The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-02-07
To Telephone Subscribers.

Twenty-one instruments have been al
ready connected with the Telephone Ex-
change, and subscribers have been making
good use of their opportunities. The COM
pany will soon issue pamphlet giving full
instructions with regard to the use of in
struments and rules to be observed. In the
meantime We may give few directions
which will prevent mistakes and avoid
trouble:
When a subscriber calls the Exchange
he should keep his trumpet to his ear and
give his entire attention to the matter till
he gets an answer.
After he has called for another subscriber
he must not engage in conversation, but
keep his trumpet to his ear and be ready to
attend TO his respondent when he answers,
OF till he gets an answer from the Exchange.
since it often happens that WREN a man re-
plies his questioner cannot be engaged till
the former gets disgusted and puts up his
instrument, and the thing has all to be done
over again.
When speaking, don't put your mouth up
to the transmitter and shout as though your
friend was mile away, but stand eighteen
inches to two feet away, and in your natural
tone OF voice speak slowly and distinctly.
Short, sharp utterances on high key make
confusion and cannot be understood.
As soon as the party called answers, the
one calling will either hear him or the Ex-
change will say "All right, when he should
Immediately begin his conversation and
not wait to be a second time prompted.
When through with the business in hand
the party that first called the Exchange
should hang up his trumpet, press the but
ton and ring the bell, which will indicate
to the Exchange that he is through and can
be disconnected.
AS soon as the novelty is worn off and
subscribers have had a fair chance to test
little using just for the fun of the thing OF
on trifiing pretexts, since business men en-
gagged with customers in store, bank or
workshop will not take good od-naturedly fire.
quent interruptions that are not only not for
the profit of either party but damage to
the business OF one, and might therefore
conclude that telephone was more of q
nuisance than benefit. Especially should
this be observed in respect TO the telegraph
offices, where the operators are much oi
the time busy with dispatches and cannot
leave their instruments. All inquiries as
to the time of trains should be made of the
Exchange, since a half-dozen may wish tc
make the same inquiry, making as many
! separate calls on the operator necessary
. while if asked OF the Exchange but one in
quiry of the telegraph Office would bt
necessary and the work at the Exchange
would not be increased. If, also, the opera
tors would report the trains as soon as re
ceived, or as soon as they were at leisure
it would save an interruption when they
were engaged.
When the party called cannot be found
and the errand is request for the express
wagon or the drsyman or anything that cal
properly be trusted to another, the orde
can be given the Exchange and sent from
there as soon as the party can be found.
The poles are up, south to c. W. Horr's
and will contain six wires. Work has beer
temporarily suspended by the breaking o
the wires in the north part of the county
which required the presence of the work
men there. A line will run west as far a
c. V. Hemenway's, and will probably a
first have two wires. 1t is expected all tn
instruments in the village will be in work
ing order this week. Then work will com
mence on the line to Oberlin, the poles 70
which are now being distributed.