The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-09-29
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froSIectS OF Telephone Exchange in Westminster
WIN Lines to Taneytown, New Windsor Union
bridge, Manchester and Other Points in the Coun-
V,and Connection to Various Points in the State
The citizens of Westminster have been talk
ing OF a telephone line for this CITY for some
time past. The town is nearly two miles
long, and 1t Is quite a journey from one end
W announcer, besides requiring considerable
Tune to make it. Communication with the
chief towns of the county is not as rapid as is
desired, and several have no telegraph lines
to them. a telephone line will remedy all
this, and we are glad to announce that there
Is flrst-rate prospect of having that means
OF communication.
MI Edgar Miller, superintendent of the
Chesapeake Potomac Telephone Company,
was here on Wednesday to look at the needs
of the city, and to talk with some of the lead
ing citizens in regard to a telephone exchange.
lie was pleased with the prospects and re-
ceIved considerable encouragement. On
Monday next an agent of the company will
be here to solicit subscribers, or to ascertain
how many persons will agree to use tele-
phones. If sufficient number of subscribers
are obtained work will begin at once, and in
month or six weeks the lines will be COM
pleted.
This company have lines from Hagerstown
to Frederick, and in a few days will complete
the line on to Baltimore. From Frederick
lines are run to Liberty and townsville, and
will be run to Union Bridge in week or two.
1t is proposed to bring the line to New Wind
sOr and Westminster and continue it on to
Baltimore. From Westminster there will be
lines, as soon as they can be built, to fancy
town, Hampstead, Manchester, Union Mills
and other points, and by way of Frederick
communication can be held with Sykesville
and points in the lower part of the county.
The importance of this enterprise is very
great to the business interests of this county.
When these lines are built-and they will be
speedily, if the people will agree to use them
business men can talk with each other all
over the county, and with business men IN
Baltimore and all the chief points in Western
Maryland. A client can go to a telephone
and hold a conversation with his attorney
just as well as though he were in the attor-
neys office, and save himself days journey.
If lady of Westminster wants groceries, or
goods of any kind from a store, she need not
fix up to 90 out, but can order it by telephone
in few seconds. A physician can be sum-
mOned in the same manner, or prescription
ordered from drug store. If a robbery be
committed the officers of the law can be in
formed of it in a few minutes, and it will be
almost impossible for thief to escape. The
advantages will be so great, indeed, that we
cannot enumerate them here. Persons can
talk at a distance just as well as though they
were together, and will save time and expense
to all who use them. All conversations are
private. Let the people of Westminster and
the whole county consider this enterprise,
and be ready to subscribe when the agent
calls The city council will be asked for
right of way for poles and wires in Westmin-
ster, and that body should consider the prop
osition, so that no delay will be occasioned.
Mr.. Miller proposes to put up nice respectable
looking poles, and we do not see any reason
why the right to put up lines should not be
readily granted.