The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-05-16
Telephone Items.

For want Of a part Of material, there has
been q little delay in connecting the re-
naming six numbers with the Exchange
They have all been put in place, and are
only waiting the stringing of the wire to
be ready for operation. Two new subscrip-
tons were taken the last Of the week, one
Of which is also in place, and we expect
before the week closes there will be eight
more numbers in working order. We
have room on the switch board for two
more instruments, which we have ordered,
and hope to find subscribers for in the
course Of week. The following numbers
can be cut out and pasted at the foot of the
Wellington list: =
45-Dr. J. w. Smith, Residence
46-W S. Metcalf,
The Oberlin line has been taken from
every pole and guy belonging to the Pos
tai Telegraph Company; the wires rum
ming on opposite sides of the street except
where they cross in Piftsfeld at an acute
angle, the telephone wire being about five
feet above the other. The afternoon after
the work was completed, parties in New
York and Chicago were trying expert
ments with telephones, and the converse
tion could be heard nearly as well as be-
fore. At most times conversation can be
heard between this place and Oberlin, and
Elyria without difficulty, but at others il
is impossible. 1t was supposed that the
Oberlin line was affected by the telegraph
wires along the c., c., @. & l. r. R. In this
place, and IL was raised some eight feet
above them, but without remedying the
defect, which was loud cracking sound,
SO loud as to entirely interrupt converse
ton. The conclusion is, finally, that this
kind of difficulty arises from electrical
conditions Of the atmosphere, and that II
is not occasioned either by the Western
Union or Postal Telegraph lines. Some
Of it may proceed from limbs If trees
through which the wire passes, especially
when high winds prevail. 0fcourse some
sources Of trouble cannot be corrected, but
everything within control viii be removed
as soon as possible.
BY raising our line still higher above
the Postal Telegraph, 1t is hoped all inter
ference from that cause win be remedied
and trees win be trimmed at the earliest
moment
The company will, as soon as possible
reconstruct this, and all the exchanges in
this county using in the villages 45 to 5C
feet poles, paying closest attention to in
sulafion 30 as to insure the best possible
results. Connection with Norwalk and
the towns along the Lake Shore Railroad
west and south to Shelby, Mansfield and
Ashland, win probably be made within 6
week. Material for the line from Elyris
to Cleveland has already been ordered
several days, and ON its arrival the work
win be pushed to q speedy completion
1t Is the purpose of the company to build
their work to stay, and in q reasonable
length of time all detects viii be removed
on reduced to the smallest possible number
The conveniences and advantages of tel
ephonic communication have only to .bs
tried to be appreciated. A family having
connection with an exchange six months
would no more be content to do without g
telephone than to return 10 the OK team
and coaches, and the weekly mail of thirty
years ago, and we predict that the time il
not far distant when not only every one IL
town who is not absolutely unable by rea
son Of poverty, win have telephone; bu
also the enterprising well;tod farmers In
the country. The time and travel saved
in the transaction Of business win mort
than equal the expense, and in this fast