and is survived 
by his widow, who lives in Caldwell, New Jersey.  W.C. Callaway 
attended the public schools of his native state and in 1887 when 
a lad of but thirteen years, began to learn the plumbing trade at 
Scranton, Pa. In 1898 he went to Alaska on a prospecting trip and 
in the following year he located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, 
where he went to work for the old Colorado telephone Company 
which is now a part of the Mountain States Telephone Company. 
In 1905 hews transferred to Denver as cable foreman and six years 
later was sent to El Paso, Texas as construction foreman. He 
filled that position until 1917 when he was transferred to 
Douglas, Arizona as wire chief and remained there two years.  He 
did not hold each position very long for his loyal service and 
all round efficiency quickly won him promotions. In 1919 he 
was sent to Bisbee, Az as local manager and in 1924 received 
still further recognition in his transfer to the managership 
of the Winslow district in which capacity he is still serving 
in a very capable and satisfactory manner.

On May 28, 1906 Mr. Callaway was united in marriage to Mayme 
Scott of Denver Colorado and since coming to Winslow she has 
become very actively interested in the civic and social affairs 
of the community. Mr. Callaway is vice-president of the Winslow 
Rotary Club, has entered fully into all local plans for the 
promotion of the public welfare along material, civic or moral 
lines and has won a high place in the respect of those who have 
come into contact with him.

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