Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-08

company, Objectionable ordinances
were passed?
NJ. E.: Yes, and i was a strong
friend OF the telephone company, and
insisted on the amendment Of the orig
inal ordinance 80 M to satisfy the Bell
people.
Rep: Was not Mr.. Wray, Che at.
torney OF the Bell company, present,
and did he not signify his approval OF
the ordinance as amended?
M. E.: He was present at several
meetings of the council and signified
his approval of the amended ordinance
as passed in March last.
Rep: Did you not a short time
ago apply to the Bell company asking
them how soon the poles on the east
side OF Houston street would be re-
moved, that you desired to erect al
iron awning In front of your store?
Nj. f.: l did, and the workman
that sent was informed by the Bell
people that they intended leaving
their old poles on the east side OF Hous-
ton street, removing all wires, except
very few
Rep. How did the Western Union
Telegraph company treat the ordi-
nance passed?
NJ. e.: They complied with it'in a
very short time, / think less than two
weeks, raising their wires to the re-
quired height,
Rep: How long ought IL take to
transfer the wires Of the Bell company
from the east to the west side OF Hous-
ton street?
NJ. E.; II seems to me- eight or ten
days would be plenty of time: they
have about eighty wires on their poles
at this point between Second and
Third streets), and they gradually
grow less; AZ you ear the rail-
road reservation, the poles have
been set on the opposite side
for nearly sixty days. They
could either string new wire ON their
new poles, take down and roll up the
wires on the east side of the street md
use them elsewhere, or transfer the
wires from the east To the west side.
either of which could be done within
the time specified without serious in
terruption to their business.
Rep; How Is your company sue.
ceedinG thus far
exchange ready for operation In Fort
N''N VIZ w '''oi' tht iHt uNN VI W.
tober, and have ARRANGEMENTS about
completed to open in Dallas about the
same time, with "a flrst.cluss territorial
line connecting the Two cities.
Rep: What is your company doing
in regard To territorial lines?
Nj. H.: We have several contracts on
hand. First, We are To build a line
between Montague and Sunset. Mon
tnVna hAa lind
BELL system via Gainesville for over "A
year, but are very much dissatisfied
with IL, We expect to complete line
between Aurora anu Rhome by Sstur-
day night OF this week. We are also
negotiating with other towns tor ter.
rit,rial connections.
Rep: Who are the directors of your
company?
Nj. e.: The directors of the mother
company owning the right Ia the Unit
ed States are: Gen. Joseph II. John
atom, Virginia, president; Senator
lsham q. Harris, Tennessee, vice.
president; senator A. IL. Garland.
Arkansas, counselor; Hon. Casey
Young, Tennessee, secretary and treas
urer; Gov. Jno. G. Brown, Missouri;
Hon. j. ID. 9. Atkins, Tennessee Col.
Il. + Looney, Memphis; j. Harris
Rogers, New York. Among
the directors OF our Texas company are:
lsham q. Harris, Tennessee; A. III.
Garland, Arkansas; u. g. Looney,
Tennessee; Wallace Hendricks, Fort
Worth; Drew Prewitt, Fort Worth; ]
u. Smith, Fort Worth: w. A Huff
man, Fort Worth; N. Wallerich, sec.
rotary and treasurer. Fort Worth; Max
t.'ser, general manager, Fort Worth,
Tex.
Rep: Have you met with any Sc.
Irious delay in getting ready for opera.
lions In this city9
NJ. T.: Our principal delay has been
In getting poles. Those for Houston
street will be forty-ave feet long; about
tive feet higher than the new poles of
the He'll company along Main aud
Houston streets. We have TO haul
these poles twenty miles 10 reach the
railroad they are 30 long 1t takes two
wagons for one pole.
Rep: Are line men very difficult to
obtain?
M. t.: No; there being very little
telegraph work now In progress. men
are plentiful; l have had dozens Of
applications In the last two weeks.
Rep; How do the speaking quail
ties OF your phone compare with those
Of the Bell?
M. t.: So far superior that thers Il
no comparison, and especially 40 on
long circuits. Persons doubtful OF this
point are cordially invited to call al
my store and talk over our line.
| Rep: How many subscribers have
you In Fort Worth?
NJ. F.: Abouttwo hundred, and ex-
poet 10 have at least one hundred
more by the time We are ready for
business.
Rep; Are you getting any of the
other compaily's subscribers?
Nj. e: Yes, we have about all the
leading houses In town aud have as
surances OF forty or fifty more sub
scribers ~ soon as We begin opera.
lions.
Rep: IL there not q widespread and
universal complaint against the SER
vices given by the Bell company?
M. E: There In, and from the ar
ttcle taken from the Boston Herald of
July ~, viz: BELL telephone barely
felt the cbanged tone Of speculation.
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