Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-06-20
THE TELEPHONE.


menr 10 the line Of all that tends TO
the comfort and convenience of men Is
rapid aud wonderiul. and while We 81
the present day are snrprited u, the
progress msde 10 the lat City yesrs.
The u'en sho live ft'y years hence will
prob,bly regard Us a. having been al
n,es' ignorant Of many things tina, will
then be considered necessary TO MAN.
ordinary existence. Not quite half
century has passed since eon nun ca
ti"n between points d's'an. from each
other vas only had by the proverbisliy
slow means OF the old fashioned stage
coach, and events were almost forget
ten by thare among whom they hap
rened before III, .ther parts OF the
country knew they had occurred. Then
came the railroads. and what before
took weeks only consumed hours or
days mt most This grand step and the
Telegraph succeeded, BY which both
time and space were snnihila'ed. Blu
even this last method was not perfect,
for The sender Of message has 10 take
time to write. the operator to send AMI
the receiver TO read, s-i'c o I aud send
by hand to the party addressed. Now
perfec,io, in rapid communication
seems 70 hare been arrived at in the
Telephone. E.ery man can send and
receive his own messages "a quickly
md as fully ns though he and those
with whom he communicates were face
70 fee.
Ssme idea may be formed Of the
RAPID increase in the business 'f the
American Telephone and District r le
graph Comrany in this city during t e
rast vcnr iron, the following statement:
The A. 4 and n. r. Gu fr.t intro.
duc,d the tel phone in Portland io
Nav, 1878. There were only ten sub
sc,iier- then. aud only Eanr persons
empl.yed in working the telephones
In one short y-nr thi. energetic and
enserprisiry company has cnnstru .ted
more than q veu,y five miles Of tele
rbopc line. within the CITY limits
From 10 Subscribers the list has in
crensea 10 100. and additions are being
made almost every dav. A. the bn.i
ness has Augmented the company has
found il necessary 10 increase the force
Ten persons are now emnloyed in con.
stvuc,ing new lines aud in attending
the calls OF Subscribers. Almos, every
merchnet and business man find the
telephone an indispensable adjnnct in
the rapid and convenient transaction ~
thor business. Those who have sub
scrhea and used the telephone ior an,
length of time are ~ convinced Of Il,
important service that they could no
b, induced TO dispencc with it.
Ths messenger servic,, which is a,
important feature of the system. ha
also greatly increased. Mrny person.
who are MT subscribers find it yer,
convenient to cmply ito messenger
boys who are connected with the con
pany in running errands, snch as con
veying messages 10 AMI FRI. carsv let
tiers, etc. Such IL tn, growing deman,
for this branch 81 the service that tn
company find IL necessary to increns
the messenger force from time to time
Should the business of the compan
increase FIR III, ensaing year ut III
same ratio aud there is every reason +.
predict such a degree Of success n
city will become a not work If wire
and there will scsrcelyshe a p'acs q
bns mss on Front or First street, .
which telephone will mt be attach o.
Abea, year ago the BELL telephon
was introduced in this city BY Mr.. /.
Guild, chief telegraph operator for III
q. s. n. Co.. who il the agent for tn
State. He began with only few sal
scrihers. How RAPIDLY the husiae,
has increased may be understood Gro,
the following facts: The following lin,
are worked bv Bell telephones
Oregon Steam Nsv;va,io, Co.'S o
Ace to Ainswor,h dock, I mile; to ge,
eral superintendent, 1 mile: mp r an
lower Cascades. 9 miles; Dalles TO G,