Daily Republican., 1879-09-03
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The giiminston Telephone Ex'
change - C0snmuniesilsns with
Fiuy-tw0 P0ints-The Rspsbli'
can once the Fffsy.Second-rhs
First Ebert.
1t was only in June, 1878, that W
T. Westbrook, manager OF the Westsrr
Union Telegraph Company, conceived
the idea OF establishing grand Tele
phone Exchange at Third and Market
streets. The projected enterprise wal
new and novel, and although severa
of the leading business men Of the City
expressed = willingness to become mem
bers Of the Exchange there wef.
scarcely suiacisnt at first to bear tht
expenses Of the management.
Mr.. Westbrook however worked on
in hope and II was not long until Iii
business was enlarged and now be bai
the pleasure Of ofccndncting . Telephone
exchange which includes communities
tion with fifty points within and with
out the city. So many points ccntinu
ally asking for information keeps Mist
Thompsoa, j, the lady assistant in charge
quite busy in ans sweriug questions and
changing wires to suit the respective
points.
Not wishing to be left out in the cold
any longer, the proprietors Of the RE-
PUBLICAN had q telephone instrument
placed in the reporters room to-day.
and now they are prepared to sxchang.
news with all connected with ths ex'
change. The signal Of the REPUBLICAN,
instrument is s--.... The follow
ing is list OF the Offices Of the Tele'
phone Exchange:
J. P. Allmond & Co., st. Augustine
Mills.
Bellah, Quigley & Co., James Brad.
ford, George W. Bush & Son., z. James
Belt, Bowers, Dure & Co., Jos. Bancroft
& Sons. Samuel Bancroft residences,
James H. Bsggs through J. P.Allmond.
Capells Il Bros, City Mills, Chief Rn.
ginesr's Office, Cool Spring Reservoir,
John A. Cranston, Newport, George W.
Churchman.
Delaware Steam Fire Engine Com
pany, Diam ond State Iron Company,
Delaware Cartridge Company.
Every Evening Office.
Finn & Jackson, Freight Office P. W.
& B. r. R., Freight Office W. & N. R. r.
Harlan Cause, NJ. Il W. Garrett, Eli
wood Garrett, Maurice Garrett, Howard
Garrett, A. G. Griggs, J. T. Cause,
Harlan & Hollingsworth Company,
Hilles & Jones, Heald & Co., Emlen
Hewes, John M. Harvey.
Jackson & Sharp Co., Job H. Jack
sons residence.
D. H. Kent Il Co.
Isaac V. Lloyd, Lobdsll Car Wheel
company, William Lea Il Sons.
Mccullough Iron Co.
John Ponder, Pussy Scott g. Co., H.
F. pickel's store, H. F. Pickels found
ry, J. Morton Poole, J. Pusey's Ice Office,
Pusey & Jones Co., 4. G. Painters rssi.
dence, Police Office.
DR.. Rust, REPUBLICAN, Office.
Smith & Painter, Seidel & Hastings,
George W. Stone, S. g. Simmons 4 Bro,
Swift, Courtney & Bsecher Company,
Stanton Mills Stanton.
Joseph Tatnall & Co., H. L. Tatnall
& Co., Joseph Teas & Co.
Vulcanised Fibre Company.
Charles Warner & Co., William Y.
Warner.
Another idea of the usefulness of
the telephone has lately dawned upon
the mind of Manager Westbrook which
he with his usual enterprise will
no doubt carry into practice. The idea
is this: Attach the telephone tothe:bur-
glar alarm, and If an attempt to open
a house is made in the absence of the
family, the instrument will immediate
ly communicate the alarm to the tele-
phone exchange, when the police can
be notified and the burglars captured.
All family upon leaving home
would have to do, would be to connect
the burglar alarm with the telephone
and then notify the Manager at the ex-
change of that. The family on return
ing would be under the necessity Of
notifying the exchange, for if they did
not they would spring the alarm and
it would not be long before the police
would call upon them.
The first effort of the telephone was
made in connection with the "Every
Evening" office. The call was prompt.
ly answered.
"Every Evening ?" we asked.
"Yes," was the reply.
"REPUBLICAN Office sends greeting,
US -
"Who is at the other end 20 was the
query
"The City Editor" We replied; and
added: Humphrey is it you"
And there came back an affirmative
that made the box and its interior
" tixins'' fairly jingle, supplemented
with: "We do and may the improve
ment result to your advantage.
"Thank you-good bye.
Connection was then made with the
Wilmington & Northern Railroad,
where our interrogatories we're answer
ed with considerable doubt until the
voice, at last, came over the wire in
surprised tone:
"Have you telephone at the Re-
PUBLICAN Office ?"
"Yes, congratulations are now in Or
der |"
These followed: After which, per-
fectly satisfied, we severed the connec.
ton.
Those with telephone communica-
ton would do us a great favor to send
to this office any matter Of local inter
est that may happen in their neighbor-
hood, or the reception of any important
runner.
Invitation Accepted.
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