The sun., 1880-12-05

Some OF the Possible md Probable ThinE
that Can be Done with n Little Patience.


ward, giving notice that the circuit was closed.
The message. being an experimental one. was
short. The sender was In an uptown office OF
the American District Telegraph Company. and
had taken advantage of new branch OF the
business OF the company. pink card near the
instrument read:
THIS rKLrrHosr ron ruutrc USE
In talking with .ubscrbers OF telephone exchanges In
m of i cy scws ngRke o aa oSnTy oanv and
actually using ibis telephone OF such subscriber, ana
for no other use or purpose whatever
In every case to be prepaid to the American District
scriDcr
In New York city. 2oc I'm Elizabeth, n J.... 4oc.
in Jersey Sy, sc @ IN IN YeasS YoaTsr. ioc
II In fsiso fFsSa.s l. ss &c. III 00n'' l'''"' NJ s''
The telephone cannot be used for Transmitting stock
iS15ioS nor FOR Calling nor for .endng or
receiyins any which is to bO or has been trans
That's what l call convenient accommoda-
tion." the manager remarked.
Il should think 80. for some persons. How
long has this part Of the business been in oper-
ation2"
"since last Saturday"
Done much ?"
Not yet 'Tisn't generally known. guess"
Are these instruments in all the offices Of
the District Telegraph Company
Almost ALL"
And they can be used any hour OF the day or
night?"
Yes. with few exceptions"
And by anybody ?"
Certainly. IL they nay the toll"
How about subscribers to the telephone ?"
They must pay the same as an outsider.
This is intended for sending messages more
than anything else. Take for instance q mer-
chant who is up town here. and wants to send a
message to his office down town. He hasn'tthe
time to 90 down. and he doesn't want to send
written message. He drops in here. pays his
that Se has an n hs Of
talks to his partner or chief clerk as easily il
he was sta6dps beside him ao knows Tint
Now. cay. If a lady wishes to tell her husband to
come home early In the evening because she
est thing in the world for her to come in here
or some other Office. and talk to him. suppose
tons that can be made with the telegraph. tee-
EYeR .MsR So, go into sH private hOuses'"
And And c1lI persons at every hourf"
And extend your system Of waking persons
gp gp In the the morning teat az was described in The
conductors. watchmen, and the like. But il a
merchant banker. or anybody with a atelophone
Would be very ensy to ring T tho bell on his
strument and call him up. 1t might need big
gong, for some persons. but perhaps somebody
mans leg or arm and be twitched by elec-
said a tha, A the telephone ell. instruments are
ss ta % BECd ND y wa street they
NJ. at 1859 Third avenue until midnight. and
al day a 4 3! is BrSas s5se
and i.o7s Third avenue. Se6. sle. and 1909
These. it is, thought are the most convenient
offices for the customers who will be likely to
Can a Subscriber OF the Metropolitan Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company call up the
GSe S% o1 .TS' S and
>, On no; That as understand Il belongs to
one of our calling instruments in his Office |
there Is no need Of using the telephone. The |
company may hereafter make ar arrangements for
there is no no calling instrument About the only
business we. the managers Of the Offices. can do
BY telephone S A is selling l theatre tickets"
Yes; we have for sale seats in all the thea
ssh's ss sbsS set oF US every da5 and w0 Gun
H BY
for the opera In the Academy OF Music His
assistant licked for few seconds on an ordi-
headquarters Of the company. and the answer |
was that a box with seats for four could be
engaged. The manager picked up book OF |
diagrams Of the theatres and showed on the |
diagram @ Of the Academy S Of Music , 1 where the
take the box. An order on the box office was
filled out and given to the lady and she gave |
to the manager s12 60-S12 for the seats and
headquarters Of the company that the box had
been sold. and the lady departed. taking the |
order for the seats. The manager also tried |
to send notice by telephone to the box office.
but 1t was in use Just then
That is one way in which 1t Is done" the
manager said. " These little books OF diagrams
are sent to our customers. On each diagram
are marked the seats that We have set apart for
US. They are always the same. The record is
kept at headquarters. and before any sale is
made We must get the number Of the seat from
there. At o'clock records OF the number OF
seats sold are sent to the theatres. and We
are responsible for the seats marked OH the
records"
But some OF the tn heatres advertise that seats
can be secured direct by telephone"
know they do. but everybody hasn't book
OF diagrams, and unless person has been in
the theatres often he or she will not know ex-
IL man wants to engage our seats by tele-
phone. He asks the manager OF the nearest
Office about it, and II the location OF the seats is
satisfactory. the manager iils out an order for
mans office. whore he pays for the seats and
fifteen cents extra, besides the rate for the
messenger service. and even then 1t 10 cheaper
than buying OF spectators. especially 4 man
three hours before the theatre is open. oh. in
time. man can engage seats for the opera.
send notice to his wife to be ready to 20. invite
friends to go with him, call q carriage to take
him home and to the theatre and order a sup
telling how much eaBier II can be done"