Daily Republican., 1883-01-08
!FOURTHEDlTI0N


The growth OF the telephone In this
city for the past Ave years has been
wonderful. The first wire waa run
March 4th, 1878, from James II. BeRgs
office to bis brick yard. This has In
creased IN such m extent that over
two hundred and forty wires are In use.
They have moved into magnificent
quarters, the finest In the country in
fact. Mr.. Gin, the superintendent OF
the Delaware and Atlantic Telephone
Company, Of which the Wilmington
Exchange Is q part, says the whining.
ton department IL the best In the United
States. The Western Union has not
better line in the country than this.
The rev quarters in the third story
OF tho Robinson Banking House. Build
ing, at the Northeast corner OF Fourth
and Market streets. were put In opera
tion this morning. All the connections
mace The total humber OF Connec-
| tons are In operation to-day with but
few exceptions. Workmen have been
constantly at work since Saturday Ia
ooin pleting the change.
| IL the new quarters the wires are
carried from the frame works or tower
on the top Of tho building by cables Sof
nifty wires each TO the frame in the
room Of the exchange.
This pane il six feet in height ana
nine feet 10 length and is arranged for
$50 connections, divided into five sec.
tons OF fifty feet. Each attendant has
charge of 100 telephones and sits before
. phone placed between two OF the sec
ltions. Each subscriber will hereafter
he NUN bsred and when station 10 de-
sired TO bs reached the person 30 de-
!sirinR will call the exchange, and rs
soon az he receives Bn answer he will
ray, for example, 300 (Which Is the Rs
iPUBLICAN's number) wants ll9 and
the connection is Immediately made.
Wher the exchange Is called littls
gate drops upon which Is the number
Iut the caller.
The attendant keeps up two pins
which hangs on board at the botts m
of the frames, and places them In holes
which has the number OF the person
Who are 10 be- connected upon them.
Back of each little gate are coils OF
wires which continually hum As the
persons connected are engaged in con-
,versation.
The apparatus used WAS manufac-
tn red by the Western Electric Appa-
ratus Company of New York city.
THERE'S room for 800 connections by u
aingle wire, which may be duplicated
ana make 1900 connections If 70 desired
and the increase of connections war
rant II. There are thr"o lady atten-
ideuts aud iva boys beside Mrs. West
lbrouk at tbs exchange.
Connections will be had in about a
week with all the places within few
miles Of Wilmington, and IN shoTt
,tm- Wilmington will have direct con
ne ,ti0n with every business house IN
Philadelphia, Chester, Camden, Tren-
ton and Media, which have Telephones
; Connect ons will DO made with most
every Town in lower Jersey, including
Atlantic City and Cape May. and AZ faI
south l., Drlaware as Lewis This ia In
fenced ~ be completed irside OF three
months or 70.
lua few days books will be issued
-, utaInluk tine names OF all SuDScrl'
ners Ia tie cities and town. which III.
7 Delaw are and Atlantic Company have
connection, and as said before can tt
} reached by any subsCri Der IN Whining
ton. Until these books are issued cal
lars vail call the exchange, give theil
/ lanes ant toll who Ihey want, and
they will be connected.
lDe price for talking to noL-subscrib
, ers vii. be wv MY five cents, aid Il
} su bsCrI bers twenty cents. The rat'
; will he the same to every point. Cou'
pon me- sage books will De sold TO any
= body who desire them, at discoun
briJw the regular rates. There vii! .
course be some difficulty AT first, ant
the fOrbea.apce Of patrons ID asked To-
a while, until ali arrangements ar
completed.